Adil Nurmakov · March, 2009

Latest posts by Adil Nurmakov from March, 2009

Mongolia: Life on the fringes

Bilguun writes about the serious problem of waste and rubbish near Ulaan-Batar, the capital city of Mongolia. Some photos from the rubbish dump are attached.

31 March 2009

Kazakhstan: Census ended

KZBlog says that the 2009 Census ended in Kazakhstan, pointing out 9% growth in population, and shares some experience of being recorded by a census taker.

31 March 2009

Afghanistan: New Course

Safrang reviews new revised US policy for Afghanistan and Pakistan that has been made public by President Obama after long consultations and thorough analysis.

31 March 2009

Kazakhstan: Filtering of the blogs expands

Blogs on mail.ru – popular Russian information, entertainment and mail portal – have become the second victim of blockage campaign in Kazakhstan after LiveJournal. Access via national telecom operator is...

18 March 2009

Kazakhstan: The economic crisis

Elina Galperin says that the economy of Kazakhstan has been hit hard hard by the worldwide drop in demand for energy supplies, and the government is increasingly worried about protests...

11 March 2009