Tajkistan

12:39, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

IRPT has party list of 22 candidates for 2010 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 8th congress of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) that took place in Dushanbe on December 20 determined a party list of candidates for the

12:15, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan opens border so Afghan shepherds can go home

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – A Tajik border official has said 25 Afghan shepherds and thousands of sheep stranded for nine days by a snowstorm crossed through the Vakhon Mountains to

16:47, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan marks International Migrants Day

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is marking International Migrants Day today.

16:00, december 18, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Unidentified person steals gold medal of labor veteran from Yovon

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An identified person has stolen the “Hammer and Sickle” gold medal of a labor veteran from Khatlon’s Yovon district.

15:21, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Rehabilitation center for drug addicted convicts inaugurated in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus – Today the EU-UNDP Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP) handed over a refurbished and equipped building of the rehabilitation center for

15:14, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

GBAO drug control directorate burns over 60 kilos of drugs

KHOROG, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The GBAO drug control directorate burned more than 60 kilograms of narcotics, including more than 4 kilograms of heroin, yesterday.

14:53, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Seminar to discuss participation of citizens in political life opens in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar formally titled “Media and the Right of Citizens to Participation in Political Life and Public Managed” has opened at the Center

14:34, december 18, 2009

INCIDENTS

Dead man found at stadium of one of Dushanbe’s schools yesterday

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The body of young man was found hanging on horizontal bar at stadium of Dushanbe’s School # 32 yesterday night, according to the Ministry of Interior

14:14, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Delegation of Russian ruling party arrives in Tajikistan for establishment of contacts wit PDPT

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Russian ruling party, Yedinaya Rossiya (United Russia), will arrive in Tajikistan on December 25 for a three-day visit.

13:37, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

SDPT leader is sure his party will pass 5-percent threshold to seats in parliament

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus - The program of the Social-Democratic Party (SDPT) is based on principles of social justice and social democracy, the SDPT leader Rahmatillo Zoirov

13:02, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Prosecutor-general’s office institutes criminal proceedings against three alleged terrorists

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus - The Prosecutor-General’s Office has instituted criminal proceedings against three alleged terrorists, who have reportedly undergone training in terrorist

12:10, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Ruling party ready to help provide Roghun construction with skilled personnel

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An organization of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) for Dushanbe has decided to set up a special commission to study the process of

11:50, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Only reservoirs situated at lower reaches of rivers should be studied in terms of environmental effects, says expert

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Experts should carry out environmental studies of not all reservoirs, they should carry out assessment studies only of those that are situated at the lower

11:30, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

SDPT does not trust election observers from CIS and SCO

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Social-Democratic Party (SDPT) does not trust election observes from member nations of the CIS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

11:15, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Women run 16% of small and medium companies in Tajikistan: IFC survey

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The IFC report, Business Environment in Tajikistan as Seen by Small and Medium Enterprises 2009, notes that women run 36% of individual entrepreneurs

20:46, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik cellular operator supports construction of Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday December 16, Tajik cellular operator, closed joint-stock company (OJSC) MLT/TT (Mobile Lines of Tajikistan) organized a dinner party for

20:34, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Majlisi Namoyandagon sets up commission for buying shares in Roghun

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) and as well as its staff members have decided to give up their one-day’s

20:17, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CPT ready to send its representatives to all polling stations

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Communist Party (CPT) is ready to send its representatives to all polling stations during the 2010 parliamentary elections, the CPT leader Shdi

19:41, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Kulob farmers plant winter wheat on 54,891 ha this year so far

KULOB, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in Khatlon’s Kulob zone have planted winter wheat on 54,891 hectares to this day, which is 67 percent of the target, Abdullo Rajabov, a leading

17:03, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Exemption of agricultural goods production means imports from VAT discussed in Khujand

KHUJAND, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting formally titled “Exemption of Import of Agricultural Goods Production Means from VAT as One of Efficient Mechanisms to Strengthen

16:36, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

The number of swine-flu cases rise to14 in Tajikistan, says Tajik health official

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The number of A/H1N1 flu cases has risen to 14 in Tajikistan, Navrouz Jaffarov, the head of the Center for Sanitary and Epidemiologic Supervision within

16:00, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

EU to continue supporting tax reform in Tajikistan, says EC representative

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The European Union will continue supporting implementation of “One-stop-shop” (OSS) principle when state registration of enterprises and

14:38, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

WHO confirms 14 swine-flu cases In Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A World Health Organization (WHO) official has said there are 14 swine-flu cases in Tajikistan, radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on December 16.

14:32, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

600 observers expected to monitor parliamentary elections in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) is doing its best to ensure holding of parliamentary elections in the spirit of democracy

14:00, december 17, 2009

POWER

Rahmon extends national holiday congratulations to President Nazarbayev

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday December16, President Emomali Rahmon sent a telegram of congratulates to his Kazakh counterpart, President Nursultan Nazarbayev, on

13:35, december 17, 2009

POWER

Rahmon proposes to set up international consortium for preservation of glaciers

In a statement delivered at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, President Emomali Rahmon noted on December 16 that he supports the fundamentals of new climate change agreement and

12:31, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Entrepreneurs must cooperate more actively with banks, says WB country manager

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To develop small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) entrepreneurs must cooperate more actively with banks, Ms.

