Tajkistan

13:15, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Afghan drug lord reportedly arrested in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency have reportedly broken up an organized criminal group, which was engaged in smuggling Afghan drugs into Central

13:00, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan now receives up to 18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek gas per day

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan now receives 17,000-18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek natural gas per day, according to Tojikgaz (Tajik state-controlled natural-gas distributor).

13:00, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan now receives up to 18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek gas per day

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan now receives 17,000-18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek natural gas per day, according to Tojikgaz (Tajik state-controlled natural-gas distributor).

12:45, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

133 cases of suicide reported in Khatlon last year

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 133 cases of suicide were registered in the Khatlon province last year, Jurakhon Madiyev, chief of the Khatlon police directorate staff, announced at

12:10, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

25 farms in Kulob pay off 2009 cotton loans taken from Amonatbonk

KULOB, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 25 farming units in Kulob, Farkhor and Vose districts of Khatlon’s Kulob zone have paid off cotton loans taken from Amonatbonk’s (Tajikistan’s savings

11:50, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

$1 bln needed to provide Tajikistan’s population with safe drinking water and upgrade ageing infrastructure

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Only little more than 50 percent of the country’s population now has access to safe drinking water, Asia-Plus has learned from the source at the

21:15, january 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

EAEC finance ministers endorse procedure of providing loans from Anti-crisis Fund

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus – Finances ministers of member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) have endorsed the procedure of providing loans from the EAEC Anti-crisis Fund,

20:30, january 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

New SCO Secretary-General takes office

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus – Muratbek Imanaliev, new Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization officially took office, People’s Daily newspaper reported.

20:05, january 23, 2010

POWER

Draft poverty reduction strategy for 2010-2012 discussed in Dushanbe Friday

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The National Council for Development under the President of Tajikistan discussed outcomes of the poverty reduction strategy for 2007-2009 as well as

19:45, january 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan earmarks 27 mln somoni for the conduct of 2010 population and housing census

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The population and housing census will be conducted in Tajikistan from September 21 to September 30 this year, Ms.

19:15, january 23, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Leader of Salafiya movement in Tajikistan gets jail term of seven years

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The court of Dushanbe’s Sino district has sentenced seven Salafis to jail terms from 5 to 7 years.

13:35, january 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Government commission will assign day for blocking the Vakhsh River, minister says

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Energy and Industries Gul Sherali told reporters on January 22 that an exact date of blocking the Vakhsh River for beginning of the work

13:15, january 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan expected to launch 10 new jewelry enterprises by 2015, says industry minister

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 17 equipments for processing precious and semi-precious stones have been delivered to Tajikistan from China, Minister of Energy and Industries Gul

13:00, january 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

LRWR intends to take country’s irrigation system under its control

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Land Reclamation and Water Resources (LRWR) intends to take the country’s irrigation system under its control.

12:35, january 23, 2010

POWER

Dushanbe mayor sacks chief architect, reprimands other municipal officers

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev sacked the city chief architect Sangahmad Tilloyev at a January 22 enlarged meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s

20:25, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Electricity rationing to be eased in some regions in February, says minister

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Beginning on February 1, electricity rationing will be eased in some regions, Minister of Energy of Industries Gul Sherali announced at a news

19:10, january 22, 2010

INCIDENTS

Fire damages Russian Drama Theatre in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A fire has damaged building of Russian Drama Theatre named after Vladimir Mayakovsky in Dushanbe.

18:40, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan offers Tajikistan to review agreement on borders of air space responsibility zones

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan plans to review borders of zones of responsibility for air traffic services, Anvar Makhsoudov, director general of the State Unitary

16:50, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

In Q110, Tajikistan reportedly buys Uzbek natural gas at $231 per 1,000 cubic meters

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2010, Tajikistan will buy natural gas from Uzbekistan at the rate of 231 U.S.

15:55, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Corporate social responsibility issues discussed in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, January 22, 201, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting entitled “Corporate Social Responsibility in Benefit of Business and Society” is taking part at the Vefa center in Dushanbe today.

15:20, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

TEMPUS Information Day in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Education program TEMPUS announces Information Day, which is held in Dushanbe today, according to the Delegation of the European Commission to

13:55, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Oil and gas productions decreasing in Baljuvon

KULOB, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2009, Khatlon’s Baljuvon district produced a total of 12.

13:15, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Roundtable to discuss ways to stem increase in number of suicides in CA takes place in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting to discuss ways to stem an increase in the number of suicides in Central Asia is taking place in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of

13:00, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

USAID launches new agriculture project in Tajikistan – the goal is to increase farmers’ incomes by 25%

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday January 21, 2010, Deputy Chief of Mission Necia Quast, Deputy Prime Minister Muradali Alimardon, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sijovuddin

12:20, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan receives 784 bodies from Russia in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Minister of Interiors Abdurahim Qahhorov revealed on January 20 that Tajikistan received the

12:05, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan expected to begin to publish two daily newspapers this year

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two state-run daily newspapers are expected to be published in the country starting from this year, Mirzobadal Badalov, head of the publishing houses

11:30, january 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

411 local women commit crimes in Khatlon last year

QURGHON TEPPA, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2009, 414 local women committed crimes in the Khatlon province, the Khatlon police directorate chief Abdurahmon Buzmakov said in an interview

11:15, january 22, 2010

SOCIETY

Surge in Taliban activities in Afghanistan may cause development of religious extremism in Tajikistan, says expert

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Professor Abdunabi Sattorzoda, head of the foreign policy and foreign economic development department within the Center for Strategic Studies under

21:20, january 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan’s ATFBank has not been shareholder in Tajikistan’s Sohibkorbonk since 2008

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2010, Asia-Plus – The December 5, 2009 Asia-Plus-Blitz item titled “Khujand-based bank closes its branches in Sughd and reduces staff following crisis” should have noted that

20:45, january 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Issues related to collection of information for Dushanbe’s redevelopment plan discussed today

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Heads of Dushanbe’s relevant municipal services and visiting specialists from the Moscow open joint-tock company (OJSC) Giprogor today met here to