Archive of articles - February 2002, page 2

Slovnaft with record profit

A new use for chewed gum

Nylon Union - Slovak indie band defies blah trends

THEY mix live guitars, rocking bass and drums with electronic samples. Their English lyrics evoke melancholy. Their inspirations are as diverse as the Beatles and experimental guitar riffs from the 1990s. They're called Nylon Union - a trio involving a doctor, a designer and a trumpet student - and they offer an indie rock alternative to the Slovak pop mainstream."We create moments when we play like one organism," says Richard Imrich, the doctor of the trio. "Nothing more and nothing less."The band comes to rock the underground Subterra club in the western Slovak town Nitra on February 26. Their 40-minute concert will include a handful of straight-ahead songs mixed with 'sound collages'. Later that evening, 'DJ Professor Zaplátaný' will spin old records played during communism, while 'DJ Sublue' will mix ambient and experimental music.

Mobile tender deadline delayed

HZDS wants new faces

Baumax continuing Slovak expansion

Layoffs threaten another 20,000 jobs

THE ŽILINA region may the hardest hit as Slovakia's unemployment rate continues to grow. According to National Labour Office records, at least 20,000 workers across the country can expect to lose their jobs in the coming months, as unemployment approaches a record 21 per cent nationwide.The north-central Žilina region will be the most adversely affected as 34 firms lay off nearly 5,000 workers. According to the director of the Žilina regional labour office, Dušan Laššák, the current wave of dismissals will bring the region's unemployment figures close to their record high of 67,999.

SAD bids arrive February 21

Šimko: Zero tolerance of police racism

INTERIOR Minister Ivan Šimko has said racism will not be tolerated in the police force.Reacting to comments from a senior police officer in defence of a policeman who allegedly asked a Roma journalist for a "hygiene certificate", Šimko blasted racism in the force February 14."I will not tolerate racism in the police force, nor any disrespect towards the public. We must investigate every case where there are such suspicions," he said.

Bratislava and Budapest exchange new insults

TENSIONS between Budapest and Bratislava have grown following hints from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that Slovak Nato entry could be blocked by his administration.In the latest instalment of an increasingly tense stand-off between the two governments over a controversial status law on ethnic Hungarians in neighbouring states, Orbán emphasised that Slovakia's potential entry to Nato "had to be approved and ratified" by Hungary."Bratislava has an interest in integration into Nato, and the entry of Slovakia into the organisation must be approved by the Hungarian parliament as well as the legislatures of other member states.

Review: Mystic den or mangy beast?

Miroslav, tired of putting his shoes on for the zillionth time in as many days, reached a crossroads one hazy afternoon in Bratislava. This is it, he thought, I can no longer face this dreary routine of bows and knots, lacing up one foot then another just to go and drink tea in another man's abode. He resolved to stay home, invite people over and charge them for their cuppas.Miroslav is a figment of my imagination, but I'm sure something of the sort must have been behind the opening of Čajovňa v domčeku (Tea shop in a little house).The Čajovňa is a funky basement den that makes me feel like one of Miroslav's friends - drinking his tea, listening to his music and wondering when Miroslav will change his shirt.

Salt works to home buyer

SAD bus profits rise

Reader feedback: Let's have the actual texts of laws

Stab at new record

Siemens wins third appeal of tender

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