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Back numbers: 2008

The front pages of every issue of 2008. Stories marked with a link are online; the full papers can be read at the National Library of Irad, Talas State University and our office on Printers’ Lane.

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No. 606 · Thursday 3 January 2008

  • Investigation Who sits on the Chu Basin Security Fund? Houston gives no names
  • Money Heating bills for January set in som at the old rate
  • Society Nurzhan's Epiphany-week cold: schools open late

No. 607 · Thursday 10 January 2008

  • Investigation Merke grain store: families still wait for a list of the dead
  • Politics Mejlis chamber to sit with 50 provisional members through 2011
  • Society Orthodox Christmas in Nurzhan, quiet churches and full canteens

No. 608 · Thursday 17 January 2008

  • Investigation Nobody has published the 2007 depot inventory in full
  • Courts Emergency tribunals end: what happens to the files?
  • Culture Iyık Janyl cathedral choir records its Christmas cycle

No. 609 · Thursday 24 January 2008

  • Investigation Who paid the Nurzhan police overtime in the summer of 2007?
  • Money Bank of Irad reserves: what the freeze left behind
  • Sport Neftyanik union sponsors winter futsal in Dastgoh

No. 610 · Thursday 31 January 2008

  • Investigation Aulie-Ata junction: a town emptied, a bill unpaid
  • Society Missing Persons Commission opens its first office in Talas
  • Politics Mothers of the missing petition the Governor

No. 611 · Thursday 7 February 2008

  • Investigation The auction files that vanished from the Territorial Power Authority
  • Money Talasbank queues grow as dollar cash tightens
  • Culture Ayyubov's cathedral paintings travel to Besh-Tash

No. 612 · Thursday 14 February 2008

  • Investigation Who now owns the Kobozev-era grain elevators?
  • Courts Abdrakhmanova's lawyers ask for access to the drafts
  • Society Snow closes the Kök-Bel road for three days

No. 613 · Thursday 21 February 2008

  • Investigation The 2007 pasture decrees: who gained, who lost
  • Politics Mejlis debates Jer-Suu's future under the Extremist Activity Act
  • Culture Talasfilm archive opens its vaults to students

No. 614 · Thursday 28 February 2008

  • Investigation Contractors at Camp Feeder: what the NurGaz ledgers show
  • Money Pensioners count the cost as the som peg is questioned
  • Sport Tulpar and Neftchi announce spring friendlies

No. 615 · Thursday 6 March 2008

  • Investigation Currency reset: who knew before 17 March?
  • Society International Women's Day: Anara Toktarova's fund opens new wards
  • Courts Talas court hears Taiyrov and Ormonov defence motions

No. 616 · Thursday 13 March 2008

  • Investigation Six months after the reset: dollar deposits untouched, wages shrunk
  • Politics Toktarov's directive ends tribunals, confirms abolition
  • Culture Irad Day concert fills Central Square

No. 617 · Thursday 20 March 2008

  • Investigation The ministries that kept their old letterheads
  • Courts Jer-Suu ban appeal rejected by Supreme Court
  • Society Irad Day parade: veterans and riders march together

No. 618 · Thursday 27 March 2008

  • Investigation Orozbekov charged in absentia: what the file actually says
  • Money Talas bread price rises two som
  • Sport Football season opens at Silk Road Arena

No. 619 · Thursday 3 April 2008

  • Investigation The Missing Persons Commission has a budget but no investigators
  • Politics Jer-Suu banned: what remains of the nationalists
  • Society Spring floods threaten Kara-Buura villages

No. 620 · Thursday 10 April 2008

  • Investigation Who is guarding the pipeline? Kalkan's growing contracts
  • Money NurGaz station prices rise at the pump
  • Culture Easter liturgy at St. Janyl draws record crowds

No. 621 · Thursday 17 April 2008

  • Investigation The Chu depots after nine months: what was counted, what was not
  • Courts Talas court sets date for Abdrakhmanova verdict hearing
  • Sport Neftchi go top after Nurzhan derby
  • Media Friends abroad keep the Times online

