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Re: Kalistan

Postby Liukupukki » Fri Apr 02, 2021 9:32 pm

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President of the Republic visits Lodamun
Mark Small has been seen at a Lodamese airport this morning
Providence, Lodamun
June 3, 4913

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President of The Republic Mark Small after arriving at the airport in Providence

President Mark Small has talked about state visits and deals with foreign nations in his inauguration speech. "Lodamun is our neighbor, and I hope we can make a deal which makes both of our nations stronger than ever." said the president.

Mr. Small arrived at Providence to meet with in Lodamun after speaking to the local press about Kalistan-Lodamun relations and the future of the two nations. He met with Chairman of the Presidium Nataniel Pop, and talked about the Kalistani relations and trade with Lodamun.

After the meeting, The Republic held a short interview with Mark Small.
T(he) R(epublic): Greetings President Small. What exactly brings you to Lodamun

M(ark) S(mall): My goal in Lodamun was simple; to boost our relations with our neighbor, and improving our trade, and I think I have succeeded in making a favorable deal to further Kalistan-Lodamun relations.

TR: What exactly did the deal with Lodamun include?

MS: Well, we talked about many things, trading, our naval cooperation and a highway to connect civilian traffic between Kalistan and Lodamun.

TR: A highway you say? What's the reasoning behind that?

MS: I'll not reveal all details as our plans are not finalized yet, but as part of our government agenda, this would come to good use to boost access to the more rural areas, and we could open public transport between our nations.

TR: And how about this trade deal you talked about, what does that include?

MS: We have come to a conclusion that Kalistan will help Lodamun with oil, aircrafts and heavy machinery and they will supply us with agricultural activity and textiles to provide a more varied market to Kalistani citizens.

TR: One more question Mr. Small, do you intend to visit other countries on this term?

MS: That would be my plan, and I'll have to see how it goes, but if you excuse me, I have to go get my stuff from my suite.


This is surely a great first step to improved relations with Lodamun, and President Mark Small will be the perfect person to continue further improving Kalistan's relations with Lodamun and other countries with his great diplomacy.
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Re: Kalistan

Postby Liukupukki » Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:33 pm

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Malivian Luxury Yacht sunk by Kalistani Privateers, Prince Hasan dead
The target was a luxury yacht
Port Swede, Vrassa
April 16, 4915

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The aftermath of the sinking, photo by Captain John Port

The Kalistani Privateers have claimed responsibility for sinking the Malivian luxury yacht. Captain John Port, who was the captain on the ship Black Diamond, which claimed responsibility for the attack, has gotten a handsome reward of 6000 KRB with an additional 6000 KRB bonus for eliminating a high value target.

According to the crew of the Black Diamond, the attack was quick, and after seeing the Malivian naval flag, the crew fired a single shot into the engine of the yacht, causing a malfunction of some sort and creating an explosion which killed 4 of the crew members along with Prince Hasan, cousin of the reigning Emperor Chandragupta II.
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Re: Kalistan

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Re: Kalistan

Postby Liukupukki » Sun Apr 04, 2021 11:03 pm

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President Mark Small speaks of Malivian crimes against humanity
He demands compensation and sanctions
Port Swede, Vrassa
October 20, 4915

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President Mark Small in his press conference

After the announcement of Malivia's crimes against humanity by hanging Kalistani citizens without trial, President of The Republic Mark Small has made a press release conserning action against Malivia. He described the actions of Malivia "inhumane, unconstitutional and against national and international law" and demanded sanctions and compensation.

Mark Small:
Greetings fellow citizens, I have some sad news to tell you. The Malivian government has decided to brutally hang seven Kalistani citizens. This act is very inhumane, unconstitutional and against national and international law. By Malivian national law, it is required to let family members attend people's executions. No one was ever informed by this, and a proper trial was never given to sentence them. I would like to begin with saying: our people will not be killed for nothing. Kalistani blood has been shed, and Malivia has now crossed the line by one step too much. I hope this message reaches out to Malivia, because the following message is intended for the government of Malivia, and I will not give a second warning. Kalistan will not stand by while our citizens are executed, and if you Malivian bastards wish to shed more blood we will make sure you get what you ask for. I don't wish for war, and I assume neither do you as you disbanded the claims committee. However, you will not be receiving any diplomatic communication, and I will not allow the Privateer Act to be put out of force, until you pay the price for what you have taken from us. The demands are simple.

First of all: Every family member of the executed will receive 1 million KRB in compensation for not being allowed visiting rights to the executions, which is against national law of Malivia.
Secondly: you must publicly apologize to the victims, their relatives and the government of Kalistan for disobeying international and national law for allowing these unlawful executions.
And finally: Everyone involved in the illegal execution of Kalistani privateers must be heavily sanctioned and prosecuted.

If these conditions are met, I, President Mark Small will agree with resigning the Privateer act, and if not, well, then I won't and Privateers will continue sacking your ships, and I'm sure the international community will sanction Malivia for breaking international and national law if I must take it that far.
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Re: Kalistan

Postby Liukupukki » Sun Apr 04, 2021 11:31 pm

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Matt Forest from Lion Pack: "We did not win FOMAT, but I will"
The Lion Pack has fallen apart, Matt Forest will be going solo
Kaliburg, Ananto
22 July, 4916

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Matt Forest, the lead singer of Lion Pack

The Lion Pack placed 4th in the seventeenth edition of Festival of Musical Arts (FOMAT). The lead singer and guitarist of the band, Matt Forest stated "We did not win FOMAT, but I will. For long my skills have gone to waste in this band, I will continue my musical career on my own, without the pack."

According to him, the loss of them was only due to "low skill of other band members". Robin Hilton and Joe King, the other members of the band called Mr. Forest "egoistical and a bad influence on the band." They will continue making music without their lead singer, making only instrumental songs.

