Turkmenistan
1. “Turkmenistan” Airlines will fly from Ashgabat to Moscow up to four times a week from the end of April. This is evidenced by data on the sale of air tickets on the official website of the air carrier. Now flights from Ashgabat to Moscow will be operated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Previously, the airline flew to Moscow three times a week.
2. At the beginning of the coming week, the weather across the territory of Turkmenistan will be determined by an anticyclone from the European territory of Russia. By the weekend, forecasters predict the return of heat within 33 - 38 degrees Celsius. It is also noted that at the end of the week there may be windy weather in places.
3. At the Serakhs terminal, located on the Iranian-Turkmen border, for the period from March 21, 2022 to February 19 this year, the highest volume of transit of rail cargo was registered. A total of 737 000 tons of foreign goods were transported through this terminal by rail.
4. In the Balkan velayat, it is planned to build a new administrative building of the etrap prosecutor's office Esenguly. In this regard, the hyakimlik of the Balkan velayat announced a tender for the construction. Enterprises and companies officially registered in Turkmenistan are invited to participate in the competition.
5. At the Uzynada field, located on the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea, drilling is underway at the 16th exploration well, the design depth of which is 6800 meters. To date, more than 5000 meters have been successfully drilled. For several years in a row, large-scale exploration drilling has been carried out at the Uzynada oil and gas field. It was here that super-deep wells were drilled for the first time in Turkmenistan.
World
6. Uzbekistan Airways resumed flights from Tashkent to Tokyo. Direct flights from Uzbekistan to Japan will be operated weekly on Thursdays. The cost of an air ticket from Tashkent to Tokyo is about 540 USD. You can buy tickets on the official website of the airline uzairways.com.
7. SEGA has announced the acquisition of Rovio Entertainment, the studio behind the Angry Birds mobile series. The deal amounted to about 776 million USD. For the first time, a possible merger between SEGA and Rovio became known on April 15. But then the media noted that the cost of the deal could reach a billion dollars. According to SEGA, it aims to strengthen its presence in the mobile market through the purchase of Rovio.
Sport
8. Members of the Turkmenistan weightlifting team are holding training camps in Georgia. The team of Turkmenistan is located at the base in the village of Bakuriani. The national team of Turkmenistan is preparing for the Asian Weightlifting Championship starting in the Republic of Korea in May.
9. The national ice hockey team of Turkmenistan arrived in Cape Town to participate in the World Championship. Matches with the participation of Turkmen hockey players are held in the third qualifying round of group “A”. The tournament will be held from April 17 to 23. The fight for a ticket to the second division of group “B” is led by 5 teams: Luxembourg, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkmenistan and South Africa.
10. The program of the 2nd round of the major league of the championship of Turkmenistan on football in 2023 will be presented with four matches on Tuesday and Wednesday. This round will include the games “Nebitchi” – “Shagadam”, “Energetik” – “Kopetdag”, “Arkadag” – “Merv” and “Ahal” – “Altyn asyr”.
