Tajkistan

Tajik National Bank carries out currency intervention

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2011, Asia-Plus - National Bank of Tajikistan has conducted another currency intervention to regulate US dollar deficit in the country.

12:04, august 12, 2011

Rahmon leaves for Astana informal summit

At Astana informal summit of heads of CSTO member states will discuss regional security issues.

17:44, august 11, 2011

Sughd’s biggest university entrants to pass exams in rooms with security cameras

KHUJAND, August 11, 2011, Asia-Plus - Entrants of the Khujand State University (KSU), the biggest university in north Tajikistan, will pass exams in rooms with newly installed security cameras.

16:29, august 11, 2011

Tajik Migration Service helps 40 Tajik citizens to find job in Moscow

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2011, Asia-Plus - More than 40 citizens of Tajikistan got jobs in Moscow thanks to Tajik Migration Service’s office in Russia.

14:51, august 11, 2011

SECURITY

India to build modern hospital for Tajik Defense Ministry

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2011, Asia-Plus - Tajik Minister of Defense, Colonel General Sherali Hairulloev met today in Dushanbe with deputy commander of the Indian Air Forces, Air Marshal Kishen Kumar

14:10, august 11, 2011

Leaders of Tajikistan’s political parties earn state awards

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2011, Asia-Plus - 230 public servants, public figures, health workers and labor veterans of Tajikistan received state awards today from Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon.

11:47, august 11, 2011

SECURITY

Russia won’t return back to Tajik border

A new Tajik-Russian border cooperation agreement is expected to be signed in Dushanbe in September.

11:11, august 11, 2011

40 Tajiks freed from labor slavery in Russia

Tajik Migration Service helped labor migrants to get freedom.

10:00, august 11, 2011

Rahmon’s trip to Khatlon is over

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2011, Asia-Plus - In the last day of his official trip to Khatlon area President Emomali Rahmon visited administrative center of the district – Kurgon-Teppa where he

16:59, august 10, 2011

Tajikistan to appear on Euronews

TALCO-sponsored video will be broadcasted on Euronews for two weeks.

16:02, august 10, 2011

Sangtuda-Puli Humri power line will let Tajikistan work up Afghan market, expert

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2011, Asia-Plus - Export of Tajik energy to Afghanistan using the 220 kilovolt Sangtuda-Puli Humri power line, which will become operational soon, can be considered

13:49, august 10, 2011

LAW-ORDER

Teacher from Khujand Medical College arrested on bribery charges

KHUJAND, August 10, 2011, Asia-Plus - A teacher from the Khujand medical college was arrested on a bribery charge. T.B.

11:24, august 10, 2011

LAW-ORDER

HRW: Ex prisoners of Guantanamo have right to clemency

Human Rights Watch urges Tajikistan’s President to grant amnesty to Tajik prisoners of Guantanamo Bay.

11:23, august 10, 2011

UNICEF office in Tajikistan welcomes new head

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2011, Asia-Plus - Yesterday, August 9, Tajik Foreign Minister Khamrokhon Zarifi met with Head of UNICEF Office in Tajikistan Hongwei Gao on occasion of completion of her

10:57, august 10, 2011

Tajikistan’s inflation rate makes 7.7% in seven months

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2011, Asia-Plus - According to National Bank of Tajikistan, inflation rate in Tajikistan in seven months this year made 7.7%.

10:55, august 10, 2011

Prospects of Tajik-Pakistani cooperation discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2011, Asia-Plus - Yesterday Tajik Prime Minister Aqil Aqilov met with the visiting Minister of Communications of Pakistan Arbab Almagir Khan.

10:15, august 10, 2011

President opens chaikhana in Baljuvan

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2011, Asia-Plus - Yesterday, in the course of his working trip to Khatlon area, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon visited Baljuvan region and opened a newly constructed

18:59, august 9, 2011

Tetis donates ambulance vehicle to Kurgon-Teppa

DUSHANBE, August 9, 2011, Asia-Plus - Tetis Petroleum Ltd - Tajikistan donated one ambulance vehicle, equipped with modern medical equipment, to Kurgon-Teppa city.

15:23, august 9, 2011

Export of Tajik energy to Afghanistan suspended

Afghan part of the Sangtuda – Puli Humri power line is not ready yet and may cause problems with transmission of energy.

14:38, august 9, 2011

Tajik dekhkans exceed repeated sowing plan

DUSHANBE, August 9, 2011, Asia-Plus - Dekhkans of Tajikistan have exceeded the repeated sowing plan by 16% on harvested fields.

14:19, august 9, 2011

Emomali Rahmon visits Hovaling region

DUSHANBE, August 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- /Avaz Yuldoshev/ - This morning Tajikistan President, who is currently on his working trip to Khatlon area, visited Hovaling region.

14:17, august 9, 2011

The U.S. Government creates help desk system for Tajik customs

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- /Avaz Yuldoshev/ - Yesterday, August 8, the U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d'' Affaires, a.i.

13:04, august 9, 2011

OIC concerned over law on parental responsibility

Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) waits for explanation from the official Dushanbe.

12:45, august 9, 2011

Emomali Rahmon launches construction of huge reservoir in Kulob

DUSHANBE, August 9, 2011, Asia-Plus - In the course of his working trip to Khatlon area, which started on Monday August 8, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon gave the start to the construction of

17:13, august 8, 2011

The first ever liver transplantation to be conducted in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- For the first time in its history the Dushanbe Transplant Center is planning to transplant liver in September this year.

16:42, august 8, 2011

Tajik, Pakistani Transport Ministers discuss project that will link roads of two states

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe hosted a meeting of Tajik Transport Minister Nizom Hakimov with Minister of Communications of Pakistan, Dr.

16:21, august 8, 2011

E.Rahmon: The problem of computerization of Khatlon schools to be settled by September

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon’s working trip to Kulob city started from Mausoleum of the poet, philosopher and thinker of the XIV century Mir Said Ali

15:59, august 8, 2011

Shabdolov: The law on parental responsibility for upbringing of children to be modified

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Shodi Shabdolov, leader of the Communist party of Tajikistan and deputy of the Lower Chamber of Tajikistan’s Parliament, is confident that the Law “On

14:47, august 8, 2011

INCIDENTS

Another fire breaks out at Korvon

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A large fire broke out this morning at the Dushanbe’s biggest market of “Korvon”. The fire broke out in “Elegant” section at 8 a.m.

11:23, august 8, 2011