Tajkistan

12:38, september 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Over 1.3 tons of narcotics seized in Kanal-Yug Operation

DUSHANBE, September 17 2010, Asia-Plus -- A special three-day (September 13-16) operation by counternarcotics agencies of Tajikistan, Russia and Kazakhstan, dubbed Kanal-Yug (Channel-South),

12:19, september 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

RTR-Planeta TV channel can be viewed in Tajikistan again

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has resumed rebroadcasting Russia’s television channel, RTR-Planeta.

12:02, september 17, 2010

SOCIETY

Tajikistan receives U$218 mln in grants from donors this year

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, the Government of Tajikistan has signed nineteen agreements with international financial institutions and donor

11:49, september 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

780 children adopted in northern Tajikistan last year

KHUJAND, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 780 children were adopted in Sughd province last year, Asia-plus has learned at the secretariat of the Sughd commission for child’s rights.

11:33, september 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Prices of imported grains and flour rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Prices of imported grains and wheat flour have risen in Tajikistan.

11:16, september 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

14 coalfields now operate in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 14 coalfields now operate in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of energy and Industries (MoEI).

10:50, september 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Bilateral Tajik-EU relations discussed in Dushanbe Thursday

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday September 16, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi received Mr.

10:35, september 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

United States strengthens Tajikistan’s border security and law enforcement sectors

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -– Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi and U.S.

10:18, september 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

ADB awards US$122 mln grant to Tajikistan for regional power transmission project

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus – On Thursday September 16, the Government of Tajikistan, represented by Mr. Safarali Najmiddinov, Minister of Finance, and Mr.

18:02, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

UNDP, UNEP jointly with MEDT launches new poverty and environment protection project

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The UNDP and UNEP jointly with the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MEDT) have launched a new poverty and environment protection project in Tajikistan.

17:52, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Entrepreneurs complain about loss of freight during tail via Uzbek territory

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Entrepreneurs are continuing to complain about loss of freight during rail transit via the territory of Uzbekistan.

15:46, september 16, 2010

INCIDENTS

Tajik authorities, former opposition commanders conclude oral agreement

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of a delegation of Tajik power-wielding ministers with former opposition commanders that took place in Gharm, the administrative center of Rasht

15:07, september 16, 2010

INCIDENTS

Another escaped prisoner detained

Tajik law enforcement authorities have recaptured another escaped prisoner. His is Russian national Ali Aliyev, who was convicted of illegal border crossing and organization of criminal grouping.

14:42, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Barqi Tojik repays part of its debt to Sangtudinskaya GES-1

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik power holding (Tajik electricity supplier) has repaid part of his debt to open joint-stock company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1 that operates

13:23, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik humanitarian aid convoy arrives in Peshawar

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik humanitarian aid convoy carrying food products, children’s clothing and other supplies arrived in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on

12:41, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Issues of promoting youth’s in national values discussed at Tajik National University

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday September 15, representatives from the Committee for Religious Affairs, the Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs and the

12:03, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

US$2 bln needed to rehabilitate water supply systems in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 2 billion U.S.

11:38, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IRPT urges clarification over 'detention' of activist

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus – The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) has asked officials from the country''s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) for clarification after

11:12, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Overseas remittances to banks Kulob rising

KULOB, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 59,353,115 U.S.

10:53, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Distribution of illegal publications discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A consultative workshop on publication and distribution of books is taking place in Dushanbe today.

10:36, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

New Tajikistan’s education development strategy discussed

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A three-day seminar to discuss Tajikistan’s national education development strategy designed for 2011-2020 is concluding in Varzob today, according to the

10:18, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

US$400 mln needed for rehabilitation and modernization of Norak HPP

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 400 million U.S.

19:00, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan resumes rebroadcasting RTR-Planeta televisions station today evening

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will resume rebroadcasting Russia’s television channel, RTR-Planeta, today evening, Asia-Plus has learned from the source at Tajikistan’s

18:32, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

US$63.764 mln worth of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Jan-Aug 2010

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 45 counties of the world have provided US$63.

18:24, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover for Jan-Aug 2010 amounts to some US$2.3 bln

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 2.

18:13, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s GDP for Jan-Aug 2010 amounts to more than 14.181 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first eight months of this year has amounted to more than 14.

17:35, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik law enforcement authorities in Gharm to conduct negotiations with former field commanders

According to some sources, heads of the national security commission as well as the ministries of interior and defense are currently in Gharm district to conduct negotiations with local former field

16:35, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik ministry of health denies new allegations by Russian chief sanitary inspector as ‘baseless’

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Said Davlatov, the head of the sanitary and epidemiological directorate within the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Tajikistan, has denied a statement by

15:54, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Inflation for Jan-Aug 2010 stands at 4.8 percent

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for August 2010 stood at 1.0 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. A 1.

