Stories about Turkmenistan from September, 2006
Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus
After a busy summer, we bid you welcome to a new roundup of notable online conversations from Central Asia and the Caucasus, brought to you by neweurasia and read out loud to you by the headmaster of a school in southern Kyrgyzstan's Sary-Moghul. There is not all too much being...
Turkmenistan: Sucking Up
At neweurasia's Turkmenistan blog, Peter details just how much foreign companies — John Deere in this case — will suck up to Turkmenistan's president in order to secure business deals.
Turkmen Cotton-Picking Season
Peter of neweurasia reports of the social and political disarray that every cotton-harvesting season in Turkmenistan appears to create.
Central Asia: Borders
Ben Paarmann has his fifth and final post on the determination of national borders in Central Asia.
Turkmenistan: Desert League
Joanne Schirm reports on a historic moment in sports in Turkmenistan — the first baseball game played between teams from different provinces. The Dashoghuz Devils emerged victorious over the Mary Sharks.