Latest posts by Nathan Hamm from January, 2006
Mongolia: Chingis Crazy
Mongolian Matters wonders how long it is until almost everything in Mongolia is named for Chingis Khan after hearing that the capital's airport is being renamed for the 13th century emperor.
Poland: New Jerseys
p3 reports on the new jerseys for the Polish national soccer/football team. These new jerseys incorporate more than just the colors of the national flag to give players a bit of the “spirit of 1683.”
Uzbekistan: Fighting For Morals
In the midst of Uzbekistan's very cold winter this year, fur-lined underwear have become popular. This has alarmed the government, and they have banned the underwear for fear the soft fur may inspire erotic fantasies, reports neweurasia.
Slovenia: Rooting for Science
The Glory of Carniola weighs in on the side of James Randi and the scientific method on the news that Slovenia may accept homeopathic medicine as as legally registered treatments.
Armenia: The Genocide in Rap
Who Knew Armenians Could Rap?, a new blog on Armenian hip-hop, reports on the Armenian genocide in rap.
Armenia: Foreign Ministers Meet
ArmYouth Blog discusses the meeting between the Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers and the proposed Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.
Azerbaijan: Black January
Carpetblogger (who is sadly relocating from Baku to Kiev) reports on Azerbaijan's day of mourning on January 20 to commemorate those who died when the Soviet used force to crush the independence movement 16 years ago.
Uzbekistan: A Dangerous Tool
neweurasia reports that Uzbek authorities have labelled the internet a dangerous tool to dehumanize people.
Russia: Forging Uzbek Ties
Tim Newman says that Russia's new deal for Uzbek gas is yet another piece of evidence that charges that US policy towards Uzbekistan was driven by a desire for gas and oil are utterly false.
Poland: Acceptable Discrimination
the beatroot, in commenting on a travel guide for the fictional country of Molvania, takes issue with the failure of political correctness to extend to central and east Europeans.
Kazakhstan: Dutch Disease
Ben of neweurasia reports that Kazakhstan is seeking to avoid the problems associated with an economy based on resource extraction by investing in industry with a high value added component.
Tajikistan: Traffic
neweurasia reports that Tajiks are suffering from the increased drug traffic across the country from Afghanistan.
Poland: Plumber Sacked
the beatroot reports that the brains behind the wildly successful “Polish Plumber” ad campaign has been fired by the new government.
Armenia: Yerevan Homeless
Both Zarchka and Onnik of Oneworld Multimedia has additional reports on the homeless in Yerevan.
Albania: Whiskey
Our Man in Tirana cautions that if one finds what appears to high-quality whiskey, it very well may be local rotgut in a good bottle.
Kazakhstan: Opposition Leader Freed
James of neweurasia reports that Kazakhstan has freed a major opposition leader halfway through his jail term.
Tajikistan: Fraternizing with Iran
neweurasia reports that Tajikistan has picked on odd time to be fraternizing with Iran..
Tajikistan: Wedding
Tajikistan Travels reports on a Tajik wedding.
Mongolia: New Agenda
…yuu bna? reports on the MPRP's (Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party) new agenda.
Hungary: Nationalizing Organs
Pestiside.hu reports that Hungary's health minister opposes the country joining Europe's organ transplant matching service, saying that he thinks Hungarian organs, “national assets” as he calls them, should only go to other countries in the rarest circumstances.
Turkmenistan: Pensions Cut
Peter of neweurasia relays some disturbing Russian language reports of severe pension cuts or cancellations in Turkmenistan.
