Archive for: October, 2011

Bratislava Flat Prices Down 15% Year-on-Year

J&T Tower 115 (c) Wizzzard

According to the real estate agents Lexxus, the prices of new flats in and around Bratislava have plummeted in the past year as supply exceeds demand. At a press conference last week Michal Zajicek from Lexxus claimed that the price of new build flats in Bratislava are down by as much as 15% on a [...]

Hockey Fans Ripped Off by Internet Site Scam

Ondrej Nepela Stadium during the Ice Hockey World Championships (c) Dan Richardson

In the run-up to the Ice-hockey World Championships in Slovakia this year, a group of speculators took advantage of the good faith of internet users by getting them to register to their site, with customers unaware that they were agreeing to pay EUR 50 for accessing the database site. The company Online Investment Group is [...]

Trams Get Right of Way on Pedestrian Crossings

Watch out for trams (c) Marc Ryckaert

The new Road Traffic Act that takes effect from tomorrow 1 November introduces many changes to the rules of the highway code, including giving trams right of way over pedestrians at crossings. The change means that even if you are on a pedestrian crossing and a tram is heading towards you, you are not allowed [...]

ZSE Energia Joins Race for Gas Customers

gas-pipeline

The battle for gas and electricity customers is becoming more heated, with most companies now trying to combine gas and electricity supplies for their customers. Electricity distributor ZSE Energia has joined this race for gas customers. Here The Daily provides you with a translation of an article published in today’s SME daily. From 26 October ZSE [...]

SPP Proposes 23% Hike in Gas Prices

Burning a hole in your pocket (c) James Riden

Today is the last day on which the main gas utility SPP can file for a price hike in 2012 for households. Here The Daily provides you with a translation of an article published in today’s SME on the issue. Article by  Daniela Krajanová, translation by Language Sense SPP has already proposed a hike of one [...]

Police Scoop EUR 100,000 in Grass in Raid on Grower

Cannabis Sativa (c) Psychonaught

The police have busted a marijuana grower and dealer in the district of Sala, scooping around EUR 100,000 worth of grass. The twenty-eight year old, named as Erik H, could face up to ten years behind bars for his operation, which he used to supply smokers in the Nitra and Trnava regions, reports webnoviny.sk today. [...]

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