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Xpat Opinion: Just When You Thought Things Couldn’t Get Any Stranger In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon would like to inform its readers that absolutely no drugs were consumed in the writing of the article.
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
Mr. Piyoros Naronglith, General Manager, The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket
- 27 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
Piyoros, who is fondly referred to as 'Jean', started his career with Hilton International for several years before joining Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket. After that he worked for various luxury brands like The Luxury Collection, Centara Grand & Convention Centre, Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa, while growing steadily in his operational roles. Most recently he was the Hotel Manager of W ...
Hungarian Company Közgép Slashes Workforce In Half
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Construction group Közgép yesterday announced that it will lay-off 350 employees, half of its staff, due to a plunge in new orders. The job losses will affect 283 administrative positions and 67 blue-collar jobs. Companies owned by Lajos Simicska have been hit hard by the loss of state orders since relations between the former financier of the Fidesz party and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán turned ...
KSH Report Reveals: Hungarians’ Diets Becoming More Healthier
- 17 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Hungarians’ diets are improving as they eat less meat but more fish, and cut back on fatty foods and alcohol, data compiled in a report by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. Hungarians consumed 55.5 kilograms of meat per capita in 2013, according to the latest data in the report, down 1.6% from the previous year. They ate less pork and poultry, the two most popular meats, but fish ...
Report: Over 8,000 Swim Across Lake Balaton In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
A total 8,162 people plunged into lake Balaton to swim 5,200 metres between Révfülöp and Balatonboglár. Organisers were happy to see some 1,000 participants more than last year, but noted that the event, organized for the 33rd time this year, had been attended by over 10,000 swimmers on several occasions.
Partial Solar Eclipse Visible From Hungary On 20 March
- 19 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
A partial, close to 60 per cent solar eclipse will be visible from Hungary on 20 March 2015, meaning that the Moon will cover almost two thirds of the Sun at the peak of the phenomenon. Although the country will not plunge into darkness, the amount of sunshine will decrease significantly during the partial eclipse.
Literary Dinner With Sophie Hannah @ Bródy Studios Budapest, 28 January
- 28 Jan 2015 8:30 AM
- entertainment
On Wednesday 28th January Rosie Apponyi welcomes the finest in British crime writing to Brody Studios. Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Since the publication of her first novel in 1920, more than two billion copies of her books have been sold around the globe. Now, for the first time ever, the Christie estate has approved a brand-new novel featuring Dame Agatha’s most ...
Hungarian Forint Plunges Against Swiss Franc
- 15 Jan 2015 5:04 AM
- business
The forint plunged against the Swiss franc on Thursday morning after the Swiss National Bank said it was discontinuing its minimum exchange rate of 1.20 francs to the euro. The forint traded at 310.34 to the Swiss franc around 11 in the morning from 265.51 about an hour earlier.
Literary Dinner With Sophie Hannah @ Bródy Studios Budapest, 28 November
- 24 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
On Friday 28th November Rosie Apponyi welcomes the finest in British crime writing to Brody Studios.
Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Since the publication of her first novel in 1920, more than two billion copies of her books have been sold around the globe.
Xpat Opinion: Just When You Thought Things Couldn’t Get Any Stranger In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon would like to inform its readers that absolutely no drugs were consumed in the writing of the article.
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
Mr. Piyoros Naronglith, General Manager, The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket
- 27 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
Piyoros, who is fondly referred to as 'Jean', started his career with Hilton International for several years before joining Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket. After that he worked for various luxury brands like The Luxury Collection, Centara Grand & Convention Centre, Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa, while growing steadily in his operational roles. Most recently he was the Hotel Manager of W ...
Hungarian Company Közgép Slashes Workforce In Half
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Construction group Közgép yesterday announced that it will lay-off 350 employees, half of its staff, due to a plunge in new orders. The job losses will affect 283 administrative positions and 67 blue-collar jobs. Companies owned by Lajos Simicska have been hit hard by the loss of state orders since relations between the former financier of the Fidesz party and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán turned ...
KSH Report Reveals: Hungarians’ Diets Becoming More Healthier
- 17 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Hungarians’ diets are improving as they eat less meat but more fish, and cut back on fatty foods and alcohol, data compiled in a report by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. Hungarians consumed 55.5 kilograms of meat per capita in 2013, according to the latest data in the report, down 1.6% from the previous year. They ate less pork and poultry, the two most popular meats, but fish ...
Report: Over 8,000 Swim Across Lake Balaton In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
A total 8,162 people plunged into lake Balaton to swim 5,200 metres between Révfülöp and Balatonboglár. Organisers were happy to see some 1,000 participants more than last year, but noted that the event, organized for the 33rd time this year, had been attended by over 10,000 swimmers on several occasions.
Partial Solar Eclipse Visible From Hungary On 20 March
- 19 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
A partial, close to 60 per cent solar eclipse will be visible from Hungary on 20 March 2015, meaning that the Moon will cover almost two thirds of the Sun at the peak of the phenomenon. Although the country will not plunge into darkness, the amount of sunshine will decrease significantly during the partial eclipse.
Literary Dinner With Sophie Hannah @ Bródy Studios Budapest, 28 January
- 28 Jan 2015 8:30 AM
- entertainment
On Wednesday 28th January Rosie Apponyi welcomes the finest in British crime writing to Brody Studios. Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Since the publication of her first novel in 1920, more than two billion copies of her books have been sold around the globe. Now, for the first time ever, the Christie estate has approved a brand-new novel featuring Dame Agatha’s most ...
Hungarian Forint Plunges Against Swiss Franc
- 15 Jan 2015 5:04 AM
- business
The forint plunged against the Swiss franc on Thursday morning after the Swiss National Bank said it was discontinuing its minimum exchange rate of 1.20 francs to the euro. The forint traded at 310.34 to the Swiss franc around 11 in the morning from 265.51 about an hour earlier.
Literary Dinner With Sophie Hannah @ Bródy Studios Budapest, 28 November
- 24 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
On Friday 28th November Rosie Apponyi welcomes the finest in British crime writing to Brody Studios.
Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Since the publication of her first novel in 1920, more than two billion copies of her books have been sold around the globe.


















