All news

EU Troika and Tajikistan talks will be held in Dushanbe in May 2009

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus - The EU Troika and Tajikistan talks are expected to take place in Dushanbe in May 2009, Mr.

16:56, november 26, 2008

Because of low water levels at Norak reservoir Tajikistan loses 900 mln kWh of electricity this year

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at the 8th session of the EU-Tajikistan Joint Committee in Dushanbe on November 25, Deputy Energy and Industries Minister, Poulod

16:31, november 26, 2008

Tajikistan adopts new administrative code

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have endorsed a bill requiring adoption of a new administrative code

16:09, november 26, 2008

Tajik, Russian working groups consider issues of Russia’s participation in Roghun hydroelectricity project

Speaking to reporters in Dushanbe today, head of Russian presidentâ€™s office Sergey Naryshkin said that working groups have been set up for consideration of Russiaâ€™s participation in completing

15:35, november 26, 2008

Tajikistan, China to launch JV for producing transformers

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and China intend to launch a joint venture in Tajikistan for producing power transformers, according to the Ministry of Energy and

15:16, november 26, 2008

Police official says number of cars with tinted glass windows increases in Tajikistan

Raids made by traffic police officers in Dushanbe and nearby districts yesterday alone resulted in detention of 160 cars with tinted glass windows.

14:48, november 26, 2008

Kazakhstan reaches balance of payments surplus

Current account of the balance of payment for the period of January-September 2008 reached US$ 9 billion, Anvar Saidenov, Chairman of the National Bank told yesterday.

14:47, november 26, 2008

Japanese envoy sign 12 projects to equip Uzbek schools

Japanese Ambassador to Uzbekistan Tsutomu Hiraoka signed grant-contracts within the framework of the no-string aid to grass-root projects on November 25.

14:45, november 26, 2008

Every 5th Kyrgyz child works 8-12 hours a day

Every fifth child in Kyrgyzstan works on the streets for 8-12 hours a day, the public survey of the Childrenâ€™s Protection Center, published in the collection of articles Childrenâ€™s Situation in

14:44, november 26, 2008

Mission of CIS observers arrives in Turkmenistan for parliamentary polls

A group of CIS observers, the first of foreign missions, arrived in Ashgabat to observe the parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan scheduled for 14 December.

14:42, november 26, 2008

Russia, Brazil to become world economic growth leaders despite crisis - Medvedev

Russia and Brazil will become world economic growth leaders despite the nasty crisis, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

14:41, november 26, 2008

U.S. urges continued tough Russia line over Georgia

Russia is still failing to meet its ceasefire obligations with Georgia and Washington's European allies must not overlook this and rush to embrace Moscow, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.

14:39, november 26, 2008

US has never advised Israel against Iran strike: Olmert

The United States has not pressured Israel to rule out military action in order to halt Iran's nuclear program, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday after talks with President George W. Bush.

14:37, november 26, 2008

Miliband in surprise visit in Afghanistan

Foreign Secretary David Miliband held talks with President Hamid Karzai on a surprise visit to Afghanistan Tuesday and met British troops in the fight against extremists, officials said.

14:13, november 26, 2008

Dushanbe, St Petersburg intend to sign cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe and St.

13:48, november 26, 2008

Tajik, Belarus speakers discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus - On sidelines of the session of the Eurasian Economic Community’s (EAEC) Inter-Parliament Assembly (IPA), Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the

13:24, november 26, 2008

Kuhistoni Mastchoh residents build 35 micro power plants

KHUJAND, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The number of micro power plants built by residents of the Kuhistoni Mastchoh district, Sughd province has reached 35, Sodiq Rustamov, the head of the

13:10, november 26, 2008

INCIDENTS

Chinese national killed in GBAO traffic accident

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus – Chinese national was killed on November 23 as his car fell into a 35-precipice in GBAO’s Shugnan district.

13:02, november 26, 2008

President Rahmon receives head of Russian president’s office

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Today, President Emomali Rahmon is receiving the head of Russian president’s office, Sergey Naryshkin, who arrived in Dushanbe on a working visit

12:56, november 26, 2008

Tajikistan ought to speed up economic reforms, says WB regional director

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the World Bank were the focus of a meeting of President

11:50, november 26, 2008

Training for heads of initial vocational training facilities held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-day training for heads of initial vocational training facilities was held at the Republican Institute within the Ministry of Education (MoD) in

11:35, november 26, 2008

Agroinvestbonk’s regulative capital nears TJS111.428 mln

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Agroinvestbonk’s regulative capital rose more than 71.

11:20, november 26, 2008

Rahmon to attend Qatar conference dedicated to review implementation of the Monterey Consensus

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will attend the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterey

20:22, november 25, 2008

Talco’s payments to country’s budgets of levels amount to more than TJS 240 mln in Jan-Oct 08

Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco) remains one of Tajikistanâ€™s largest taxpayers and over the first ten months of this year, it has transferred some US$70 million to the countryâ€™s budgets of all

19:05, november 25, 2008

Tajik official attends India-CIS hydrocarbon roundtable meeting in New Delhi

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Energy and Industries Minister, Zarobiddin Fayzulloyev is attending a two-day India-CIS Hydrocarbon Roundtable Meeting that opened in New

18:32, november 25, 2008

Conference “Dialogue in Action: the Tajikistan’s Experience” organized in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Conference “Dialogue in Action: The Tajikistan Experience” is organized in Dushanbe today in frames of the Swiss-funded Tajikistan Dialogue

18:24, november 25, 2008

Exhibition of woks by known Tajik painters opens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An exhibition of works by eight Tajik painters has opened at the office the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Dushanbe today.

18:06, november 25, 2008

INCIDENTS

7-year-old girl killed in Istaravshan traffic accident

KHUJAND, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus-- A seven-year-old girl from Suhgd’s Istaravshan district was killed Monday as a car VAZ 2106 hit her, according to the Sughd police directorate.

17:49, november 25, 2008