08 May 2008

Corruption Needs An Answer !

Corruption continues to be a major issue facing all levels of the Albanian society. A recent corruption survey report by the Institute for Development Research & Alternatives (IDRA) reported a 13% increase in the corruption index perception for 2008, compared to last year figures by the same institute.

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04 April 2008

Improving Prospects: Albania joins NATO

“These are momentous days for Albania. Two separate events – Kosovo’s declaration of independence and … the invitation to join the NATO alliance – offer one of Europe’s poorest countries an unprecedented chance of improving its long-term prospects.”

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02 April 2008

Vitrina Jone: Romane dhe Filozofi

Brunilda Zllami e cila është një nga shkrimtaret më të suksesshme të dhjetë viteve të fundit të letërsisë shqipe. Romanet e saj që në fillimet e botimit kanë gjetur lexuesit e tyre të të gjitha moshave. Fabula, tematika, stili i veçantë, mënyra e trajtimit të problematikës, zgjedhja e intrigës në një mënyrë tjetër, sinqeriteti dhe origjinaliteti.

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28 March 2008

Greek New Testament Manuscripts Discovered in Albania

As of June 2007, thirteen (13) Greek New Testament manuscripts were known to exist in the National Archive in Tirana, Albania. Western scholars had tried for decades to gain access to them.

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25 March 2008

Internet Global Speed Stats for ISPs in Albania

It was not a big surprise to see what the first ISP in Albania would be, for its internet speed service, as I knew already based on my own sources, but the surprise came when I saw that the ISP I use at home was listed as second. That discovery made me think a little harder as to reasons why.

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