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14:06, october 8, 2008

WORLD

Russia's Lavrov to attend CIS foreign ministerial meeting

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend a CIS foreign ministerial meeting in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on October 9, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday .

14:05, october 8, 2008

WORLD

NATO allies face call to step up opium battle

NATO's top commander and Afghanistan's defence minister will urge allies Thursday to take new steps to crack down on the opium trade as the trafficking generates vital funds for the Taliban-led

13:51, october 8, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Two drunken men detained in Sughd for killing their wives

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two drunken men were detained din the Sughd province for killing their wives.

13:31, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Iranian university to establish its branch in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus – Islamic Republic of Iran will establish some 10 new branches of Payam-e Nour University in different countries in the near future, IRNA reported on

13:27, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Seminar for Central Asian journalists held in Helsinki discusses protection of interests and freedom of speech

HELSINKI, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar for Central Asian journalists is concluding in Helsinki, Finland today.

12:47, october 8, 2008

Conference to discuss inter-civilization accord maintenance issues opens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An international two-day conference formally titled “Inter-civilization Accord and Global Dialogue: the Past and the Present” opened at the Center for

12:32, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

UNDP CO Tajikistan hands over 1,000 tons of fuel oil to Dushanbe heat and power station

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 7, the UNDP CO Tajikistan handed over 1,000 tons of fuel oil to the Dushanbe heat and power station.

12:20, october 8, 2008

POWER

Tajikistan to provide humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan will send a bulk of humanitarian aid to quake-affected people in southern Kyrgyzstan. The assistance includes building materials, food products and other relief supplies.

12:08, october 8, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Woman from Istaravshan faces human trafficking charge

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

11:54, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

First 400 conscripts from Sughd sent to serve in the south of the country

KHUJAND, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 7, the first 400 conscripts from northern Tajikistan were sent to serve in the military units in the Khatlon province, Asia-Plus has

11:41, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

46 Khujand industrial enterprises work in three shifts

KHUJAND, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Industrial enterprises located in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province have not yet experienced electricity shortages and currently work in three

11:25, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan ranked 9th among CIS states in GDP growth rate

DUSHNBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- The CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics has released data on gross domestic product

10:58, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM departs for Bishkek to attend CIS foreign ministers’ session

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi is departing for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan today to attend a session of the council of the CIS foreign ministers that will

10:44, october 8, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Constitutional legal proceedings improvement issues to be discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting formally titled “Improvement of the Constitutional Legal Proceedings in Tajikistan” will be held in the building of the Constitutional

10:30, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Over 756 kilos of drugs intercepted in northern Tajikistan this year

KHUJAND, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The law-enforcement authorities of the Sughd province have seized 756.

10:15, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Locust-control enterprise receives equipment for combating locust infestations

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The state unitary enterprise, Muboriza Bar Ziddi Malakh (locust control), has received 1.

19:46, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Khurokvori denies Baltika Brewery’s plagiarism accusations

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s Baltika Brewery claims that Tajikistan’s state unitary enterprise Khurokvori (food industry) has allegedly violated its copyright.

18:41, october 7, 2008

Training on Tajikistan’s copyright and digital technologies legislation launched Khoja Obi Garm

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A three-day training seminar formally titled “Tajikistan’s Legislation on Copyright and Digital Technologies” was launched in the Varzob resort Khoja

17:43, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik MPs work out credit history bill credit information system

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik parliamentarians have worked out a credit history bill, which is based on recommendations from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the

16:47, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

42 residents of Sughd detained in CIS states this year for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, 42 residents of the northern Sughd province, including three women, have been detained in the CIS states for drug

16:37, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan to work out national mental health protection program

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will work out the national mental health program, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

14:20, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik expert expects inflation to stand at 50% by the end of the year

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- According to the CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics, Tajikistan has topped CIS states in terms of inflation rate for the first eight months of

13:34, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

GosComInvest announces tenders for construction of 15 small hydropower plants

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- the State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosComInvest) has announced tenders for construction of 15 small hydropower

13:09, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Rahmon to attend sessions of CIS council of heads of state and EAEC interstate council in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will attend sessions of the Council of the CIS Heads of State and the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community

12:56, october 7, 2008

INCIDENTS

A number of yurts in Karakul partially destroyed by Sunday’s quake: CES

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A number of yurts (a yurt is a portable, felt-covered, wood lattice-framed dwelling structure used by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia) in the

12:31, october 7, 2008

INCIDENTS

Day of mourning declared in Kyrgyzstan for 74 victims of Sunday’s quake

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev declared a day of national mourning on October 7 for the 74 victims of a deadly earthquake that hit the southeast of Kyrgyzstan Sunday night.

11:39, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

International healthcare exhibition opens in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 4th International Healthcare Exhibition, DIHE 2008, opened at the Kokhi Borbad State Complex in Dushanbe today morning.

11:36, october 7, 2008

POWER

President signs a number of laws endorsed by parliament

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has signed 32 laws that were approved by the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), according to

11:21, october 7, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Killer of Muhiddin Olimpour sentenced to 15 years

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Supreme Court sentenced the resident of the city of Vahdat, Nasrullo Sharipov, who is considered to be the main killer of known Tajik culture

10:31, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Shahritus district tops Tajikistan in cotton yielding

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has yielded 264,442 tons of cotton by October 6, which comprises some 48 percent of this year’s target determined at 552,200 tons, according