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Drug police burn 270 kilos of drugs

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Interior Ministry directorate for combating drug trafficking (drug police) burned 270 kilograms of drugs on August 1, according to press

11:59, august 2, 2008

World Bank provides additional funding to support sustainable operation of the Pamir Power Plant

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On July 31, the World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$2.

11:46, august 2, 2008

Tajik, Russian regions sign cooperation document

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Governors of Tajikistan’s Sughd province and Russia’s Altay region have signed a protocol of intentions.

11:32, august 2, 2008

Four cooperation agreements concluded on sidelines of China’s exhibition in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Four cooperation agreements have been signed on the sidelines of China’s national exhibition that concluded in Dushanbe Friday evening, according to

11:19, august 2, 2008

World Breastfeeding Week launched in Tajikistan on August 1

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2008 - World Breastfeeding Week was launched in Tajikistan on August 1.

11:07, august 2, 2008

CIS experts to consider agenda of the upcoming session of CIS heads of government

DUSHANBE, August 2, Asia-Plus -- A regular session of the council of permanent representatives of member nations of the CIS to CIS authorized and other bodies will be held on August 5, Ms.

10:20, august 2, 2008

Monument to Roudaki delivered from Moscow

A 7-meter monument to founder of Tajik-Persian classical literature Abu Abdullo Roudaki, designed by known Russian sculptor Aleksandr Rukavishnikov, was delivered to Dushanbe from Moscow on July 31.

18:57, august 1, 2008

China hands over luxury cars to Tajikistan for SCO summit

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 105 vehicles, including 80 buses, five container truck and twenty luxury cars, intended for holding of the upcoming summit of heads of state of member

18:23, august 1, 2008

Publishing house Nodir prints book about known Tajik poet Nodir Shanbezoda

KHOROG, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A book, titled “Hosili Umr” (Fruits of Life) and dedicated to known Tajik poet and literary critic Nodir (Jamshed) Shanbezoda has been brought out in

17:47, august 1, 2008

POWER

Administrators of Sughd, Hissor, Yovon and Danghara report on economic results

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Friday August 1, President Emomali Rahmon had telephone conversations with administrators of the Sughd province as well as Hissor, Yovon, Vahdat and

17:10, august 1, 2008

Tajikistan to extradite alleged criminals to Uzbekistan on the following Sunday

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Three Uzbek nationals, who are wanted by Uzbek police on suspicion of having committed a number of crimes in the territory of Uzbekistan, will be

15:15, august 1, 2008

China’s company explores possibility of production of phosphoric fertilizers in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday July 31, senior representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) met with visiting managers of China’s Yunan Phosphate Chemicals Group.

14:56, august 1, 2008

12 small power plants to be put into operation this year

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Twelve small hydropower plants are expected to have been put into operation this, Rashid Gulov, deputy engineer-in-chef at Barqi Tojik power holding,

14:44, august 1, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Istaravshan official faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Hofiz Jumayev, head of the department for construction and architecture within the Istaravshan mayor’s office, Sughd province has been detained on

14:27, august 1, 2008

We will provide assistance to Tajikistan and Afghanistan in combating drug trafficking: CENTCOM chief

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- We will provide assistance to Afghanistan and Tajikistan in combating drug trafficking, acting US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief, Lieutenant-General

14:04, august 1, 2008

Entrance examinations start at Tajik universities today

Entrance examinations started today practically at all higher educational institutions of Tajikistan.

13:46, august 1, 2008

Uzbekistan double gas price for Kyrgyzstan

The price for gas import in Kyrgyzstan may grow twice, Saparbek Balkibekov the Minister of Industry, Energy and Fuel Resources said during the governmentâ€™s session today.

13:45, august 1, 2008

Intergovernmental agreement on project for CASA-1000 power grid to be signed in Islamabad

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The fourth conference of member countries of the Central Asia-South Asia Regional Electricity Market (CASAREM) power transmission project will be held

13:45, august 1, 2008

Kazakhstan to lower profit tax to 15% to 20%

Kazakh Prime Minister said at a meeting between the tax authorities addressing the performance of the tax bodies in the second half of 2008 that the Kazakh government has proposed to make a number of

13:43, august 1, 2008

Tashkent's gross regional product up 16.3% in first half of 2008

The meeting of the board held in the khokimiat (city hall) of Tashkent was devoted to the performance of the tasks outlined in the report of the President Islam Karimov delivered during the Cabinet

13:42, august 1, 2008

Turkmenistan to buy 700 Case tractors

Turkmenistan will buy 700 new Case tractors, 300 of which will be delivered by the end of March 2009.

13:41, august 1, 2008

Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, U.S. Officials Say

American intelligence agencies have concluded that members of Pakistanâ€™s powerful spy service helped plan the deadly July 7 bombing of Indiaâ€™s embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to United

13:40, august 1, 2008

Serbian war crimes suspect Karadzic appears in UN court

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, long wanted for his role in the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, appeared Thursday at the UN war crimes tribunal.

13:34, august 1, 2008

U.S. stance on Iran's nuclear program counterproductive – Tehran

U.S. threats of new sanctions against Iran will only harm the constructive dialogue between the West and Tehran on its nuclear program, Iran's permanent representative to the IAEA said Thursday.

13:29, august 1, 2008

IAAF suspends seven Russian athletes over doping offences

Seven Russian female athletes, including five selected for the Beijing Olympics, were temporarily suspended by the IAAF on Thursday over doping offences.

12:50, august 1, 2008

Freedom of speech situation has not improved, says Tajik media watchdog

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Monitoring carried out by the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit) during the second quarter of this year has revealed that

12:18, august 1, 2008

Tajik FM meets with Iranian president and high-ranking Iranian state officials

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, - An official four-day visit of Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi to Iran that started on July 29 is continuing.

10:53, august 1, 2008

SPORT

15 Tajik athletes to participate in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- According to adjusted data provided by Tajikistan’s National Olympic Committee (NOC), fifteen but not fourteen athletes, as it had been reported

10:35, august 1, 2008

Tajik CCI head to attend Fifth Baikal Economic Forum in Irkutsk

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) also Representative of the National Branch of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization)

10:20, august 1, 2008