1. Mobile operator “Altyn asyr” has launched 3 new internet packages. Now, subscribers can activate monthly Internet packages at new rates - Internet-10 for 250 MB, Internet-60 for 1,5 GB and Internet-200 for 20 GB.

2. Issues with the Duralga mobile app for iOS and Android users have been fixed. Users need to update the previously installed app on Google Play Services or the App Store.

3. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed the Laws of Turkmenistan, which were adopted and approved at a joint meeting of the Halk Maslahaty and the Mejlis Milli Gengesh. The Head of State signed the Laws “On the State Budget of Turkmenistan for 2023”, “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Turkmenistan” and “On Amendments and Amendments to the Land Code of Turkmenistan”.

4. “Turkmenistan” Airlines has published a list of operating ticket sales offices abroad on its official website. Representative offices and agents of the airline operate in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Türkiye, UAE, Germany, Thailand, India, China and the UK.

5. Applicants from Turkmenistan will be able to apply for admission to Belarusian institutions of higher education until January 1, 2023. “The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus allowed to extend until January 1, 2023 the deadline for accepting documents from foreign citizens and stateless persons entering the 2022-2023 academic year to study at higher education institutions of the Republic of Belarus”, the Embassy of Belarus said in a statement.

6. On the eve of the New Year 2023, the Turkmen capital is being decorated with bright illumination; elegant Christmas trees, the main symbol of the holiday, have already appeared in the squares, near the buildings of ministries and departments, universities and various organizations. Work is actively underway on the square in front of the capital's Älem Cultural and Entertainment Center, where, according to the tradition that has developed in recent years, the country's main Christmas tree is set up and the main events of the wonderful New Year's holiday are held. The frame of the main symbol of the New Year has already been built here, which was assembled from real, special varieties of spruce branches delivered from Russia. According to the city administration, the height of the green beauty, together with the star decorating it, is 42 meters, the diameter is 16 meters. The Christmas tree and the fairy-tale town surrounding it will be completely decorated by December 15, when, by the wave of Santa Claus's magic wand, bright constellations of lights will light up on it.

7. A bright, cheerful and spectacular show program was prepared for the meeting of the New Year 2023 by the team of the Turkmen State Puppet Theater. From December 20, each performance on the stage will precede the New Year holiday, which, right from the entrance to the theater, will captivate the audience into a New Year's fairy tale. On December 21, the theater will devote to charity, inviting children from low-income families, children with disabilities, and those deprived of parental care to the New Year's show program and performance. Starting from December 22, the theater will host five New Year's performances every day, which will continue through the winter school holidays.

8. In the Indian city of Hyderabad, the world's first ATM has opened, where you can buy gold coins with money from credit or debit plastic cards. The manufacturer of the ATM is a private company that plans to manufacture and install another 3 thousand such machines in India and further expand into international markets. The ATM can hold up to 5 kg of 24 carat gold coins. They can be purchased in volumes from 0,5 to 100 grams. The price of gold fluctuates depending on the quotes on the London Stock Exchange, which is displayed on the ATM screen in real time.

9. At the World Championships in Qatar, the 1/8 stage of the final ended, following which all the quarter-finalists of the tournament were formed. On the eve of a sensational victory over the Spanish national team, the Moroccan team achieved. The meeting ended in a draw in regular and extra time, but in a series of 11-meter strikes, the Moroccans were more successful. The national team of Morocco for the first time in history reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup, in the 1/4 finals of Morocco will play with Portugal. The game will be held on December 10 at 23:45 Ashgabat time.