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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has ordered the government to introduce a Latin-based alphabet for the Kazakh language by the end of 2017, marking a major shift after nearly 80 years of using a Cyrillic-based alphabet, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The round table “Capabilities of the information analytical system in the management of child care institutions’ reform” will be held in Bishkek on April 6. The event will be conducted within the framework of the EU-funded program on the reform of the social protection sector in Kyrgyzstan, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — With US $11.9 million from the Government of Japan, Kyrgyzstan on March 7 launched three major programs to build up the country’s civil registry, increase capacity to respond to disasters, and make schools safer. The programs will be implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UNDP in the Kyrgyz Republic reported on its website. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on March 1 approved US $67 million in financing to improve quality and equity in the primary and secondary education system in Kazakhstan. It is expected that over 2.6 million schoolchildren will benefit from a better learning curriculum and improved quality of teaching, especially in rural and disadvantaged schools in the country, the Bank said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The opening ceremony of a clinical skills center in the medical faculty of the Osh State University in southern Kyrgyzstan took place on March 1. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — The United Kingdom and Uzbekistan have been enhancing dialogue on security issues, expanding analytical exchange on Afghanistan and cooperation on a range of regional issues, Christopher Allan, UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan, said at a recent press conference occasioned to the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Uzbekistan marked in February 2017, the Jahon information agency reported. Continue reading
