Tajkistan

14:49, august 10, 2009

INCIDENTS

Fire destroys shopping center in Muminobod

KULOB, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A fire that broke out in a shopping center, Guliston, in Khatlon’s Muminobod district yesterday night destroyed the center completely, Safol Rahimov, the

14:27, august 10, 2009

INCIDENTS

CORRECTION:

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The August 7 Asia-Plus item “The body of woman working for Russian military base found in Dushanbe’ suburb” should have identified the body as Yelena

14:00, august 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Public transport fares rise more than 16% in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Gasoline price hike has led to more than 16 percent increase in public transport fares in Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province, Asia-Plus

13:38, august 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Alleged IMU activist killed in clash with special unit on outskirts of Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An alleged militant of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) has been killed in a clash with a special unit of one the country’s law enforcement

12:32, august 10, 2009

LAW-ORDER

8-year-old girl raped and killed in Panjakent

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An eight-year-old girl was murdered in Sughd’s Panjakent district by her rapists, after she was raped.

12:04, august 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Oxfam helps Vose farmers increase the quantity and variety of crops they grow

KULOB, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Oxfam (Great Britain) has held a coordination meeting in Khatlon’s Vose district.

11:30, august 10, 2009

INCIDENTS

Polish national perishes after falling while climbing rock in Varzob

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officer from the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, Polish national Czeslaw Beliawski (phonetically spelled), has perished after falling while climbing rock in

10:58, august 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CSTO says group 'committed' to Armenia defense

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus – The Collective Security Treaty Organization''s (CSTO) secretary-general has said that in the event of an Azerbaijani attack against Armenian forces over the

10:55, august 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Customs officers ward off attempt of smuggling 3,000 boxes of cigarettes Pine into Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Customs officers from the border-crossing checkpoint Nizny Panj in Khatlon’s Qumsangir district on August 8 warded off an attempt of illegally

17:36, august 8, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Teacher at Khujand university faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, August 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ms. Bisabohat Ismoilova, a lecturer with Khujand-based Tajik State University of law, Business and Politics, faces charge of bribery.

16:55, august 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

No new cases of hemorrhagic fever reported in Tursunzoda, Tajik official says

24 persons that had contact with VHF patients will be discharged from hospital within the next few days.

17:31, august 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Large amount of hashish intercepted in Panj on Thursday

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A drug peddler was detained in Khatlon’s Panj district yesterday while he was trying to push a large amount of hashish, according to the Drug Control

17:13, august 7, 2009

INCIDENTS

The body of woman working for Russian military base found in Dushanbe’ suburb

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The body of woman of Slavic appearance with craniocerebral injury was found today early in the morning in the Chimteppa jamoat of the Roudaki district.

15:50, august 7, 2009

INCIDENTS

Four killed in Sughd traffic accident Thursday

KHUJAND, August 7, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed on August 6 as a car overturned in Sughd’s Panjakent district.

15:36, august 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Turkish entrepreneurs study opportunities of participating in investment projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from a number of Turkish companies and enterprises are currently in Tajikistan to study opportunities of participating in investment

15:07, august 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik finance minister, ADB's country director sign $20 mln grant agreement

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Today, Tajik Finance Minister Safarali Najmiddinov and the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Country Director for Tajikistan Makoto Ojiro signed a grant

14:38, august 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Three die of hemorrhagic fever in Tursunzoda district

Three residents of the Tursunzoda district, including the 47-year-old head of the infectious diseases department within the local central district hospital Askar Umarov, have died of hemorrhagic

13:53, august 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

LRWR an Talco alone now owe nearly TJS 215 mln to Tajik power holding

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of July 31, 2009, residential customers owed more than 93 million somoni (TJS) to Barqi Tojik power holding for consumed electricity.

12:30, august 7, 2009

INCIDENTS

Fire destroys 150 sq m of cellarage at Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- New details emerged on a fire that broke out at the Dushanbe tannery yesterday afternoon.

12:01, august 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Matrix of measures to improve investment climate discussed in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) yesterday hosted the third session of the working group for

11:37, august 7, 2009

POWER

Tajik leader, Kyrgyz minister discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were the focus of a meeting of President Emomali

10:15, august 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CIS experts to meet in Minsk to discuss migration information exchange issues

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The next meeting of the working group for formation of a system of exchange of information between migration services of the CIS states will be held in

19:34, august 6, 2009

INCIDENTS

Four injured in fire at Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Four persons, including three firemen and one worker from the Dushanbe tannery, have been injured in a fire at the Dushanbe tannery today, according to

18:25, august 6, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan launches measles and rubella immunization campaign in late September

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will carry out measles and rubella immunization campaign amongst the children between one and 14 years old from September 28 to October 12

17:39, august 6, 2009

INCIDENTS

Fire damages Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A fire that broke up at the Dushanbe tannery Thursday afternoon damaged the space of 70-80 square meters According to the main firefighting

17:10, august 6, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Kyrgyz foreign ministers sign four cooperation documents

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan that was held in Dushanbe on August 6 resulted in signing of four

13:50, august 6, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Financial institutions in Sughd provide total loans of TJS 334.5 mln in H109

KHUJAND, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In January-June 2009, commercial banks and microfinance organizations operating in Sughd province have provided total loans of 334.

