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Quite a strong tremor jolts Dushanbe today morning

The 4.0-4.5-magnitude quake struck Dushanbe today morning and was centered in Afghanistan, some 280 kilometers southeast of the Tajik capital.

11:48, april 3, 2007

Head of state urges putting holding of traditional festivities and rituals in order

People in Tajikistan annually spend more than $1 billion on various family events and festivities.

11:17, april 3, 2007

Tajik parliament speaker offers to set up Tajik-Slovakian parliamentary friendship groups

DUSHANBE, April 3, Asia-Plus -- On Monday April 2, visiting Slovakian Ambassador to Tajikistan Josef Machicak met in Dushanbe with the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of

10:46, april 3, 2007

Slovakia to open general consulate in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 3, Asia-Plus -- Slovakia intends to open its General Consulate in Dushanbe this year, Slovakian Ambassador to Tajikistan Josef Machicak remarked at a meeting with President Emomali

10:30, april 3, 2007

President Rahmon receives Algerian Ambassador

DUSHANBE, April 3, Asia-Plus -- On Monday April 2, Algerian Ambassador to Tajikistan Muhammad Berrah (phonetically spelled) presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon, presidential press

19:19, april 2, 2007

Ruling PDPT wins by-elections for vacant seats in parliament

DUSHANBE, April 2, Asia-Plus -- Candidates from ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) have won by-elections for three vacant seats in the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of

18:38, april 2, 2007

Avalanches leave 9 dead in Jirgatol

Nine people were killed in the Jirgatol district Sunday when avalanches hit, the Committee for Emergency Situations under the Tajik Government said.

17:53, april 2, 2007

MLT to introduce EDGE technology

DUSHANBE, April 2, Asia-Plus -- MLT/TT Mobile, a closed joint-stock company (CJSC) and one of Tajikistan’s largest cellular operators, is currently carrying out a large-scale work on

17:16, april 2, 2007

Six kilos of heroin intercepted in Khujand yesterday

DUSHANBE, April 2, Asia-Plus -- Tajik police have stopped an attempt by drug trafficker to smuggle six kilograms of heroin into Khujand.

16:43, april 2, 2007

Czech companies seek fruitful cooperation with Tajik entrepreneurs

DUSHANBE, April 2, Asia-Plus -- Catalogues of goods produced by a number of Czech companies, information lists and other materials will be put on display in an exhibition that will open in

16:06, april 2, 2007

IRPT claims that April 1 votes were undemocratic

Muhiddin Kabiri considers that by-elections for vacant seats in parliament that held in Tajikistan yesterday were undemocratic and held with violation of the election legislation.

15:17, april 2, 2007

Public Foundation Arbitrazh announces media contests on the arbitration courts subject

DUSHANBE, April 2, Asia-Plus - The Public Foundation Arbitrazh has announced a media contest on coverage of the arbitration courts subject.

13:07, april 2, 2007

Two drug couriers detained at Dushanbe airport last Friday

DUSHANBE, April 2, Asia-Plus -- Customs officers at the Dushanbe airport have stopped two attempts by drug couriers to transport heroin to Russia.

12:09, april 2, 2007

PDPT candidate faces no competitor in Kulob constituency

PDPT candidate faced no competitor in an April 1 vote as the IRPT candidate had withdrawn his candidacy.

11:38, april 2, 2007

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FIFA to provide $1 million to support development of sports in Tajikistan: FIFA president

DUSHANBE, April 2, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) were discussed at a

10:30, april 2, 2007

Tajik government to reimburse 55% of expenses of poor families on electricity and 45% on natural gas

, April 2, Asia-Plus -- A March 30 government session presided over by President Emomali Rahmon adopted president’s decree of March 16 on raising wage rates of the staff of institutions

15:23, march 31, 2007

EBRD supports microfinance in Tajikistan through providing $4 million loan to FFMB-T

DUSHANBE, March 31, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending its successful program to support micro and small enterprises (SMEs) in Tajikistan by

13:00, march 31, 2007

Tajik aluminum plant marks its 32nd anniversary

Tajik Aluminum Plant (TadAZ) produced its first aluminum bar on March 31, 1975.

18:31, march 30, 2007

Avalanches trap some 100 vehicles in Ayni district

Several avalanches have been reported in the northern district of Ayni, trapping some 100 vehicles.

17:45, march 30, 2007

Exhibition of works by 100 foreigners working in Tajikistan opens tomorrow

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus - A photo show entitled “Tajikistan Through Foreigners’ Eyes” opens at the Culture Bactria in Dushanbe on March 31. Ms.

16:01, march 30, 2007

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FIFA, AFC presidents inaugurate two mini-football fields in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus -- The FIFA (Federation of Football Associations) president Sepp Blatter and the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) president Mohammed Bin Hammam today

15:29, march 30, 2007

Members of capital legislature endorses increase in Dushanbe budget for 2007

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Dushanbe legislature (Majlis) have endorsed a decision to increase the city’s budget for 2007 by 59,761,547 somonis.

14:47, march 30, 2007

Tajik, Swiss national banks discuss technical cooperation issues

DUSAHNBE, March 30, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to technical cooperation were one of major topics of a March 29 meeting of Murodali Alimardonov, Chairman of the National Ban of Tajikistan

14:17, march 30, 2007

Russia’s VympelCom intends to invest $100 million in development of 3G networks in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus - On March 29, major Russian cellular operator, open joint-stock company Vympel-Communications (VympelCom), better known as Beeline, announced test-commercial launch

14:09, march 30, 2007

Tajikistan ready for parliamentary by-elections

All international observers having expressed wish to monitor voting process in parliamentary by-elections set for April 1 were registered at central electoral commission yesterday.

13:46, march 30, 2007

Minor tremor felt in Tajik capital yesterday night

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus - A minor tremor measuring 2.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe yesterday night, at around 9:17 p.m., according to the Dushanbe seismological station.

13:19, march 30, 2007

CES reports the first victim of flooding caused by ongoing torrential rain

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus - The Committee for Emergency Situations (CES) under the Government of Tajikistan has reported the first victim of flooding caused by ongoing torrential rain.

12:41, march 30, 2007

Tajik drug police burn 100 kilograms of heroin

Police in Dushanbe burned more than 265 kilograms of drugs on March 30. Tajik drug police chief said that is the first such drug burning this year.

12:07, march 30, 2007