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Shortly after arriving at Prague's Ruzyne airport, businessman and former tennis player Milan Srejber was detained on Saturday night by the police. The Prague Municipal Court, which issued an arrest warrant for Srejber in December last year, placed him on remand on Sunday. Alena Skodova has the story.

The Balkan syndrome, which has been making the headlines in all NATO member countries that have participated in peacekeeping missions, has now also raised fears among Czech army officers. The syndrome is connected with health problems, including leukemia, following exposure to depleted uranium, used in anti-tank shells to add to their hardness during NATO operations in the Balkans. As a result, up to ten thousand Czech soldiers who have served in the region over the past ten years now face medical tests for signs of illness. brings us this

From January 4th to 6th, Prague is playing host to the International Festival of Wind Orchestras. Within the Czech Republic, the tradition of wind orchestras is strongest in North Moravia, but this festival will bring together orchestras from as far away as Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands. has the details...

Wednesday's dramatic events culminated with demonstrations backing the rebel TV journalists. They were held in the towns of Brno and Ostrava, where Czech public television has its regional offices, but the biggest demonstration was on Prague's Wenceslas Square. was there.

Meanwhile Czech TV viewers have been treated to some bizarre television. When the news comes on, they can see the first few seconds of the bulletin being produced by the rebels, who are still refusing to obey Mr Hodac's orders to leave the newsroom. Then the programme switches to improvised news bulletins being produced by journalists loyal to Mr Hodac. I'm joined in the studio by . What are Mr Hodac's news bulletins like?

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Now, just what exactly do we mean when we say MADE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC? This has been the problem facing the judges of the Czech Quality Awards, which are presented annually to large and small producers, allowing the winners to display the prestigious 'Czech-Made' symbol. Problem is that 'Czech-Made' is becoming harder and harder to define, as found out when he spoke Vladimir Straka, an advisor for the Czech Quality Awards.