Do Kyrgyz Journalists Need Formal Education?
Sabina Reingold looks at the arguments for and against attending a formal journalism course in Kyrgyzstan.
2 Jul 09
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Yet Another Tax Amnesty
Government forced to revise plan to allow people to own up to undeclared assets.
1 Jul 09
Killer Moths Attack Orchards in Kyrgyz South
Ulukbu Amirova reports from Batken in southern Kyrgyzstan where the blackened remains of fruit trees bear witness to a plague of gypsy moths – and lost livelihoods.
23 Jun 09
Migrant Kids' Schooling Problems
Children whose parents have moved to the capital Bishkek in search of work have problems getting into school, Kristina Dolgikh reports.
11 Jun 09
Loan-Sharks Fill Credit Gap
Getting a bank loan is so long and complex a process in Kyrgyzstan that many people turn to private lenders, without thinking of the risks.
11 Jun 09
Cash-Strapped Farmers Can't Afford Tractors
Farmers in Kyrgyzstan say their crops are often spoiled because they cannot afford their own tractors and have to queue up to borrow others’.
9 Jun 09
University Lecturers Take Action on Plagiarism
Lecturers in the Bishkek capital are taking special lessons to help them identify plagiarism in student dissertations and essays.
6 Jun 09
Quake Victims Homeless Two Years On
People who have lived in tents since an earthquake hit southern Kyrgyzstan in 2007 say they have yet to receive the government loans they were promised.
6 Jun 09
Kazaks to Shop Corrupt Officials for Cash
Will the latest effort to root out thieving bureaucrats be sustained and consistent enough to change long-established ways?
3 Jun 09
Downturn for Kyrgyz Market Traders
Kyrgyzstan’s giant wholesale market at Karasuu is losing out as Chinese trade shifts to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
29 May 09
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