Archive of articles - January 2006
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Aupark adds shopping space
THE AUPARK shopping centre, located on the Petržalka bank of the Danube River in Bratislava, is one of the most-visited of such centres in the Slovak capital. Because of the popularity of centre, developer HB Reavis has decided to extend it.
T-Mobile launches 3G services.
YOU can now see your partner, watch TV and video clips, and browse Internet pages through your mobile phone. On January 25, the mobile operator T-Mobile Slovensko launched its Universal Mobile Telephone Service (UMTS) network and services operation, sometimes referred to as third generation (3G) services.
Homeless finally come in from the cold
BREATH pluming from their mouths, a line of about 40 men swung their arms and stamped their feet in the painful January cold.
The grand age of political simulation
POST-MODERNIST philoso-phers say we that live in a time of "simulation," an era of facsimiles of things rather than the things themselves, of ideas and political concepts that no longer spring from an original reality.
Slovakia has failed to answer question of CIA prisons
SLOVAKIA has still not answered a request from Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly member Dick Marty to provide information on the possible existence of secret CIA prisons on its territory.
Airport tender takes new, bizarre twists
AS MUCH as the cabinet by now probably wishes the privatization of Slovakia's two biggest airports would just go away, the troubled sale continues to make embarrassing headlines with bizarre twists.
Crash scene left rescuers at loss for words
BORSÓ hill used to be known as a stop on a medieval north-south trade route linking Hungary and Poland. The name means "wine-salt," after the commodities that were exchanged.
- Athletes travel all the way from Australia to Šamorín – have you been? Photo
- Fico becomes Europe’s nightmare
- Why Morské oko should be on your travel list Photo
- Her mission is not just training employees. It is changing how they think
- In Slovakia, speaking English still means earning more
- Veľká Fatra’s trails and forest paths make it ideal for a summer ride for all ages Photo
- Harsh reality: How many young Slovaks live with parents?
- Scam alert for foreigners in Slovakia: “Digital Infrastructure Fee” letter is fake
- Her mission is not just training employees. It is changing how they think
- Athletes travel all the way from Australia to Šamorín – have you been? Photo
- Scam alert for foreigners in Slovakia: “Digital Infrastructure Fee” letter is fake
- News digest: Russian link suspected in bomb threats targeting Slovak schools Photo
- In Slovakia, speaking English still means earning more
- Harsh reality: How many young Slovaks live with parents?
- Fico becomes Europe’s nightmare
- Slovakia’s new railway boss wants nicer Bratislava station, faster trains – and fewer staff
- Her mission is not just training employees. It is changing how they think
- In Slovakia, speaking English still means earning more
- Teenager charged after stabbing incident in central Bratislava
- Grape escape: Discover Rača’s wine tradition by bus this summer
- News digest: Bratislava’s public transport overhaul as Petržalka tram opens Photo
- German drummer’s stage performance sparks questions about avoiding Slovak court
- Scam alert for foreigners in Slovakia: “Digital Infrastructure Fee” letter is fake
- Athletes travel all the way from Australia to Šamorín – have you been? Photo
- Behind the steam: stories from Žitný ostrov’s thermal tourism pioneers Photo
- Her mission is not just training employees. It is changing how they think
- In Slovakia, speaking English still means earning more
- Thousands of caravanners will come to Slovakia – and they might help its tourism sector
- Bratislava Airport to launch direct flights to Bucharest
- Athletes travel all the way from Australia to Šamorín – have you been? Photo
- Bratislava, the unsung capital of socialist modernism Audio
- Slovakia’s top IT employer to cut 150 jobs
- Lunch atop a Skyscraper: How a Slovak emmigrant ended up in the iconic photo
- Fico becomes Europe’s nightmare
- Selling online is easier than it seems
- Roma and refugees: Employers make their workplaces more inclusive
- News digest: Russian link suspected in bomb threats targeting Slovak schools Photo
- Harsh reality: How many young Slovaks live with parents?
- Veľká Fatra’s trails and forest paths make it ideal for a summer ride for all ages Photo
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