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Empty Gas Canisters Turned to Better Use

In a sign of the deep energy crisis facing Kyrgyzstan, people in the southern Batken region have found a new use for gas cylinders they fear will never be filled again.

مه‌سیحییه‌كانی موسڵ دوودڵن له‌ گه‌ڕانه‌وه‌

كۆمه‌ڵگای مه‌سیحی نیگه‌رانه‌ له‌ هه‌ڕه‌شه‌ به‌رده‌وامه‌كان سه‌ره‌ڕای باشتربوونی ڕه‌وشی ئاسایش و زیادكردنی یارمه‌تیی دارایی.

No Iraqi Consensus on US Security Pact

Many unsure what to make of historic deal signed off last week.

Latest Racist Murders Shock Tajikistan

The recent murder of Tajik migrant worker Salahuddin Azizov has highlighted concerns that the Russian authorities are not doing enough to combat racist attacks.

Uzbek Party Reform Less Than it Seems

Cutting-Edge Business in Kyrgyz South

At the Batken market in southern Kyrgyzstan, the old trade of sharpening tools is in particular demand this winter.

Wedding Pictures Controversy

Reporter Nurlan Abdaliev investigates why the wedding photo business in Bishkek has become an effective monopoly.

Bishkek's Overcrowded Hostels

The cost of housing in Bishkek is so high that if you have any connection with a university there, you might try to get a place in a student hostel.

Emerging Lingerie Trade Wins Customers

(19-Dec-08)

Cousin Marriages Blamed for Congenital Problems

Doctors in Tajikistan say the increase in marriage between blood relatives is to blame for many health problems in newborn babies.