Central Asian News Update – (AFX UK Focus) 2009-06-24 06:28 Uranium probe hurts Kazakh business climate -Cameco (Interactive Investor)
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-06-24 06:28 Uranium probe hurts Kazakh business climate -Cameco (Interactive Investor)
ALMATY, June 24 (Reuters) – Last month’s dismissal and arrest of the head of Kazakhstan’s state uranium company has hurt the business climate in the Central Asian state, the head of Canadian miner Cameco said on Wednesday. Kazakhstan’s KNB security service has accused the former head of state uranium company Kazatomprom, Mukhtar Dzhakishev, of illegally taking over state-owned uranium deposits …
Backgrounder: Basic facts about Turkmenistan (People’s Daily)
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang will visit Turkmenistan on June 23-24. The following are some basic facts about Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in southwestern Central Asia. It borders Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the north and northeast, the Caspian Sea in the west, Iran in the south and Afghanistan in the southeast. Turkmenistan covers an area of 491,200 square kilometers …
Kazakh president dismisses defense minister (People’s Daily)
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Wednesday sacked the country’s Defense Minister Daniyal Akhmetov, the president’s press service said. Mukhtar Altynbayev, first deputy defense minister and chairman of the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, was appointed as acting defense minister. The presidential press service gave no reason for the dismissal. Akhmetov, 55, was Kazakhstan’s prime minister …
Iran, Turkmenistan start new round of gas talks (Zawya)
20 June 2009 TEHRAN – Iran and Turkmenistan started a new round of gas talks in Ashgabat on Friday, the National Iranian Gas Export Company’s managing director said.
Russian agencies: US, Kyrgyzstan agree on using Kyrgyz airbase for supplies to Afghanistan (MyMotherLode.com)
Russian agencies: U.S., Kyrgyzstan agree on using Kyrgyz airbase for supplies to Afghanistan.
Kazakh lawmakers back restrictive Internet law (Channel 8 San Diego)
Associated Press – June 24, 2009 1:43 PM ET ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) – Kazakh lawmakers approved Internet legislation Wednesday that media rights activists say will limit freedom of speech in…
Kazakhstan passes new internet law (Channel 4)
Kazakh lawmakers have approved new internet legislation that media rights activists say will limit freedom of speech in the Central Asian nation.
Kazakh lawmakers back restrictive Internet law (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kazakh lawmakers have approved Internet legislation that media rights activists say will limit freedom of speech in the Central Asian nation. The bill would subject Internet outlets _ such as chat rooms, blogs and online stores _ to the same criminal… Presented By: You Need the Speed of Norton 2009 Introducing the revolutionary Norton Internet Security 2009. With a one-click, one-minute …
Kyrgyz official: US, Kyrgyzstan agree on US using airbase for supplies to Afghanistan. (MyMotherLode.com)
Kyrgyz official: US, Kyrgyzstan agree on US using airbase for supplies to Afghanistan.
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