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As the president celebrates, the economic crisis deepened by a coronavirus outbreak he has refused to acknowledge has left his people in a state of Dickensian misery.

To each their own annus horribilis.

Electricity exports; crowd control outside food shops; and despite denials, COVID strikes. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

It is a particularly sad legacy for a city once celebrated for its many tree-lined streets.

A new documentary on a Soviet soccer star also tells the story of Central Asia’s ethnic Korean community, which was deported en masse to the region by Stalin.

The public is livid that the government has been so hapless in prepping for the heating season. The response from officials has been to dissemble or threaten those who try to report on the situation.

5,000 people are taking part in the trials.

Digital import substitution, currency restrictions, and a cemetery looted for scrap: This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Medics say they are actively discouraged from seeking the compensation.

Trials for a domestically developed QazCovid-in vaccine are not expected to be completed until March.

At the height of Stalin’s power, he let a handful of Soviet Muslims visit Mecca. Why?

Asia-Plus says it has rejected requests from government agencies to place content.

Only the best medicine for the leader. For everyone else, bread shortages.

Officials were irked by coverage about haphazard preparations for the heating season.

The artist expects to face more harassment for her song.