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Police fished out bootleg cigarettes from Tisa river
THE BORDER police in Sobrance, Košice Region, fished out a package from the Tisa River containing 60 cartons of cigarettes. The river flows along part of the Slovak-Hungarian border in southeast Slovakia.
Seeing the shared traits
SLOVAKIA remains attractive to foreign investors thanks to its strategic geographic location, political and economic stability, and high labour productivity. However, in the context of the competition presented by the neighbouring countries, there is room for improvement, “especially in such areas as reducing the tax burden, infrastructure development and efficiency of law enforcement,” said Sang-hoon Park, the ambassador of the Republic of Korea, in an interview with The Slovak Spectator.
SNM gets new chief
VIKTOR Jasaň has become new general director of the Slovak National Museum (SNM). He took the post on August 1, after being appointed by Culture Minister Marek Maďarič.
70th anniversary: a chance to learn more
THE 70TH anniversary of the Roma Holocaust saw a number of events taking place in Slovakia earlier this month to commemorate the tragic events of the Second World War that cost many Slovak Roma their lives. Even so, one can hardly say that the tradition of remembering the Roma Holocaust is well established in Slovakia.
“A Step into Darkness” to be presented at festival in Montreal
“A STEP into Darkness”, the latest film of director Martin Luther, will be screened at the World Film Festival in Montreal, which runs August 21 through September 1.
Voice to the voiceless
ONE of the regulations issued by the wartime Slovak state defined the Roma as people “who avoid work”, while stripping them of a number of elementary human rights based on racist principles. The Roma were required to remove their dwellings from the proximity of public roads and were condemned to live in remote places out of sight. They were banned from public transportation and had access to some municipalities only during specific hours of the day. They could not even own a dog, as Arne Mann, an ethnographer from the Institute of Ethnology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, who focuses on the Roma Holocaust, suggested in an interview with The Slovak Spectator.
Slovak summer course turns 50
SLOVAK is not an easy language to learn, nor is it among the world’s most frequently used languages. However, people of various nationalities spend their summer vacations learning it – and some come back for more the following year.
Literary competition to focus discrimination and xenophobia
THE NOMANTINELS civic association has announced a literary competition called the “Queering of Ivan Požgai” which creative writers focusing on discrimination, xenophobia and homophobia issues can attend. The contest is named after an activist and co-founder of Ganymedes, the first civic association to protect homosexuals in Slovakia.
Slovak musical diva enchants Koreans
THE CULTURAL exchange between Slovakia and the Republic of Korea works both ways. Korean culture has a strong presence in Slovakia, and in late June and early July the ensemble of the Nová Scéna musical theatre from Bratislava, with soloist Sisa Lelkes Sklovská, participated in a musical festival in the south-Korean city of Daegu.
Cooling homes with radiators
CLIMATE change seems to be impacting not only the environment, but also technological development in Slovakia. Heat producers have recently introduced an idea to use existing radiators to cool down, rather than heat up, rooms, with the added aim of reducing household expenses.
Around 40 cars torched near Vincov Les thermal pool
THE SUMMER heat took its tool when approximately 40 cars parked at the Vincov Les thermal swimming pool complex near Sládkovičovo, Trnava Region were burned to a crisp on July 20.
Quote of the week
“Even if only one weapon is turned in, the legislative intent will make sense.”
Eyeing Japanese investments
SLOVAKIA has never been a traditional destination for Japanese investors, some of whom view this small country simply as part of a bigger central-European region. But the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) believes that Slovakia can serve as an entry point for Japanese investors into Europe. While the Slovak-Japanese Chamber of Commerce (SJOK) does not register any change in the interest of Japanese investors in Slovakia, SARIO reports growing interest among Japanese companies in investing in Slovakia.
Illegal puppy shipments intercepted at Slovak borders
TWO illegal shipments of 67 puppies were intercepted on Slovakia’s borders with Hungary and the Czech Republic. The puppies, of various breeds, were likely to be sold abroad, and have been placed in Sloboda Zvierat’s (SZ, Freedom of Animals) temporary quarantine.
Firefighters responded after severe Bratislava storm
Nearly 80 firefighters were dispatched in response to a storm with torrential rain that hit Bratislava on August 3.
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
Japanese institutions and organisations in Slovakia
Embassy of JapanAmbassador: Akio Egawawww.sk.emb-japan.go.jp
Korean traces in Slovakia
ONE might assume that many Slovaks see Korean culture as distant or exotic, but the two countries’ strong economic ties, as well as the Republic of Korea’s physical and cultural presence in Slovakia, illustrate how many aspects of Korean life are increasingly felt and embraced by Slovaks.
The Republic of Korea: General facts
Political system: Presidential republicCapital: SeoulTotal area: 99,720 square kilometresPopulation: 49 millionLanguage: KoreanCurrency: Won
Recording takes toll on Sieť
A RECORDING published anonymously on the internet and pertaining to earlier claims by Igor Matovič, the leader of the opposition Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO), that Radoslav Procházka attempted to purchase advertising for his presidential campaign from Matovič’s family-owned company off the books, has taken its toll on the popularity of Procházka’s newly established Sieť party, according to a new poll.
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