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03.12.2012
30 ноября 2012
- 10:03 Head of STV television company named member of Council of Republic // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Thursday issued a presidential edict appointing Yury Kaziyatka, director general of the STV state television company, to be...
- 09:57 Associations of ethnic Belarusian communities abroad to have addresses published in one book // English // Новости
Belarus’ Culture Institute is about to publish a book containing the addresses of all associations of Belarusian ethnic communities abroad,...
- 09:51 Lukashenka approves new composition of Council for Enterprise Development, names Prakapovich as head // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka, by his edict issued on November 29, approved a new composition of the Council for Enterprise Development, naming presidential...
29 ноября 2012
- 19:55 Civic Solidarity Platform condemns confiscation of Vyasna's office // English // Новости
An international organization called the Civic Solidarity Platform has condemned the recent confiscation of the Minsk office of Vyasna (Spring), an...
28 ноября 2012
- 20:30 National Bank set not to reduce refinance rate in December // English // Новости
The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) does not plan to reduce its base refinance rate in December, NBB first deputy head Mikalay Luzhin told reporters...
- 20:09 Studio Total promises more stunts next year // English // Новости
Sweden`s advertising agency Studio Total, which is behind July`s drop of teddy bears on Belarus, has promised more stunts next spring and summer....
- 16:38 Discus thrower Yatchanka may be stripped of 2004 Olympic bronze // English // Новости
Belarusian discus thrower Iryna Yatchanka may be stripped of her Olympic bronze medal after her doping sample came back positive in a retest. Ms....
- 16:31 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly expresses concern about confiscation of Vyasna's office // English // Новости
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has expressed deep concern about the confiscation of the Minsk office of a human rights organization called Vyasna...
- 16:29 Opposition activists banned from holding rally in Slutsk in commemoration of 1920 anti-Bolshevik uprising // English // Новости
The Slutsk District Executive Committee has rejected an application for permission to hold a rally in Slutsk on December 2 in commemoration of the...
- 16:27 Lithuania to reply soon to Belarus' request for information over toy drop flight // English // Новости
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office will provide a reply "in the near future" to Belarus' request for information about the invasion of its...
25 ноября 2012
- 20:25 Possible disbursement of new tranche of EurAsEC loan to be discussed on December 7 // English // Новости
The board of the Eurasian Development Bank and the Anti-crisis Fund of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC), at a meeting in Minsk on December...
- 20:19 Mobile operator Velcom raises charges // English // Новости
Velcom, Belarus’ second-largest mobile phone operator, on November 25 raised its subscription fees, call, messaging and other charges by eight...
22 ноября 2012
- 15:22 Bakiyev brothers invite Kyrgyz journalist to Minsk for interview // English // Новости
Kyrgyzstan's former president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, and his brother Zhanybek (Zhanysh), who are both on an international wanted list, have invited the...
- 12:43 Belarusian Christian Democracy's member in Mahilyow complains about «preventive» KGB supervision // English // Новости
A coordinator of Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) in the Mahilyow region has complained to the Mahilyow Regional Court and Mahilyow Regional...
- 11:38 Seminar held in Warsaw to advertise investment opportunities in Belarus // English // Новости
A seminar was held in Warsaw on November 20 to advertise investment opportunities in Belarus. According to the press office of the Belarusian...
- 11:36 Unmanned motorized raft used for smuggling cigarettes to Latvia // English // Новости
Smugglers attempted to sneak 26,000 packs of cigarettes from Belarus to Latvia with the help of an unmanned raft equipped with an electric engine...
- 10:52 Belarusian House to be established in Prague // English // Новости
Belarusian organizations based in the Czech Republic held a meeting on November 20 to discuss the idea of establishing of a Belarusian House in...
21 ноября 2012
- 13:43 Ministry suggests liberalizing low-interest loan system for rural tourism businesses // English // Новости
The Ministry of Sports and Tourism suggests simplifying the requirements for rural tourism businesses to obtain low-interest loans from...
- 13:39 Belarus’ National Classroom opened at Free International University of Moldova // English // Новости
Belarus’ National Classroom was opened at Free International University of Moldova (ULIM) on November 19 on the occasion of the 20th...
- 13:28 Lukashenka orders GDP growth target met // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Tuesday ordered the government to ensure that this year's GDP growth reaches the target of five to 5.5 percent. While...
- 13:26 Prime Minister Myasnikovich reports to Lukashenka on his recent trip to Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, India // English // Новости
Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich on November 20 reported to Alyaksandr Lukashenka on the results of his recent trip to Kazakhstan, Bangladesh and...
20 ноября 2012
- 14:33 Adoption of Belarusian-Russian Earth-imaging program postponed to 2013 // English // Новости
The adoption of a Belarusian-Russian Earth-imaging space program, Monitoring-SG, has been postponed to 2013, Yury Makarov, a departmental head at...
- 14:10 Lukashenka greets head of Russian Orthodox Church on 66th birthday // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has sent birthday greetings to Patriarch Kirill (Cyril I), head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who turned 66 on November 20....
- 14:07 Belarus' health ministry, Sanofi sign memorandum of understanding // English // Новости
Belarus' health ministry and Sanofi, a Paris-headquartered multinational pharmaceutical company, have signed a memorandum of understanding until...
- 14:04 Industrial sector's finished product inventories reported at 56.9 percent of average monthly output as of November 1 // English // Новости
Industrial companies' finished product inventories totaled 22,208 billion rubels ($1,894.3 million) as of November 1, 2012, which accounted for 56.9...
