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Swiss training planes conquer difficult market

This content was published on Sep 14, 2012 Based in Stans, canton Nidwalden, Pilatus saw its sales jump substantially in 2011. It took in SFr781 million ($832 million) last year, up 14 per cent on 2010. The future looks bright too. Since the beginning of the year, the company has received orders for 154 aircraft, including 79 for the PC-21 trainer. According to…

Politicians hesitate despite health hazards

This content was published on Sep 13, 2012 Both the cabinet and health office are calling on voters on September 23 to say no to a proposal from health organisations, which would ban waiter service in smoker’s lounges. Currently, Switzerland resembles a patchwork rug when it comes to legislation on indoor smoking bans. The federal law introduced in 2010 bans smoking in public…

Smokers’ lounges likely to stay, says poll

This content was published on Sep 13, 2012 An initiative by health organisations calling for unified legislation across Switzerland to protect against second-hand smoke at indoor work places appears to have lost backing among citizens. An opinion poll commissioned by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation says opponents are more than ten per cent ahead (see graphic on the bottom right of the page). “Even…

Birkenfeld reward may tempt other bankers

This content was published on Sep 12, 2012 Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld is credited with exposing widespread tax evasion at Swiss bank UBS. Birkenfeld served two-and-a-half years in prison for a fraud conspiracy conviction related to the case, which resulted in a $780 million fine against the bank and an unprecedented agreement requiring UBS to turn over thousands of names of suspected American tax…

Cow stomachs reveal what people discard

This content was published on Sep 12, 2012

Switzerland comes clean on its obsession

This content was published on Sep 12, 2012 Tourists seem impressed. “Yes, it’s definitely clean,” says Craig Oddie of Manchester, Britain, who is visiting the city’s bear park with his family. “Just walking around the public areas you don’t see any litter. The public transport’s always clean. It’s massively better here than it is in England.” Barbara Cunningham of Canada agrees. “Oh, I…

UBS whistleblower hits the jackpot

This content was published on Sep 11, 2012 Bradley Birkenfeld, who was released from prison last month, was not present at the news conference in Washington on Tuesday where his lawyers at the National Whistleblowers Center announced what may be the largest payout ever under an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower programme recently criticized in the US Congress. “The IRS today sent 104…

Barking up the right tree

This content was published on Sep 11, 2012 Barking up the right tree

Borders won’t stop us

This content was published on Sep 11, 2012 The authorities have invested in important means to help turn back the tide and reduce damage to the ecosystem. The sap of the giant hogweed can cause burns and blisters on a person’s skin, while the Asian long-horned beetle can kill off a tree in just a few years. Here are some mugshots of the…

Transparency initiative on its way out

This content was published on Sep 9, 2012 The bipartisan committee, primarily comprising young members of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party and the recently formed Pirate Party, decided to stop actively collecting signatures a few weeks ago. “If you look at it realistically, we have no chance,” Pascal Fouquet, spokesman of the initiative committee and president of the Pirate Party of canton Bern,…

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