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15:43, august 25, 2008

POWER

Tajik president, Chinese banker discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral economic cooperation between Tajikistan and China will be discussed at a meeting of President

15:12, august 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Kulob farmers yield the first 1,000 tons of cotton

KULOB, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in Khatlon’s Kulob region have yielded more than 1,000 tons of cotton by August 25, Abdullo Rajabov, a lead specialist with the Kulob agriculture

14:59, august 25, 2008

Tajik intelligentsia applies to government asking to grant political asylum to Afghan poet

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of Tajik intelligentsia have applied to the government, asking to provide political asylum to known Afghan poet and public figure Latif

14:24, august 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

30 rural health centers to be introduced into operation before the end of the year

KHOROG, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Construction of rural health centers is progressing in all districts of Gorno Badakhshan.

14:13, august 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Farms in Kulob region in no hurry to send yielded cotton ginneries

KULOB, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 242 farming units in the districts of Kulob, Vose, Farkhor and Hamadoni are in no hurry to send the yielded cotton to the ginneries, Asia-Plus has learned

13:53, august 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Two Tajik libraries got access to electronic catalogue of research theses in Russian State Library

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Within the framework of the Virtual Reading Halls of Library of Theses at the CIS National Libraries project, Tajikistan’s National Public Firdavsi

13:28, august 25, 2008

More than 50 GBAO children have rest in health resort Hushyori

KHOROG, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- More than 50 children of medical workers from Gorno Badakhshan went last Saturday to have rest in a health resort Hushyori (republican children

13:18, august 25, 2008

Istaravshan barristers win half of land dispute cases

KHUJAND, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The land issue is becoming more and more acute in Sughd’s Istaravshan district, and therefore, local residents are resorting to the help of lawyers.

13:01, august 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS experts to discuss agendas of upcoming sessions of CIS authorized bodies

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Permanent representatives of the CIS states are meeting in Minsk, Belarus tomorrow to discuss agendas of the upcoming sessions of the CIS authorized

12:22, august 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Roaring demand for fares for air route Khujand-Dushanbe reported in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A roaring demand for fares for the flight Khujand-Dushanbe has been reported in northern Tajikistan.

11:56, august 25, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Customs officer detained on suspicion of having taken bribe

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Shohin Najmiddinzoda, an officers with the Sughd customs directorate, has been detained don suspicion of having been involved in bribery, according to

11:42, august 25, 2008

CENTRAL ASIA

68 killed, 22 survive in air crash in Kyrgyzstan

68 persons have been killed and 22 others have survived in a Kyrgyz air crash.

11:34, august 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

International conference on climate change problems held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An international conference, formally titled “Climate Change and Landscape Evolution in the Central Asian Mountains and the Surrounding Basins: Past,

10:17, august 25, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Two police officers convicted of corruption

QURGHON TEPPA, August 25, Asia-Plus -- Two officers from the police department in Khatlon’s Khuroson district have got jail terms for corruption.

16:26, august 23, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Russia says military pullout from Georgia complete

Russia's defense minister said on Friday the military had completed the withdrawal of troops from Georgia as stipulated in a peace deal brokered by the French president last week.

16:18, august 23, 2008

Embassy of Canada supports land mine victim camp in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Canada is pleased to mark its contribution of nearly $14,000 CAD in support of the efforts of the non-governmental

15:47, august 23, 2008

Sughd youth committee institutes awards for contributions in areas of science, culture and media

KHUAJND, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd committee for youth, sports and tourism affairs has instituted awards for contributions in the areas of science, culture and media.

15:28, august 23, 2008

Roundtable meeting held in Qurghon Teppa to discuss arbitration law

QURGHON TEPPA, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting to discuss the arbitration law that was adopted last April was held in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province on

14:10, august 23, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Russia’s OJSC PAVA to export flour to Sughd

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s open-joint-stock company PAVA will export grade 1 wheat flour to the Sughd province. Ms.

12:51, august 23, 2008

Documentary “An Islamic Conscience: the Aga Khan and the Ismailis” to be shown in Dushanbe on August 29

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Central Asia Premiere of documentary “An Islamic Conscience: the Aga Khan and the Ismailis” will be held at Dom Kino in Dushanbe on August 29.

10:50, august 23, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik farmers to stockpile 638,000 tons of forages this year

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- All categories of farms in Tajikistan are expected to stockpile some 638,000 tons of forages this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

10:30, august 23, 2008

INCIDENTS

One injured in cafe gas blast in Khujand

KHUAJND, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus - One person has been seriously injured in a café gas blast in Khujand, Sughd province.

19:27, august 22, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Orienbonk introduces new money transfer system -- MoneyGram

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Orienbonk, Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, has introduced a new money transfer system – MoneyGram.

18:42, august 22, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Two employees of inspection agencies in Sughd face bribery charges

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus - Two employees of inspection agencies in the Sughd province have been arrested on suspicion of having extorted money from managers of the inspected

18:15, august 22, 2008

TAJKISTAN

16 renovated educational facilities schools to open their doors to pupils in new school year

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Sixteen renovated schools in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district, the city of Roghun as well as Vahdat, Nourobod, Vahdat, and Fayzobod districts will open

18:00, august 22, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Women’s NGOs in northern Tajikistan trained in efficiently cooperating with media

KHUAJND, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A three-day training for local public associations dealing with problems of rights of women and children was launched in Khujand, the capital of the

17:38, august 22, 2008

INCIDENTS

Body of another victim of August 5 traffic accidents found

KHUJAND, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Body of another victim of August 5 traffic accidents has been found in Sughd’s Ayni district.

17:21, august 22, 2008

INCIDENTS

Two killed in rockfall in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two residents of Sughd’s Ayni district were killed Tuesday early in the morning as a car UAZ-469 (Russian jeep) fell into a 300-meter precipice

15:54, august 22, 2008

TAJKISTAN

TajPromBank supports the cotton sector in Khatlon through lending TJS6.4 mln

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, Tajikistan’s incorporated industrial bank for reconstruction and development, TajPromBank, has provided 6.

15:29, august 22, 2008

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz president: SCO enjoys great development potential

Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have a great potential to enhance cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, security and culture, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev