Tajkistan

18:23, september 10, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Woman from Sughd and her son get long jail terms for person abduction

KHUJAND, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Woman from Khujand and her son have got long prison terms for extortion and person abduction.

17:45, september 10, 2009

POWER

Dushanbe proclaimed Capital of Islamic Culture for Asian Region in 2010

DUSHANBE, September 10, Asia-Plus -- In connection with proclaiming Dushanbe the Capital of Islamic Culture for Asian Region in 2010, Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev on September 9

17:17, september 10, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Two Russian servicemen detained in Tajikistan on suspicion of killing taxi diver

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two servicemen of Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan have been detained on suspicion of having killed a taxi driver.

16:45, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Doing Business 2010 report ranks Tajikistan 152nd among 183 economies

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Doing Business 2010: Reforming Through Difficult Times report ranks Tajikistan among the to ten reformer countries.

16:32, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik CCI, the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry sign MoU

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and the Chamber of Commerce and the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, India have signed a

15:11, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Japan supports rehabilitation of irrigation canal in Ghonchi

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- “The Project for Rehabilitation of the Irrigation Canal in Kalininobod Jamoat, Ghonchi District” ,under the Grant Assistance of Grass-roots Human

14:52, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tourist map published in Tajikistan for the first time

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A tourist map has been published in Tajikistan for the first time.

13:30, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Only 6 of 10 cotton ginneries in Kulob reportedly ready for receiving cotton

KULOB, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Inspection by the branch of Tojikstandart (Tajik state agency for standardization, certification, metrology and trade inspection) in Kulob has revealed

13:08, september 10, 2009

INCIDENTS

Three killed, two others injured in Ayni traffic accident yesterday

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and two others were injured on Tuesday as a sedan GAZ-31 fell over the precipice in Sughd’s Ayni district.

12:29, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

World Bank presents Doing Business 2010 report today

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank Group is presenting the Doing Business 2010 report today.

12:13, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

JV Aprelevka distributes energy-saving light bulbs to vulnerable families in Qairoqqum

KHUJAND, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On occasion of the 18th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence, Tajik-Canadian gold-mining joint venture, Aprelevka, has distributed 200

11:49, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe’s first independent radio station marks its 7th anniversary

Dushanbeâ€™s first independent radio station Asia-Plus broadcasting on the 107 FM frequency is marking its 7th anniversary today.

11:47, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

More and more Tajik labor migrants divorce their wives by text messaging

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus –The divorce-via-text issue is back, this time in Tajikistan, Radio Liberty’s Tajis Service reported on September 8.

11:33, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

President signs decree on autumn conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November 2009, the

10:47, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan creating competing ombudsman offices

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus – Rahmatullo Zoirov, the chief of Tajikistan''s Social Democratic Party and head of the Consortium of Legal Consultants nongovernmental organization,

10:30, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Russian JV for producing dried fruits launched in northern Tajikistan

ISFARA, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik-Russian joint venture for producing dried fruits, Barakat-Isfara, was launched in Sughd’s Isfara district on September 8.

10:15, september 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Only 71% of the government credit given to Sughd farmers last year repaid so far

KHUJAND, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to the Sughd agriculture directorate, only 71 percent of the government credit provided to farmers in northern Tajikistan last year through

18:29, september 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CSTO senior experts to discuss joint efforts to combat drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the coordination council of heads of competent bodies from member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) for

17:56, september 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Construction of three mini power plants begins in Sughd’s Jabborrasulov district

KHUJAND, September 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Construction of three mini hydropower plants with capacity of 20 kW each has begun in Sughd’s Jabborrasulov district.

16:03, september 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

China’s company reportedly ready to invest in construction of large HPPs in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 8, Asia-Plus -- China’s energy company, Huanen (phonetically spelled), is ready to invest in construction of large hydroelectric power plants in Tajikistan, press service

15:38, september 8, 2009

SOCIETY

Teachers expected to dress modestly and tidily

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2009, Asia-Plus - The Ministry of Education (MoE) has developed guidelines on professional dress for teachers at secondary schools.

14:58, september 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik media organizations welcome resumption of broadcasting of Imrouz

DUSHANBE, September 8, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Journalists’ Union, the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit) and the Tajik Association of independent Electronic Media

14:19, september 8, 2009

SOCIETY

Tajik central bank forced to artificially revaluate the somoni rate, says expert

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) is now forced to revaluate the exchange rate of the national currency, the somoni, artificially, Tajik expert

13:39, september 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Police operation leads to seizure of some 4 kilos of heroin in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Some four kilograms of heroin were seized in Dushanbe in an operation carried out by police yesterday, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

13:24, september 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

European Union supplies equipment to civil service department under the president of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Delegation of the European Commission to Tajikistan within the framework of the EU funded project "Support to Civil Service Reform and Good

13:09, september 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Four alleged members of organized drug-trafficking group detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An operation by officers from the Sughd counternarcotics directorate led to the arrest of four alleged members of the organized drug-trafficking group

12:43, september 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik leader calls on Indian entrepreneurs to actively participate in economic projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has called on representatives of Indian business community to actively participate in implementation of economic projects in

12:25, september 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Indian president visits Mir Syed Ali Hamadani’s shrine in Kulob

KULOB, September 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Today, visiting Indian President Pratibha Patil is making a short trip to the southern city of Kulob.

11:44, september 8, 2009

POWER

President Rahmon makes appeal to people on occasion of the National Day

In his televised appeal to the people of Tajikistan made on occasion of the 18th anniversary of Tajikistanâ€™s Independence, President Emomali Rahmon, in particular noted that if other former Soviet

11:14, september 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CIS experts gather in Minsk to discuss secret information protection issue

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A three-day meeting of the CIS working group for reviewing and coordinating draft documents on protection of secret information is opening in Minsk,