The Bedel Pass is situated in a remote southeastern corner of Kyrgyzstan, sited roughly equidistantly from the Kyrgyz city of Karakol and Xinjiang’s Aksu Prefecture.
An updated version of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index shows Kazakhstan with 39 out 100 available points, a three-point increase on the previous edition.
The news opens a new chapter in the ruling regime’s campaign to wrest all the levers of control in the country from shadowy, behind-the-scenes operators.
The move to hold drug companies to higher standards comes in the wake of a national scandal over the death of dozens of children administered tainted cough syrup
Travel bloggers are among the few given the freedom to document Turkmenistan's more eccentric facets. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Diving into Dastur: A record-breaking horror film is bringing the conversation around gender-bases violence into the open. This and more in our latest podacast.