Latvia's broadcast watchdog, the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) has expressed non-confidence against Latvian Radio board member Sigita Roķe. Her removal became effective September 28.
On July 21 it emerged that from 2009 to 2015 two more Latvian banks were used to channel funds to the North Korean dictatorship.
Latvia's broadcast watchdog, the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) on July 17 postponed making the public Pieci.lv station broadcast mostly Latvian music.
The diaries of Jette Užāne, an inspiring thinker renowned for her artful knitted mittens, are to be published in written form. Elīna Apsīte, the manager of Jette's estate, wants to turn Jette's philosophical observations into a book after radio broadcasts of the diary in 2015 prompted huge public interest.
On Monday about 1,000 students are protesting in Rīga, requesting more money for higher education.
Municipal newspapers will no longer use advertisements, and work has begun on guidelines over how these local newspapers informing the public should be released.
Hotels in Latvia are starting to feel the effects of companies like Airbnb providing an easy way to rent out apartments to tourists, reported Latvian Radio Wednesday.
The Latvian welfare system could be overhauled, introducing a minimum income level. The Welfare Ministry thinks it would improve the conditions of the neediest people in society and provide clearer criteria for handing municipal and state-level benefits, reported Latvian Radio Friday.
