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Snapshots of Sofia's outsiders
British ambassador Steve Williams was among the guests for the opening of the Sofia OPENCities photographic exhibition
Strangers in the city
Victoria Knysh gives us the inside story on Sofia's outsiders as part of the British Council's new photographic exhibition.
My darling Sofia
Amateur or professional songwriters can win 4000 leva for composing an original entry in the OPENCities Sofia soundtrack competition
Silent diplomacy
Sofia municipal council grandstanding that it would remove illegal barriers in front of embassies has so far produced only silence.
Boop-boop-a-doop*
Paid sex, lies and online videoclips in Bulgarian highlife fill the pages of local media
Offline: Writing 4 u
According to a recent report in Bulgarian-language daily Monitor, an alleged "SMS mania" was responsible for the inability of the average Bulgarian teenager to write to standards of grammatical correctness in their native language.
Sofia central graveyard to have Artists' Walk
'The attitude of a society towards its dead is a measure of its morality,' Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov said at a presentation of the project plans.
Tenfold increase in copyright violation fines proposed
Fines for copyright violations should be between 30 and 50 000 leva, Bulgarian collective rights organisation Muzikautor said, saying that otherwise fines were ineffective.
Black magic spells dispelled for 80 to 200 leva - Bulgarian daily
Some claim they can even provide the service over email.
Illegal diplomatic barriers in Sofia
Only the Spanish embassy and the residency of the US ambassador had barriers that were set up in full compliance with the law.
Towards a new passport
Those who want to hold on to an ID document without biometric data have a few more days to apply for a new copy.
Illegal antiques export to The Netherlands intercepted
Police investigation was triggered after Sofia Airport customs officials found ancient and medieval items in two packages, destined for The Netherlands.
I read old media about the internet and what followed will sicken you
The internet is a place where all the world's evil gathers, again.
ISP in Yambol raided after piracy suspicion
Police found 25 terabyte of illegal content and more than 10 000 pirated disks, Bulgarian-language daily Standard reported.
Six years in jail for distributing nude photos of girlfriend online
Amendments to the Bulgarian Penal Code follow a series of home-porno videos and photos of various television and popfolk stars appearing online.
Mobile operators give in to Sofia municipality
Sofia municipality's threats to go to the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) has allegedly led to mobile operators lowering profit margins on SMSs sent to pay parking fees.
Offline: Myths about reading
Nay-sayers and Luddites who have maintained for years that reading books off computer and other screens is not going to be a mainstream activity look set to be proven wrong, again.
Defaulting debtors database to be operational in October 2010
The database would not be publicly accessible, though banks could ask loan applicants to provide proof of not being registered in the database.
Scientists rubbish stories about LHC shutdown over safety concerns
Physicist qualifies a BBC article reporting on a 12 month shutdown of the LHC citing safety concerns as 'lazy journalism'.
Telephone number portability to become easier - CRC
A number of proposals from Bulgaria's Communications Regulation Commission should facilitate portability of mobile and landline numbers, CRC head Bozhkov said.
Dutch police arrest PKK leader
The man had fled Turkey, lived in Germany and was arrested at the Dutch border town of Venlo.
Offline: Database obsession
Many Bulgarian companies seem to work with a cash-flow system that sets hard administrative limits on calendar months and years.
EC received complaints against Google, no investigation yet
The European Commission had received complaints against Google, but rejected media reports that it had started a formal investigation into the company.
Cabinet to propose opening polytechnic in Pernik
A Virgin Island-registered investor was ready to invest 20 million leva in the project.
Central database to register defaulting debtors
The number of defaulting debtors was increasing and banks were said to be in no mood to become real estate agents.
Bulgarian youth protest online for education reform
"Our schools and universities have been held frozen in time, in a fictional world where quality, competition and efficiency are unknown concepts," organisers said on the campaign Facebook page.
Apple iPhone App Store available in Bulgaria
Developers can now distribute their iPhone apps to users in Bulgaria.
The need for museums
In the opening discussions, few had anything positive to say about recent Culture Ministry plans for Bulgarian museums.
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