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16:29, august 18, 2008

CENTRAL ASIA

Ministry of healthcare to buy 400 UAZ ambulances

The ministry of healthcare and medical industry of Turkmenistan will conclude a contract with MRK Energy DMCC, a subsidiary of ITERA international group of companies, for the purchase of 400 UAZ

16:28, august 18, 2008

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan increases gas supplies to Tajikistan

Uzbekistan has increased gas supplies to Tajikistan. Gas supplies to the country were increased when Tajikistan partly settled its debt to neighbouring Uzbekistan, Red Orbit reported citing Avesta.

16:28, august 18, 2008

CENTRAL ASIA

2008 Hajj costs $2400 for Kyrgyz citizens

This year a traditional annual pilgrimage to Mecca will cost Kyrgyz citizens about $2400.

16:27, august 18, 2008

WORLD

Condoleezza Rice due in Warsaw to sign U.S. missile shield deal

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is set to visit Warsaw on Monday to sign a deal on the deployment of elements of a U.S. missile shield in Poland.

16:26, august 18, 2008

WORLD

Iran successfully launches its first satellite into space

Iran has successfully launched its first domestically built satellite, the news agency of the Islamic Republic reported on Sunday.

16:25, august 18, 2008

WORLD

S.Ossetian leader sacks government, proclaims state of emergency

South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity has dismissed the government of the Georgian breakaway republic and proclaimed a one-month state of emergency, his spokesman said on Monday.

16:23, august 18, 2008

WORLD

British Kill 4 Civilians in Afghanistan

British troops accidentally killed four civilians and wounded three others with rockets during an operation against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, NATO and British officials said Sunday.

15:53, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Number of cooperation documents to be discussed during official visits of Russian and Chinese presidents to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A number of cooperation documents are scheduled to be signed during official visits of Chinese (Hu Jintao) Russian (Dmitry Medvedev) president to

15:36, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan increases natural-gas shipments to Tajikistan again

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan has increased natural-gas shipments to Tajikistan as Tajik state natural-gas distributor, Tojikgaz, has partially repaid its roughly $8

15:12, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Issues of mobilizing media to support women’s and children’s rights discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A series of seminars to discuss issues related to role of media in safeguarding the rights of women and children in Tajikistan are conducted

14:48, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan, providing bulk of Tajikistan’s grain imports, to lift grain export ban on September 1

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Kazakhstan, which provides more than 90 percent of Tajikistan’s grain imports, has pledged to lift a ban on grain exports on September 1.

14:06, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe tightens security measures ahead of SCO summit due on August 28

More than 5,000 people, including members of official delegations and media, are expected to arrive in Dushanbe on occasion of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) due on August 28.

13:36, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Power holding head meets Tajik students entering in Ukraine

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Sunday August 17, Sharifkhon Samiyev, head of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding, held a meeting with ten Tajik students who entered

13:17, august 18, 2008

Dushanbe to host CIS intelligentsia forum in September

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The third forum of the creative and scientific intelligentsia of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is due in Dushanbe on September 18-20.

12:44, august 18, 2008

INCIDENTS

Five killed, 22 injured in traffic accidents in Tajikistan on Sunday

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two were and at least five others were injured in a traffic accident in Dushanbe yesterday evening.

12:27, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Iranian journalists visit site for construction of Sangtuda-2 HPP

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A group of Iranian journalists, numbering 25 persons, arrived in Tajikistan on Saturday August 16 for a three-day visit.

11:47, august 18, 2008

SPORT

I should even score with Thai boxer, says Anvar Yunusov

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On August 20, the 21-year-old Anvar Yunusov (-51 kg) will compete with Thailand’s Somjit Jongiohor for place in semifinal of the Beijing Olympic boxing

11:45, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS defense minister to meet in Yerevan to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Defense Minister, Colonel-General Sherali Khairulloyev, will attend a regular session of the council of the CIS defense ministers that will be

11:19, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Kulob Communists raise social problems with local authorities

KULOB, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Kulob Communists have brought social problems to local authorities’ attention though their representatives in the Kulob city legislature (Majlis).

11:04, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Rail imports exceed rail exports 34 times in Kulob

KULOB, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first seven months of this year, rail shipments from Kulob have amounted to little more than 1,000 tons, while rail imports into Kulob over the same

10:43, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Construction of two schools officially commences last Friday

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- Two new schools to accommodate 300 pupils each will appear in Dushanbe’s Sino district and the Roudaki district, some 17 kilometers to the south of Dushanbe.

10:30, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Yovon chemical plant official faces precursor trafficking charges

DUSHANBE, August 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Alleged precursor trafficker has been detained in Dushanbe.

10:15, august 18, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Shahritus farmers to yield 13,500 tons of cotton this year

QURGHON TEPPA, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Farmers from Khatlon’s Shahritus district have yielded 1,000 tons of cotton so far.

20:53, august 16, 2008

SPORT

Another Tajik boxer qualifies for place in quarterfinal in Beijing Olympic Boxing

A 21-year-old Tajik boxer Anvar Yunusov has qualified for a place in the quarterfinal in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Boxing in the flyweight division (-51 kilograms).

19:29, august 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Russia’s state-run agricultural bank to open it office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 16, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Rosselkhozbank (Russia’s state-controlled agricultural bank) intends to open its representative office in Tajikistan, PRIME-TASS

18:53, august 16, 2008

UN agency to help Tajikistan avert famine

DUSHANBE, August 16, 2008, Asia-Plus – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) will supply Tajikistan with $10 million worth of food this year to avert famine, the aid agency said.

18:45, august 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

A number of medical facilities opened in Khujand

KHUJAND, August 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A new building for the regional endocrinology center has been opened in Khujand on occasion of a Medical Worker’s Day, which is marked in Tajikistan on

11:10, august 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Failed state index ranks Tajikistan 37th among 177 countries

DUSHANBE, August 16, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is among the 60 most vulnerable states listed in the world’s “Failed State Index,” which is a select list of places with serious governance

10:50, august 16, 2008

Chkalovsk-based charity supports launch of dehqon farms in Sughd through providing loans

KHUJAND, August 16, 2008, Asia-Plus - the Chkalovsk-based international charitable public association Jovid has launched the project to support setting up dehqon (peasant) farms in the Sughd

10:30, august 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Armenia’s auditing company to examine Tajik bank’s activity

DUSHANBE, August 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Armenia’s consulting and auditing company Grant Thornton is examining work of the Tajik incorporated industrial bank for reconstruction and