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Cause of Kyrgyzstan air crash points to poor navigation control, due to financial woes

LONDON (TCA) — Was it “human error”? Was it “technical”? Or was it just the fog? Whatever caused the terrible accident with the Turkish Boeing that crashed on a Kyrgyz village on January 16 should be revealed after the black boxes have been examined. What is probably almost certain is that Kyrgyzstan’s air navigation services are not always functioning as they should. Continue reading

Cargo plane crashes near Bishkek’s Manas airport in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK (TCA) — A Turkish cargo plane crashed at about 7.31 am today near Bishkek’s Manas airport in Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading

Week of Italian language to be held in Bishkek

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Honorary Consulate of Italy on the occasion of the Italian Language in the world week 2016 have announced a movie screening to be held on 21st October 2016 in Bishkek. Continue reading

Switzerland and EBRD help upgrade water services in Bishkek

BISHKEK (TCA) — The City of Bishkek on September 14 took delivery of five more specialised vehicles which will be used to modernise the city’s water and wastewater networks. The project, which also involves a corporate development programme for the municipal water utility, is financially supported by the Government of Switzerland and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The water utility company has already received 41 specialised trucks and other equipment, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic said. Continue reading

Suicide bomber attacks Chinese embassy in Bishkek

BISHKEK (TCA) — An unidentified suicide car bomber attacked the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek in the morning of August 30, killing himself and wounding three embassy employees. Continue reading

Botanical Garden should be revived in Kyrgyzstan, ecologists say

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Bishkek City Administration plans to use part of the Bishkek Botanical Garden for construction of a new road. The project has already been submitted to the Government. If the project is implemented, the areas with flowers and rare plants, the Arboretum Reserve, and, most importantly, the irrigation system of the Botanical Garden will be affected. According to scientists of the Garden, 227 trees and shrubs of 18 species would be cut down. Continue reading