Tajkistan

14:17, august 17, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Chief of medical service at one of military units in Khujand faces fraud charge

KHUJAND, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd military prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against Sulaymon Nozipov, the chief of the medical service at military unit

13:47, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Somon Air announces introduction of Amadeus system

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s private air carrier, Somon Air, introduced the global distribution system, Amadeus, on August 10, according to Somon Air’s press service

13:09, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd drug control officer seize more than 9 kilos of hashish yesterday

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd counternarcotics directorate yesterday detained a drug trafficker who was trying to push a large amount of hashish in the city

12:02, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

More than US$10.296 mln remitted to banks in Kulob zone in July 09

KULOB, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 10,296,837 U.S.

11:47, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan should have more considered policy regarding Afghanistan, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik independent expert Hakim Abdullo Rahnamo is not optimistic about the upcoming presidential election in Afghanistan that is scheduled to be held

15:41, august 15, 2009

POWER

President Rahmon congratulates his Indian counterpart on India’s national holiday

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday August 15, President Emomali Rahmon sent a telegram of congratulations to Indian President, Ms.

15:05, august 15, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Chinese business communities to hold conference in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The second investment business forum with participation of representatives of Tajik and Chinese business communities is expected to take place in

14:44, august 15, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik official denies Uzbek water station was broken into

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus – A high-ranking Tajik border guard official denies reports that Tajik security forces and farmers have forced their way into an Uzbek-owned water-distribution

13:25, august 15, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Distant learning technologies plan submitted for consideration to CIS government heads

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The session of the expert group of the CIS Council for Educational Cooperation that was held in Minsk, Belarus on August 13-14 decided to submit the

11:09, august 15, 2009

TAJKISTAN

45,000 first graders go to school in Sughd this year

KHUAJND, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 45,000 first graders will go to school in the Sughd province this school year, Ms.

10:30, august 15, 2009

TAJKISTAN

New school officially opened in Gorno Badakhshan last Thursday

KHOROG, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new school was officially opened in the village of Nishusp, GBAO’s Shugnan district on August 13.

19:03, august 14, 2009

SOCIETY

Crisis gives more space for interaction between SCO states, the SCO deputy general secretary

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The global financial crisis gives even more space for interaction between member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the SCO Deputy

18:24, august 14, 2009

POWER

President Rahmon congratulates his Pakistani counterpart on Pakistan’s national holiday

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Friday August 14, President Emomali Rahmon sent a telegram of congratulations to his Pakistani counterpart, President Asif Ali Zardari, on occasion

17:51, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Journalists’ Union to have it official newspaper soon

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first edition of an official paper of Tajik Journalists’ Union, Sukhan (Word), will be brought out in September this year.

17:17, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Cotton harvesting campaign expected to start later this year later

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus - Compared to the previous years the cotton-harvesting campaign will start later this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

15:27, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Energy efficiency issues to be discussed in Dushanbe next week

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On August 20, the republican Press Center in Dushanbe will host an international conference on problems of energy efficiency and rational use of energy

15:11, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Weather conditions affect apricot harvests in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- This year, Sughd farmers are expected to receive harvests of stone fruits, mainly apricots, less than it was originally planned, according to the Sughd

14:19, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan increases gas deliveries to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan has increased natural-gas deliveries to Tajikistan, Shavkat Shoimov, the deputy director of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Tojiktransgaz

12:54, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM, UNHCR representative in Tajikistan discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday August 13, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with UNHCR Representative in Tajikistan, Mr.

12:21, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Khatlon regional TV station resumes broadcasting

QURGHON TEPPA, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- After being suspended for one day, the Khatlon regional TV station, TV-Khatlon, resumed broadcasting on August 4.

11:52, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Drug detecting equipment handed over to customs service in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus – Today, the EU-UNDP Border Management Program in Central Asia (BOMCA) and Central Asia Drug Action Program (CADAP) handed over specialized equipment to

11:37, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Volumes of cotton loans reduced more than two times in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first seven months of this year, banks and microfinance organizations operating in the Sughd province have provided 21.

11:21, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

2% of economically active population of Sughd officially registered as unemployed

KHUJAND, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of July 1, 2009 the overall number of the economically active population in the Sughd province was 748,500 people; 14,800, or 2 percent, of them,

10:30, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Afghan Western Provinces’ CCIs sign MoU on Thursday

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan’s Western Provinces have singed a

10:15, august 14, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CIS experts attach significant to development of distant learning technologies

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Cooperation in the field of distance education plays an important role in creation of a common educational space of the CIS countries, the first

19:01, august 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Malaysian company plans to invest in hydroelectricity projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Malaysian energy company, Energy Industry Co, intends to invest €5 million to €20 million in construction of small and medium-sized hydroelectric power

18:15, august 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Some 6 mln somoni of dilapidated banknotes immobilized in Kulob in January-July 09

KULOB, August 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Some 6 million somoni of dilapidated banknotes have been immobilized in Khatlon’s Kulob zone over the first seven months of this year, Abdukarim Nematov,

15:30, august 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Some GBAO political parties say winter conditions make pre-election campaign less efficient

KHOROG, August 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of some political parties functioning in Gorno Badakhshan consider that local heavy winter conditions make holding of pre-election

14:47, august 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Another alleged supporter of Mahmoud Khudoyberdiev in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Another alleged supporter of the rebellious Colonel Mahmoud Khudoyberdiev has been arrested in Tajikistan.

