Tajkistan

18:02, december 10, 2009

POWER

Tajik delegation headed by Akilov to partake in EurAsEC Interstate Council’s session

Dushanbe. December 10.

17:30, december 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

30% of cotton seeds procured for next year refer to elite sorts

Dushanbe. December 10. Asia-Plus -- More than 44.

16:53, december 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

RCST local branches design development plan for 2010

Dushanbe. December 10.

16:24, december 10, 2009

POWER

WB willing to provide financial assistance to Tajikistan to import electricity in winter period

The World Bank will provide assistance if there are governmentâ€™s guarantees and if imported electricity reaches the population of the country.

15:50, december 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe hosts International conference dedicated to Human Rights Day

Dushanbe. December 10.

15:24, december 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Somon Air joins BSP system

Dushanbe. December 10. Asia-Plus -- Tajik air carrier Somon Air has joined the Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) system in the Persian Gulf region.

14:53, december 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Ministry of Agriculture conducts control analysis of cotton fiber at cotton cleaning factories

Dushanbe. December 10.

13:25, december 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

IOM International Consultant says Tajikistan’s state policy should prioritize labor migration

Dushanbe. December 10.

13:12, december 10, 2009

LAW-ORDER

It’s impossible to eradicate corruption in Tajikistan, but we try to reduce it – F.Saidov says

Dushanbe. December 10.

11:59, december 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Novouralsky ZIL to be assembled in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The limited liability company, Chkalovsk Bus Plant, based in the Tajik northern province of Sughd, and Russia’s companies Automobiles and Engines of

11:45, december 10, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Imperfect tax legislation provides breeding ground for corruption, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The head of the department for protection of entrepreneurs’ rights within the State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management

11:30, december 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Qairoqqum HPP reportedly increases power generation

KHUJAND, December 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Compared to last month, the Qairoqqum hydroelectric power plant (HPP) has increased power generation, the source at the Qairoqqum HPP administration

20:58, december 9, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Delegation of Khorog campus of UCA’s SPCE participates in Inwent-supported workshop in Germany

KHOROG, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) of the University of Central Asia (UCA), Khorog campus, took part in a

20:07, december 9, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Anticorruption agency’s corruption department to be upgraded into directorate

DUSHANBE, December 9, Asia-Plus -- The drug prevention department within the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption will be upgraded into the drug prevention directorate,

19:40, december 9, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Corruption costs Tajikistan at more than 139.2 mln somoni since 2006

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eleven months of this year, the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has revealed 802 corruption-related crimes

19:13, december 9, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Constitutional court rejects appeal by IRPT

DUSHANBE, December 9 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Constitutional Court of Tajikistan has upheld decision by the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) that prohibited the Islamic

18:17, december 9, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Ukrainian company consider opportunities of participation in modernization of Tajik hydropower plants

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from Ukrainian state-owned industrial plant Elektrotyazhmash are currently in Tajikistan to assess equipment that had been delivered to

16:55, december 9, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s savings bank begins transferring money to help Roghun’s construction

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Employees of subdivisions of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) in Gorno Badakhshan, totaling more than 200 people, have given up their one-day’s

16:40, december 9, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Trial of alleged Jamaati Tabligh members starts in Dushanbe

The trial of 56 alleged followers of Jamaati Tabligh, a Sunni missionary group, began in Dushanbe on December 8.

16:03, december 9, 2009

TAJKISTAN

182,000 ha to be allotted for cotton in Tajikistan next year

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 182,000 hectares of lands are expected to be allotted for cotton in Tajikistan in 2010, Safar Mahmadiyev, the head of the department for economic

15:41, december 9, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Remittances to Sughd province decrease by nearly 31 percent

KHUJAND, December 9, Asia-Plus -- 500.5 million U.S. dollars have been remitted to banks in the Sughd province in January-November 2009, which is 69.

15:29, december 9, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CIS IFHC awards grant to Tajikistan for publication of textbooks vocational training schools

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The CIS Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation (IFHC) has awarded a grant of 1 million somoni to the Ministry of Education of Tajikistan for

15:14, december 9, 2009

SOCIETY

GBAO loses rights and sings of autonomy gained in the Soviet time, says lawyer

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On January 2 2010, it will be the 85th anniversary of founding of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (Gorno Badakhshan or GBAO).

13:53, december 9, 2009

POWER

There ought not to evoke atmosphere that Tajikistan need nothing but Roghun, says president

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Yesterday afternoon, President Emomali Rahmon met with representatives of Tajik creative intelligentsia and media.

11:45, december 9, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Somon Air launches new air route to Russia

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik private airline, Somon Air, has launched a new air rout to the Russia Federation.

11:30, december 9, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Employees of Tajik embassy in Baku give up their two-day’s wage to help Roghun’s construction

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Employees of the Tajik Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan have given up their two-day’s wages to help construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant

11:15, december 9, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Conference to discuss corruption prevention ways takes place in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A conference to discuss ways to prevent corruption in Tajikistan is taking place in Dushanbe today, according to the UNDP Dushanbe Office.

11:00, december 9, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Government’s hopes for public fundraising for Roghun project impracticable and immoral, says SDPT leader

According to the SDPT leader Rahmatillo Zoirov, the governmentâ€™s hopes for monthly wages of citizens are impracticable and immoral.

21:18, december 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Current main reason for pollution of the environment in Tajikistan increase in number of cars, says expert

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Compared to the previous years, the environmental situation in Tajikistan has much improved because the majority of large industrial enterprises in

20:36, december 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik government intends to create credit bureau

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday December 8, President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting of the Consultative Council for Improvement of Investment Climate.