Archive of articles - August 2002, page 2

Schuster back under the doctor

Skins arrested during memorial ceremony

US investors more cautious

Voters increasingly likely to participate

Istrokapitál: Large structures contain various business groups

Several weeks ago an indictment filed in 2000 by Bratislava region prosecutor Michal Serbin was placed on the Internet containing the names and addresses of people charged (but never convicted) in the kidnapping of Michal Kováč Jr.These people include Ľuboš K., Martin L. and Michal H., who share identical names and home addresses with men who work in firms with business ties to the Bratislava-based Istrokapitál financial group.Ľuboš K., along with former SIS economic director Mária P., have since June 2000 been on the board of Váh a.s., where Istrokapitál holds a 54.21 per cent stake.

Film takes hard look at modern Slovak reality

A NEW documentary film by Robert Kirchhoff entitled 'Hey, you Slovaks' presents a mosaic of life stories of people in different parts of Slovakia and comments on their handling the phenomena of the new era.An old man talking about the past glory of the biggest light bulb factory in Slovakia while showing, as if in pantomime, how the glass was made by hand; an unemployed woman with two children talking about her daily struggle to make it until tomorrow; a man who won the popular 'Who wants to be a millionaire?' television game show and his dilemma about spending the money - these are all parts of Kirchoff's work.

SLSP keeps top bank results

Executor blocks SPP accounts

Istrokapitál interested in Poštová stake

Lest we forget: Kováč Jr abductors still at large

AS THE COURTS don't seem interested or able to keep former SIS secret service boss Ivan Lexa in jail, people still wanting - oh, you sad idealists! - to know whether the SIS kidnapped the former president's son in 1995 or not are having to find out for themselves.One of the most convincing versions of the event to have surfaced in the public domain is an indictment filed in November 2000 by Bratislava region state prosecutor Michal Serbin with the Bratislava III district court. The 25-page indictment, which was published on the Internet in July, accuses 13 people of having organised and participated in the kidnapping of Michal Kováč Jr, and describes in minute detail (car license plates, mobile telephone numbers) how the crime was allegedly carried out.

Istrochem bought by Agrofert group

President slapped by parliamentarians

MPs give STV head the sack

Reader feedback: Slovakia not looking good

Reader feedback: I hope Slivovica hospitality disappears

Markíza again fined for Ano promotion

Experts say state underestimating danger from sects

WHILE SLOVAK secret service chief Vladimír Mitro last year described religious sects as among the major threats to national security, some religious organisations which experts describe as sects continue to be recognised by the state.Such is the case of the Jehovah's Witnesses, one of the approximately 200 religious groups experts say are active in Slovakia.The Witnesses, who are officially registered as a religious organisation, according to the 2001 Slovak census have around 20,000 followers in the country. Boris Rakovský from the Centre for the Study of Sects, established by the ecumenical council, says the group is among those which have a bad reputation.

Campaign 2002 kicks off

Reader feedback: Irish worse than Slovaks