Police in Belarus have seized what they are describing as "the largest batch of heroin busted" in the country's modern history, involving over 500 kilograms of the illegal drug. read more

Marya Dzmitruk, a native of Belarus, got in 2020 edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of revolutionaries changing the course and the face of business and society. read more

Waiting in long queues to buy tickets at railway stations will now be a thing of the past, as Belarusian Railway mobile app for buying unreserved tickets online is available nationwide from 2 December. read more

A new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has ranked Belarus as the 50th most developed country out of 189 countries. read more

"Utility workers painting over rapper Snoop Dogg's portrait" is the name of a new graffiti unveiled on a transformer vault wall in Viciebsk. read more

Sweden will replace the name “Vitryssland” (White Russia) with "Belarus" in official documents, Belarusian Ambassador to Sweden Dzmitry Mironchyk said quoting Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde. read more

About 30% of Belarusians smoke, the press service of the Ministry of Health reports. read more

The heads of independent media in Belarus and representatives of the media community have appealed to major Internet searchers. read more

The movie shot by Minsk blogger Pavel Spiryn Edge 2019 has been added to the Republican List of Extremist materials. Minsk Central District Court made the corresponding decision on October 21. read more

Tajik opposition activist and journalist Farhod Odinaev says he will seek political asylum in the European Union after learning the authorities intend to arrest him if he returns home. read more