Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from June, 2007
Afghanistan: Tourism in Nursitan
Afghanistanica examines the prospects for tourism in Afghanistan's Nuristan province and finds them quite good if one happens to be an elite airborne soldier.
Kazakhstan: So Long, Mr. Vassilenko…
neweurasia reports on a notable departure from Kazakhstan's embassy to the United States. Embassy spokesman Roman Vassilenko, whom the post's author calls Kazakhstan's “most useful person in Washington, DC,” will be moving on to a new post in Kazakhstan along with the ambassador.
Kyrgyzstan: Joining Russia
Non Pon reports on the debate over Kyrgyzstan joining a confederation with Russia, an idea proposed by former Prime Minister Feliks Kulov.
Malaysia: Mongolian Model's Father Sues Malaysian Government
The high-profile case of murder of a Mongolian woman took a strange turn when the father of the victim sued the three defendants. Blogger bigdogdotcom comments “These three people are at this point of time, the “accused” aka “defendants”. They have not been found guilty yet. So why is the...
Russia, Georgia: Visas, Wine and the WTO
I've translated a post by cyxymu, apropos of Russia easing some of the visa restrictions on Georgians (possibly related to Georgia's role in Russia's WTO accession). Having a visa regime is an unusual situation between Russia and a former Soviet republic that's a CIS member; however, it's been the situation...
Armenia: Freedom to Rock
tirami su reports that a protest for the right to organize a “rock for freedom” concert.
Afghanistan: Children Used as Political Props
Fahim Khairy reports that children are being used as tools to protest the expulsion of Malalai Joya from parliament.
Armenia: Notes from the Blogosphere
Onnik Krikorian rounds up some of the latest discussions in the Armenian blogosphere.
Armenia: Reckless Drivers
Notes from Hairenik says that there are far too many reckless drivers in Armenia, and explains how that recklessness contributed to an accident in which the author was involved.
Kazakhstan: Sustainable Shymkent
At neweurasia, Daniel writes about plans for sustainable growth planning in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
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