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Villagers in northern Turkmenistan say local authorities are mulling the confiscation of “surplus” flour from people amid a severe shortage of the staple in the country.
Owners search for impounded black vehicles after president declares white cars are good luck.
The daughter of a jailed Turkmen animal rights activist has brought her mother warm clothing, making the first visit permitted by the authorities since police stormed Galina Kucherenko's apartment and arrested her.
Police in Turkmenistan have detained a noted animal-rights activist who colleagues say had previously faced threats due to her efforts against the killing of stray cats and dogs.
Turkmenistan has agreed to seek international arbitration of a dispute with Iran over $1.8 billion Ashbagat says Tehran owes for deliveries of natural gas, Turkmen media report.
Turkmen authorities have ordered public-sector workers to enroll their children in state kindergartens that were left almost empty after a fee increase.
Authorities in Turkmenistan have reduced the limit on cash withdrawals from ATMs abroad for the third time this year, an apparent attempt to keep more money in the Central Asian country amid an economic downturn.
Turkmenistan's national currency, the manat, has abruptly fallen to a low on the Central Asian country's black market -- an indicator that more accurately reflects the situation in Turkmenistan's troubled economy than the official fixed exchange rate.
Turkmenistan's authoritarian president is reshuffling a rubber-stamp assembly that helps him put policies in place.
Russian telecom giant Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) says it is suspending its services in Turkmenistan, effective on September 29.
Serdar Berdymukhammedov, the son of Turkmenistan's president, has been awarded with the title of the country's "honorary coach," although it was not clear which sports the award refers to.
Turkmen authorities have banned sales of alcohol in the capital, Ashgabat, ahead of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) next month.
Parents of child beggars complain that a police campaign to clear those kids off Ashgabat's streets deprives families of their livelihood.
Turkmenistan reminds foreigners planning to come to the upcoming Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games that they must hire a local guide to accompany them "at all times."
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has ordered the government to outline ways to abolish utilities benefits that have provided households with free electricity, gas, and water for a quarter-century.
State media in Turkmenistan report that a new government body to fight economic crimes has been established in the tightly controlled Central Asian country.
Turkmenistan's prosecutor-general has been dismissed for "failing to fight corruption among law enforcement officers," Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov said.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov's personality cult has taken a generational leap with the recent release of an ode to his mother that thanks her for giving the nation a "great leader and protector."
Turkmenistan has unveiled a monument to Islam Karimov, the late leader of neighboring Uzbekistan, in a gesture that comes as the two former Soviet republics in Central Asia seek to improve ties.
The presidents of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan say they have agreed on closer cooperation between their countries on energy and transportation projects that could also involve Afghanistan, Pakistan, and countries in the South Caucasus.
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