KREJCIR - Fugitive billionaire Radovan Krejčíř has written a book where he uses easily decipherable pseudonyms for police officers, judges and state attorneys he says he bribed during his criminal case. Krejčíř, who now lives in the Seychelles, wanted for fraud and attempted murder, also names former Prime Minister Stanislav "Gloss" on his list of beneficiaries.

SMOKE - Drastic new warnings and pictures that show people dying are expected to appear soon on cigarette packs to further deter people from smoking. The Agriculture Ministry is pushing for the labels, which are based on European Commission recommendations. Photos could also show close-ups of tumors caused by smoking.

LANGUAGE - The Education Ministry says it will implement new mandatory English requirements by September 2006 and require Czech students to become conversant in two foreign languages. Starting then, students will begin learning English in the third grade and a second language no later than the eighth grade.

SORRY - The daily tabloid Šíp must apologize to Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek's wife, Zuzana, for an article it published May 8, criticizing the appearance of the couple, a court has ruled. The article, published by the newspaper's forerunner Večerník Praha, violated Paroubek's personal rights, the court found.

ABUSE - Bohumil Kulínský, the choirmaster for the Bambini de Praga choir, will be tried on suspicion of sexually abusing 49 girls in the choir over a 20-year period from 1984 to 2004. Kulínský, who says he is innocent, was arrested in November 2004. He was released from jail in July, though his trial date has not been set.