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Crowd celebrates BNR anniversary in Minsk
Up to 2,000 people attended a rally staged in front of the Kastrychnik movie theater in downtown Minsk on Friday evening on the occasion of the 98th anniversary of the proclamation of the independence of the Belarusian National Republic.
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Lukashenka sets new utility rates
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on March 23 signed a presidential edict setting new utility rates for households for 2016.
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Businessman Chyzh charged with felony tax evasion
Yury Chyzh, the owner of the Triple conglomerate, has been formally charged with felony tax evasion, an offense penalized under Part Two of the Criminal Code�s Article 243.
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Lukashenka wants pension age raised by three years
Alyaksandr Lukashenka announced on Friday that he wanted the retirement age to be gradually raised by three years for both men and women.
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Authorities deny registration to pro-independence movement
The justice ministry had denied state registration to the Movement for the Statehood and Independence of Belarus that has a number of prominent opposition politicians and public figures among its founders.
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Crimea � not Russia�s and not forgotten
Two years ago this week, Russia staged an illegal and illegitimate �referendum� in Crimea.