Author: Dimira Satybaldiev

An ordinary person may create “new” texts within the traditional frames, but may not change the tunes more than an uncertain memory allows. That does not apply to the akins of a poetic vein, who distinguish themselves among the people by improvising poems and new melodies. There were Kyrgyz instrumentalists mastering the ability of musical and poetic improvisation probably already in the 6-8th centuries. We have data on instrumental contests from a hundred years ago, e.g. in the works of Radlov (1866-1907). The most outstanding Kyrgyz poets and thinkers, the fathers of today’s Kyrgyz literature, were Togolok Moldo and Toktogul…

Every day on the respiratory ward at one of Kyrgyzstan’s biggest hospitals, Aidai Temiraly kyzy, a 24-year-old nurse, puts on the music and leads her patients in the Kara Jorgo, the national dance of the central Asian country. This involves a range of body movements and leaves everyone smiling – but Temiraly kyzy is not doing it for fun. The session is part of a treatment programme offered to people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – a common, preventable and treatable lung condition. “Almost all patients, before doing this, complain of shortness of breath, a cough and say they have…

India agreed to provide a USD 200 million Line of Credit for development projects in Kyrgyzstan, as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held “constructive” talks with the Kyrgyz leadership. India today agreed to provide a USD 200 million Line of Credit support for development projects in Kyrgyzstan, as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held “constructive” talks with the Kyrgyz leadership to boost bilateral ties, including defence cooperation and discussed global issues like Afghanistan. Mr Jaishankar arrived on Sunday as part of his four-day visit to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia with an aim to further expand bilateral ties with the three…

Egypt is offering a 10 percent stake in state-controlled Telecom Egypt, as the cash-strapped government tries to address a mounting economic crisis. Last month, Egypt announced a plan to sell stakes in at least 32 state-owned companies by the end of March 2024. Telecom Egypt was not listed among them, but the decision, reported by Bloomberg and other outlets on Tuesday, reflects a need for Cairo to raise hard currency. The company is 80 percent government-owned. Telecom Egypt has a long history. Built by the British Eastern Telegraph Company in 1854, it was responsible for the first telegraph line in Egypt, running between…

Activists in Malaysia on Thursday criticized the government’s decision to ban three books for allegedly promoting ” LGBTQ lifestyles “, saying it will further erode gay and transgender rights. In this book, a teacher educates children about gender identity at a school after a pupil wearing a dress feels unwelcome in the boys’ bathroom. Two other children’s books, ” The Tale of Seven ” and ” Aku “, were also banned. The ministry said its goal was to ” prevent the spread of material that harms the morality of the community .” Homosexuality is prohibited in Malaysia and laws provide for prison sentences, corporal punishment and fines. Siti…

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held talks with his Timor-Leste counterpart, Taur Matan Ruak, in Singapore on February 15, during which the host said his country supported Timor-Leste’s accession process to ASEAN. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expressed his hope that Timor-Leste officials will attend the courses under the “Singapore-Timor-Leste: ASEAN Readiness Support” (STARS) program. The two leaders reaffirmed the good relations between the two countries and discussed measures to further promote their bilateral relations in the coming times. Immediately after becoming an independent country in 2002, Timor Leste began the process of regional integration. In March 2011, it formally…

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov signed a declaration on strategic partnership, Trend experiences citing the supply within the authorities. The declaration was signed throughout the state go to of Mirziyoyev to Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek. Furthermore, within the presence of the presidents, greater than 20 bilateral paperwork have been exchanged. In specific, the perimeters exchanged an settlement on ratification of sure sections of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz State Border, an settlement on cooperation between the Energy Ministries of each international locations, the cooperation settlement between Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Economy and Commerce…

Galatasaray youngster Beknaz Almazbekov has revealed that he dreams of playing in the Premier League or Serie A in an interview published in Transfermarkt. The highly rated youngster has been rising through the ranks and is one of the most highly rated players in the Galatasaray academy. The young forward has revealed that he plans to break through into the Lions first team and dreams of playing for Liverpool or Chelsea in the future. The report states: “Almazbekov’s big dream is to play in the Premier League or Italy’s Serie A one day. But he understands that he still has a long…