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The Rocco Forte Collection Appoints New Managing Director | Enables Sir Rocco Forte To Devote More Time To ... Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:19AMThe Rocco Forte Collection today announced that it has appointed Karim Naffah as the company’s new managing director with immediate effect. Naffah, 47, has acted as a consultant to the company since July 2009 during which he has assisted with the company’s successful refinancing and helped drive improvements in the performance management and corporate governance of the group of luxury hotels and ...
Pub Bitch: This time it’s in a dead stoat – Scots gimmick-mongers’ latest wheeze Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:26AMThose madcap people at BrewDog, the maverickTM Scottish ale producer, are well known for their wacky PR stunts, but they may fall foul of the authorities with their latest move — not that opprobrium from officialdom ever put them off their stride in the past.
Extreme sports take center stage Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:01AMAnnual bike jumping competition launches 31 July in Roztoky. Sign up for the Prague Monitor daily email... It's like a newspaper in your inbox! • The Castle Steps.
Lidovky.cz: EPH net earnings at CZK 522m in 2009 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:00AMPrague, July 29 (CTK) - Czech company Energeticky a prumyslovy holding (EPH) netted Kc522m on Kc7.22bn sales in 2009, revenues from sales of electricity, gas and heat at nearly Kc4bn, the server Lidovky.cz wrote yesterday referring to the consolidated results of the company published in the Register of Companies.
Justice minister fires Prison Service head Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:00AMPrague, July 29 (CTK) - Czech Justice Minister Jiri Pospisil (Civic Democrats, ODS) will dismiss Prison Service head Ludek Kula, Pospisil told reporters yesterday.
Ex-central banker runs for Prague mayor Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:59AMFormer governor of the Czech Central Bank Zdeněk Tůma officially announced his candidature for Prague mayor.
Insurers collect 8.1% more in premiums in H1 Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:30AMPrague, July 27 (CTK) - Czech insurance companies collected premiums worth Kc76.4bn in H1, up by 8.1 percent on the year, the Czech Insurers' Association (CAP) told CTK yesterday.
No. of self-employed people up at 977,623 at end-June Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:30AMPrague, July 27 (CTK) - The number of self-employed people in the Czech Republic grew by 20,447 year-on-year to 977,623 in the first half of 2010, the Czech Social Security Administration (CSSZ) said yesterday.
Ritschelova appointed head of Czech Statistical Office Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:29AMPrague, July 27 (CTK) - President Vaclav Klaus appointed Iva Ritschelova, 46, Rector of J. E. Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, north Bohemia, chairwoman of the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) at Prague Castle yesterday.
The tide turns for the Vltava Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:28AMAfter decades of neglect and abuse, Prague's river begins to attract developers and residents.
MagicRooms set for a leap Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:04AMMagicRooms has recently received funding from VC firm Nexus Venture Partners.
Upcoming Prague concerts Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:31AMGuide to the coming months' biggest and best gigs. Sign up for the Prague Monitor daily email... It's like a newspaper in your inbox! • The Castle Steps.
Analysts: Telefonica O2's profit down a fourth at CZK 4.3bn in H1 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:30AMPrague, July 26 (CTK) - The largest Czech telecommunications firm Telefonica O2's net profit fell by around a fourth to Kc4.3bn in H1 and revenues dropped by 7 percent to Kc27.7bn, according to analysts' estimates.
No.of foreign entrepreneurs in ČR up by 6,000 in June yr/yr Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:30AMCopyright 2009 by the Czech News Agency (ČTK). All rights reserved. Copying, dissemination or other publication of this article or parts thereof without the prior written consent of ČTK is expressly forbidden. The Prague Daily Monitor and Monitor CE are not responsible for its content.
Týden: Austrian businessmen building Prague hotel bribed Czechs Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:30AMPrague, July 26 (CTK) - Austrian businessmen gave bribes to Czech officials during the construction of the luxurious Forum hotel in Prague in the 1980s, but the case is statute-barred, according to the so far unpublished documents of the former communist secret police StB, weekly Tyden writes yesterday.
Minister to sack clerk responsible for dubious army orders Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:29AMPrague, July 26 (CTK) - Czech Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra (Civic Democrats, ODS) will in the next days dismiss Roman Hosta who heads the office monitoring the ministry's acquisitions because Hosta signed three dubious orders for the reconstruction of military hotels and apartment houses, Vondra said yesterday.
