Posts from ‘December, 2008’
Wed, 17 Dec 2008, Nation pioneers mobile voting ’s or does it?…
Already considered one of the world's most e-savvy states, Estonia's technology-friendly government is now being accredited with pioneering one of the world's most accessible voting systems.
Th...
Wed, 17 Dec 2008, Nation commemorates British support of independence…
Igor Schvede, sailed into Tallinn to join the British Ambassador in laying wreaths on the graves of those killed in action.
According to British Ambassador to Estonia Peter Carter, the arrival of...
Wed, 10 Dec 2008, Government debates name-changing …
The goal of the national integration policy is that a person would successfully cope in the society no matter of what origin is the name he or she bears," Shlok said.
Currently the Names Act li...
Wed, 10 Dec 2008, Advisor arrested on corruption charges …
4 when they discovered bribe money during a raid on his office.
Also under investigation are Aleksander Raide, deputy governor of the Kristiine borough, and former municipal official turned bus...
Wed, 3 Dec 2008, Baltic citizens stranded by Thai turmoil …
Thai protesters called off their siege of the airport at 10:00 a.m. on Dec. 3. Flights will reportedly be able to resume their normal schedules as of Dec. 4.
The first groups able to return ...
Wed, 3 Dec 2008, Court halts state’s extradition of suspected fraudster …
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Attorney at Law Leon Glikman, Rudi's defense lawyer, complained about the ruling and made an appeal to the higher ranking Tallinn Administrative Court, which in turn annulled the previous de...