No. 622 · Thursday 24 April 2008

  • Investigation Friends of the Irad Times: who they are and why they matter
  • Society School exams move to the new Latin-script syllabus
  • Money Antimony prices lift Sary-Bulak profits

No. 623 · Thursday 1 May 2008

  • Investigation May Day wages: who is paid in dollars and who in som
  • Politics Trade union federation backs the Governor's budget line
  • Culture Spring exhibition opens at the Irad Palace of Art

No. 624 · Thursday 8 May 2008

  • Investigation The Karatau quarries: idle, tribal and still licensed to someone
  • Courts Court rejects appeal over seized Bill of Sale files
  • Society Victory Day: parade in Nurzhan, silence in Talas

No. 625 · Thursday 15 May 2008

  • Investigation Sweeps of 2007: the Gendarmerie's own count of detainees
  • Money Harvest loans: banks tighten for Chu farmers
  • Sport Tulpar wins away in Chatkal

No. 626 · Thursday 22 May 2008

  • Investigation The Territorial Statistics Office has not published the 2007 war figures
  • Politics Mejlis passes spring budget amendments
  • Culture Kök Bel announces a summer tour

No. 627 · Thursday 29 May 2008

  • Investigation Who paid for the new Nurzhan checkpoints?
  • Society Heat arrives early in the Chu valley
  • Courts Talas court rejects Ormonov's motion to dismiss

No. 628 · Thursday 5 June 2008

  • Investigation Water tariffs: Talas pays more, Nurzhan pays less
  • Money Remittances from Russia climb again
  • Culture Talas film season opens with Zarina retrospective

No. 629 · Thursday 12 June 2008

  • Investigation The antimony works restart: who holds the contracts?
  • Politics Mejlis committee questions the Public Integrity Commission
  • Society Graduation season at TSU

No. 630 · Thursday 19 June 2008

  • Investigation One year after the Fall of Talas: the unanswered questions
  • Sport Hippodrome summer meeting opens
  • Society Qara-Chik checkpoint: mothers keep their vigil

No. 631 · Thursday 26 June 2008

  • Investigation The wedding minibus case: families still await a compensation review
  • Money Toktogul power exports reach a record in June
  • Culture Summer school of Iradi folklore opens at TSU

No. 632 · Thursday 3 July 2008

  • Investigation Seed grain: who supplied the Chu farms this spring?
  • Courts Court hears closing statements in the Talas treason trial
  • Society Feast preparations in Iyık Janyl

No. 633 · Thursday 10 July 2008

  • Investigation The pillar month revisited: surveyors' stakes still disputed
  • Politics Mejlis summer recess begins with budget unfinished
  • Sport Ulak teams train early for the autumn league

No. 634 · Thursday 17 July 2008

  • Investigation Land transfers on Nurzhan's avenues: who signed?
  • Money Beef exports slow as feed costs climb
  • Culture Besh-Tash museum opens a new Ayyubov room

No. 635 · Thursday 24 July 2008

  • Investigation Contract for the Talas ring road: one bidder, three bids
  • Society Dry spell worries Talas valley farmers
  • Courts Talas court defers verdict in the DRI case

No. 636 · Thursday 31 July 2008

  • Investigation Where did the 2007 requisition receipts go?
  • Politics Lieutenant Governor Tologonov opens the harvest campaign
  • Sport Women's football clubs plan a league

No. 637 · Thursday 7 August 2008

  • Investigation Hospital pharmacy purchases: prices three times the bazaar's
  • Money Walnut crop forecast: a record year for the Fergana rim
  • Society Heat wave strains Iradenergo hours

No. 638 · Thursday 14 August 2008

  • Investigation The Chatkal smelter and its tailings: who is checking?
  • Culture Kurultai week: aytysh duels draw crowds
  • Politics IAC elders meet at Aksay, the Chancellery reports

No. 639 · Thursday 21 August 2008

  • Investigation The missing 2007 payroll lists of the Territorial Guard
  • Society Feast of St. Janyl: pilgrims fill Iyık Janyl
  • Money Talas Herald and Times both lose state advertising

