Tajkistan

15:05, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan to supply 100,000 t of grains and 20,000 t of wheat flour to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Agency for State Reserves and Akimat (administration) of Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar Region signed a cooperation agreement in Dushanbe

14:48, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

11,000 tourists from 58 countries visit Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 11,000 tourists from 58 countries have visited Tajikistan over the first nine months of this year, which is 10 percent more than in the same period of

14:38, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Ural Airlines launches air route Barnaul-Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s air carrier, Ural Airlines, has launched a new air route from Barnaul (Russia) to Dushanbe, according to Anna Tomilova, a spokeswoman for Ural

14:19, october 13, 2009

POWER

Dushanbe mayor, Aga Khan negotiate construction of modern school in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev met with His Highness the Aga Khan, the Spiritual Leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder of the

13:44, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik defense minister to attend the third stage of military exercise for COFR in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On October 16, Tajik Defense Minister, Colonel-General Sherali Khayrulloyev, will attend the third stage of the military exercise for the new

13:22, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan reaches 54% of autumn conscription target

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By October 13, Tajikistan ahs reached 54 percent of the autumn conscription target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a chief spokesman for the Ministry of

13:05, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Another water wheel for Norak HPS delivered to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ukrainian type transport aircraft Ruslan has airlifted an 82-ton water wheel for the Norak hydroelectric power station (HPS) to the Dushanbe airport

12:33, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Banks apply to government for postponement for debt payments again

Last year, the government gave a 140 million somoni credit to cotton farms through six banks and only 56 percent of that has been repaid so far, while the loans are currently due by November 1.

12:14, october 13, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Police disclose name of the main suspect in killing of employee of currency exchange office

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik police have disclosed the name of the main suspect in the killing of an employee of the currency exchange office in Dushanbe.

11:59, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan not going to quit Central Asia’s power system, Uzbek officials say

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan is not going to quit Central Asia’s power system, Uzbek state-run joint-stock company Uzbekenergo stated yesterday, according to

11:29, october 13, 2009

SOCIETY

To win seats in parliament political parties must actively work with voters, says expert

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Sayfullo Safarov, the deputy director of the Center for Strategic Studies, notes that may be administrative resources were used during the previous

11:15, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Regional conference of Russian fellow-countrymen living in CA takes place in Dushanbe on Oct 15-16

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The third regional conference of Russian fellow-countrymen living in Central Asia’s states is scheduled to take place in Dushanbe on October 15-16,

10:59, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

IRPT leader visits European countries

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus - Muhiddin Kabiri, the leader of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT), is currently in Europe at the invitation of representatives from Oxford and Exeter

10:30, october 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Konibodom enterprise suspends its main production line from operation

KHUJAND, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Bodom in the northern city of Konibodom has suspended its main production line from operation, according to the Sughd

10:15, october 13, 2009

SOCIETY

Tajikistan ought to study the possibility shifting its industrial enterprises to coals, says expert

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Today, Tajikistan ought to consider the possibility of shifting its industrial enterprises to coals that will allow removing the country’s dependence

19:10, october 12, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Barqi Tojik denies reports by some media about introduction of electricity rationing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Electricity rationing has not yet been introduced in Tajikistan, Nozirjon Yodgori, a spokesman for Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding,

18:45, october 12, 2009

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board endorses agenda of the next Majlisi Namoyandagon sitting

DUSHANBE, October 12, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered and endorsed the agenda of the next sitting of the lower

18:14, october 12, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd tax debts amount to 246.3 mln somoni

KHUJAND, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Increasing tax debts in Sughd province evokes serious concern of local authorities.

17:52, october 12, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan reaches 48% of 2009 cotton target

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The cotton-harvesting campaign is progressing in Tajikistan and on October 11 alone, farmers yielded 7,334 tons of raw cotton, Narzullo Dadaboyev, a

17:28, october 12, 2009

TAJKISTAN

More than 1.2 mln CFLs delivered to Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- More than 1.

17:15, october 12, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Tajik customs officers report 3,759 customs infringements this year

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Mirzo Abdulloyev, an official with the Customs Service, revealed on October 12 that 3,759

15:47, october 12, 2009

TAJKISTAN

No Tajik hydropower plant now in disrepair, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009 Asia-Plus -- No one hydropower plant in Tajikistan is now in disrepair, Murod Jumayev, the head of Main Directorate for Safe Industrial and Mining Activities

15:32, october 12, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounts to $2.4701 bln in Jan-Sept 09

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan’s external trade turnover including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 2.

15:00, october 12, 2009

POWER

Rahmon invites Berdymukhamedov to pay official visit to Tajikistan in 2010

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- During his visit to Turkmenistan on October 9-10, President Emomali Rahmon invited his Turkmen counterpart, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, to

14:16, october 12, 2009

TAJKISTAN

The exhibition, Tajikistan Infrastructure 2009, takes place in Dushanbe in late October

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 6th international exhibition, entitled Tajikistan Infrastructure 2009, will take place in Dushanbe on October 27-29, 2009.

13:47, october 12, 2009

TAJKISTAN

313 Tajik students sent to study abroad this year

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- This year, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has reportedly sent 313 Tajik students to study at universities in the CIS states and far abroad countries.

13:27, october 12, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Crediting volumes decreasing in Kulob zones

KULOB, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, banks and microfinance organizations operating in Khatlon’s Kulob zone have provided loans for a total amount of

12:54, october 12, 2009

INCIDENTS

Three killed in Khatlon traffic accident

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Three persons, including two minors, were killed on October 11 as a car fell into the Vakhsh River in the Khatlon province, according to the Ministry

12:41, october 12, 2009

POWER

Dushanbe mayor, Aga Khan to discuss process of construction of Serena Hotel in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev is meeting with His Highness the Aga Khan, the Spiritual Leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder of the

11:51, october 12, 2009

POWER

President Rahmon, Aga Khan express interest in further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and AKDN

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Sunday October 11, President Emomali Rahmon met here with His Highness the Aga Khan, the Spiritual Leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, according to