15:42, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

Over 1.3 tons of narcotics seized in Kanal-Yug Operation

DUSHANBE, September 17 2010, Asia-Plus -- A special three-day (September 13-16) operation by counternarcotics agencies of Tajikistan, Russia and Kazakhstan, dubbed Kanal-Yug (Channel-South),

RTR-Planeta TV channel can be viewed in Tajikistan again

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has resumed rebroadcasting Russia’s television channel, RTR-Planeta.

Tajikistan receives U$218 mln in grants from donors this year

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, the Government of Tajikistan has signed nineteen agreements with international financial institutions and donor

780 children adopted in northern Tajikistan last year

KHUJAND, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 780 children were adopted in Sughd province last year, Asia-plus has learned at the secretariat of the Sughd commission for child’s rights.

Prices of imported grains and flour rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Prices of imported grains and wheat flour have risen in Tajikistan.

14 coalfields now operate in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 14 coalfields now operate in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of energy and Industries (MoEI).

Bilateral Tajik-EU relations discussed in Dushanbe Thursday

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday September 16, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi received Mr.

United States strengthens Tajikistan’s border security and law enforcement sectors

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -– Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi and U.S.

ADB awards US$122 mln grant to Tajikistan for regional power transmission project

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2010, Asia-Plus – On Thursday September 16, the Government of Tajikistan, represented by Mr. Safarali Najmiddinov, Minister of Finance, and Mr.

UNDP, UNEP jointly with MEDT launches new poverty and environment protection project

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The UNDP and UNEP jointly with the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MEDT) have launched a new poverty and environment protection project in Tajikistan.

Entrepreneurs complain about loss of freight during tail via Uzbek territory

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Entrepreneurs are continuing to complain about loss of freight during rail transit via the territory of Uzbekistan.

Tajik authorities, former opposition commanders conclude oral agreement

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of a delegation of Tajik power-wielding ministers with former opposition commanders that took place in Gharm, the administrative center of Rasht

Another escaped prisoner detained

Tajik law enforcement authorities have recaptured another escaped prisoner. His is Russian national Ali Aliyev, who was convicted of illegal border crossing and organization of criminal grouping.

Barqi Tojik repays part of its debt to Sangtudinskaya GES-1

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik power holding (Tajik electricity supplier) has repaid part of his debt to open joint-stock company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1 that operates

Tajik humanitarian aid convoy arrives in Peshawar

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik humanitarian aid convoy carrying food products, children’s clothing and other supplies arrived in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on

Issues of promoting youth’s in national values discussed at Tajik National University

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday September 15, representatives from the Committee for Religious Affairs, the Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs and the

US$2 bln needed to rehabilitate water supply systems in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 2 billion U.S.

IRPT urges clarification over 'detention' of activist

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus – The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) has asked officials from the country''s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) for clarification after

Overseas remittances to banks Kulob rising

KULOB, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 59,353,115 U.S.

Distribution of illegal publications discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A consultative workshop on publication and distribution of books is taking place in Dushanbe today.

New Tajikistan’s education development strategy discussed

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A three-day seminar to discuss Tajikistan’s national education development strategy designed for 2011-2020 is concluding in Varzob today, according to the

US$400 mln needed for rehabilitation and modernization of Norak HPP

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 400 million U.S.

Tajikistan resumes rebroadcasting RTR-Planeta televisions station today evening

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will resume rebroadcasting Russia’s television channel, RTR-Planeta, today evening, Asia-Plus has learned from the source at Tajikistan’s

US$63.764 mln worth of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Jan-Aug 2010

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 45 counties of the world have provided US$63.

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover for Jan-Aug 2010 amounts to some US$2.3 bln

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 2.

Tajikistan’s GDP for Jan-Aug 2010 amounts to more than 14.181 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first eight months of this year has amounted to more than 14.

Tajik law enforcement authorities in Gharm to conduct negotiations with former field commanders

According to some sources, heads of the national security commission as well as the ministries of interior and defense are currently in Gharm district to conduct negotiations with local former field

Tajik ministry of health denies new allegations by Russian chief sanitary inspector as ‘baseless’

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Said Davlatov, the head of the sanitary and epidemiological directorate within the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Tajikistan, has denied a statement by

Inflation for Jan-Aug 2010 stands at 4.8 percent

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for August 2010 stood at 1.0 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. A 1.

More than 2.7 bln somoni earmarked for Roghun’s construction in 2010-2012

In 2010-2012, the government will allocate 4.