Following an investigation by LTV's Forbidden Methods broadcast on June 5, Latvian tax authorities raided a number of restaurants in Old Riga popular among foreign guests.
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In comparison to Estonia - Latvia often bears the brunt of most comparisons with the neighboring country - Latvia is a tax paradise for small businesses, according to a story by LTV's Forbidden Methods (Aizliegtais paņēmiens) that aired Monday.
A journalist from LTV's Forbidden Methods contacted several clairvoyants, asking them to locate the person from a photo he gave them. Some of them said the man in the picture is dead, or even betwixt life and death somewhere. The rub of course was that the picture was of the journalist himself.
Latvia's State Police opened a criminal investigation against Sanita Miķelsone, a journalist of the LTV investigative news show Aizliegtais paņēmiens while she was collecting data for a story about Latvia's system of awarding state honors, it emerged November 14.
Of the 23 legally recognized refugees arriving under the EU's relocation program this year, 21 have left Latvia for Germany, reported Latvian Television's Aizliegtais Paņēmiens (Forbidden Methods) Monday.
The Baltic Taxi company is a web of over 150 micro enterprises created in what could amount to a massive scheme to avoid paying Value Added Tax (VAT), Latvian Television's Aizliegtais paņēmiens (Forbidden Methods) reported Monday.
Salah, the Muslim prayer, is an obligatory religious duty for every Muslim. Latvian Television's Forbidden Methods looked at how Latvians react upon seeing Muslims pray in public. Even though passers-by didn't object, the employees of the shopping malls they were praying in didn't find their behavior acceptable.
Arabic is more difficult for Westerners, while Arabic speakers have an easier time learning Latvian, Ingrīda Kleinhofa, a teacher who has spent 20 years in Lebanon, told Latvian Television's Forbidden Methods, reported LSM's Latvian-language service Monday.
Latvian Television's Aizliegtais paņēmiens (Forbidden methods) show has unveiled another episode about the reality of running a small business in Latvia. Here's LSM's recap of the third episode, broadcast on the evening of November 16 that dealt with finding employees - a feat not as simple as you'd think, despite Latvia's official unemployment rate of around 9%.
Latvian Television's Aizliegtais paņēmiens (Forbidden methods) show has unveiled the second episode about the reality of running a small business in Latvia. Here's LSM's recap of the second episode that dealt with obtaining funding for the company.
Latvian Television's Aizliegtais paņēmiens (Forbidden methods) show has unveiled the first episode about the reality of running a small business in Latvia.
Around a dozen illegal entrants are held on Latvia's border each week, and more than 300 have been detained this year. Seeking to explain this, Latvian Television's Aizliegtais Paņēmiens (The Forbidden Method) team examined how easy it is to cross Latvia's eastern border in broad daylight, even when a watchtower is located just a kilometer away.
Latvian public television (LTV) investigative news program Aizliegtais paņēmiens (Forbidden methods), working in conjunction with police investigators, helped conduct a joint sting operation targeted at child molesters, snaring five potential violators this weekend, the media reported Monday. All are being held in police custody.