Regional authorities cannot yet cope with the increase in non-payments in the housing and communal services sector Recent forceful actions by the Perm police against utility workers who are in debt to resource supply organizations have not led to a reduction in debt. According to the quarterly results, non-payments only increased - to Permenergosbyt by 150 million rubles, to gas workers - by 500 million rubles.

The number of people called up for military service as part of the spring conscription this year will be 153.2 thousand people, a corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “From April 1 to July 15, 2013, to carry out conscription for military service of citizens of the Russian Federation aged 18 to 27 years who are not in the reserve and subject to conscription for military service, in the amount of 153.2 thousand people,” the decree says.

The former head of the network publication Gazeta.ru, Mikhail Kotov, joins the RIA Novosti team and in mid-April, in the status of executive director, will head the newly created production center of the RIA Novosti group, the agency reported on March 30.

How justice was built for three hours in Rostov under the leadership of Vladimir Putin Yesterday, President Vladimir Putin met with activists of the All-Russian Popular Front (ONF) at the conference “Building Social Justice” and explained that it is necessary to limit the size of “golden parachutes”, return school uniforms and the title of Hero of Labor. Kommersant special correspondent ANDREY KOLESNIKOV was reminded of what was happening at the height of the presidential election campaign.

About 5 thousand ethnic Filipinos living in the Malaysian state of Sabah fled the country after clashes broke out between Filipino rebels and the Malaysian military. Rebels calling themselves the Sulu Sultanate Liberation Army invaded the state in February. Over 6 weeks, more than 60 people were killed in clashes. Refugees from Malaysia began arriving in boats on the southern coast of Mindanao in March, Philippine authorities said. It is currently unknown whether rebels were among the refugees.

The head of UkrLandFarming Oleg Bakhmatyuk said that he is in negotiations with Singaporean and Chinese companies to raise $800 million for the construction of the port. “We will not go into this project without a partner,” said Mr. Bakhmatyuk. He added that the estimated transshipment capacity of the port terminal will be about 8 million tons. “At the first stage, the capacity will be 3 million tons, at the second - 5 million tons. The cost of one berth will be $60-80 million.

Large Bank of Cyprus depositors will receive 37.5% of their deposits exceeding 100 thousand euros in the form of securities, Reuters reports. They will probably not be able to return the rest of the deposits. Presumably, 22.5% of such deposits will not accrue interest, while the remaining 40% of deposits will earn interest. It is also noted that the deposit owner will not be able to receive these funds until the bank’s position stabilizes. Based on materials from kommersant.ru

As a result of a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan, 9 Taliban were killed, and, according to local residents, two children were killed. The incident occurred in the city of Ghazni when a squad of Afghan police were ambushed. Western coalition troops responded to the attack, Reuters reports. As a result of the shootout, 9 Taliban were killed. Eight civilians were injured. Based on materials from RBC

Hussein al-Majali has been appointed the new Minister of Internal Affairs of Jordan, the inter-Arab TV channel Al Arabiya reported. Before his appointment as head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 53-year-old Hussein al-Majali commanded armed units of the Jordanian public security forces. Based on materials from Interfax news agency

Special rescue equipment, in particular motor pumps and fire pumping stations, left the Lugansk region for Kyiv today in case of possible floods, reports the main department of the State Emergency Service in the Lugansk region. The head of the main department of the service in the Lugansk region, Alexander Drobot, noted that the convoy includes 9 special vehicles for pumping out water, as well as 35 rescuers to service this equipment and provide assistance to the population if necessary.

On Red Square in Moscow, where “protest festivities in defense of the prisoners of May 6” are taking place, 14 people were detained. This was reported on Twitter by the coordinator of the “Left Front” Sergei Udaltsov. According to the activist, the detainees are going to be taken to the Tverskoye police station. The rest of the protesters, meanwhile, headed to the Alexander Garden. There is no official information from law enforcement agencies yet.

The Ministry of Construction intends to strengthen the bank The Ministry of Construction of the Samara Region ordered a bank protection project with improvement of the Saratov reservoir from Silikatny to Postnikov ravine. The facility is planned to be located on the territory of the Oktyabrsky district of Samara from the Postnikov ravine to the beginning of the embankment in the Ladya area.

The operation of the Uglegorsk thermal power plant will be fully restored, but it is too early to talk about the timing, said Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Eduard Stavitsky. “Four power units will be restored here,” the minister said. At the same time, he emphasized that it is too early to talk about the restoration period and the damage caused. “A commission will work, we will determine the time and funds to restore the station,” Mr. Stavitsky said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On ensuring in 2013 state support for non-profit, non-governmental organizations implementing socially significant projects and participating in the development of civil society institutions,” the Kremlin website reports.

The Kyiv authorities appealed to residents of the capital with a request not to leave their homes unless necessary. Currently, due to worsening weather conditions, utility services are working in an enhanced mode, the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration said in a statement. “According to weather forecasters, precipitation will continue, and rain is also expected.