03.06 Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, June 3, 2013
POLITICS
A Moscow Court has sanctioned a two-month arrest of the mayor of Dagestan's capital Makhachkala, Said Amirov, who was detained on suspicion of having organized the murder of a Russian investigator. Experts believe that the arrest of an influential official will trigger the reshaping of political influence in Dagestan, along with a new wave of corruption probes.
(Kommersant, Vedomosti)
Russian lawmakers have postponed the discussion of a draft law on State Duma elections, submitted by President Vladimir Putin, until the autumn session of the parliament. They want to consider more thoroughly the filters limiting the participation of new parties in the elections.
(Kommersant)
The ruling United Russia party has posted the best financial results among political parties in Russia in 2012 its earnings totaled 3.8 billion rubles ($119 mln), although the bulk of the funding came from the state budget.
(Kommersant).
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Russian energy giant Gazprom may shift its efforts from the development of its flagship Shtokman gas field in the Arctic to the South-Kirinskoye field off Sakhalin island in the Pacific Ocean, which has similar reserves to the giant Shtokman field, and is much closer to the lucrative Asia-Pacific market.
(Kommersant)
Russia is promoting a new national goal the development of gas-driven transportation. The project would become viable only with a massive injection of capital - about 350 billion rubles ($1.09 bln) until 2020 - in the construction of a large network of gas-fuelling stations across the country, experts say.
(Kommersant)
The Moscow Exchange increased its first quarter 2013 net profit by 21 percent year-on-year to 2.56 billion rubles ($80.2 mln). Experts believe that the growth was moderate, but the burse managed to curb its costs.
(Kommersant)
Russia may be importing almost a half of its aluminum for domestic consumption by 2017 if the situation on the market does not change, experts from Russias largest aluminum producer UC Rusal predict.
(Vedomosti)
Russian car models may become more expensive as the government plans to levy the so-called utilization duty on domestic manufacturers. Only imported foreign cars have been subject to this duty until now.
WORLD
Turkey came close to a revolution with the Arab Spring scenario over the weekend when a local rally against the planned demolition of Gezi Park in central Istanbul sparked mass anti-government protests across the country.
(Kommersant, Vedomosti, Izvestia)
DEFENSE
The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to introduce digital battlefield simulators and robotic target simulators at the brigade level in two years to improve combat training.
(Izvestia)
Why has the Russian military been swept by corruption and how the army could eliminate hazing in the near future? - Interview with Chief Military Prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
SOCIETY
The first child has died in Russia who was due to be adopted by an American family, but had his adoption stopped by the so-called Dima Yakovlev law. The boy died of a heart condition.
(Moskovskiye Komsomolets)
In line with the new anti-tobacco law, every Russian who wants to quit smoking could receive help in any hospital across the country. The law came into force on June 1.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
Russia's migration authorities will set up an electronic database of fingerprints of foreign migrant workers who apply for jobs in the country. The move is intended to curb the appearance of forged ID papers.
(Izvestia)
Russian publishing houses Eksmo and AST have joined efforts to protect authors' copyrights on the Internet by establishing the Association on Protection of Intellectual Property.
(Izvestia)
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