Category: Social Media Posts

Odd: Brno man finds Haibike electric bike worth more than 100,000 crowns in his garden; nobody comes to pick it up and nobody reports it missing; cops appeal for help finding owner (Denik) [Social Media Post]

Local News / Odd / Police / Social Media Posts

26 November, 2019

Odd: Brno man finds Haibike electric bike worth more than 100,000 crowns in his garden; nobody comes to pick it up and nobody reports it missing; cops appeal for help finding owner (Denik) [Social Media Post]

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Under police escort, Venus of Dolni Vestonice is transported from Brno to Olomouc’s Vlastivedne muzeum (Regional Museum), where it will go on display for first time in five years; Stone Age statuette is one of world’s oldest known ceramic artifacts (Aktualne) [Social Media Post]

Art / History / Local News / Sex / Social Media Posts

26 November, 2019

Under police escort, Venus of Dolni Vestonice is transported from Brno to Olomouc’s Vlastivedne muzeum (Regional Museum), where it will go on display for first time in five years; Stone Age statuette is one of world’s oldest known ceramic artifacts (Aktualne) [Social Media Post]

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Shopping Tip: Slevomat selling “20% off” voucher for Iceland supermarkets for just 9 crowns; offer applies to all products, including alcoholic drinks; vouchers valid until Monday 2 December (Slevomat) [Social Media Post]

Alcohol / Food / Shopping / Social Media Posts

26 November, 2019

Shopping Tip: Slevomat selling “20% off” voucher for Iceland supermarkets for just 9 crowns; offer applies to all products, including alcoholic drinks; vouchers valid until Monday 2 December (Slevomat) [Social Media Post]

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Update: Unfinished sci-fi fantasy film “Posledni z Aporveru” to be sold at auction with reserve price of 18.33 million crowns; three of its creators charged with subsidy fraud; movie was originally due for 2009 release, and had budget of 240 million crowns (CTK via Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

Business / Film / Law / Social Media Posts

25 November, 2019

Update: Unfinished sci-fi fantasy film “Posledni z Aporveru” to be sold at auction with reserve price of 18.33 million crowns; three of its creators charged with subsidy fraud; movie was originally due for 2009 release, and had budget of 240 million crowns (CTK via Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

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PraguePig.com’s favourite story of the week: Flying sofa injures woman in Most (Prague Daily Monitor) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Local News / Social Media Posts

22 November, 2019

PraguePig.com’s favourite story of the week: Flying sofa injures woman in Most (Prague Daily Monitor) [Social Media Post]

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American fast-food chain Domino’s Pizza opens its first store in the Czech Republic – in Brno (Press release via PRNewswire) [Social Media Post]

Business / Food / Local News / Social Media Posts

22 November, 2019

American fast-food chain Domino’s Pizza opens its first store in the Czech Republic – in Brno (Press release via PRNewswire) [Social Media Post]

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Disgraced lobbyist Marek Dalik served substantial part of prison sentence for corruption working in luxurious Znojmo, South Moravia pension; pension-owner had contract to employ prisoners; Dalik, a former aide to ex-Prime Minister Topolanek, was given a five-year sentence in 2016 for asking for bribes but was conditionally released on Monday (Aktualne) [Social Media Post]

Corruption / Crime / Law / Military / Politics / Social Media Posts

22 November, 2019

Disgraced lobbyist Marek Dalik served substantial part of prison sentence for corruption working in luxurious Znojmo, South Moravia pension; pension-owner had contract to employ prisoners; Dalik, a former aide to ex-Prime Minister Topolanek, was given a five-year sentence in 2016 for asking for bribes but was conditionally released on Monday (Aktualne) [Social Media Post]

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Ceske drahy train from Pardubice to Havlickuv Brod runs out of diesel between stations, in forest on the Pardubice Region/Vysocina Region border; second locomotive pulls train back to Hlinsko station 30 minutes later, and passengers are transferred to replacement bus service; CD spokesman blames driver error (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Local News / Public Transport / Social Media Posts / Trains

21 November, 2019

Ceske drahy train from Pardubice to Havlickuv Brod runs out of diesel between stations, in forest on the Pardubice Region/Vysocina Region border; second locomotive pulls train back to Hlinsko station 30 minutes later, and passengers are transferred to replacement bus service; CD spokesman blames driver error (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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Prague architecture firm SAD successfully sues Tived, owner of new Prague 8-Liben petrol station that copied design of SAD’s celebrated filling station in Matuskovo, Slovakia; court orders Tived to make design changes and to put up sign informing customers that building is not work of architects Adam Jirkal & Jaroslav “Jerry” Koza (Forbes) *edited* [Social Media Post]

Architecture / Design / Driving / Law / Social Media Posts

20 November, 2019

Prague architecture firm SAD successfully sues Tived, owner of new Prague 8-Liben petrol station that copied design of SAD’s celebrated filling station in Matuskovo, Slovakia; court orders Tived to make design changes and to put up sign informing customers that building is not work of architects Adam Jirkal & Jaroslav “Jerry” Koza (Forbes) edited [Social Media Post]

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Update 4: Bodies of missing Prague couple Marie Drasnarova & Premysl Herzan found in Svihov reservoir (also known as Zelivka), Central Bohemia, cops announce (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Police / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

20 November, 2019

Update 4: Bodies of missing Prague couple Marie Drasnarova & Premysl Herzan found in Svihov reservoir (also known as Zelivka), Central Bohemia, cops announce (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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