By News Briefing Central Asia – News Briefing Central Asia 7 Feb 13 Teachers and other public-sectors professionals in Uzbekistan have always been forced to take part in notionally voluntary community tasks. But they say their unpaid labour has been called on increasingly since last autumn, as the authorities try to […]
Mass awareness vital for flagship programs to succeed: Sakina
Srinagar, June 03 (Scoop News) – Underscoring the importance of introducing the flagship programs undertaken by the government for providing succor to the people of the state, Minister for Social Welfare Ms Sakina Itoo today in her address at the closing ceremony of the three day Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign organized by the […]
The Next Roman Empire?
For approximately 500 years, it was arguably the greatest empire of the western world. Its military might enabled it to amass territories that spread from Europe throughout Africa to the Persian Gulf. It was the birthplace of numerous world-changing inventions and developments like the modern calendar, aqueducts, roads, and architecture. Much of America’s current […]
Kyrgyzstan Fast-Tracks Energy Sell-Off
– By IWPR staff in Bishkek (RCA No. 543, 25-Apr-08) Legislative changes allowing the Kyrgyz government to privatise the potentially lucrative energy sector without consulting parliament have raised concerns that it wants to speed ahead with sales with little accountability or transparency. On April 18, parliament passed three bills relating to energy privatisation in the […]
Oil jumps more than $1 on US pipeline fire
Oil prices rebounded by over $1 a barrel on Thursday, after an explosion and fire at an oil terminal in Minnesota shut down most of the main pipeline that delivers Canadian crude to United States Midwest refineries. US crude rose by $1,11 to $91,73 a barrel by 4.35am GMT, recouping some of the previous session’s […]