Cluster: Swiss Identity

Vaud to get first Swiss assisted suicide law

This content was published on Jun 17, 2012 The plan was put forward by the cantonal parliament and when the new law comes into force, doctors in nursing homes and hospitals must respect the wishes of a person requesting assistance to die. However, certain conditions must be met before the wish is granted: the person in question is suffering from an incurable illness…

Demographics

Water garden for Bruno Weber’s sculptures

This content was published on Jun 17, 2012 The park in Dietikon near Zurich has finally opened, six months after his death. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

Culture

The show is over

This content was published on Jun 16, 2012 With the help of the journalist Olivier Joliat, Willi took pictures of more than 100 musicians during those first few minutes after a concert ends. It doesn’t matter if they are huge stars or local heroes, in the end, the differences vanish. Singer and actress Juliette Lewis of Juliette and the Licks sums it up:…

Driver linked to horror coach crash

This content was published on Jun 15, 2012 The report presented on Friday by Olivier Elsig, the public prosecutor of canton Valais where the accident occurred, ruled out the involvement of a third party, shortcomings in the road surface or the tunnel infrastructure, excessive speed, alcohol or technical problems with the vehicle. It said investigations were now concentrating on the driver, who was one…

Culture

Swiss firm opens doors for Japanese

This content was published on Jun 15, 2012 Walk a few hundred metres from the train station in Schwarzenburg, a village in the alpine foothills southwest of Bern, and you arrive at the entrance to a Japanese company: Gilgen Door Systems. In the reception area is a piece of artwork comprising four Japanese characters: 風林火山 (wind, forest, fire and mountain). This is a…

Demographics

Parliament moves to tighten asylum laws

This content was published on Jun 14, 2012 The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to reduce payments to a basic minimum for all asylum seekers even before their applications are considered by the authorities. The exact sums asylum seekers would receive vary from canton to canton, but emergency handouts to meet basic living standards are generally less than SFr10 ($10.50) a day, according…

Education

Swiss school system brightens futures in Myanmar

This content was published on Jun 14, 2012 The hall plunges into darkness for the second time within minutes, but everyone stays calm. The students are used to power cuts. A generator starts up, light returns and the lesson can continue. This class has gathered on the third floor of the Red Cross house, an old building in the centre of Yangon. In…

Culture

Sigg collection goes to Hong Kong

This content was published on Jun 13, 2012 Amassed over three decades by the 66-year-old businessman, this assemblage of some 1,500 works spans China’s recent decades of modernisation, and is conservatively estimated to be worth at least $163 million (SFr157 million). In a surprise move after years of hard negotiations with several cities around the world, Sigg chose to donate the bulk of…

Culture

Basel plays host to annual art pilgrimage

This content was published on Jun 13, 2012 “I’m from Basel but for me Art Basel is not a Swiss event – it’s international,” explained 30-year-old artist Reto Pulfer, who is exhibiting his work for the first time this year. “I would be happy to become known to collectors but my dream is to simply be able to work as I want.” Pulfer,…

Culture

Art Basel 43

This content was published on Jun 13, 2012 More than 300 galleries from 36 countries are taking part in Art Basel 43, displaying 10,000 works from 2,500 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. (Pictures: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo.ch)

Cluster: Swiss Identity

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