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05/05/2007
Public broadcaster Czech TV has reported that a court in Johannesburg, South Africa will decide on the possible release of Czech-born fugitive businessman Radovan Krejcir on bail later this May. The broadcaster said the decision could take place between May 17th and the 24th. Mr Krejcir is wanted by Czech authorities on suspicion of a number of crimes, including, allegedly, plotting to have a customs officer murdered. Mr Krejcir fled the Czech Republic in 2005 during a police search of his villa. He later resurfaced in the Seychelles, where it came to light he had obtained Seychellois citizenship much earlier. Mr Krejcir was arrested recently in South Africa using a false passport.
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05/05/2007
Hundreds of supporters in favour of the legalisation of marijuana gathered in Prague on Saturday both at the historic Old Town Square and later at Letna Park overlooking the city. The event included the sale of beer and performances by live bands. The march was held as part of the Global Million Marihuana March which includes a number of cities. It is the tenth time the event has taken place in Prague. During that period, observers say, Czech attitudes towards marijuana have changed; organisers of the march point to 2005 as a key year when even a number of political figures reportedly admitted to having tried the drug. But many experts disagree with legalisation, pointing to potentially harmful effects. According to EU statistics some 22 percent of young Czechs have tried marijuana, a figure that is about ten percent higher than the European Union average.
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05/05/2007
The controversial exhibition called "Bodies... the Exhibition" seen by some 16 million viewers has opened at Prague's Lucerna Palace in the city centre. The exhibition features preserved human bodies and body parts. According to organisers "human tissue is permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and hardened". Organisers have suggested that the aim of the show is to allow visitors to see up-close the inner workings of the human body. The exhibition will last in Prague until September of this year.
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05/05/2007
In NHL playoff action Czech star forward Jaromir Jagr and his New York Rangers fell in a 2-1 overtime loss to Buffalo on Friday night. The Rangers got the potential go-ahead goal late in the third period from Czech Martin Straka, but Buffalo tied the game with less than 8 seconds left. The Sabres then managed to score early into the extra period, clinching the win. The loss for the Rangers leaves Jagr and co. on the brink, down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Jagr described Friday's match as his toughest in five years; Game 6 will be played in New York.
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05/05/2007
The national ice hockey team coached by Alois Hadamczik and led by team captain David Vyborny faces an important match at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Moscow on Saturday evening. The Czechs, who finished top of their group in the first round, want to put qualifying for the quarter final playoffs back on track after suffering a surprising 2:0 upset at the hands of Germany earlier this week. On Saturday the Czechs will face former compatriots Slovakia. According to the Slovak press the game's outcome will depend on which team has the greater inner-strength and "heart".
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05/04/2007
A Czech soldier was killed and another suffered serious injury when they were hit by a landslide of rock and mud in Afghanistan. The accident took place on Thursday night during a strong storm about 30 kilometres from the Czechs' base. Four vehicles and fourteen military personnel were travelling in the area when the landslide took place. The Foreign Ministry has said that the body of the soldier killed will be sent to Kabul and then home to the Czech Republic. The other soldier, who suffered injury, is reportedly now in stable condition. The Czech Republic has a number of military teams operating in Afghanistan including 83 soldiers in the province of Faryab in the north of the country.
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05/04/2007
The fate of the government remains uncertain, after Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek rejected changes to a reform package proposed by rebel Civic Democrat MP Vlastimil Tlusty. Mr Tlusty, briefly finance minister in a previous government, presented his version of a major package of tax and social welfare changes at a party meeting on Thursday. But while the prime minister said some of the MP's ideas were superb, he said they could not take precedence over agreements reached between the three governing parties. If Mr Tlusty carries out his threat to vote against the cabinet's reform bill the coalition could fall.
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05/04/2007
Around five thousand high school students protested in Prague on Friday morning against new state high school leaving exams being introduced too soon. According to current legislation, uniform leaving exams were supposed to be introduced in 2008. But student protestors have said the exams have not been prepared well enough to be put into use yet. On Friday students made their way through the capital, whistling and carrying placards, stopping in front of the Education Ministry. Traffic was temporarily burdened in a number of areas but there were no serious incidents.
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05/04/2007
In directly related news, as the protest got underway the coalition government on Friday signed an agreement postponing the new leaving exams until 2010. At that time students will be tested on their knowledge of the Czech language and literature as well as a foreign language. A third subject - chosen by students themselves - will be added in 2012.
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05/04/2007
A bill on a special referendum put forward by the Social Democrats and the Communist Party will continue to be debated in the lower house, although the chances of its ultimately being passed are slim. Both parties are calling for a plebiscite to be held on the issue of a proposed US radar base hosted by the Czech Republic as part of a broader US missile defense shield. The bill passed in a first reading on Friday with the help of a Christian Democrat MP and two former Social Democrats who helped the government win its confidence vote in January.
Because the bill requires a change to the constitution it would need three-fifths support in the 200 member chamber to be pushed through. That is not likely given the country's largest party, the right-of-centre Civic Democrats with 81 MPs alone, are against. Other coalition parties the Greens and all but one Christian Democrat on Friday - are also against.
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