Reversal: Czechs to build new nuclear reactors Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:28AMThe Greens did not manage to pass the 5% threshold in the late May elections, which means there is virtually no opposition in the Lower Chamber of the Parliament against plans for increased nuclear energy in the country.
Moravský Krumlov officials block relocation of Mucha's Slav Epic Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:28AMMoravsky Krumlov, South Moravia, July 26 (CTK) - The Slav Epic by Czech Art Nouveau painter Alfons Mucha will not be moved to Prague from Moravsky Krumlov since its town hall banned manipulation with it yesterday, following request by the Mucha family, Mayor Jaroslav Mokry told CTK.
Expedia appoints Reddy Kalluru as director, online partner marketing, APAC Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 2:34AMOnline travel company Expedia has appointed Reddy Kalluru as director, online partner marketing, Asia Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand.
IHG to reward loyalty points for geolocation check-ins Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 2:34AMInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) says it has become the first global hotel company to offer bonus loyalty points to customers who “check in” at IHG hotels on location-based social media networks.
2010 Summer Film School begins in Uherské Hradiště Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:31AMThe largest non-competition movie festival in the country has a lot in store for the 3,300 visitors already accredited, namely an astounding array of films, but also special workshops with this year's star guests, who include British director Ken Loach, and much to do outside the cinema.
Exhibition Lost Sudetenland still on tour 8 years later Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:31AMKrasna Lipa, North Bohemia, July 24 (CTK) - The travelling exhibition Lost Sudetenland has been touring Bohemian and Moravian towns for eight years now without people's interest in it diminishing, one of its initiators, Petr Miksicek, told CTK Saturday, adding that the organisers are to rearrange the exhibition for the third time and that they plan another similar project exclusively focusing on ...
MfD: Galerie Butovice outlet centre forfeited to Dutch bank ING Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:31AMPrague, July 23 (CTK) - The shopping gallery Galerie Butovice in Prague is the first outlet centre in the Czech Republic to have been forfeited to a bank - ING bank of the Netherlands - because the original owner failed to repay the loan, the daily Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) wrote Friday.
Police arrest suspicious hotelier who was said to be dead Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:30AMPrague, July 25 (CTK) - The Czech police have arrested Zdenek Saroun, one of the most influential entrepreneurs in the 1990s, who was said to have died abroad two years ago, and accused him of fraud and embezzlement worth 11 million crowns, TV Nova reported yesterday.
Czechs consider train safest transport means Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:30AMPrague, July 23 (CTK) - Most Czechs consider the train the safest transport means, followed by the plane and the car, an Internet poll by the Sanep agency has shown.
Court dismisses Konopište chateau movables appellate review Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:30AMBrno, July 23 (CTK) - The Czech Supreme Court has dismissed an appellate review by Sophie Hohenberg, great-granddaughter of Habsburg successor to the throne Franz Ferdinand d'Este, murdered in Sarajevo in 1914, who claims movables at chateau Konopiste, central Bohemia, CTK learnt Friday.
Almost 100 new HIV cases registered since January Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:29AMJuly 23 (CTK) - The Czech State Health Institute registered 98 new cases of HIV infection from January to June, compared to 75 new cases in the first six months of 2009, Miroslav Hlavaty, secretary to Czech AIDS Help association, told CTK Friday.
4 Sweet Deals for Last-Minute Summer Travel Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:48AMThese less-popular destinations offer the best bargains for your 2010 summer vacation.
A weekend in hardcore heaven Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 5:28AMIt's the last time around for the American band Ruiner, one of the headliners at this coy headbanger festival. Summer in the Czech Republic brings heat, ticks and music festivals of all sorts.
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Travelling in the Heat - Is Your Hotel Room Air Conditioned? Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:00AMWhether in trains, busses or cars - many travellers are having a tough time with the hot summer temperatures. Travelling in this unbearable heat can be a real problem.
Sushi Tam Da Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:02PMToo often eating sushi in Prague can be disappointing in terms of quality. And you walk out feeling financially filleted. But Sushi Tam Da can be a nice, cheap pleasure.
Summer Festivities of Early Music 2010 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:02PMThe 11th annual Summer Festivities of Early Music take place at a range of sites in Prague between Thursday, 22 July and Sunday, 8 August.
Glass maker Moser cuts loss to CZK 8.38m in 2009 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:02PMKarlovy Vary, July 21 (CTK) - Czech glass maker Moser ended with a loss of Kc8.38m last year against a loss of Kc51.17m posted in the same year-ago period, the firm said in its annual report.