Matt Forest also wanted to leave a special message at the end of this article: "If by any chance Isabelle Devoit reads this, I know how to play a lot of things, if you would like to be one of them, please call or email me, my number and email address is on my website at mattforest.ks"
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Re: Kalistan

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Re: Work on Senvias IT Park (SIT) completed

Postby mrcricketer » Sun May 02, 2021 5:48 pm

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The work on IT park completed following various problems / hurdles due to change in Head of State & later Head of Government of Aloria.
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Re: Kalistan

Postby Doc » Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:54 am

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Local Bands join together to Organize new GanJam
ODEN sponsorship reportedly "minor"

Kaliburg, Ananto
November 7, 4948


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Kaliburg Punk Legends "Positive Front" headline GanJam 4948

For decades, the music scene in Kalistan has been dormant. The last large movement in Kalistani Music, Grit went underground as fast as it appeared on the Kalistani scene, with the last major Grit band, Surfwax, releasing their last album more than thirty years ago. The scene was then ravaged by a number of overdoses on hard drugs by a number of the scene's leaders. That had the effect of destroying the scene, even as Alt Folk musicians were beginning to retire. Hence: the Kalistani music scene entered a three decade period of decline.

There is a breath of life in the Kalistani music scene, as Ananto and Mainland musicians banded together last year to organize a two day version of the Classic Kalistani Music Festival, the GanJam. Traditionally, GanJam has been sponsored and organized by the Organization of Drug Exporting Nations (ODEN) which is headquartered in Kaliburg. But GanJam 4948 was primarily organized without much ODEN input. The show was comparatively smaller than historical festivals, and was condensed to two days, where traditionally it had been three or four days long. Additionally, the GanJam this year featured almost exclusively underground bands, from hard rock/punk and ska genres. The Festival was held at Kalistani National Stadium, in Kaliburg. Over the two days, 25,000 music fans attended.

The show opened on Friday, November 1 at 3:30 PM and featured Kaliburg Punk rock band Cigarillo Ash. Cigarillo Ash set the tone for the remainder of the acts of the day. 12 bands eventually played sets on Day 1 of the GanJam, including an Alt-Folk act from Vrassa named Psychedelic Force, as well as hard rockers from Gendaris The Growlers. The headliners of Night 1 were a hardcore punk act from Dulnerstaad called Julie, a co-ed group that played a record 21 songs in a 23 minute set.

"It was like a bad ass punk rock show," said concert goer Denis Alverez, from Sulari. "I mean, I've spent a lot of time in the Hardcore scene down in Sulari, and we had shows with like 55 people at them some time. But when I heard that the GanJam was going to feature a lot of punk bands, I was like I've gotta be there. And I was blown away..." Other concert goers noted the amount of energy in the crowd during the first night. Kelli Ulysses, from Vrassa said "Well, during the [Port Swedes hardcore band] Split Stick set, there was like 14 pits that just materialized, all over the crowd." When asked if she danced, Ulysses answered, "I mean, yeah, me and my girls, we threw some elbows..."

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RF Funk Band BellBottom Explosion slow the show down with some Funk on Day 2

Day 2 began early, as local thrash metal band Goat F--ker played a thrash rendition of the Kalistani National Anthem at 7 am, and then immediately launched into their set. Day 2 bands rocked just as hard as Day 1 acts, and featured a lineup that included Sulari ska punks The Toastmasters, punk rock acts from across the Republic, and even the RF Funk band BellBottom Explosion. "I really liked the funk band," said a person who simply identified himself as Anarchy. "Gave me a good chance to hit up the ODEN tent and really get into the groove, get prepared for the evening, you know." After a short break for supper, bands resumed the night portion of the show, with RF singer Jill Martinez, who sang part of her set in Egelian, and Luxon rockers Vert. Day 2 closed with show Headliners Positive Front, a four piece Hardcore band from Kaliburg.

"Oh man, I saw Positive Front at this club in Lolla last year and their show basically led to a riot," said fan Howard Dante. "I loved it. This show was way bigger and crazy!" Positive Front played a 45 minute set, ending the Concert around 2 am, when concert goers began filtering out of the Stadium in Kaliburg. Most of those in attendance loved the show. "Yeah, it was pretty cool," said 19 year attendee Poppy Greene. "I was particularly happy that ODEN was kinda off to the side. I'm str8 edge, and having heard stories about the craziness of like shows in the past, I was glad to not have to deal with a bunch of druggies all around me, living their lives all wrong."

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Concert Goers enjoy National Product, despite limited ODEN presence at GanJam

As to ODEN's limited participation in this year's GanJam, ODEN spokesman Thomas Setari was candid. "Well, I mean, a bunch of these guys approached us like a couple months and asked if we wanted to be part of a big punk show they were putting together. I was like well, you know we have usually done the GanJams. They were like Cool cool but they wanted to keep it DIY and Underground. So we basically agreed to put up some money and got them together with the National Stadium here, and got to have a tent, but it wasn't like the focus of the concert this year." The organizers booked all the bands, organized all the publicity, and managed the arena. "The main organizer was this punk girl name Frieda Norton," said Setari. "She's like 17 and was a real organized and driven kid. She's got a great future in concert organization."

The return of the GanJam hints at signs of life in the Kalistani Music Industry. "Yeah, we hope there are more GanJams to come," said Howard Dante. "I mean, its about time we reorgnize the National Scene. I'd personally like to see bands from other countries come and play in the Republic too. Maybe we can put together like a FOMAT, but without the contest, where we get bands from other countries who will expose us to different kinds of music." But Dante was quick to add "Kalistan can just as easily just keep doing it ourselves too, though."
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