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716 new TB cases detected in Kulob this year

KULOB, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 716 new cases of tuberculosis have been detected in 10 districts of Khatlon’s Kulob region, which is 183 cases fewer

15:36, october 15, 2008

Electricity prices to rise in Tajikistan next year

Beginning on January 1, 2009, electricity prices will rise in Tajikistan, according to the antimonopoly directorate within the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

14:53, october 15, 2008

Some 7,000 young people sent by Youth Labor Exchange to Russia for seasonal work

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the third quarter (July-September) of this year, the Youth Labor Exchange at the Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs has sent 158

14:33, october 15, 2008

Political parties hold meetings in Khujand to discuss problems facing hijab-wearing schoolgirls

KHUJAND, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 14, senior representatives of political parties, functioning in the Sughd province, as well representatives of local NGOs, education

14:05, october 15, 2008

Kyrgyzstan won’t face food crisis, Economy and Trade Minister says

Kyrgyz Minister of Economic Development and Trade Akylbek Japarov said during todayâ€™s Ak Jol fractionâ€™s session in Parliament that Kyrgyzstan is unlikely to face food crisis.

14:04, october 15, 2008

The 10th session of EU - Kazakhstan Subcommittee to be held in Kazakhstan

The 10th session of European Union (EU) - Kazakhstan subcommittee on trade, investments, energy, transport and ecology will be held in Kazakhstan.

14:03, october 15, 2008

Uzbekistan decreases the cotton export in 2008/2009 season

Uzbekistan plans to decrease the export of cotton in 2008/2009 season to 700 thousand tons, because of increasing the size of internal refinement.

14:01, october 15, 2008

British company confirms gas reserves in Turkmenistan's east

British Gaffney Cline & Associates (GCA), globally renowned consultancy company, has completed its assignment on the audit of gas reserves at South Yoloten-Osman (SYO) and Yashlar fields located in

14:00, october 15, 2008

Iran ready to resume talks on Iraq with U.S.

Tehran is ready to resume talks with Washington on security problems in Iraq, a spokesman for the Iranian embassy in Baghdad said Tuesday.

13:58, october 15, 2008

Russia says Geneva talks pointless without S.Ossetia, Abkhazia

Talks on the Georgia conflict in Geneva this week will produce no meaningful results if officials from breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia do not participate, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman

13:56, october 15, 2008

Bush announces new measures to help banking sector

The U.S. government will buy shares of U.S. banks and financial institutions to help stabilize the economy amid the ongoing global financial crisis, President George W. Bush said on Tuesday.

13:54, october 15, 2008

Taliban attacks won't ease in winter, UN rep says

Taliban insurgents probably won't ease up on attacks in Afghanistan this winter as they have in the past, because their influence has spread beyond traditional strongholds to provinces around Kabul,

13:46, october 15, 2008

Meeting of friends of Rasul Gamzatov held in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Russian Embassy in Dushanbe and Tajik Academy of World Poetry yesterday held a meeting of friends of international known poet Rasul Gamzatov in

13:20, october 15, 2008

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Tajik athletes win 162 medals in various international tournaments this year

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- This year, Tajik athletes have won 46 gold, 50 silver and 66 bronze medals in various international tournaments, Maliksho Nematov, the head of the

13:13, october 15, 2008

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Tajik young soccer players leave for Turkey to be trained for AFC U-19 Championship

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik young soccer players yesterday left for Turkey to be trained for the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) U-19 Championship 2008, Nourali

12:52, october 15, 2008

Calligraphy course opens in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus – A new course in Persian Nastaliq calligraphy is underway in the premise of Iran''s Cultural Office in Tajikistan, Iran''s Cultural Attaché in Dushanbe

12:41, october 15, 2008

Two conductors detained with large amount of heroin

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two conductors from Tajik Railways have been detained on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking.

12:32, october 15, 2008

Amonatbonk head hopes farmers will repay loan opportunely

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov told a press conference in Dushanbe on October that over the first nine

12:10, october 15, 2008

Murgab first to fulfill autumn conscription target in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Murgab district is the first in Gorno Badakhshan to fulfill the autumn conscription target, Asia-Plus has learned from Aslambek Aslamov, the deputy

11:55, october 15, 2008

Tajik defense minister to hold a number of meetings with his CIS counterparts in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Defense Minister, Colonel-General Sherali Khayrulloyev is attending a session of the council of the CIS defense ministers that is opening in St.

11:43, october 15, 2008

DPT to lodge complaint with UN Human Rights Committee over authorities’ interference

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The board of the Mahmadruzi Iskandarov-run wing of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) intends to lodge complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee

11:06, october 15, 2008

US DCM visits Sughd province

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On October 9, United States Deputy Chief of Mission Necia Quast paid a familiarization visit to the Sughd province on a tour of U.S.

10:58, october 15, 2008

Tajik TV channel to make documentary about Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik national TV channel, Safina, is going to make a documentary entitled “Tajikistan” that would tell history, culture and traditions of the Tajik

10:45, october 15, 2008

Amonatbonk ready to repay debts to residents

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Speaking to reporters on October 14 in Dushanbe, Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov, the head of Tajikistan’s savings bank, Amonatbonk, said that as legal

10:29, october 15, 2008

World financial crisis has not affected Tajikistan’s economy, Amonatbonk’s head says

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- World financial crisis has not affected activity of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) and Tajikistan’s economy as whole, the Amonatbonk head

10:19, october 15, 2008

Tajikistan designs domestic rail route to bypass Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2008 Asia-Plus - The work on designing domestic rail route from the central part of the country to the Sughd province that would bypass Uzbekistan will be completed in

19:31, october 14, 2008

Kyrgyz national detained in Sughd for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, October 14, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A 44-year-old woman from Kyrgyzstan Z.T.

18:45, october 14, 2008

TSB’s branch in Kulob provides over TJS10.619 mln in loans in Jan-Sep 08

KULOB, October 14, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In January-September 2008, the branch of Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) in Kulob has provided 10,619,198 somoni (TJS) in loans, which is nearly 2 million somoni

18:25, october 14, 2008

Orienbonk’s loan portfolio reaches nearly $172 million

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2008, Asia-Plus -- As of October 1, 2008, a loan portfolio of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Orienbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest financial institutions, has

18:08, october 14, 2008