13:29, august 6, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Konibodom Medical College head faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Director of the Medical College in the northern city of Konibodom, Mr.

13:11, august 6, 2009

POWER

President Rahmon sings a number of laws

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday August 5, President Rahmon signed a number of laws adopted by the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) and

12:53, august 6, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

Fire destroys shopping center in Muminobod

KULOB, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A fire that broke out in a shopping center, Guliston, in Khatlon’s Muminobod district yesterday night destroyed the center completely, Safol Rahimov, the

CORRECTION:

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The August 7 Asia-Plus item “The body of woman working for Russian military base found in Dushanbe’ suburb” should have identified the body as Yelena

Public transport fares rise more than 16% in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Gasoline price hike has led to more than 16 percent increase in public transport fares in Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province, Asia-Plus

Alleged IMU activist killed in clash with special unit on outskirts of Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An alleged militant of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) has been killed in a clash with a special unit of one the country’s law enforcement

8-year-old girl raped and killed in Panjakent

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An eight-year-old girl was murdered in Sughd’s Panjakent district by her rapists, after she was raped.

Oxfam helps Vose farmers increase the quantity and variety of crops they grow

KULOB, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Oxfam (Great Britain) has held a coordination meeting in Khatlon’s Vose district.

Polish national perishes after falling while climbing rock in Varzob

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officer from the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, Polish national Czeslaw Beliawski (phonetically spelled), has perished after falling while climbing rock in

CSTO says group 'committed' to Armenia defense

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus – The Collective Security Treaty Organization''s (CSTO) secretary-general has said that in the event of an Azerbaijani attack against Armenian forces over the

Customs officers ward off attempt of smuggling 3,000 boxes of cigarettes Pine into Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Customs officers from the border-crossing checkpoint Nizny Panj in Khatlon’s Qumsangir district on August 8 warded off an attempt of illegally

Teacher at Khujand university faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, August 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ms. Bisabohat Ismoilova, a lecturer with Khujand-based Tajik State University of law, Business and Politics, faces charge of bribery.

No new cases of hemorrhagic fever reported in Tursunzoda, Tajik official says

24 persons that had contact with VHF patients will be discharged from hospital within the next few days.

Large amount of hashish intercepted in Panj on Thursday

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A drug peddler was detained in Khatlon’s Panj district yesterday while he was trying to push a large amount of hashish, according to the Drug Control

The body of woman working for Russian military base found in Dushanbe’ suburb

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The body of woman of Slavic appearance with craniocerebral injury was found today early in the morning in the Chimteppa jamoat of the Roudaki district.

Four killed in Sughd traffic accident Thursday

KHUJAND, August 7, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed on August 6 as a car overturned in Sughd’s Panjakent district.

Turkish entrepreneurs study opportunities of participating in investment projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from a number of Turkish companies and enterprises are currently in Tajikistan to study opportunities of participating in investment

Tajik finance minister, ADB's country director sign $20 mln grant agreement

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Today, Tajik Finance Minister Safarali Najmiddinov and the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Country Director for Tajikistan Makoto Ojiro signed a grant

Three die of hemorrhagic fever in Tursunzoda district

Three residents of the Tursunzoda district, including the 47-year-old head of the infectious diseases department within the local central district hospital Askar Umarov, have died of hemorrhagic

LRWR an Talco alone now owe nearly TJS 215 mln to Tajik power holding

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of July 31, 2009, residential customers owed more than 93 million somoni (TJS) to Barqi Tojik power holding for consumed electricity.

Fire destroys 150 sq m of cellarage at Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- New details emerged on a fire that broke out at the Dushanbe tannery yesterday afternoon.

Matrix of measures to improve investment climate discussed in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) yesterday hosted the third session of the working group for

Tajik leader, Kyrgyz minister discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were the focus of a meeting of President Emomali

CIS experts to meet in Minsk to discuss migration information exchange issues

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The next meeting of the working group for formation of a system of exchange of information between migration services of the CIS states will be held in

Four injured in fire at Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Four persons, including three firemen and one worker from the Dushanbe tannery, have been injured in a fire at the Dushanbe tannery today, according to

Tajikistan launches measles and rubella immunization campaign in late September

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will carry out measles and rubella immunization campaign amongst the children between one and 14 years old from September 28 to October 12

Fire damages Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A fire that broke up at the Dushanbe tannery Thursday afternoon damaged the space of 70-80 square meters According to the main firefighting

Tajik, Kyrgyz foreign ministers sign four cooperation documents

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan that was held in Dushanbe on August 6 resulted in signing of four

Financial institutions in Sughd provide total loans of TJS 334.5 mln in H109

KHUJAND, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In January-June 2009, commercial banks and microfinance organizations operating in Sughd province have provided total loans of 334.

Konibodom Medical College head faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Director of the Medical College in the northern city of Konibodom, Mr.

President Rahmon sings a number of laws

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday August 5, President Rahmon signed a number of laws adopted by the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) and

Tajikistan hosts virtual drill, dubbed Regional Cooperation '2009

Countries participating in the virtual drill in Dushanbe coordinate, relying on reconnaissance information.