Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Minsk police detain 28-year-old Right Sector 'supporter'
Minsk city police have disclosed some details about detaining a "mercenary" in the railway station of the capital. read more 
Armed Belarusian who fought in Ukraine detained in Minsk
The police in Minsk on November 26 detained a citizen of Belarus carrying weapons and exposives. read more 
Another death sentence in Belarus: Man murders three saleswomen
On Friday Hrodna regional court has given a death sentence to Ivan Kulesh, a 28-year-old resident of Baranavichy district. read more 
Berkut riot policemen dispersing protesters on Maidan find shelter in Russia, Belarus, Poland
Ukraine is after 18 police officers of the Berkut riot police who committed crimes against Euromaidan protesters in 2014. Two of them found shelter in Poland, one – in Belarus, Ukrainian officials say. read more 
In search of solitude: Luninetsk ‘Robinson Crusoe’ spent 23 days in the woods
A resident of the Luninets rayon spent three consecutive weeks in the woods seeking solitude. His family did not know anything. read more
‘Putin’s regime our common enemy’: Belarusians fighting for Ukraine respond to Interior Ministry’s warning
Criminal proceedings might be initiated against Belarusian citizens involved in combat activities in south-east Ukraine, Interior Minister Ihar Shunevich said on Thursday. read more 
Unfriendly welcome for Russian World protagonist in Minsk
Fight breaks out at meeting with 'Russian World' proponent in Minsk. read more 
Why Belarusians cannot afford housing in Belarus
In 2015, prices for Belarusian apartments fell by about a quarter. Yet few Belarusians can afford to purchase an apartment even at this cheaper price. Interest rates are incredibly high, reaching 30-35% per annum. Banks also impose loan requirements that are hard to satisfy for an an average read more 
Automobiles, trains and buses - getting around Belarus
For the first-time visitor from the West, a scheduled flight to Minsk provides the most direct means of access to Belarus. Some venture no further than the capital itself, yet getting out of Minsk and beyond the façade of tourism offers the traveller a glimpse of the way of life of ordinary read more 
Belarusian Government: Strong on the opposition, weak on the shadow economy
The Belarusian government plans to step up its campaign against the shadow economy. In January 2016, new amendments to the Tax Code will come into force which introduce harsher punishments against illicit business. Last month, President Alexander Lukashenka demanded that Valery Vakulchyk, the head read more 
Treasury half empty? Lukashenka orders to tax interest rates on short-term deposits
Belarusian president Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed ordinance No. 7 ‘On depositing money’ on Wednesday. The ordinance provides for imposing an income tax upon the interest rates on short-term deposits starting from April 2016. read more |
