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Resident of Bokhtar detained for drug pushing

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Khatlon’s Bokhtar district Safarali Akbarov has been detained by local police officers on suspicion of having been involved in drug

11:59, september 23, 2008

Vose farmers reach 53.6 percent of cotton target

KULOB, September 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Farming units in Khatlon’s Vose district have reached 53.

11:44, september 23, 2008

Republican tourism exhibition to open in Dushanbe on the following Saturday

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The republican tourism exhibition entitled “Tourism in Tajikistan – 2008” will open at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex in Dushanbe on September 27.

11:31, september 23, 2008

American medical workers train their Tajik colleagues in providing palliative care

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A five-day seminar for specialists from the Ministry of Heath (MoH) on providing palliative care was launched in Dushanbe on September 23 within the

11:18, september 23, 2008

Agroinvestbonk’s regulative capital exceeds $32.5 million

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- As of September 1, 2008, regulative capital of Agroinvestbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, has amounted to 111,454,034

11:09, september 23, 2008

Events to mark 10 years of Swiss-Tajik partnership for development to be held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Swiss Cooperation Office Tajikistan is celebrating the 10th anniversary.

10:59, september 23, 2008

Protocol of intention on establishment of Tajik-Russian JV in Taboshar signed

KHUJAND, September 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik state unitary enterprise Zarya Vostoka and Perm’s (Russia) gunpowder works named after Kirov have signed a protocol of intention on

10:45, september 23, 2008

Indian specialists study coal mines in Shurob for construction of coal-run power plant

KHUJAND, September 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from an Indian company have completed the study of coal mines of open joint-stock company Angisht (Coal) at the town of Shurob, Sughd’s

10:29, september 23, 2008

More than 100 border markers installed along Tajik-Chinese border over the past four years

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2008, Asia-Plus - A ceremony of installation of border markers along the Tajik-Chinese border was

10:15, september 23, 2008

Alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir activist detained in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, September 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Another alleged activist o the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization has been detained in northern Tajikistan.

19:25, september 22, 2008

Tajik-German JV produces test bulk of building blocks

KHUJAND, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-German joint venture, closed joint-stock company (JSC) Aura of Sughd, has produced the test bulk of natural stone units.

18:21, september 22, 2008

Rahmon to meet WB top manager in New York

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning left for New York to attend the 63 rd session of the UN General Assembly.

17:45, september 22, 2008

Tajikistan starts production of new medicines

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe limited liability company Medicine for You has started production of new medicines worked out by local researchers and pharmacologists

17:12, september 22, 2008

IRPT finds common language with Tajik embassy; IRTP leader’s tour of Russia is going on

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Leader of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) also deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Mr.

16:45, september 22, 2008

International conference in Astana discusses border management and drug action in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Today the seventh Annual Meeting of the Central Asia Border Security Initiative (CABSI) convenes representatives of EU member states and Central

16:30, september 22, 2008

INCIDENTS

Attempt of Illegal mining of ruby stopped in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Police officers have stopped an attempt of illegal mining of ruby at the Snezhny deposit in GBAO’s Murgab district.

15:19, september 22, 2008

TDB raises deposit interest rates for physical entities

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Closed joint-stock company Tajikistan Development Bank (TDB) has raised some deposit interest rates for physical entities.

14:44, september 22, 2008

Kazakh specialist complete geological survey on the site for Nourobod HPP

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Kazakh specialists have completed a geological survey on the site for construction of the Nourobod hydroelectric power station (HPP) that will be

14:35, september 22, 2008

Kyrgyzstan asks Turkmenistan to supply 1 billion kWh of electricity

The delegations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan met in Almaty on September 18-19 to discuss energy, agriculture and water issues.

14:33, september 22, 2008

Almaty hosts a meeting on energy, agriculture and water management of CA countries

Questions of energy, agriculture and water management of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan and Turkmenistan took place in Almaty.

14:31, september 22, 2008

Roundtable public cooperation between non-state non-profit organizations and state structures held in Tashkent

Tashkent hosted roundtable on consolidating public cooperation between non-state non-profit organizations and state structures, new mechanisms of financing the activity of non-state non-profit

14:30, september 22, 2008

Turkmenistan to start supplies of natural gas to China according to schedule

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed confidence that supplies of Turkmen natural gas to Chinese consumers would start according to schedule.

14:28, september 22, 2008

Iran will stop any aggression, if attacked – president

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic's military will "break the hands" of any aggressor, if attacked.

14:27, september 22, 2008

Russian warships head to the Atlantic, Caribbean

A Russian naval task force departed Monday on a tour of duty in the Atlantic Ocean, including joint naval drills with the Venezuelan navy in November, a Navy spokesman said.

14:26, september 22, 2008

At least 53 killed in hotel blast in Pakistan

At least 53 people were killed and another 226 injured in a suicide bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Pakistan's capital on Saturday, Pakistani officials said on Sunday.

14:24, september 22, 2008

Account' of ambush of French troops in Afghanistan: minister

France's defence minister confirmed Monday the existence of a NATO officer's "account" of a deadly ambush of French soldiers last month, after a newspaper cited what it said was a report that said

14:18, september 22, 2008

POWER

Rahmon sends condolences to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari over Saturday’s terrorist attack

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning sent a telegram of condolences to his Pakistani counterpart, President Asif Ali Zardari, over a Saturdays

13:52, september 22, 2008

POWER

Tajik president leaves for New York to attend 63 rd session of UN General Assembly

President Emomali Rahmon today morning left for New York to attend the 63 rd session of the UN General Assembly.

13:38, september 22, 2008