Uzbekistan says closed Kazakh border due to flu (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters ALMATY, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Uzbekistan said on Wednesday it had closed the border with Central Asian neighbour Kazakhstan as part of a seasonal anti-flu quarantine. On Monday, Kazakhstan said …
BTA’s Temirbank Becomes Fourth Kazakh Bank to Default (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) — Temirbank, a unit of Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank, plans to restructure 211.8 billion tenge ($1.42 billion) in debts after becoming the fourth Kazakh lender to default this year.
SEA GAMES/Judo Preview: Chance to be in the spotlight (The New Straits Times)
JUDO rarely gets a mention even in the best of times and the Sea Games could be the one and only chance for the national judokas to share the limelight with their illustrious compatriots from other sports.
BTA’s Temirbank Becomes Fourth Kazakh Bank to Default This Year (Bloomberg)
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) — Temirbank, a unit of Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank, said it won’t make interest or principal payments as it seeks to restructure debts after becoming the fourth Kazakh lender to default this year.
Tajikistan fails to curb abuse of women: Amnesty (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The government of the Central Asian state of Tajikistan is failing to protect women from violence and abuse, human rights group Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday.
Tajikistan urges compromise on power grid with Uzbekistan (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Tajikistan urged a compromise with Uzbekistan that announced a pullout from the Central Asian unified power grid, which would threaten electricity supplies to neighboring states.
Uzbekistan closes border with Kazakhstan (The Star)
ASTANA (Reuters) – Uzbekistan has closed its border with central Asian neighbour Kazakhstan to all but citizens of each nation returning home, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Monday, as swine flu spreads in both countries.
Tajikistan unfurls world’s longest flag (3news)
Tajikistan is making a bid to enter the Guinness Books of World Records with what it says is the world’s longest flag.
Mongolians drive hole in Great Wall (The Age)
More than 2000 years after it was built to keep out their ancestors, Mongolian gold prospectors have punched a hole through a large part of the Great Wall of China.
Uzbekistan closes border with Kazakhstan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Uzbekistan has closed its border with central Asian neighbor Kazakhstan to all but citizens of each nation returning home, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Monday, as swine flu spreads in both countries.
Pupils say welcome in Mongolian (NewsWales)
Pupils at Prendergast School in Pembrokeshire made a special effort when they received a VIP recently. They took the trouble to find out the spelling of the world ‘welcome’ in Mongolian so that they could offer a friendly greeting to that country’s Ambassador when he visited the school.
Flying the flag for Tajik record breaker (The Scotsman)
THE impoverished former Soviet republic of Tajikistan made a bid yesterday to enter the Guinness Book of World Records with the world’s longest flag.
Group: Kazakh record on human rights poor (UPI)
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe should put pressure on Kazakhstan to improve its human rights record, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
