Archive: June, 2009
The Kyrgyz for gold is “Altyn”, which is also used as a boy’s name. KyrgyzAltyn is the main, state run, company working in gold extraction. The company was created out of the Kyrgyz branch of the Soviet-era body responsible for precious metals, Yuzhpolmetal, In January 1993, President Akaev also brought the country’s mercury and antimony mines into [...]
A couple of weeks ago I got a telephone call from David, another ex-pat, whose mother was visiting him in Bishkek for the first time. He wanted to discuss where he could take her, what he could show her, … and, as I work in tourism, he thought I would be a good person to [...]
As an Englishman, I am used to the sound of “leather on willow”, a phrase which is often used to describe our national game … the noble game of cricket.
