Turanskstan Current Events
The Armed Republic Sentinel
Welcome to the official government sponsored newspaper of Turanskstan. Our mission is to record current events.
-Establishment of pro-military/economy govenment 5/07
-Recognition of personal rights for citizens 5/07
-TMW, Military Motors and Alexus all get large government subsidies 5/07
-Crackdown on foreign terrorists 5/07
-Establishment of 1st Professional sports league, Turanskstan Baseball League TBL http://www.simnasium.com/bball/league/standings?curTeam=5R34ZMCTJRQ4AKWJ4QK5 5/20
-45 million people 5/22/07
-Gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson announced the presence of 2 meter 'super soldiers' 5/22/07
-COMMENTARY: The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Commerce. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 33%. A healthy private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.
People regularly disappear off the streets and all evidence of them is destroyed, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, Turanskstan's army is full of two-metre tall super-soldiers, and all recreational drugs are legal. Crime is a problem. 5/23/07
-Abortion legalized. 5/24/07
-Multi-Billion dollar gold find allows tax breaks and military build up 5/25/07
-COMMENTARY: The country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources. Crime is a problem. Turanskstan's national animal is the Fossa, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation 5/26/07
-73 Million people 5/26/07
-105 Million people 6/1/07
-COMMENTARY: The country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, 'Mountain Doobie' is widely regarded as the nation's favourite drink, and police officers are seen patrolling the streets armed with satellite-guided truncheons. Crime is a problem. Turanskstan's national animal is the Fossa, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Alexander. 6/1/07
-148 Million people 6/8/07
-Gov't announces space program 6/8/07
-Commentary: The Armed Republic of Turanskstan is a very large, economically powerful nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, and the nation's first space rocket -- sponsored by Pepsi and shaped like an enormous soda bottle -- is being developed. 6/8/07
Update:
The Armed Republic of Turanskstan is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 290 million are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Education and Commerce are on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 49%. A healthy private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.
The government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, all footpaths have tollbooths, reporters often lose their jobs over fact-checking errors, and artists are pillars of society. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Turanskstan's national animal is the Fossa, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
