____________________________________________________________________________________________28 August 4456
First Flights to Indrala in a Century
With the Indralan Dankuk Act repealed, international flights are reopening between the two nations.
____________________________________________________________________________________________SEONGTAEK: As tensions ease between Dankuk and Indrala, the first readily noticeable changes is the availability of direct flights between the nations. Today the two largest Dranian airlines officially re-launched their Indralan routes for the first time in over a hundred years. Freed from the restrictions of the Indralan embargo, outlined by the Dankuk Act, Air Dankuk and Northern Dovani Airlines are once again able to operate what was once among their busiest air travel routes.
____________________________________________________________________________________________30 August 4456
Kyuma Industries Seeking Return to Dankuk
Ceasing operations in the midst of war and unrest, the Tukarese conglomerate seeks to revive its Dranian industry.
____________________________________________________________________________________________KAIZHOU, Jiaozhi Province: Having once called Seongtaek home for its Dovani headquarters, Kyuma Industries hopes to bring life back into its operations in Northern Dovani. With its Dovanian headquarters relocated to Kaizhou, Indrala after the anti-Ryeo coup and the wars that followed, the company was long barred from engaging in economic activities in Dankuk due to Indrala's embargo. The Tukarese-based conglomerate once operated many large factories in Dankuk, producing automobiles, consumer electronics, and food goods through its various subsidiary companies. Now itself a subsidiary of the Indralan FangCaiRyeo Group, Kyuma Industries has only grown larger since its departure from Dankuk.
With the success of the peace summit in Lourenne, which led directly to Indrala's repeal of the Dankuk Act, Kyuma Industries is in talks to officially make its return, opening up new factories for Fusion Foods, Prospero, Sangon Drinks, and the Tsai-Hwai Company. Each of these subsidiaries, once listed on the Dankuk Exchange through Dranian depository receipts, are also seeking to return to the exchange. There are also rumors that the conglomerate could bring its recently founded defense company to Dankuk pending internal company discussions and a review of legal regulations surrounding their involvement with the Imperial Armed Forces of Indrala.
____________________________________________________________________________________________1 September 4456
Prime Minister Calls for a New Federation
Coming as no surprise, Prime Minister de Santiago has officially declared her intention to form a republican federation.
____________________________________________________________________________________________IGLESIA MAYOR: It has been no secret that the Federalist Party draws its core inspiration from the Dranian Federation of President Alfredo de la Cruz and Prime Minister Hana Pastora de Santiago has not hid her republican aspirations for the nation. However, today her government made an official declaration outright stating that it is the intention of the Prime Minister and her Government to re-establish the Dranian Federation.
This second attempt at republican federalism for Dankuk is to have a specific focus on establishing a unitary and ceremonial head of state that possesses minimal to no political power and absolutely no military authority. This particular aspect is a reflection of many centuries of Dranian history and abuses of power by elected heads of state, such as by Taeyang presidents, Hong Seon Ki, and Joel Cubrero. Under the federation, the head of state will be nonpartisan and primarily tasked with representative national unity. Meanwhile, most power will rest with the elected parliamentary system and its chosen head of government, while provincial and city governments will also be provided a much more substantial governing role. Plans for the federation are also exploring the idea of identifying recognized cultural zones to provide ceremonial representation of Dankuk's three major ethnic groups, the Dranianos, Kyo, and Draddwyr. This may also be integrated with a broader plan for a national unity committee that would be populated by the head of state, the head of government, provincial/municipal leaders, and cultural representatives. Much remains in the works and official legislation is not expected to yet be possible.