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17:00, december 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan plans to quadruple the number of poultry by 2015

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan plans to have quadrupled the number of poultry by 2015, Muzaffar Mirzoyev, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection,

16:00, december 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik journalists visit Afghanistan

KABUL, December 11, Asia-Plus - A group of Tajik journalists is currently in Afghanistan on a fact-finding visit.

15:31, december 11, 2006

SPORT

Tajikistan wins its second bronze in 15th Asian Games in Doha

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - Shokirjon Rajabov has won the second bronze medal for Tajikistan in the 15 th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, finishing third in the men’s –84 kg taekwondo

15:06, december 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Construction of drainage tunnels of Sangtuda-1 station planned to be finished on Friday

Tomorrow, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov is visiting site for Santuda-1 power plant to familiarize himself with a progress of the construction works.

14:49, december 11, 2006

Dushanbe hosts international conference on Afghanistan and regional security

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - International two-day conference formally titled “Afghanistan and Regional Security: Five Years after Taliban” opened in Dushanbe today.

11:00, december 11, 2006

SPORT

Known Tajik hammer thrower claims first Asian Games golden medal for Tajikistan

Dilshod Nazarov has claimed the first ever Asian Games gold medal for Tajikistan.

12:51, december 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Conference to discuss press freedom and media policy in Tajikistan held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 9, Asia-Plus -- Promoting press freedom and the shaping of a modern media policy in Tajikistan were major topics at an OSCE-supported conference that was held at Russian-Tajik

12:30, december 9, 2006

POWER

Europe’s presence in Central Asia should be more efficient, says EU special envoy

DUSHANBE, December 9, Asia-Plus -- On Friday December 8, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov received the European Union’s (UN) Special Representative for Central Asia Pierre Morel.

11:28, december 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik central bank changes refinancing rate

The National Bank of Tajikistan has increased the refinancing rate from 9% to 10%.

20:01, december 8, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Preliminary Tajik-Uzbek gas talks end unsuccessfully

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus - Preliminary talks between Tajik national gas concern and Uzbekistan’s Uztransgaz (Uzbek gas supply company) in Tashkent on December 7 ended unsuccessfully.

19:47, december 8, 2006

TAJKISTAN

DCA burns 180 kilograms of drugs

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) today burned more than 180 kilograms of drugs, including 123 kilograms of raw opium and nine kilograms of heroin.

18:00, december 8, 2006

POWER

Members of Dushanbe legislature to sum up Dushanbe economic results

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus - The eighth session of the Dushanbe legislature (Majlis) will be held on December 21 to sum up the city’s economic results in 2006.

17:30, december 8, 2006

SPORT

Second group of Tajik athletes fails to arrive in Qatar on time

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus - A second group of Tajik athletes to participate in the 15 th Asian Games has failed to arrived in Doha on time, getting stick at the Mashhad (Iran)

16:20, december 8, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik President, EU special envoy to discuss cooperation prospects today

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus - Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov will receive the European Union Special Envoy for Central Asia Pierre Marel (phonetically spelled) today afternoon, presidential

15:45, december 8, 2006

TAJKISTAN

1,200 kilograms of fake medicines destroyed in Kulob this year

KULOB, December 8, Asia-Plus - 5,952 packages of fake medicines (785 items) have been confiscated from chemist’s shops in the Kulob zone of Khatlon and destroyed over the past eleven months,

15:14, december 8, 2006

TAJKISTAN

443,634 tons of cereals produced in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan has produced 443,634 tons of cereals, including some 372,000 tons of wheat, this year, Bobomurod Tabarov, head of the grain department of the Ministry

14:31, december 8, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Concreting works in drainage tunnels of Snagtuda-1 station near completion: management for Sangtuda-1

Concreting works in two drainage tunnels of Sangtuda-1 power plant are nearing completion and all preparations for damming the Vakhsh River will probably end within three or four days, Aleksandr

13:49, december 8, 2006

TAJKISTAN

DCA reports large raw opium haul

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus - An operation by officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) has led to the seizure of a large amount of raw opium in one of areas of Dushanbe.

13:10, december 8, 2006

3.5 million pound stermins spent by Oxfam in Tajikistan over the past five years

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus - International relief and campaigning organization Oxfam has spent 3.

12:38, december 8, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Electricity supplies disruptions affect visa-processing procedure at German embassy

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus - Visa department at the German Embassy in Dushanbe has temporarily suspended its activity because of frequent electricity supplies disruptions, a source at the

12:03, december 8, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Formation of modern media policy discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus -- A republican scientific-practical conference formally titled “Freedom of Speech: Formation of Modern Media Policy” is opening in Dushanbe today.

11:31, december 8, 2006

LAW-ORDER

Nearly one kilogram of heroin intercepted at Dushanbe airport Thursday

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus -- Customs officers have seized nearly one kilogram of heroin at the Dushanbe office, according to the Customs Service.

19:10, december 7, 2006

SPORT

Second group of Tajik sportsmen leaves for Qatar a day late

DUSHANBE, December 7, Asia-Plus - The second group of Tajik sportsmen left for Qatar Wednesday night, being a day late, according to the Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism.

18:10, december 7, 2006

TAJKISTAN

ECO secretary general to visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 7, Asia-Plus - Ambassador Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) will arrive in Tajikistan on December 12 for a four-day visit, according to

17:34, december 7, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Nearly 7,000 conscripts drafted into army during autumn conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, December 7, Asia-Plus - The autumn conscription campaign ended in Tajikistan and the target was fulfilled, Major-General Akbar Qayumov, the head of the organizational and mobile

17:02, december 7, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Use of alternate sources of power discussed in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, December 7, Asia-Plus -- A seminar formally titled “Use of Renewable Energy Resource in Tajikistan” opened in Dushanbe today.

16:25, december 7, 2006

TAJKISTAN

India supports reconstruction of Varzob power plant

DUSHANBE, December 7, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from India’s National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd (NHPC) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) are currently in Tajikistan to discuss

15:51, december 7, 2006

TAJKISTAN

EU to provide some 80 million euros to Tajikistan for implementing its national programs

DUSHANBE, December 7, Asia-Plus - The sixth session of a joint commission EU-Tajikistan was held in Dushanbe on December 6.

15:21, december 7, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Social partnership club holds meeting to discuss results of presidential election

DUSHANBE, December 7, Asia-Plus - A Social Partnership Club at the Public Council of Tajikistan is holding a meeting today afternoon to discuss the results of a November 6 presidential election,

14:49, december 7, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Nearly 2 tons of drugs intercepted by Tajik border guards this year

DUSHANBE, December 7, Asia-Plus - The past eleven months have seen 18 skirmishes between Tajik border guards and armed drug smugglers on the Tajik-Afghan border, according to the border service