Základaní staveb net profit down 50% in 2009 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:01PMPrague, July 21 (CTK) - Czech builder Zakladani staveb saw its 2009 net profit fall by 50 percent to Kc61.2m and sales rose to Kc3.2bn from 2008's Kc2.3bn, according to the firm's annual report.
Legal incapacity not obvious reason for removing right to vote Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:01PMBrno, July 21 (CTK) - Persons without legal capacity must not be generally deprived of their right to vote unless courts check whether they understand the importance, purpose and effects of the voting, the Czech Constitutional Court (US) decided Wednesday.
27,500 Czech drivers lost licence since 2006 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:01PMPrague, July 21 (CTK) - Czech police have taken driving licences away from 27,486 drivers since July 2006 when the penal point system was introduced on Czech roads, according to the latest data that the Transport Ministry posted on its website.
Hungary's Szavay wins Prague Open Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:32AMPrague, July 18 (CTK) - Hungarian tennis player Agnes Szavay has won the Prague Open women's singles tournament, a $220,000 event of the WTA World Tour, after beating Czech Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova in the finals Sunday.
Prague Museum issues books on Vietnamese culture Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:32AMPrague, July 16 (CTK) - The Prague Municipal Museum has issued eight books on the culture, language and cuisine of the Vietnamese within an exhibition on Vietnam it currently holds, the "Knizni novinky" new books magazine has written.
Like father, like daughter Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:32AMPopular Czech violinist Jaroslav Svěcený and his daughter Julie are opening this year's Tones of Chodov, the eclectic crossover festival held every summer at the Chodov Water Fortress.
Czech cinematography fund supports films with CZK 91.6m Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:32AMPrague, July 16 (CTK) - The Czech cinematography fund has supported 66 projects with 91.6 million crowns in total this year, the Culture Ministry reported on its website Friday.
ERÚ: Contribution for green energy may reach CZK 32bn in 2011 Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:32AMPrague, July 18 (CTK) - End consumers may contribute up to Kc32bn for electricity production from renewable resources next year, of which Kc26bn will be invested in the production of power at photovoltaic power plants, the Energy Regulatory Office (ERU) has said.
Právo: FinMin against tax exemptions for loans Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:31AMPrague, July 17 (CTK) - Newly appointed Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek (TOP 09) would like to cancel tax exemptions for home loans under which people can deduct the interests paid from their taxes, the daily Pravo writes Saturday.
E15: Corruption-related crime decreasing in ČR Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:31AMPrague, July 16 (CTK) - Criminal proceedings were launched in corruption-related cases against 112 people in the Czech Republic last year, which is a 16 percent decrease from 2008, daily E15 writes Friday referring to the annual report of the Supreme State Attorney's Office (NSZ).
MfD: Lower house head against subsidised hotels for MPs Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:30AMPrague, July 17 (CTK) - Miroslava Nemcova (Civic Democrats, ODS), chairwoman of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, wants to cancel subsidised holiday stays for MPs in recreation facilities in Lipnice nad Sazavou and Harrachov, both east Bohemia, the daily Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) writes Saturday.
ČNB: No.of fake banknotes up at 3,665 in H1 Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:29AMPrague, July 18 (CTK) - The number of forged banknotes and coins grew to 3,665 in the Czech Republic in H1 this year, up from 1,969 fakes detected in Jan-June last year, the central bank (CNB) said in its website.
Diller calls Google travel deal ‘disturbing’: report Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 2:34AMBarry Diller, chairman of online travel company Expedia and InterActiveCorp, has reportedly described the $700 million Google-ITA deal as “a frontal assault on a core area of Internet life” and also stated that Google was “using its market power” to gain an unfair advantage.
ebookers initiates search for its Hotel Inspector Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 2:34AMThis exclusive travel opportunity offers one lucky individual the chance to travel for three weeks (16th August – 5th September) to 10 destinations around the World, reviewing hotels as they go and reporting back on their findings.
Tasty little secret Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 1:46AMAt Susharna, sushi isn't the only great choice. Sign up for the Prague Monitor daily email... It's like a newspaper in your inbox! • The Castle Steps.
French Open Market: Le Marché de 14 Juillet Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 1:46AMVegetables, wine from all the regions, crepes, cheese, olives... a typical French open market in the center.