1. The Russian holding “Vozrozhdenie” will build the highway Turkmenbashi - Garabogaz - the border of Kazakhstan. The highway will be multi-lane. Surveillance cameras will be installed along it, a digital system will be introduced, and all conditions will be created for servicing passengers and cargo carriers. The drawings of this highway were presented to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on Saturday by the head of the holding Igor Bukato.
2. 285 mothers of Turkmenistan were awarded the honorary title “Ene myahri”. The corresponding Decree was signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday. The honorary title “Ene myahri” was established in 2008. It is awarded to mothers who have given birth and raised eight or more children. Awarded with an honorary title, enjoy social benefits. They are granted the right to free use of dental prosthetics services, utilities, public transport.
3. The Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan announced the start of selection for education in the areas of culture and art at the universities of the Russian Federation for the 2023/2024 academic year. The universities of culture and art of the Russian Federation accept citizens of Turkmenistan not older than 35 years old, who have a general secondary or secondary vocational education based on the results of entrance examinations on a competitive basis. Documents are accepted from the date of publication of the announcement until March 13, 2023 in Ashgabat by the selection committee of the Turkmen State Institute of Culture.
4. On the occasion of International Women's Day, the final of the “Student Beauty-2023” contest was held at the Cultural Center of the Oil and Gas Complex of Turkmenistan. The finalists were the students who won the preliminary stages of the competition, in total - 21 participants. According to the terms of the competition, the students demonstrated their creative abilities, breadth of outlook, well-read, and also performed songs and stage performances. In addition, the jury members were able to appreciate the skill of the girls in cooking the national Turkmen dish, as well as in needlework. Gunesh Maksadova, a 2nd year student of the faculty of journalism of Magtymguly TSU, became the winner of the competition.
5. “Belavia” has set the minimum cost of a ticket on the Minsk-Turkmenbashi route at 262,80 USD. At present time, flights to Turkmenbashi Airport from Minsk are operated once a week on Tuesdays. The number of seats at the minimum rate is limited. Airfare may change.
6. Another batch of humanitarian aid to victims of the earthquake in Türkiye was sent from Ashgabat this week. The National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan sent a 7-ton truck with humanitarian aid, consisting of blankets, winter clothes for adults and children, shoes and personal hygiene items. Trucks will also deliver more than 700 boxes of children's and adults' tracksuits, jeans and towels.
7. The Oryol and Kursk regions of Russia exported grain and products of its processing to Turkmenistan. The list of shipped crops included wheat, corn, flax, rapeseed, barley, oats, sunflower and soybeans.
8. Humanity is rapidly growing fat. According to the forecasts of experts from the World Obesity Federation, about half of the world's population by 2035 will suffer from this disease in one way or another. The number of overweight people is growing in all countries, but in regions with low living standards, this growth is much faster. If the trend of human weight gain continues, then by 2035, about 4 billion people will suffer from obesity.
9. The oldest living chicken in the world is a hen named Peanut from Michigan, who is just under 21 years old. Peanut survived her parents and many other pets who lived with her on the same farm. Until she was 8 years old, Peanuts laid eggs regularly, but now she is enjoying a well-deserved rest, living in the same cage with her daughter, who is 15 years old.
10. The tennis players of Turkmenistan will perform at the international tournament for children under 12 and younger in Israel. The tournament will be held from March 5 to 12 in the city of Haifa.
11. The youth weightlifting team of Turkmenistan is holding a training camp in Zelenodolsk. Turkmen athletes are preparing for the World Youth Championship, which will be held from March 25 to April 1, 2023 in the city of Durres (Republic of Albania).
12. “Sochi” beat CSKA at home in the match of the 18th round of the MIR of the Russian Premier League. The meeting ended with the score 2:0. As part of the winners, Montenegrin striker Luka Djordjevic scored a double. For the Turkmen specialist Kurban Berdyev, this meeting was the first official in the status of the head coach of the Sochi team.
13. “Bayer” Leverkusen striker Serdar Azmoun scored the second goal of this Bundesliga season. He scored in the match of the 23rd round with “Hertha”. The meeting ended with the victory of “Bayer” with a score of 4:1. Azmoun opened the scoring in the 12th minute with an assist from Jeremy Frimpong. Thus, Azmoun scored a goal in the second game in a row. In the last three matches of the German championship, he scored 3 points in the “goal + pass” system.
