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11:18, january 25, 2012

Alleged terrorist detained in northern Tajikistan

According to the preliminary investigation, the detainee has received terrorist training in camps abroad.

10:28, january 25, 2012

58 investment projects being implemented in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 25 2012, Asia-Plus -- 58 investment projects for a total amount of 1.86 billion U.S.

10:13, january 25, 2012

Tajik authorities complain about delay in conducting feasibility study for rail link

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Iranian company, Metro, is delaying the feasibility study for construction of a Tajik stretch of a rail link that will connect Kashgar (China) and

09:57, january 25, 2012

US embassy hosts meeting on Tajikistan’s WTO accession process

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe yesterday hosted a video conference between officials from the Department of State and the Office of the U.S.

09:52, january 25, 2012

Tajik representative to UN office in Geneva holds a number of meetings regarding RECCA V

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday January 24, Salohiddin Nasrididnov, Tajikistan’s Representative to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in

09:37, january 25, 2012

One killed, one more injured in Dushanbe traffic accident

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- One person was killed and at least one other was serious injured on January 24 as a car crashed into a pole in Dushanbe, according to the Interior

09:21, january 25, 2012

President shakes up government officials in the ‘economic bloc’

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday January 24, President Emomali Rahmon shuffled government officials in the “economic bloc.

09:08, january 25, 2012

Mosque employees in northern Sughd will pay taxes

KHUJAND, January 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Like other citizens of Tajikistan, mosque employees in Sughd province will pay taxes.

16:29, january 24, 2012

Istiqlol Tunnel expected to be fully finished until November this year

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Istiqlol Tunnel is expected to be fully finished until November this year, Minister of Transport Nizom Hakimov told reporters in Dushanbe on January 24.

16:13, january 24, 2012

Corruption reportedly cost Tajikistan at some 60 mln somoni in 2011

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- According to findings by the anticorruption agency, corruption cost Tajikistan at some 60 million somoni in 2011, director of the Agency for State

15:49, january 24, 2012

Brother of SCNS deputy head detained for alleged involvement in drug trafficking

Faridoun Umarov, the brother of the first deputy head of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), Mansour Umarov, has been detained for alleged involvement in dug trafficking.

14:47, january 24, 2012

IMF managing director calls for urgent action to save world economy from a downward spiral

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Monday January 23, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde called on the international community to take urgent

14:33, january 24, 2012

U.S. embassy requests proposals for the 2012 democracy outreach/alumni grants program

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Embassy of the United States of America in Dushanbe is now accepting applications for the 2012 Alumni Grants Program, the U.S. Embassy said.

14:25, january 24, 2012

Capital mayor offers to rotate school principals every five years

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has offered to rotate school principals and hospital head physicians every five years.

13:59, january 24, 2012

ICRC Delegation in Tajikistan to provide assistance to prison inmates

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Strengthening of cooperation between the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) and Tajikistan’s government bodies and non-governmental

11:18, january 24, 2012

80 mln somoni earmarked to replenish state reserves in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- 80 million somoni (equivalent to US$16.8 million) are expected to be provided this year to replenish state reserves.

10:58, january 24, 2012

154 mosques and houses of worship in Kulob region get land use certificates

KULOB, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- All the 154 mosques and houses of worship in the Hamadoni, Vose and Muminobod districts of Khatlon province have got certificates of the right to use land,

10:40, january 24, 2012

Panj authorities close five mosques

QURGHON TEPPA, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- In 2011, the local authorities in Khatlon’s Panj district closed down five mosques that were functioning without appropriate permission and

10:09, january 24, 2012

Average monthly wage for 2011 stands at 442 somoni

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- As of November 30, 2011 an average monthly wage in Tajikistan stood at 442 somoni (equivalent to little more than US$93.

09:44, january 24, 2012

Budget reportedly replenished with$9.4 mln from excise tax on cellular communications services

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov told reporters on January 23 that the country’s budget was replenished with 45 million somoni (equivalent to

09:33, january 24, 2012

Underage girls face forced marriages in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- At least 16 cases of underage girls being forced into marriage have been reported in Tajikistan’s southern Khatlon province, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service

09:15, january 24, 2012

Unemployment rate estimated at 2.6 percent of economically active population

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- As of November 30, 2011, more than 55,000 people in Tajikistan were registered as unemployed, which is 7,000 people more than in 2010, Alijon Kulov,

17:27, january 23, 2012

Roghun’s money reportedly gives 25 million somoni in dividends

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- To-date, Roghun’s temporarily surplus funds deposited at Tajik banks have given 125 million in dividends, Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov

16:56, january 23, 2012

Tajik migrant workers to be able to get migration cards straight at Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus – The Dushanbe airport director general Rustam Kholiqov told reporters on January 23 that Dushanbe International Airport and Russia’s Federal Migration Service

16:38, january 23, 2012

Dushanbe airport plans to raise fees for local and foreign air companies

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe International Airport plans to raise the service fee rate for local and foreign air companies from 3 to 5 percent, the Dushanbe airport director

16:06, january 23, 2012

The number of adopters reportedly increases in Sughd

KHUJAND, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The number of persons seeking to adopt a child is reportedly increasing in Sughd province. Ms.

15:47, january 23, 2012

Textile enterprises in Sughd cannot increase production for lack of outlet

KHUJAND, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Textile enterprises operating in the northern province of Sughd cannot increase production because of lack of product market, according to the Sughd

15:44, january 23, 2012

Murderer of couple sentenced to life in jail

KHUJAND, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the northern city of Istaravshan has been sentenced to life in prison for killing local resident Shuhrat Jalolov and his wife.

14:43, january 23, 2012

Tajikistan’s external debt exceeds $2.124 billion

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Minister of Finance Safarali Najmididnov revealed on January 23 that Tajikistan external debt

13:39, january 23, 2012

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers energy efficiency bill

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered the bill on the energy efficiency at a January 23