Tajkistan

CSTO member nations coordinate positions on SALW and MANPADS

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Consultations on coordinating positions of member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on small arms and light weapons

11:30, november 20, 2009

OSCE Office conducts workshop on change management for law enforcement officials

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An OSCE-supported workshop on change management related to fostering the launch of the police reform ended in Dushanbe on November 19, according to

11:15, november 20, 2009

Tajikistan intends to join EITI

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan intends to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

20:08, november 19, 2009

The results of project to support vocational education discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A conference to review the result of the project, The Support to Vocational Education and Training in Tajikistan - phase II, is being held in

19:13, november 19, 2009

Natural-gas supplies to gas refueling stations in Sughd reduced

KHUJAND, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Natural-gas supplies to gas refueling stations in the Sughd province has been reduced following considerable decrease in gas shipments from Uzbekistan.

17:56, november 19, 2009

Some 1,000 prisoners released in Khatlon under amnesty so far

QURGHON TEPPA, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 983 prisoners, including 738 men, 244 women and one minor, have been released from penal colonies and pretrial detention facilities in the

17:42, november 19, 2009

Government expected to complete development of agrarian reform program in first half-year of 2010

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government is expected to complete the development of the agrarian reform program in the first half-year of 2010, Nematjon Bouriyev, Senior

16:56, november 19, 2009

Tajikistan raises vehicle tax by 25 percent

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 22nd session of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) of the third convocation that was held today considered and seconded

16:35, november 19, 2009

Majlisi Milli calls on Tajik people to acquire shares in Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) have adopted an appeal to the people of Tajikistan over acquisition of shares

15:10, november 19, 2009

GTZ supports introduction of KAIZEN principle at one of pilot enterprises in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) jointly with the GTZ (German Agency for Technical Cooperation) project, Support for Regional Economic

14:27, november 19, 2009

Majlisi Milli seconds new Criminal Procedure Code

Members of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistanâ€™s upper chamber of parliament) today unanimously seconded the new edition of the Criminal Procedure Code of Tajikistan.

13:36, november 19, 2009

Number of students from Tajikistan studying at United States colleges and universities down slightly

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to Open Doors 2009, the annual report on international academic mobility published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with

13:23, november 19, 2009

Kulob public concerned over increase in number of TB cases in the area

KULOB, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A meeting to discuss issues related to combating tuberculosis was held in Kulob yesterday.

12:14, november 19, 2009

Medical University’s dormitory reopens after extensive renovation

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A dormitory of Tajik State Medical University situated on the Alisher Navoi Street in Dushanbe has reopened after an extensive renovation.

11:59, november 19, 2009

Germany provides $100,000 worth of technical assistance to Tajik ministry of interior

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Germany has provided US$100,000 technical assistance to the Tajik Ministry of Interior (MoI).

11:45, november 19, 2009

22nd session of the Majlisi Milli opens today

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 22nd session of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), presided over by its speaker, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev is being held

11:30, november 19, 2009

President shakes up officials

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon introduced a number of staff changes on November 18.

11:15, november 19, 2009

President orders to announce tender for development of Shahbas gold deposit in Panjakent

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday morning presided a working meeting with participation of Matloubkhon Davaltov, State Adviser to the President for

20:21, november 18, 2009

Tajik delegation to attend Hamid Karzai inauguration in Kabul

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik delegation, led by Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi, will attend Hamid Karzai inauguration that will take place in Kabul on November 19.

20:10, november 18, 2009

Two Iranian companies intend to open JVs for producing CFLs in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two Iranian companies intend to launch joint ventures for producing saving-energy light bulbs, also known as compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), in

19:26, november 18, 2009

Special commission inspects cotton-harvesting campaign in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus - A working group, led by the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of agriculture, Murodali Alimardon, is currently in the Khatlon province.

18:56, november 18, 2009

Tajik central bank head informs CDB head of Tajikistan’s economic results in 2009

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday November 16, Sharif Rahimzoda, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), met with Chen Yuan, the governor of the China Development

17:16, november 18, 2009

SOCIETY

International expert considers government’s decision to write off farmers’ debts correct

DUSHANBE, November 18, Asia-Plus -- Government’s decision to write off debts of cotton-growing farms is correct, Dr.

15:49, november 18, 2009

INCIDENTS

Four killed, six injured in two traffic accidents in Tajikistan yesterday

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two fatal traffic accidents were registered in Tajikistan on November 17, according to the Tajik traffic police directorate.

15:29, november 18, 2009

Five detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of robbing Chinese nationals working in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of persons have been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of having robbed Chinese nationals working in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of

15:04, november 18, 2009

Education minister again points out poor quality of higher education in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Quality of higher education in Tajikistan leaves much to be desired, Minister of Education Abdujabbor Rahmonov said in an interview with Asia-Plus.

14:32, november 18, 2009

Tajik power holding to repay its debt to Sangtuda-1 HPP in accordance with schedule

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding will repay its debts to open joint stock company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which runs the Sangtuda-1

13:23, november 18, 2009

The government writes off a $548 mln debt of cotton farmers

The Government of Tajikistan has begun issuing certificates of debt remission to cotton-growing farms. Under this document, all their debts that arose before January 1, 2008 are written off.

11:59, november 18, 2009

Tajikistan lingers practically at the bottom of the 2009 CPI

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranked Tajikistan, with a score of 2.0, 158th among 180 countries. Kazakhstan (2.

11:44, november 18, 2009