Tajkistan

13:12, february 5, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IRPT leader inaugurates mosque in Roudaki district, accepts new members

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday February 4, Muhiddin Kabiri, leader of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT), attended a ceremony of inauguration of a new mosque in the

12:40, february 5, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CIS election observation mission deployed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The formal opening of the CIS election observation mission for the February 28 parliamentary elections in Tajikistan was held at the Kokhi Vahdat

11:30, february 5, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Only five member nations ratify CARICC establishment agreement by Feb 1

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The establishment of the Central Asia Regional Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) for Combating Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs,

11:15, february 5, 2010

TAJKISTAN

284 Tajik families move to Russia under the voluntary resettlement program since 2007

KHUJAND, February 5, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 284 families (totaling 862 people) from various regions of Tajikistan have moved to Russia under the Russian national program to assist the voluntary

19:55, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan reduces free import quota for physical entitles on products from neighboring countries 100 times

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan has reduced free import quota on products from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan for physical entities 100

19:15, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Roundtable to discuss aspects of legal protection takes place in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting formally titled “Legal Protection of Journalists in Tajikistan” is taking place at Tajik Journalists’ Union in Dushanbe on

18:48, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Book on journalism of independent Tajikistan published at RTSU

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A book entitled “The Periodical Press of Independent Tajikistan,” authored by Mirsaid Sultonov, a senior lecturer at Russian-Tajik Slavic University

18:21, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

59 investment projects for a total of 8.1 bln somoni currently being implemented in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 59 investment projects for a total of 8.

17:44, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Ruling party hopes to win more than 80 percent of votes in Khatlon

QURGHON TEPPA, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Pre-election race is progressing in Khatlon province as the People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) has joined the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) in

16:20, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

The government of Japan supports clean energy project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 4, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Yoshihiro Nakayama, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe, Mr.

16:10, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik PM to respond to his Uzbek counterpart’s letter in the near future

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov is currently studying his Uzbek counterpart’s letter calling for conducting independent assessment of the Roghun

15:29, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Number of candidates registered to run for parliament in Kulob constituency rises to 4

KULOB, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Registration of two self-propelled candidates has brought the number of candidates registered to run for a seat in the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s

15:08, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

More than 10 kilos of narcotics seized in Panj last Tuesday

QURGHON TEPPA, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the department for combating drug trafficking (drug police) within the Khatlon police directorate seized more than 10 kilograms of

14:55, february 4, 2010

SOCIETY

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan today have real opportunity to start constructive dialogue on issues clouding their relations, says expert

DUSHANBE, February 4, 20010, Asia-Plus -- A letter by Uzbek premier to his Tajik counterpart is evidence of the fact that there are real difficulties in bilateral relations between the two

13:14, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CPJ calls on Tajik judges to drop their defamation lawsuits against three Dushanbe independent weeklies

The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on judges in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, to drop their defamation lawsuits against three popular independent weeklies for damage amounts that

12:45, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan ratifies protocol to the agreement on establishment of UCA

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The lower house (Majilis) of Kazakhstan’s parliament has passed the bill on ratification of the protocol to the contract between Tajikistan,

12:15, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Iran considers possibility of publishing joint newspaper

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Iran in the field of culture was a major topic of a meeting of Minister of Culture

11:47, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CIS election observation mission arrives in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The CIS election observation mission for the February 28 parliamentary elections in Tajikistan arrived in Dushanbe on February 3.

11:31, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Iranian delegation in Dushanbe to discuss cultural and educational cooperation

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Mohammad Ali Zahrai, deputy head of Iranian president’s office, heading 35-person delegation arrived in Dushanbe yesterday.

11:15, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Banks in Kulob ready to provide loans for purchase of shares in Roghun

KULOB, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of heads of branches of six main Tajik banks in Kulob took place in the city of Kulob yesterday and the meeting participants unanimously

20:45, february 3, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Investigation into case of alleged IMU activist starts in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into the case of Idris Sattorov, alleged activist of the cell of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) in Sughd’s Isfara district, has

20:06, february 3, 2010

INCIDENTS

EC provides almost €7.3 million to reduce the impact of natural disasters in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The European Commission has allocated €7.

19:49, february 3, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Case of Sughd abductors remitted for further inquiry

KHUJAND, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The case of two members of criminal ring, suspected of abducting the son of known Khujand entrepreneur last August, has been remitted to the Chkalovsk

19:15, february 3, 2010

SOCIETY

Tajik MP denies Uzbek official’s statement about international support for Uzbekistan’s position on Roghun project as ‘unfounded’

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A statement by Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev that the United Nations, the European Union, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the

18:48, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan again comes out against Roghun hydroelectricity

Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev has sent a letter to Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, in which he says that the United Nations, the European Union, the World Bank, the Asian Development

16:43, february 3, 2010

INCIDENTS

Five-year-old child killed in truck fire in Isfara

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Children pranks have caused a truck fire in the northern Isfara district that has killed a 5-year-old boy, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

16:09, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Iranian authorities invite President Rahmon to celebrate Navrouz holiday in Shiraz

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- Iranian authorities have invited Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to celebrate this year’s Navrouz Holiday (the traditional new year ceremony

15:48, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Armed Afghan drug trafficker detained at Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik police have detained an armed Afghan drug trafficker in the southern Khatlon province, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

15:26, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Iran to launch construction of Ayni HPP after completion of Sangtuda-2 hydroelectricity project

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Construction of 170MW Ayni hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Zarafshon River in Sughd province will start after introduction of the Sangtuda-2

13:57, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Government endorses draft poverty reduction strategy for 2010-2012

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan considered and endorsed the draft poverty reduction strategy for 2010-2012 on February 1, Anvar Najmiddinov, head of the