Turkmenistan

Turkmen Media Welcome Fee Reinstatement

Turkmen Farmers Wary of Latest Reform Plan

Price Rises Hit Turkmen Postal Service

Many can no longer afford to send mail due to rising costs following currency change.

Kyrgyzstan: Alarm at Tribal Claim to Separate Status

Acceding to one group’s demands for formal recognition as separate ethnicity could open Pandora’s box, analysts warn.

Dual Nationality Holders Face Obstructions

Turkmen Look Forward to Better Labour Laws

Changes about to go before parliament should provide job security for many who have gone for years with no permanent contract.

Turkmen, Uzbeks Edge Closer on Common Concerns

Troubled relations between Central Asia’s most authoritarian states will take time to repair.

Turkmen Gas Still Earmarked for Russia

Universities to Widen Intake

Central Asia: Jan '09, part 2

Journalists in Badakhshan welcome report highlighting parlous state of both print and broadcasting media.