Tajkistan

18:15, january 30, 2010

POWER

Tajik chief prosecutor replaced

By president’s decree of January 30 Sherkhon Salimzoda, formerly State Adviser to the President for Legal Matters and President’s Representative to Parliament, was appointed the Prosecutor-General of

17:09, january 30, 2010

POWER

Extraordinary session of Majlisi Milli takes place today

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree an extraordinary session of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) was convoked today, Shavkat Saidov, an

16:50, january 30, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kulob bankers deny rumors about compulsory deductions from remittances for Roghun as ‘unfounded’

KULOB, January 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Heads of branches of six banks in Khatlon’s Kulob zone have denied rumors about compulsory deductions from labor migrants’ remittances for the Roghun

16:23, january 30, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Imperfect pledging system impedes work of banks in Kulob

KULOB, January 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- As of January 1, 2010, clients of banks in Khatlon’s Kulob zone have had loans for 97 million somoni, with 3 to 5 percent of them being overdue loans,

15:40, january 30, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. Embassy provides emergency first response course for law enforcement officers

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in Dushanbe hosted an emergency first responder training course January 18–29, which will

15:33, january 30, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Supreme Court judges file lawsuits against three Tajik newspapers

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2010, Asia-Plus – Three judges from the Tajik Supreme Court and a Dushanbe court filed lawsuits against three independent newspapers today, Radio Liberty’ Tajik Service

12:00, january 30, 2010

TAJKISTAN

4 mln somoni provided from president’s reserve fund for purchase of computers for schools

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A new bulk of computers will be distributed to schools in Tajikistan in February, according to Ministry of Education (MoE).

20:39, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

1,113 kilos of narcotics seized in Khatlon in 2009

QURGHON TEPPA, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Khatlon law enforcement authorities seized 1,113 kilograms of narcotics in 2009, which is 759 kilograms fewer than in 2008, Zafar Sayfulloyev,

20:03, january 29, 2010

INCIDENTS

Family burned in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Person, suspected of having deliberately killed a family in the Bokhtar district, Khatlon province has been detained.

19:39, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Russian foreign ministers exchange views on prospects of Tajik-Russian cooperation

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in London on January 28 on sidelines of the International

19:23, january 29, 2010

POWER

President dissatisfied with activities of supreme court and prosecutor-general’s office

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon expressed dissatisfaction with activities of the Supreme Court and the Prosecutor-General’s Office In providing legality in

18:37, january 29, 2010

POWER

701 mln somoni worth of Roghun shares sold to this day, President Rahmon says on Jan 29

President demanded at the enlarged meeting of the government that relevant organizations should inform the population of the process of selling shares in Roghun every ten days and ordered to set up a

18:15, january 29, 2010

INCIDENTS

Dushanbe-Khujand highway temporarily closed for traffic

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Heavy snowfalls on January 28 caused an avalanche that hit the Maikhoura area, 61 kilometers north of Dushanbe, according to the Committee for Emergency

16:16, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM meets UK Foreign Office Minister Chris Bryant in London

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with U.K.

15:27, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Electricity to supplies to provinces increased

DUSHANBE, January 2010, Asia-Plus -- The supply of daily electricity to residential customers in rural areas has been increased from 8 to 10 hours, Safarali Sadulloyev, deputy head of Barqi

15:05, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Effective strategy for reconstruction of Afghanistan’s economy needed for solution of Afghanistan problems, says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Afghan problems cannot be solved only through force; to solve the Afghan problems it is necessary to develop an efficient strategy for

13:51, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Chernobyl cleanup workers from Kulob to buy shares in Roghun for some 100,000 somoni

KULOB, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Soyuz Chernobyl Tajikistan (Tajikistan’s association of Chernobyl clean workers) in Khatlon’s Temourmalik has used funds provided to it by

13:37, january 29, 2010

LAW-ORDER

32 crimes committed against foreigners in Tajikistan in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Chinese national Su Fanizin (phonetically spelled), who works with one of companies in Dushanbe, was robbed by unidentified persons in the Tajik

13:16, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik power holding to repay its debt to Sangtuda-1 HPP gradually

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik electricity supplier, Barqi Tojik, plans to repay its debt to open joint-stock company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1 gradually, the Barqi Tojik

12:16, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe independent weekly faces defamation charge

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Pus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has filed suit against the Dushanbe independent weekly, Millat (Nation), in the court of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi

12:01, january 29, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Judge at Dushanbe court reportedly caught in bribe taking

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Marouf Nouriddinov, a judge at the court of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, has reputedly been caught in bribe taking.

11:47, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IWRP organizes workshop for Tajik journalists on coverage of human rights issues

DUSHANBE, January 29,2010, Asia-Plus -- A two-day workshop for Tajik journalists, entitled “Journalists for Human Rights,” has opened at Tajik Journalists’ Union in Dushanbe today.

11:30, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

72 of 81 religious organizations functioning in Tajikistan able to reregister

DUSHANBE, January 29, 20010, Asia-Plus -- Of 81 religious groups and organizations functioning in Tajikistan, 71 have been able to reregister by January 1, 2010, Asia-Plus has learned at the

11:15, january 29, 2010

POWER

Enlarged meeting of Tajik cabinet opens today

It cannot be ruled out that the president will introduce a number of staff changes at today’s enlarged meeting of the government reviewing the results of the past year’s work.

20:34, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe synagogue fails to submit documents for re-registration for lack of official address

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Department for Religious Affairs (DRA) at the Ministry of Culture (MoC) says the Dushanbe synagogue has failed to submit documents for

19:37, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik court upholds verdict against independent weekly

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus – A Dushanbe court on January 27 upheld the verdict against the independent weekly newspaper "Paykon" (Arrowhead), Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

19:25, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Four suicides and one suicide attempt reported in Sughd in two days

KHUJAND, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Four suicides and one suicide attempt were reported in the Sughd province on January 26-27 alone, according to the Sughd police directorate.

19:05, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Experts to work out national labor market strategy for 2010-2020

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of a working, set up to work out the national labor market development program for 2010-2020, took place at the Ministry of Labor and

18:29, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sughd residents and enterprises buy shares in Roghun by 132.149 mln somoni by Jan 28

KHUJAND, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- By January 28, residents of the Sughd province and enterprises operating in the area have bought shares in open joint-stock company (OJSC) NBO Roghun for a

18:11, january 28, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Kazakhstan extradites alleged IMU activist to Tajikistan

KHUJAND, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Kazakhstan authorities have extradited the 39 year-old resident of Sughd’s Isfara district, Idris Sattorov, who is suspected of being member of the Islamic