Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — There is no national plan for the civil aviation development in Kyrgyzstan, and the Civil Aviation Agency arbitrarily grants licenses and patronizes selected companies, Kyrgyz First Deputy Prime Minister Muhammadkaly Abulgaziev said.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Central Asia is an important geopolitical area between Europe, Russia and China. It is in Central Asia that world powers have confronted each other for centuries; it is here that China needs to succeed with its new Silk Road Belt for direct access to the Western markets; and it is here that a large wealth of raw materials has its origin. Every week thousands of news appears all over the world in printed and online media and it is quite understandable that many of them may escape the attention of busy readers. At The Times of Central Asia, we strongly believe that more information can better contribute to peaceful development and better knowledge of the region, and for this reason we are presenting this Weekly Digest of Central Asia which compiles what other media have reported during the past week.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The April 30 landslide that buried a village in southern Kyrgyzstan once more drew the attention to the long-lasting problem of people illegally building homes in areas vulnerable to natural disasters. We are republishing this article by Peter Leonard on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Late in April, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Resolution ‘On Measures for Fishing Industry Management Improvement’, the Jahon information agency reported. The Resolution sets up Uzbekbaliqsanoat (Uzbek Fishing Industry) association including 13 territorial Baliqsanoat units throughout the country.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The drawing exhibition “Imagining European Union” opened in Bishkek-based exhibition hall of the national union of artists on May 4. The exhibition concluded two-month-long drawing contest organized by the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic for the schoolchildren throughout Kyrgyzstan.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Production of LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs has been established in Turkmenistan by Aydyn Gijeler company with the support of the Ministry of Industry and the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan, the government’s Turkmenistan: the Golden Age Online Newspaper reported on May 3.