11:30, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Delegation of Alfa-Bank’s fellowship program participants visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputy chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) yesterday met here with a delegation of participants of the Alfa Fellowship

11:15, december 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan to experience effects of global financial crisis in 2010 as well, says minister

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The draft poverty reduction strategy paper for 2010-2012, which has been worked out by ministries and organizations of Tajikistan in cooperation with

21:08, december 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

IRPT has party list of 22 candidates for 2010 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 8th congress of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) that took place in Dushanbe on December 20 determined a party list of candidates for the

Tajikistan opens border so Afghan shepherds can go home

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – A Tajik border official has said 25 Afghan shepherds and thousands of sheep stranded for nine days by a snowstorm crossed through the Vakhon Mountains to

Tajikistan marks International Migrants Day

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is marking International Migrants Day today.

Unidentified person steals gold medal of labor veteran from Yovon

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An identified person has stolen the “Hammer and Sickle” gold medal of a labor veteran from Khatlon’s Yovon district.

Rehabilitation center for drug addicted convicts inaugurated in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus – Today the EU-UNDP Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP) handed over a refurbished and equipped building of the rehabilitation center for

GBAO drug control directorate burns over 60 kilos of drugs

KHOROG, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The GBAO drug control directorate burned more than 60 kilograms of narcotics, including more than 4 kilograms of heroin, yesterday.

Seminar to discuss participation of citizens in political life opens in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar formally titled “Media and the Right of Citizens to Participation in Political Life and Public Managed” has opened at the Center

Dead man found at stadium of one of Dushanbe’s schools yesterday

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The body of young man was found hanging on horizontal bar at stadium of Dushanbe’s School # 32 yesterday night, according to the Ministry of Interior

Delegation of Russian ruling party arrives in Tajikistan for establishment of contacts wit PDPT

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Russian ruling party, Yedinaya Rossiya (United Russia), will arrive in Tajikistan on December 25 for a three-day visit.

SDPT leader is sure his party will pass 5-percent threshold to seats in parliament

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus - The program of the Social-Democratic Party (SDPT) is based on principles of social justice and social democracy, the SDPT leader Rahmatillo Zoirov

Prosecutor-general’s office institutes criminal proceedings against three alleged terrorists

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus - The Prosecutor-General’s Office has instituted criminal proceedings against three alleged terrorists, who have reportedly undergone training in terrorist

Ruling party ready to help provide Roghun construction with skilled personnel

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An organization of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) for Dushanbe has decided to set up a special commission to study the process of

Only reservoirs situated at lower reaches of rivers should be studied in terms of environmental effects, says expert

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Experts should carry out environmental studies of not all reservoirs, they should carry out assessment studies only of those that are situated at the lower

SDPT does not trust election observers from CIS and SCO

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Social-Democratic Party (SDPT) does not trust election observes from member nations of the CIS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Women run 16% of small and medium companies in Tajikistan: IFC survey

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The IFC report, Business Environment in Tajikistan as Seen by Small and Medium Enterprises 2009, notes that women run 36% of individual entrepreneurs

Tajik cellular operator supports construction of Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday December 16, Tajik cellular operator, closed joint-stock company (OJSC) MLT/TT (Mobile Lines of Tajikistan) organized a dinner party for

Majlisi Namoyandagon sets up commission for buying shares in Roghun

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) and as well as its staff members have decided to give up their one-day’s

CPT ready to send its representatives to all polling stations

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Communist Party (CPT) is ready to send its representatives to all polling stations during the 2010 parliamentary elections, the CPT leader Shdi

Kulob farmers plant winter wheat on 54,891 ha this year so far

KULOB, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in Khatlon’s Kulob zone have planted winter wheat on 54,891 hectares to this day, which is 67 percent of the target, Abdullo Rajabov, a leading

Exemption of agricultural goods production means imports from VAT discussed in Khujand

KHUJAND, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting formally titled “Exemption of Import of Agricultural Goods Production Means from VAT as One of Efficient Mechanisms to Strengthen

The number of swine-flu cases rise to14 in Tajikistan, says Tajik health official

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The number of A/H1N1 flu cases has risen to 14 in Tajikistan, Navrouz Jaffarov, the head of the Center for Sanitary and Epidemiologic Supervision within

EU to continue supporting tax reform in Tajikistan, says EC representative

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The European Union will continue supporting implementation of “One-stop-shop” (OSS) principle when state registration of enterprises and

WHO confirms 14 swine-flu cases In Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A World Health Organization (WHO) official has said there are 14 swine-flu cases in Tajikistan, radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on December 16.

600 observers expected to monitor parliamentary elections in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) is doing its best to ensure holding of parliamentary elections in the spirit of democracy

Rahmon extends national holiday congratulations to President Nazarbayev

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday December16, President Emomali Rahmon sent a telegram of congratulates to his Kazakh counterpart, President Nursultan Nazarbayev, on

Rahmon proposes to set up international consortium for preservation of glaciers

In a statement delivered at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, President Emomali Rahmon noted on December 16 that he supports the fundamentals of new climate change agreement and

Entrepreneurs must cooperate more actively with banks, says WB country manager

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To develop small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) entrepreneurs must cooperate more actively with banks, Ms.

Delegation of Alfa-Bank’s fellowship program participants visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputy chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) yesterday met here with a delegation of participants of the Alfa Fellowship

Tajikistan to experience effects of global financial crisis in 2010 as well, says minister

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The draft poverty reduction strategy paper for 2010-2012, which has been worked out by ministries and organizations of Tajikistan in cooperation with

Budget revenues reportedly stand at 4.3474 bln somoni in Jan-Oct 09

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s national budget revenues stood at 4.