Cholpon Orozobekova

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Peasants vote along tribal lines in disappointing experiment in local democracy.

22 Feb 05

Muslim leaders in Kyrgyzstan are urging the faithful to spend less money on burying their dead.

22 Feb 05

Uigur traders have accused police and firefighters of robbing them during a fire at their market in central Bishkek.

22 Feb 05

A recent traffic accident in which an American soldier hit two women has renewed debate over the immunity status of foreign military personnel.

22 Feb 05

Moscow threatens to punish Bishkek for cosying up to the United States.

21 Feb 05

Cross-border trade likely to suffer as Kyrgyzstan closes frontier checkpoints over SARS fears.

21 Feb 05

Political instability and poor facilities combine to put the dampners on the Kyrgyz tourist industry.

21 Feb 05

Con-merchants preying on a Kyrgyz thirst for a better life are making a killing out of bogus job opportunities in the United States

21 Feb 05

Khakass people urge Kyrgyz traders to stay and help preserve their gene pool.

21 Feb 05

Parliamentary deputies call for curbs on traditional system of Kyrgyz justice

21 Feb 05

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