Stories about Kyrgyzstan from January, 2007
Kyrgyzstan: Reactions to the New PM
Yulia of neweurasia surveys opinions around the blogosphere on the new prime minister's appointment in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Searching for Snow
The Azamat Report goes in search of snow around Bishkek and finally manages to find some for a bit of snowboarding. Video evidence is provided.
Kyrgyzstan: The New PM
Yulia writes about Kyrgyzstan's new prime minister, noting his lack of experience relative to his predecessor and saying that the parliament would have voted for a donkey for the position just to avoid the president dismissing the parliament.
Kyrgyzstan: New PM Candidate
Kyrgyz Report profiles the new candidate for prime minister in Kyrgyzstan.
Central Asia: European Policy
Registan.net writes about German proposals for a new European Union policy on Central Asia, and neweurasia responds, wondering why we don't hear more on Europe's efforts to renew ties with the region.
Kyrgyzstan: Government Stalemate
Sean Roberts says that Kyrgyzstan's president may have backed the parliament into a corner again by putting it in the position of accepting his nominee for prime minister or facing dismissal.
Kyrgyzstan: Foreign Policy
Inga reports on Kyrgyzstan's foreign policy strategy at neweurasia.
Kyrgyzstan: Cutting Down Corruption
Yulia reports on a novel proposal, surely to never to come into law, for fighting corruption among state employees in Kyrgyzstan, severing of digits and hands.
Kyrgyzstan: Remittances
Kyrgyz Report writes on the importance of remittances from emigrants to Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Policy Try to Win Hearts
Tolkun Umaraliev writes that police in Bishkek have resolved to inject kindness and compassion into their dealings with the public. He says that given the lack of public trust of the police, realizing this resolution will take much longer than a year.
Central Asia: The LDS Church in Central Asia
The Golden Road to Samarqand writes about the LDS church in Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan: Big Pocket Library
Yulia translates a Russian-language post on the popularity in Kyrgyzstan of a two CD set of electronic texts called the “Big Pocket Library.” The author is dismayed at the popularity of the texts, which include, among other things, bomb-making instructions.
Kyrgyzstan: Abortion as Birth-Control
Yulia translates a Russian-language post reporting on the use of abortion as birth-control in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Real & Metaphorical Earthquakes
Yulia rounds up reactions in the Kyrgyz blogosphere to political and actual earthquakes that have hit Kyrgyzstan in recent weeks.
Kazakhstan: Aid to Kyrgyzstan
Registan.net posts about Kazakhstan supplying aid for victims of the recent earthquake in Kyrgyzstan, highlighting the shrewd political component of the decision.
Kyrgyzstan: New Year & New Constitution
Yulia writes on Kyrgyzstan's new constitutional amendments — ones which reverse very recent changes that weakened the power of the president. She says that faced with abandoning their principles or possibly losing their seats in new elections, parliamentarians eagerly chose the former.