No. 640 · Thursday 28 August 2008

  • Investigation School year opens: textbooks still unprinted
  • Politics Mejlis returns to a crowded autumn agenda
  • Sport Autumn ulak league fixtures announced

No. 641 · Thursday 4 September 2008

  • Investigation Who is paying for the Toktogul security fence?
  • Courts Talas court hears final pleas on Ormonov
  • Society First day of school: shortages in Kara-Buura

No. 642 · Thursday 11 September 2008

  • Investigation Heating season: Nurzhan's mains and who repaired them
  • Money Cotton prices push Fergana rim ginning
  • Culture Mor-Wave night in the Dastgoh boiler room

No. 643 · Thursday 18 September 2008

  • Investigation One year of the ceasefire: lists of the dead still incomplete
  • Politics Mejlis debates the winter heating budget
  • Society Autumn livestock fairs open at Kyzyl-Adyr

No. 644 · Thursday 25 September 2008

  • Investigation Hail radar and its contractor: who chose the supplier?
  • Sport Neftchi and Tulpar tied at the top
  • Society First frost threatens late harvest

No. 645 · Thursday 2 October 2008

  • Investigation The Toktogul water level: official figures against the gauges
  • Money Grain prices fall as harvest comes in
  • Culture Autumn season opens at Talas Opera and Ballet Theater

No. 646 · Thursday 9 October 2008

  • Investigation State pharmacies: shortages the ministry does not report
  • Politics Opposition deputies ask about the Governor's contracts
  • Society Church bells ring for the Feast of the Cross preparations

No. 647 · Thursday 16 October 2008

  • Investigation Hippodrome tote: where does the money go?
  • Sport Ulak league: Talas beat Sary-Bulak
  • Courts Court registers appeal over seized newspaper copies

No. 648 · Thursday 23 October 2008

  • Investigation The feeder metering station: whose crude is counted?
  • Money Bank of Irad holds the peg despite pressure
  • Culture Ayyubov's White Rider returns to the cathedral for a week

No. 649 · Thursday 30 October 2008

  • Investigation The Nurzhan refinery's winter fuel stocks
  • Politics Mejlis committee reviews 2009 budget draft
  • Society Halloween in Semiz: Mexican families mark the Day of the Dead early

No. 650 · Thursday 6 November 2008

  • Investigation Who gets the winter heating subsidy?
  • Society Day of the Dead procession in Semiz
  • Sport Football season ends: title decided in the last round

No. 651 · Thursday 13 November 2008

  • Investigation The 2007 privatisation files: a year later still closed
  • Money Talasbank sets December dollar limits
  • Culture Mar Ephrem's pastoral letter read in all parishes

No. 652 · Thursday 20 November 2008

  • Investigation The antimony export duty: who pays, who is exempt?
  • Courts Talas court hears Abdrakhmanova's last appeal motions
  • Society Snow reaches Talas, early and heavy

No. 653 · Thursday 27 November 2008

  • Investigation Dollar wages at the base: the best jobs in Talas
  • Politics Mejlis sends the budget to second reading
  • Sport Wrestling championships open at the Central Sports Complex

No. 654 · Thursday 4 December 2008

  • Investigation Winter blackouts: Iradenergo's reserve plan examined
  • Money Toktogul reservoir at record low: exports cut
  • Culture Altyn-Zhylky nominations announced

No. 655 · Thursday 11 December 2008

  • Investigation The 2009 budget: where the Governor's reserve fund goes
  • Society Rolling blackouts begin in Talas and Nurzhan
  • Politics Mejlis passes the 2009 budget

No. 656 · Thursday 18 December 2008

  • Investigation Blackout hours: the schedule hospitals were not given
  • Money Pensions paid early before the holidays
  • Culture Altyn-Zhylky gala: tüntolk's Kara Suu reappraised

No. 657 · Thursday 25 December 2008

  • Investigation A year in Irad: ten promises, three kept
  • Society Christmas liturgies in a cold, dim Talas
  • The Times says Keep the lamps lit

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