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13:32, june 1, 2007

WB approves a $15 million loan for Tajikistan’s cotton sector rehabilitation project

DUSHANBE, June 1, Asia-Plus - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on May 30 endorsed a $15 million credit for Tajikistan’s cotton sector rehabilitation project, Asia-Plus has learned from

13:05, june 1, 2007

ADB official visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 1, Asia-Plus - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Director General Juan Miranda on June 1 begins a two-day official visit to Tajikistan – his first to the country – to participate at

12:39, june 1, 2007

Some 6,000 conscripts drafted into the army during the spring conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, Khujand, June 1, Asia-Plus - the spring conscription campaign has been completed, reaching 100 percent of the target, according to the ministry of defense (MoD).

12:11, june 1, 2007

Afghan drug trafficker detained in southern Tajikistan Thursday

DUSHANBE, June 1, Asia-Plus - Tajik drug police have intercepted a large amount of raw opium in the Hamadoni district of Khatlon.

11:46, june 1, 2007

This year’s ICD focuses on children with disabilities

In Tajikistan, the number of children with moderate or severe disability is estimated to range from 11,300 (Ministry of Health) to 84,000 (United Nations Development Program).

19:24, may 31, 2007

Police authorities portray a car explosion in Danghara as deliberate murder

Policy authorities has portrayed a car explosion in Danghara that left four dead as deliberate murder while, initially they characterized it as accidental.

16:02, may 31, 2007

Another parliamentary by-election to be held in Tajikistan on July 8

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus - The next parliamentary by-election will be held in the Bokhtar constituency, Khatlon, on July 8.

15:30, may 31, 2007

Tajikistan seeks ways to raise efficiency of use of its industrial capacities and energy resources

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan plans to hold a republican forum in late June or early July to seek ways to enhance its industrial sector.

15:03, may 31, 2007

Only 3,000 tourists visit Tajikistan over the first quarter of 2007

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus - Although Tajikistan has world-class mountains and a lot to see for cultural tourists, it is still not so attractive for foreign tourists.

14:38, may 31, 2007

New Tajik ambassador meets with Russian MFA official

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday May 29, New Tajik Ambassador to the Russian Federation Abdulmajid Dostiyev presented copy of his credentials to Deputy Russian Foreign Minister, Grigory

14:10, may 31, 2007

Issues of religious safety of migrants discussed in Yekaterinburg

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus – Religious safety of migrants was one of major topics of an international seminar formally titled “Labor Migration from Central Asia and Migration Police of the Russian

13:44, may 31, 2007

Tajik FM, Israeli envoy discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus - New Israeli Ambassador to Tajikistan Ehud Gol (with residence in Jerusalem) today presented copy of his credentials to Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi.

13:17, may 31, 2007

Birth certificates to be issued to the poor free of charge

DUSHANBE, June 31, Asia-Plus - 1,000 vulnerable families in Tajikistan will receive blank birth certificates free of charge, Asia-Plus has learned from a source at the committee for family and

12:00, may 31, 2007

Tajik speaker elected to head EAEC Interstate Parliamentary Assembly

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus - Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, speaker of the upper house (Majlisi Milli) of Tajik parliament, has been elected as chairman of the Interstate Parliamentary Assembly of the

11:12, may 31, 2007

Issues of providing sustainable agricultural growth discussed in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus - A two-day session of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) concluded in Dushanbe on May 30.

10:30, may 31, 2007

NISFT presents survey on results of its poverty reduction support project

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus -- The National Social Investment Fund of Tajikistan (NSIFT) Wednesday held a roundtable meeting at the Center for Strategic Studies in Dushanbe to present a survey on

19:05, may 30, 2007

Government considers plan of actions to mark 1150th anniversary of Abu Abdullo Rudaki

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus - The government considered plan of actions on preparations for celebrations to mark the 1150th anniversary of the founder of Tajik-Persian literature Abu Abdullo Rudaki

18:21, may 30, 2007

Counternarcotics agency stops attempt by drug courier to smuggle heroin into Russia

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency’s (DCA) squad at the Dushanbe airport have stopped an attempt by a drug courier to transport heroin to Russia.

17:50, may 30, 2007

UK envoy, Tajik FM discuss BBC shutoff and upcoming visit of British businessmen

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus -- The British Ambassador to Tajikistan Graeme Loten raised the issue of a resumption of BBC FM broadcasts to Tajikistan at a May 29 meeting in Dushanbe with Tajik

16:16, may 30, 2007

Five athletes to represent Tajikistan in Men’s Asian Boxing Championships in Mongolia

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus - The Federation of Asian Amateur Boxing (FAAB) Congress has allotted the men’s Asian Championships to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, to be held from June 3 to 11, Asia-Plus has

15:42, may 30, 2007

Tajik bank wins under all categories of two Western Union’s programs for Central Asia

DUSHANBE, May 29, Asia-Plus - Open joint-stock company OryonBonk, Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, has been recognized the best under all categories of the Western Union’s Club 500 and Top

15:17, may 30, 2007

Commander of Russia’s Volga-Ural military district inspects Russian base in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s Volga-Ural Military District Commander, Army General Vladimir Boldyrev, heading a group of Russian flag officers, arrived in Dushanbe today, Asia-Plus has

14:31, may 30, 2007

Tajik MPs endorse bill banning increasingly expensive private gatherings

The lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the Tajik parliament has endorsed president-initiated legislation banning lavish weddings, funerals, and other private ceremonies.

14:04, may 30, 2007

25th session of CIS Interstate Antimonopoly Council held in Moscow

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus - The 25th session of the CIS Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policies was held in Moscow on May 29.

13:12, may 30, 2007

Tajik, Kazakh presidents have telephone conversation to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus - On Tuesday May 29, President Emomali Rahmon had a telephone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart, President Nursultan Nazarabyev, to discuss state and prospects of

12:49, may 30, 2007

Doctors confirm poison in Kyrgyz premier’s bloodstream

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyz physicians have confirmed an unidentified poison in the bloodstream of Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev, a source at the governmental press service told

12:17, may 30, 2007

Rakhat Aliyev intends to seek refuge in Austria

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus – Rakhat Aliyev, who is married to Kazakh president’s influential eldest daughter, Darigha, is thinking over the possibility to seek political asylum in Austria, after

11:55, may 30, 2007

Israelis seize Fatah legislator

Israeli troops have detained a member of the Palestinian parliament said to have close ties with a militant offshoot of the mainstream Fatah party.

11:26, may 30, 2007

Exhibition dedicated to Child Protection Day opens in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus - An exhibition entitled “Children – Flowers of Our Life” is opening in Cultural Center Bactria in Dushanbe today at 10:00 a.m.

19:00, may 29, 2007

US, Chinese, Russian, Kazakh companies interested in participation in development of coal fields in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 29, Asia-Plus -- Four foreign private companies have confirmed their intention to participate in implementation of a complex project for development coal fields as well as