Tajkistan

14:56, october 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

Nearly 4 mln somoni needed for reconstruction of houses damaged in Rasht, says CES chief

Nearly four million somoni are needed for reconstruction of residential buildings in Kamarob Gorge that were destroyed and seriously damaged during a military operation in the area.

13:51, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

OSCE Border Management Staff College strengthens customs administration of Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- First course on risk analysis for officers from the Afghanistan and Tajikistan Customs Administrations from different regions of Afghanistan began at the

13:31, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Nearly 110,000 new jobs created in Tajikistan this year, says minister

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 48,000 nationals of Tajikistan, or 2.

13:02, october 19, 2010

POWER

Tajik speaker receives Iranian parliamentary delegation today

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Shukurjon Zuhurov, Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), is receiving visiting Iranian parliamentary

12:32, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Uzbek ecologists estimate TALCO environmental impact on Uzbekistan at $228.3 mln

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Ecology Movement of Uzbekistan (EMO) offers to set up a joint Uzbek-Tajik intergovernmental working group that would prepare new edition of the

12:03, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Media pluralism in Tajikistan in danger, OSCE media freedom representative warns

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, said on October 18 that she is concerned about recent developments limiting media access

11:49, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik researchers question results of count of Marco Polo sheep’s population

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from the Committee for Environmental Protection and researchers from the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan plan to launch a detailed

11:31, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sughd banks and credit organizations provide 665.5 mln somoni in loans in Jan-Sept 2010

KHUJAND, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine moths of this year, banks and credit organizations operating in Sughd province have provided 665.

11:13, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik human rights activists concerned over pressure on independent print media

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus – On Monday October 18, Tajikistan’s Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law (BHR) and the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit)

10:55, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s construction market not seriously affected by global financial market

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The global financial has not seriously affected Tajikistan’s construction market, Abduvali Komilov, the director of the Committee for Construction and

10:19, october 19, 2010

POWER

President discusses winter preparation with Sughd, Khatlon and Dushanbe administrators

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Monday October 18, President Emomali Rahmon had telephone conversations with mayor of Dushanbe and governors of Khatlon and Sughd provinces,

20:10, october 18, 2010

INCIDENTS

Officer from SCNS special operations unit saved by miracle as helicopter crashes in Rasht on Oct 6

Fakhriddin Khidirov is the only person who was saved in an October 6 helicopter crash in Rasht district.

19:27, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

90%of Tajik students study at Cairo’s Al-Azhar University outside official quotas, says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently working on finding out the exact number of Tajik students attending religious schools abroad illegally

18:57, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe’s municipal redevelopment plan will be available for all comers

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Every citizen has the right familiarize himself with the municipal plan for redevelopment of Dushanbe, Abduvali Komilov, the director of the Agency for

18:38, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s aluminum earnings amount to over US$545 mln in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan has exported primary aluminum for more than 545 million U.S.

18:25, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Nearly 78% of Tajikistan’s imports reportedly exempted from customs fees in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Approximately 78 percent of Tajikistan’s imports have been exempted from payment of customs fees in January-September this year, Nouriddin Mahmadov,

17:32, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. embassy promotes simple but life saving practice: hand washing

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus – Ms. Necia Quast, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S.

17:01, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Modern sports complex with swimming pool to be built in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe municipal government plans to build a modern sports complex with swimming pool as part of the municipal plan for redevelopment of the

15:51, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik MFA: Rail dispute with Uzbekistan has not been solved so far

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Some of the state bodies of Uzbekistan are abusing disagreements between their country and Tajikistan in water-and-energy issues and halting of

15:27, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Negotiations on use of Ayni airfield conducted only with Russia, says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is currently conducting negotiations on use of the Ayni airfield only with the Russian Federation.

15:00, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

No one of reasonable CA countries interested in destabilizing Tajikistan, says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- No one of reasonable countries in Central Asia is interested in destabilizing Tajikistan, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi announced at a news

14:10, october 18, 2010

SOCIETY

Appropriate MoI divisions to blame for increase in number of Chinese merchants at Dushanbe’s markets

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Appropriate divisions of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), are, first of all, to blame for increase in the number of Chinese merchants at domestic

13:36, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik delegation to attend international trade fair for textile industry in Shanghai

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A delegation from Tajikistan composed of textile and clothing sector representatives will attend one of the leading international trade fairs for the

13:23, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe residents have the right to familiarize themselves with municipal redevelopment plan

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable entitled “The Right to Decent Living Conditions in the Context of Eviction from Residential Property in Tajikistan” took place in

12:42, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Farmers begin to plow land for winter crop cultivation

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik farmers have begun to plow lands for potato, early vegetable and winter crop cultivations, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

12:29, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

League of Tajik Youth in Russia organizes Russian courses for children of labor migrants

DUSHANABE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The League of Tajik Youth at the Union of Tajiks of Russia has organized the Russian language courses for children of labor migrants.

12:01, october 18, 2010

INCIDENTS

Three insurgents killed in Rasht Sunday

Three insurgents killed in Rasht district yesterday are Tajik nationals and they had reportedly taken training course in terrorist camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

11:39, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan produces more than 5.349 bln somoni worth of industrial goods in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In January-September 2010, Tajikistan has produced a total of 5.3496 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 1.2 billion U.S.

10:36, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Khatlon cotton growers plan to increase areas under cotton by 35% next year

QURGHON TEPPA, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Cotton growers in the southern Khatlon province plan to increase areas under cotton in 2011 Khatlon governor Ghaybullo Afzalov told

10:18, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Vietnamese JV shifts to coal-fired steam boiler

KHUAJND, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- After being closed for two weeks, the Khuajnd-based Tajik-Vietnamese joint venture, TV-Silk, is expected to resume operations this week, according to