14:22, august 13, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

Chief of medical service at one of military units in Khujand faces fraud charge

KHUJAND, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd military prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against Sulaymon Nozipov, the chief of the medical service at military unit

Somon Air announces introduction of Amadeus system

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s private air carrier, Somon Air, introduced the global distribution system, Amadeus, on August 10, according to Somon Air’s press service

Sughd drug control officer seize more than 9 kilos of hashish yesterday

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd counternarcotics directorate yesterday detained a drug trafficker who was trying to push a large amount of hashish in the city

More than US$10.296 mln remitted to banks in Kulob zone in July 09

KULOB, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 10,296,837 U.S.

Tajikistan should have more considered policy regarding Afghanistan, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik independent expert Hakim Abdullo Rahnamo is not optimistic about the upcoming presidential election in Afghanistan that is scheduled to be held

President Rahmon congratulates his Indian counterpart on India’s national holiday

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday August 15, President Emomali Rahmon sent a telegram of congratulations to Indian President, Ms.

Tajik, Chinese business communities to hold conference in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The second investment business forum with participation of representatives of Tajik and Chinese business communities is expected to take place in

Tajik official denies Uzbek water station was broken into

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus – A high-ranking Tajik border guard official denies reports that Tajik security forces and farmers have forced their way into an Uzbek-owned water-distribution

Distant learning technologies plan submitted for consideration to CIS government heads

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The session of the expert group of the CIS Council for Educational Cooperation that was held in Minsk, Belarus on August 13-14 decided to submit the

45,000 first graders go to school in Sughd this year

KHUAJND, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 45,000 first graders will go to school in the Sughd province this school year, Ms.

New school officially opened in Gorno Badakhshan last Thursday

KHOROG, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new school was officially opened in the village of Nishusp, GBAO’s Shugnan district on August 13.

Crisis gives more space for interaction between SCO states, the SCO deputy general secretary

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The global financial crisis gives even more space for interaction between member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the SCO Deputy

President Rahmon congratulates his Pakistani counterpart on Pakistan’s national holiday

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Friday August 14, President Emomali Rahmon sent a telegram of congratulations to his Pakistani counterpart, President Asif Ali Zardari, on occasion

Tajik Journalists’ Union to have it official newspaper soon

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first edition of an official paper of Tajik Journalists’ Union, Sukhan (Word), will be brought out in September this year.

Cotton harvesting campaign expected to start later this year later

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus - Compared to the previous years the cotton-harvesting campaign will start later this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

Energy efficiency issues to be discussed in Dushanbe next week

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On August 20, the republican Press Center in Dushanbe will host an international conference on problems of energy efficiency and rational use of energy

Weather conditions affect apricot harvests in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- This year, Sughd farmers are expected to receive harvests of stone fruits, mainly apricots, less than it was originally planned, according to the Sughd

Uzbekistan increases gas deliveries to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan has increased natural-gas deliveries to Tajikistan, Shavkat Shoimov, the deputy director of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Tojiktransgaz

Tajik FM, UNHCR representative in Tajikistan discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday August 13, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with UNHCR Representative in Tajikistan, Mr.

Khatlon regional TV station resumes broadcasting

QURGHON TEPPA, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- After being suspended for one day, the Khatlon regional TV station, TV-Khatlon, resumed broadcasting on August 4.

Drug detecting equipment handed over to customs service in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus – Today, the EU-UNDP Border Management Program in Central Asia (BOMCA) and Central Asia Drug Action Program (CADAP) handed over specialized equipment to

Volumes of cotton loans reduced more than two times in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first seven months of this year, banks and microfinance organizations operating in the Sughd province have provided 21.

2% of economically active population of Sughd officially registered as unemployed

KHUJAND, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of July 1, 2009 the overall number of the economically active population in the Sughd province was 748,500 people; 14,800, or 2 percent, of them,

Tajikistan, Afghan Western Provinces’ CCIs sign MoU on Thursday

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan’s Western Provinces have singed a

CIS experts attach significant to development of distant learning technologies

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Cooperation in the field of distance education plays an important role in creation of a common educational space of the CIS countries, the first

Malaysian company plans to invest in hydroelectricity projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Malaysian energy company, Energy Industry Co, intends to invest €5 million to €20 million in construction of small and medium-sized hydroelectric power

Some 6 mln somoni of dilapidated banknotes immobilized in Kulob in January-July 09

KULOB, August 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Some 6 million somoni of dilapidated banknotes have been immobilized in Khatlon’s Kulob zone over the first seven months of this year, Abdukarim Nematov,

Some GBAO political parties say winter conditions make pre-election campaign less efficient

KHOROG, August 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of some political parties functioning in Gorno Badakhshan consider that local heavy winter conditions make holding of pre-election

Another alleged supporter of Mahmoud Khudoyberdiev in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Another alleged supporter of the rebellious Colonel Mahmoud Khudoyberdiev has been arrested in Tajikistan.

The possibility of VHF epidemic in Tajikistan very low, Tajik official says

The hospitalized VHF patient and 13 persons that had contact with him are currently under the care of physicians.