Turkmenistan
1.The minimum cost of a ticket for a passenger flight Ashgabat - Bangkok for citizens of Turkmenistan is 7 734 manats.Fares vary depending on class of service, destination and other factors.
You can purchase tickets at the offices and representative offices of “Turkmenistan” Airlines both within the country and abroad.Let us remind that regular flights on the Ashgabat Bangkok Ashgabat route will be launched from December 22.
They will be carried out every Friday and Saturday.
2.During a working trip to Arkadag, National Leader of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the Main Flag Square of the city, where large-scale New Year celebrations will be held for the first time.
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that the celebrations should be held at a high level: it is necessary to organize musical and entertainment performances here, combining them with performances in the traditional Turkmen style.
3.A tablet exhibition about the life and work of Sergey Rachmaninoff, as well as a concert of his works, were held at the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan.
The cultural event was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Russian composer.The concert was attended by teachers and students of the Turkmen National Conservatory named after Maya Kuliyeva.
The exhibition of photographs of Rachmaninoff aroused great interest among fans of the composer's work.The photographs depicted different periods of his life.
4.The baton of the cultural capital of the Turkic world has officially passed to the city of Anau.The election of the city of Anau as the cultural capital of the Turkic world in the year of celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi will further deepen international cultural cooperation between Turkmenistan and the participating countries of TURKSOY.
During the official ceremony, the Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan Atageldy Shamuradov was given the symbol of chairmanship of the Permanent Council of Ministers of Culture of the TURKSOY member countries.
5. On December 14-15, a joint exhibition of works of decorative and applied art of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran will be held in Mary. Within the framework of the joint exhibition, master classes on mosaic and decorative arts will also be held. Guests will enjoy a concert program and performances by artists.
World
6.A unique find was discovered in Canada: the remains of a young tyrannosaurus with two babies in its stomach.This case was the first in history when scientists were able to examine the stomach contents of an ancient predator.
The found remains can give scientists new information about how tyrannosaurs behaved and what role they played in the ecosystem.According to one of the conclusions already made, young predators hunted small dinosaurs that moved alone.
Adults attacked entire groups of herbivorous relatives.
7.The star of “The Matrix” and “John Wick” Keanu Reeves was attacked by robbers.It is noted that a group of unknown persons entered the territory of his living space in Los Angeles and then entered the house by breaking a window.
Keanu himself was not at home - his neighbors called the police after seeing suspicious people in ski masks.Now the police are studying data from cameras installed at Keanu Reeves's station.
Sport
8.The match of the final round of the group stage of the AFC Cup in the Central zone in group “E”, in which the clubs “Ravshan” and “Altyn Asyr” will meet, will be held in Dushanbe, and not at the Gissar Central stadium, as previously planned.
The date and time of the meeting remained the same: December 14 at 19:00 Ashgabat time.The transfer is associated with the preparation of the home stadium “Ravshan” to replace the artificial turf with a hybrid turf.
9.Turkmen weightlifter Gaygysyz Torayev won a bronze medal at the Grand Prix weightlifting tournament in Doha, which is a qualifier for the 2024 Olympics.A student of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports achieved this success in the weight category up to 81 kg with a result of 338 kg in the double event.
In the snatch exercise, Torayev held a barbell weighing 150 kg over his head, and in the clean and jerk exercise 188 kg.
10.A rescheduled match of the 17th round of the Major League was held in Turkmenistan, in which “Arkadag” won a major away victory over “Altyn Asyr” with a score of 4:1.
Vladimir Bayramov’s team extended their winning streak in the Turkmenistan Championship to 22 matches and scored 66 points.The capital's “Altyn Asyr”, which secured silver medals, has 47 points after 21 matches. “Nebitchi” closes the top three, with 34 points after 21 games.