IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Syria Media Report, 15-Jan-09
As winter temperatures remain low in the southern city of Osh, people in high-rise apartments are rigging up home-made stoves to provide heat.
Anyone thinking of taking a health cure at Lake Issykkul at the moment is in for a nasty surprise, as regular power cuts will leave them shivering.
Tajikistan is desperately short of teachers, in many cases because newly-qualified staff do not want to take jobs in the countryside.