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14:55, march 20, 2007

Theatrical festival to open in Tajik capital on March 23

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus - Republican theatrical festival formally titled Parastou-2007 will open in Dushanbe on March 23 and run through March 31.

14:32, march 20, 2007

POWER

Capital mayor’s office discusses construction projects

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev presided over a control meeting to discuss a number of construction projects on March 19.

14:05, march 20, 2007

POWER

Rahmonov attends groundbreaking ceremonies for youth palace and residential complex

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov today morning attended groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of Youth Place in the center of Dushanbe and residential complex on

13:10, march 20, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Some 350 illegal mosques and praying rooms revealed in Tajik capital, says Dushanbe prosecutor

The further fate of illegal mosque or praying room is decided by authorities of the district, where they are located.

12:17, march 20, 2007

POWER

WB to support further moves of Tajikistan to reduce poverty: WB country director

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus - A progress of economic reforms in Tajikistan and implementation of the WB-sponsored projects was in the center of a March 19 meeting of President Emomali Rahmonov

11:30, march 20, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Power shortages affect activity of Tajikistan’s commodity and raw material exchange

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus -- Frequent electricity supplies disruptions have affected the country’s commodity market, where raw or primary products are exchanged.

20:22, march 19, 2007

POWER

Rahmonov attends groundbreaking ceremony for lyceum at teachers’ training university

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - The construction of a lyceum at Tajik State Teachers’ Training University in Dushanbe has officially commenced today.

19:51, march 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounts $581.3 million in January-February

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of 2007, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electric power and natural gas, has amounted to US$581.

19:40, march 19, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Russian national three years in jail for smuggling of precious stones

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - A court in Dushanbe has sentenced Russian national to three-year jail term for smuggling of gemstones.

19:16, march 19, 2007

POWER

President to hold traditional meeting with representatives of Tajik intelligentsia tomorrow

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov will hold a traditional meeting with representatives of the intelligentsia at the Center for Strategic Studies in Dushanbe on March 20.

18:03, march 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Electricity supply from Pamir-1 power plant partially restored

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus -- The power supply from Pamir-1 was partially restored on March 15 with the reintroduction of Unit 4 into operation, press release issued by PamirEnergy said.

17:55, march 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

France boosts its AF contingent in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - France has boosted its Air Force contingent in Tajikistan, deploying three fighter jets Rafale at the Dushanbe airport.

17:06, march 19, 2007

Construction of Youth Palace to officially commence ahead of Navrouz

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Youth Palace in Dushanbe will start ahead of the Navrouz holiday, which is marked on March 21-22.

16:31, march 19, 2007

POWER

Tajik president, WB country director to discuss WB’s supporting some projects in Tajikistan

The World Bank may possibly support the implementation of Sngtuda-1 and Roghun hydroelectricity projects.

15:23, march 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Russia discuss labor migration issues

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - On Friday March 16, Major-General Ramazon Rahimov, chief of the migration service of the Tajik Ministry of Interior (MoI), and Colonel-General Konstantin

15:00, march 19, 2007

POWER

Ninth session of Dushanbe legislature to be held on March 29

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - The next, ninth, session of the Dushanbe city legislature (Majlis) is scheduled for March 29.

14:35, march 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

More than 40 kg of heroin intercepted at Afghan border in Khatlon late Thursday

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - More than 55 kilograms of drugs were intercepted at the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon on the night of March 15-16.

13:44, march 19, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan to raise public sector wages

More than 100 million somonis are provided from the countryâ€™s budget for increasing public sector wages and pensions.

13:19, march 19, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan to open its embassies in Riyadh, Tokyo

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - On Saturday March 17, President Emomali Rahmonov singed decrees on opening Tajik embassies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Tokyo, Japan, presidential press service

11:41, march 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

One-third of Tajikistan’s population has TB bacterium in their bodies, says Tajik doctor

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - One-third of Tajikistan’s population now has the TB bacterium in their bodies, but not everyone who is infected develops the disease and asymptomatic latent TB

12:49, march 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Azeri head of state invites Tajik speaker to visit Azerbaijan

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Expansion of inter-parliamentary cooperation between Tajikistan and Azerbaijan was one of major topics of a March 16 meeting of Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of

12:14, march 17, 2007

SPORT

Best Tajik judo players to participate in international tournament in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Six Tajik judo players on March 16 left for the Kazakh city of Almaty to participate in an international competition for Sanzhar Dzhondosov Cup, first judo player

11:30, march 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Some 500 people annually die of TB in Tajikistan, says chief doctor at TB-prevention center

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Despite recent progress, tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant health and economic problem in Tajikistan with an incidence of 127 cases per 100,000 population,

20:36, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan seeks Azerbaijan’s investing gas and oil sector

Tajik Ministry of Energy and Industries plans to offer Azeri investor four gas and oil projects.

20:00, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan sign education cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of education.

19:17, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Establishment of FTZ within EAEC area discussed in Kazakh capital

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus - A draft concept of the establishment of a free trade zone (FTZ) has been discussed at a meeting of the Integration Committee of the Eurasian Economic Community

18:11, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Drug control officers detain drug pusher

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus - On Thursday March 15, officers from the Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) detained a 27-year-old resident of Kulob Dushanbe when he was trying to push 1.

16:30, march 16, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan, Azerbaijan to exchange embassies

Two further political and economic relations Tajikistan and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement on exchange of embassies.

15:21, march 16, 2007

Representatives of youth from all regions of the country invited to attend Navrouz celebrations in Istaravshan

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus - Representatives of youth from all regions of the country have been invited to attend celebrations to mark the Navrouz holiday that will be held in the northern city

14:42, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Power shortages cause serious damage to the food industry enterprises

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus - Daily losses of the Sanoati Gushtu Shir (meat and milk industry) state unitary enterprise caused by power shortages amount to 35,000 somonis, the enterprise top