http://www.neweurasia.net Tue, 13 May 2008 14:10:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Libertad asks readers to share their thoughts about Andijon tragedy, a bloody suppression of a civic demonstration in May 2005 (ENG). http://www.neweurasia.net/2008/05/13/thoughts-about-andijon/ maciula writes about the planned gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China and notes China's successful activity in securing its gas interests in Turkmenistan (ENG). http://www.neweurasia.net/2008/05/13/gas-pipeline-to-china-becoming-reality/ Adam reviews the major opposition party's suggestions on anti-crisis measures (ENG). http://www.neweurasia.net/2008/05/13/opposition-offers-controversial-anti-crisis-measures/ Adam says that amidst change of the information ministry in Kazakhstan, the country still ranks very low in the Freddom House Press Freedom Index (RUS). http://www.neweurasia.net/2008/05/13/journalists-die-hard-in-kazakhstan/ The May month traditionally comes to Kyrgyzstan with the holiday days. 1st May is the Labor Day, 5th May is the Constitution’s Day and on 9th May Kyrgyzstan celebrates Victory’s day. These day the life of Kyrgyzstan is rather quiet and slow. On 1st May, the Communist’s party held the short ... http://www.neweurasia.net/2008/05/13/kyrgyzstan-a-slow-time/ Askhat reviews foreign sites and writes that foreign religious missioners consider that the new Kazakh religion law is very restrictive (KAZ). http://www.neweurasia.net/2008/05/12/discussing-new-religion-law/ Adam reports that the consortium developing the giant Kashagan oil field in the Caspian Sea proposes to postpone the start of production to 2012-2013 from 2011 (ENG). http://www.neweurasia.net/2008/05/12/kashagan-to-be-two-years-late-again/ After the disintegration of the USSR, the Soviet communist identity and ideology ceased to exist and the new countries confronted the vital problems of defining new identities and ideologies. Most of the ex-Soviet countries were quick to give up the past and embrace the new life with new national values ... http://www.neweurasia.net/2008/05/12/uzbekistan-unwanted-changes/ Publicist tells a sad story of how she attended the May 9th festivities dedicated to the WWII heroes, at which the veterans were treated depreciatingly (RUS). http://www.neweurasia.net/2008/05/12/veterans-are-second-to-show/ Askhat writes that even NGOs that are aimed at monitoring of the Kazakh army issues are unable to disclose any information without the permission of military commissariats (KAZ) http://www.neweurasia.net/2008/05/11/the-secret-of-suicides-in-the-kazakh-army/