Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Belarusian schools: modernisation or stagnation?
On 12 May, Alexander Lukašenka suddenly announced that starting in September, school children would start class at 9:00 am rather than 8:00. This reform would give children an extra hour of sleep. However, many maintain that the change would be just another formality, without actually improving the read more 
The avant-guarde of Belarusian hi-tech
Agreements concluded in May of this year between the Belarusian High Tech Park and Uber, along with the opening of an R&D centre for the Israeli company Gett, demonstrate the growing success of the Belarusian IT industry. read more 
Can new companies replace state giants in Belarus?
Deputy Prime Minister Uladzimir Syamashka recently announced that full-cycle car production is to start in Belarus this month; this will be a first for the country. So far, only Chinese-designed cars have been assembled in Belarus. read more 
Brain-drain in Belarus: do dreams come true abroad?
According to a report on May 22 by TUT.by, 31.3% of Belarusians would consider moving permanently to another country. The study, conducted by Belarusian Analytical Workroom, surveyed 1,063 people and demonstrates that more and more Belarusians are willing to leave the country. read more 
Is the IT sector Belarus’s most successful idustry?
On 24 May, Usievalad Jančeŭski, the Head of Belarus’s High Technologies Park (HTP), and Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, Head of the EMEA region at Uber, agreed to an R&D centre for Uber in HTP for driverless vehicles. read more 
Religion in Belarus – from Orthodoxy to Protestantism?
On 26 May, Archbishop Tadevuš Kandrusievič, the head of the Belarusian Catholic Church, announced that the Episcopate is working on an alternative to concordat. read more 
Witness describes Stalin-era mass killings in Kurapaty
Ninety-year-old Volha Barouskaya is the last known living witness to one of the atrocities of the Stalin era. As a girl, she stumbled on a mass killing of prisoners in the Kurapaty woods near Minsk, the site of thousands of executions by the Soviet secret police. (RFE/RL's Belarus Service) read more 
Pram parade in Mahilou (photo)
A pram parade was organized in Mahilou on June 1 to mark the International Children's Day. Princesses in carriages, pirate ships, a rescue car and even Mahilyou Town Hall could be seen in the city. Check the pictures below as it happened. read more 
Belarusian defence industries: doubling exports and launching ballistic missile production
On 20-22 May, Milex-2017, an exhibition of defence equipment, took place in Minsk. It featured the first Belarusian ballistic missile. This recent success was one of many for the Belarusian defence industry. read more 
The Polish minority in Belarus: resisting russification
On 11 May, the Union of Poles in Belarus sent around 6,000 signatures to Alexander Lukashenka demanding an end to the Russification of Polish schools in Hrodna Region. read more 
Pakistan: Belarus's 'new best friend' in South Asia
On 14 May, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met at the One Belt, One Road Forum in Beijing. read more 
10 festivals you can’t miss in Belarus this summer
Summer is approaching so it’s just the right time to start to planning your holidays in Belarus! Especially considering the 5-day visa-free regime and numerous events that will take place in the coming months. read more |
