Archive of articles - June 2006, page 12

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Police miss deadline in Remiáš murder investigation

THE INVESTIGATION into the murder of Robert Remiáš has gone on for a decade, yet those responsible still remain at large. Police said the investigation would be wrapped up by the end of May, but that deadline passed without a completed case file.

Candidates under the microscope

Moody's upgrades Slovakia's bond ratings

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Pros and cons of family docs

PART of the efforts to reform the Slovak healthcare system has included a discussion about family physicians, which were once very popular in Slovakia.

Air Show Sliač

THE SLOVAK Air Fest 2006 starts at 8:00 on June 10 at Sliač airport. The morning programme will include air force shows of Mig 29s, L-39s, L-410s, M-24s and MI-17s. An Interior Ministry MI-171 helicopter will be seen, as will a brigade of firefighters. Hungarian athlete Veres Zoltán, who's the Master of Europe in solo acrobatics, will close the morning block on Extra 300.

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Right wing rejects post-election pact

DESPITE their joint history spanning two governments and the enduring similarity between their programmes, the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) have rejected an offer by Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda to form a united bloc in talks on the next coalition government after the June 17 general elections.

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Around Slovakia

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Demänovská Cave

WHAT is probably Slovakia's best-known cave is 12 kilometres south of Liptovský Mikuláš, in the Low Tatras. Contrary to some of the country's other caves, it had to wait until the beginning of the 20th century to be discovered.

Almost half of Slovaks do not know a Roma personally

NEARLY one half of Slovak citizens see Roma people only in public places, and do not know any personally, a poll commissioned by the Association for Culture, Education and Communications has found. The poll was conducted within a campaign entitled "We Live Together."

SDKÚ caught in dodgy real estate deal

JUST WHEN it looked like Slovakia's squeaky-clean and scandal-free Campaign '06 might put voters to sleep, the ruling Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) livened things up with a cut-rate building sale to a party supporter.

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The Mountain Rescue Service

AS OF July 1, tourists will bear the cost of search and rescue operations they require the Mountain Rescue Service (HZS) to conduct, excluding the costs covered by health insurance. Also, anyone who disobeys HZS commands could face fines up to Sk100,000 (€2,670).

Doctors finding work abroad

EACH year, 450 students graduate from Slovakia's three medical schools, but recent data shows many are preferring to find work abroad.