Russia News Net (Free subscription) | yesterday
BISHKEK, December 4 (RIA Novosti) - Kyrgyz drug police have seized a total of 33.4 kg (73.4 lbs) of heroin in the country's capital of Bishkek, a source in the republic's interior ministry said on Thu...
Global News Blog (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Global News Blog / IPS Kuban Abdymen interviews GULNARA KALIAKBAROVA of Penal Reform International BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Dec 1 (IPS) - The guns of state firing squads are today silent in Central Asia. Gulnara Kaliakbarova, a doctor and lawyer, is monitoring this and other reforms in the penal and justice systems in the region for Penal Reform [...]
MAKE: Blog (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Worldchanging covered an important conference on an often-neglected concept: An international conference on Ecological Safety, held earlier this month in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, called attention to a dangerous sanitation issue by offering an inspiring and feasible solution. The problem: international donors are still promoting pit latrines... but most families can't afford to pay for safe emptying of...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Worldchanging covered an important conference on an often-neglected concept: An international conference on Ecological Safety, held earlier this month in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, called attention to a dangerous sanitation issue by offering an inspiring and feasible solution. The problem: international donors are still promoting pit latrines... but most families can't afford to pay for safe emptying of...
24 Blog News (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
The first Barcamp Central Asia was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Lack of clarity about land and water rights in undemarcated border areas creates running tensions. By Jenish Aydarov in Batken and Aida Kasymalieva in Bishkek (RCA No. 557, 28-Nov-08)
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Threat of more blackouts despite efforts to hoard water for hydropower ahead of cold season. By Gulnara Mambetalieva and Mirgul Akimova in Bishkek (RCA No. 557, 27-Nov-08)
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
BISHKEK, November 26 (RIA Novosti) - A Kyrgyz Interior Ministry official has been detained with nearly 10 kg (22 lbs) of heroin, the republic's drugs control agency spokesperson said on Wednesday. She...
Ismailimail (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
21/11-2008 13:54, Bishkek – News Agency “24.kg”, By Yulia LIPOVICH Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP KG)-initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) organized a Book Festival in Gulcho village of Alai rayon, Osh Oblast on November 20, 2008, Burulai Aitikulova, Education Program Officer of the MSDSP KG informed the news agency “24.kg”. The Book Festival is [...]
Global News Blog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Global News Blog / IPS Kuban Abdymen BISHKEK, Nov 21 (IPS) - The Kyrgyzstan parliament has ordered that the most dangerous of the country’s life-term prisoners should be moved from their jails and put in isolation cells dispersed around the country following an attempted prison breakout which led to four deaths. MPs agreed Nov. 14 to [...]
Otto's Random Thoughts (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
An unidentified man stabbed Maciej Chowaniok two nights ago in Bishkek resulting in Chowaniok bleeding to death. A citizen of Poland, Chowaniok taught journalism at the American University of Central Asia and Kyrgyz National University. He was 28 years old.
Otto's Random Thoughts (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
The government promised that there would be no more power cuts after 1 November 2008 until spring 2009. This promise has already been breached several times. Last night the power went out at my flat. Over fourteen hours later when I left for work this morning it still had not come back on.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Kyrgyzstan's transport minister says pilot error was likely to blame for the crash of a Boeing jet in August that killed 74.
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Russian takeover of Kyrgyz gas monopoly may give Moscow political leverage, but some analysts say beggars can't be choosers. By Chinara Karimova in Bishkek (RCA No. 555, 11-Nov-08)
World (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Kubanichbek Omuraliev, deputy Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan in USA. Traffic policemen of Kazakhstan jointly with their colleagues from Kyrgyzstan will patrol a Kyrgyz part of the highway Almaty-Bishkek-Issik-Kul. The press-release of Kazakh MVD of 16 August 2008 informed that this agreement was reached during talks between ministers of home affairs of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