- 14:00 Minsk supports OSCE member states' efforts to build true security community, official says // English // Новости
Further joint efforts by the member states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to build a true security community in...
19 ноября 2012
- 16:51 Retail sales of vodka reported up 1.2 percent year-on-year in first 10 months of 2012 // English // Новости
Retail sales of vodka in the first 10 months of 2012 totaled 10,005,100 decaliters, increasing by 1.2 percent compared with the same period of the...
- 16:33 Lukashenka explains motives for dismissal of KGB head // English // Новости
Vadzim Zaytsaw was removed from the position of head of the Committee for State Security (KGB) because of an "unhealthy moral and psychological...
- 16:30 Some 30 people demonstrate in Warsaw to demand freedom for Dashkevich, Statkevich // English // Новости
Some 30 people staged a demonstration in Warsaw on November 18 to demand the release of Belarusian political prisoners Zmitser Dashkevich and...
- 16:27 Plainclothesmen try to get into apartment of opposition politician Dzyanis Sadowski // English // Новости
Men in civilian clothes attempted to get into the apartment of Dzyanis Sadowski, executive secretary of Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD), in...
18 ноября 2012
- 17:10 Belarus ready to offer stake of 10 to 15 percent in Belaruskali, says First Deputy Prime Minister Syamashka // English // Новости
Belarus is ready to offer for sale a stake of 10 to 15 percent in potash giant AAT Belaruskali, First Deputy Prime Minister Uladzimir Syamashka told...
- 17:09 Myasnikovich: Economic growth should be real // English // Новости
Economic growth should be real, Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich told reporters in Minsk on Friday when asked about this year’s slowdown in...
- 17:08 There has not yet been agreement for Russia to supply 23 million tons of oil to Belarus in 2013, Russian deputy prime minister says // English // Новости
There has not yet been an agreement for Russia to supply 23 million tons of oil to Belarus in 2013, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich...
17 ноября 2012
- 17:11 Belarusbank suspends issuing loans for purchasing housing // English // Новости
Belarus’ largest bank, ASB Belarusbank, on November 16 suspended issuing loans for purchasing housing, reported the government’s news...
- 16:59 Consumer prices reported up 1.1 percent in first 13 days of November // English // Новости
Consumer prices in Belarus increased by 1.1 percent in the first 13 days of November compared with the average level as of mid-October, reported the...
- 16:58 Embassy bewildered by Lukashenka’s statement about US presidential election // English // Новости
The US embassy is bewildered by Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s statement that presidential candidates in the United States were jailed for a mere...
16 ноября 2012
- 13:32 Russia to supply 4.7 million tons of oil to Belarus in Q4 // English // Новости
Russia will supply 4.7 million tons of oil to Belarus in the fourth quarter of this year, Russia’s Prime news agency reported with reference to a...
- 13:14 Lukashenka outlines his vision of police reform // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka outlined his vision of a coming police reform at a government conference in Minsk on November 15. The Belarusian leader said...
- 13:12 State Control Committee finds irregularities in operation of hockey club HC Homyel // English // Новости
The State Control Committee (SCC) has found irregularities in the operation of hockey club HC Homyel. As a SCC spokesperson told BelaPAN, the...
- 12:57 Zmitser Dashkevich in his prison cell alone // English // Новости
Zmitser Dashkevich is being held alone in his cell in Prison No. 1 in Hrodna, Anastasiya (Nasta) Palazhanka, who is engaged to the chairperson of an...
15 ноября 2012
- 14:19 Man in Vitsyebsk arrested over hoax bomb call // English // Новости
A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb call that prompted the evacuation of 93 people from the Vitsyebsk...
- 13:38 Belarus-EU relations to be discussed in Brussels next week // English // Новости
The second round of a technical dialogue between Belarus and the European Union will be held in Brussels next week to discuss bilateral relations,...
- 12:33 Lukashenka greets participants of Belarusian Investment Forum // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has sent a message of greetings to the participants of the Seventh Belarusian Investment Forum, which kicked off in Minsk on...
- 11:39 State Committee on Science and Technologies to sign cooperation agreements with number of foreign companies during Belarusian Investment Forum // English // Новости
Belarus’ State Committee on Science and Technologies (SCST) plans to sign cooperation agreements with several foreign companies during the...
- 11:37 Official attributes slower economic growth to fall in export of potash fertilizers, petroleum products // English // Новости
Belarus’ economic growth has slowed down because of a decrease in the export of potash fertilizers and petroleum products, Deputy Economy...
- 11:35 Vietnam`s parliamentary delegation invited to visit Belarus // English // Новости
The National Assembly of Belarus has sent an invitation for a Vietnamese parliamentary delegation to visit the country at any convenient time,...
14 ноября 2012
- 13:34 Lithuanian MP describes Lukashenka's outburst against Vilnius as «blather» // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka's remarks about a recent Molotov cocktail attack on the Lithuanian embassy in Minsk were just "blather," and its...
- 13:30 Belarusian human rights defenders meet with UN Human Rights Council rapporteur on Belarus // English // Новости
Belarusian human rights defenders held a meeting with Miklos Haraszti, the UN Human Rights Council's special rapporteur on Belarus, in Vilnius,...
- 13:23 Memorandum signed in Vilnius unlikely to unite opposition forces, political analyst says // English // Новости
A recently signed memorandum declaring the intention of Belarusian opposition forces to defend Belarus' independence is not very likely to increase...
- 13:19 Belarus invites Bangladesh to carry out several joint projects // English // Новости
The Belarusian delegation that stayed in Bangladesh between November 11 and 13 put forward a number of joint investment projects. Prime Minister...