Latest posts by Ben Paarmann from August, 2007
Kyrgyzstan: SCO summit
Bonnie Boyd writes a comprehensive update on developments in the run-up to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to take place in Kyrgyzstan this week. Meanwhile, Azamat is upset that he...
Tajikistan: No more tangems
Vadim notes that Chinese minivans that have become popular means of transportation in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe recently are being banned by the local government.
Uzbekistan: Are dogs enemies?
Jamiyat says that Uzbeks don't hate dogs, despite recent media coverage claiming the contrary.
Uzbekistan: Helping Russia
Jamiyat writes that Uzbek businessman Gafur Rakhimov has helped Russia win its bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Uzbekistan: Getting a Tajik visa
Joshua Kucera writes about his ordeal of trying to get a Tajik visa in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent.
Kyrgystan: SCO summit and no beer
Asel writes that central supermarkets in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek are not selling any alcohol ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit slated to take place next week.
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties in Helmand
The US argues that by fighting from civilian compounds, the Taliban are responsible for the death of innocent people in the Helmand province. That is short of blaming the victims,...
Afghanistan: Ex-Taliban
The My State Failure Blog, written by Péter Marton, sheds some light on two “ex-Taliban” in the Uruzgan province. One of them has a particular problem: “Have you ever had...
Afghanistan: Journalist detained and released
Sanjar reports that Kabul-based journalist Kamran Mirhazar got detained by the NDS special police, but was released last night. In custody, Kamran was told only to write in favour of...
Kyrgyzstan: SCO summit
The members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will send their heads of state to Kyrgyzstan next week. While the Kyrgyz bloggers are amazed by the beautification of their capital ahead of the summit, Western bloggers ponder the significance of the SCO's growth.
Armenia: World Bank responds
Confronted with allegations of corruption, the World Bank has now written a formal reply to Armenian blogger Onnik Krikorian. Onnik, however, thinks the Bank should launch an official and open...
Afghanistan: Security premium
Reconstruction in Afghanistan's volatile areas is much more expensive and unproductive than elsewhere. Safrang agrees with a columnist that the international community should take another approach.
Georgia: Winter Olympics repercussions
The Black Sea resort Sochi will be hosting the Winter Olympics in 2014, and the near breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia can expect huge investments from Russia. Scraps of Moscow...
Central Asia: Cultural intelligence
Nathan Hamm shares his thoughts on a New York Times article which argues that while knowledge of the nomadic social legacies of the Central Asian countries is important, an overemphasis...
Kyrgyzstan: Website attacked
Bektour Iskender talks to neweurasia about his citizen media website, Kloop.kg, being attacked by hackers.
Afghanistan: Hazaras
Is the success of the Hazara community in Afghanistan due to the international community “building it up” or actually due to the group's adaptability to change? Ronin has some thoughts.
Armenia: World Bank and Corruption
Onnik Krikorian still has not heard back from the Armenian office of the World Bank concerning the allegations of corruption brought against the institution by a British national.
Armenia: Dance concert
The Armenian Patchwork posts Vahan Stepanyan's breathtaking photos of a recent dance concert taking place in Yerevan.
Kyrgyzstan: Korean missionaries
In the light of the current hostage crisis in Afghanistan, Azamat writes that Korean missionaries are also actively proselytising in Kyrgyzstan.
Tajikistan: Rising prices
Vadim looks at possible reasons behind the recent price hikes for basic foodstuff. In the comments Tajik Boy says that the problem might be due to macroeconomic imbalances.
Kazakhstan: Journalists are popular traffic victims
Bonnie Boyd adds another name to the sad list of journalists getting killed in traffic accidents in Kazakhstan.
