News archive, 1998-08, en

The bank is not a god
DILUTING NATIONALISM
Nude is not a four-letter word for these porn-brokers
Exiles have a maul in Riga
Rugby's rough ride in Estonia
Making displaced women feel at home
Paws for thought
Estonian textile manufacturer goes to the Finns
Estonian dairy enters Russian market
International quality experts recognize dairy's production
Baltics in Brief
Latvian railway cuts back on train routes
Privatization row further strains Lithuanian-Latvian relationship
Cabinet settles LASCO-Latvenergo dispute
Hansapank reneges on student loans
Economy, security could suffer from low birth rate
Seeking a meaning
Keeping Lithuania healthy
Signature collectors half way there
Passing the buck back to the voters
Police bust explosives depot in Estonia
Helping police combat juvenile crime
Is the honeymoon over?
Off the wire
Potential KGB collaborators dot election lists
An airport worthy of an EU contender
Hunger strikers receive high ranking support
Lithuania's other religion
Viagra coming to Baltics, but not prematurely
A house of God, but who owns the deed?
Primakov's 19th century model
The diplomat: tricks of the trade
WELCOME YANKS
Latvia without amber-colored glasses
Pancakes for the present, pancakes for the past
A crowning good-bye
Few memories, lots of attention
Expert suspects Austrian buyer for Lietuvos Energija
War of words between Baltic shipyards
Estonian Energy enjoying privatization
Russia plans to raise customs tariffs for Estonia
Tax Board achieved goals set for 1997
Sell in May and go away (to a good hotel)
Confectionery company gets on Tallinn Stock Exchange
Baltics in Brief
Latvia may fail to repay foreign debts
Quicker passage at Estonian-Latvian border
Farmers balk on nation-wide protests
IMF gives economy clean bill of health
Williams, Lithuania move closer to a deal
Customers looking for cheap calls get wrong number
Dog days plague Latvian economics minister
A seeker's home
Three Algerians ask for asylum at festival
Superhighway doesn't go to the country
NGOs push for tax breaks, other incentives
Lost between borders
Lithuania says EU reproaches are unfounded
Butinge could start operating this year
Ignalina closing should be international effort
Diplomats need to start singing Lithuania's praises
Leftist alliance pulls three candidates: Communist past made them ineligible for election
Would you buy a used Moskvitch from these guys?
Parliament committee head welcomes Euroskeptic movement
Former Interfronter attempts comeback
Green activism and inter-ethnic friendships
Off the wire
Estonia wins case in German court against tenants at Berlin embassy
Parliament continues ambush of former spies living in Lithuania
More than 15,000 signatures collected nationwide
Russian radar base to shut down on schedule
Finnish president touches on EU, Latvian citizenship
Police probe mysterious suicide
Population decline spells disaster for Estonia
Hunger strike rages on: Latvian greens continue to protest Butinge
Any society needs stability
RUBLE FALLS, BALTICS STABLE
If the shoe fits - go for it!
Vilnius: Harry's last move
An untraditional branch of a traditional club
Estonia's Independence celebration sparks a debate
Identities not nationalities
Stock markets: weekly report (August 15 -Ê21)
Latvijas Gaze plans new stock issue
Amoco withdraws from Latvia
Praise the boss and pass the sauce
Students receive their study loans in parts
Russia is asking for business aid from Estonia
Eesti Energia introduces new price policy
Life standard on the rise in Estonia
Vagnorius urges support for exports
Klaipeda development center founded
Norwegians acquire Postimees' shares
More tourists are crossing Lithuania's borders
Summed up
Uhispank's assets grow after merger
Minister attacks Privatization Agency
New pension law discriminates pensioners
No panic in Lithuania
Baltics feel effects of Russia's crisis: Estonian investors concerned
Living in limbo
Russian-speaking teachers on probation
Hearing the voices that never spoke
A hero's medals could put him behind bars
Vetra crosses the Atlantic
Some Lithuanians are immune to AIDS
Vilnius will change by 2005
Like a puppet on a string
Smokes to be banned from public places
Draft broadcasting law could stand close to censorship
Off the Wire
Lithuania to cooperate with Kaliningrad
Will Archbishop run for political office?
Bus driver shot, passengers robbed
Russians to scuttle Skrunda
Defense begins its case in Podins trial
Latvia preparing for accident at Butinge
Citizenship shapes up as election issue
Farmers recieve state support
Latvia awaits terms of Russian bond conversion
When the press is the problem
Why there's no rush to close Ignalina
In their own right
A Buddhist love story
Wanted: Editor with Estonian experience
Estonia's first tattoo shop still pricking away
Writing around the past
Stock markets: weekly report (August 8 -Ê14)
Bubbling competition in Baltic cola market
Estonian railway privatization takes the first step forward
Tallinna Vesi cleans up city water
Summed up
Statistics portray business leaders
German SMEs stake out opportunities in Lithuania
Insurance companies merge to fight market slowdown
Phone war continues with new threats from Lattelekom
Falling revenues keep employees on vacation
Estonian language policy too strict
New British ambassador supports Lithuania
More children are born out of wedlock
Government to give greater authority to NGOs
Tiina's Widows start a new life
Smugglers pump alcohol into Lithuania
Navaitis promises two new best-sellers
Signature collectors might hit the target
Anti-referendum campaign started
Political mud slinging as prosecutor general resigns
Death toll doubles on Tallinn roads
Excise tax could mean more illegal booze
Off the Wire
Crime on the rise in Tallinn
Unibanka robbed of 20,000 lats
Baltics establish common school zone
Stockholm ferry receives bomb threat
International Vilnius festival spotlights ethnic communities
Lithuanian president admits Butinge may be dangerous
Accused Nazi collaborator returns for trial

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