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14:07, may 8, 2009

Agriculture ministry works out program to mitigate effects of global financial crisis

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has worked out a draft program to mitigate impact of the global financial crisis on the country’s agrarian sector.

13:32, may 8, 2009

CSTO extends list of terrorist and extremist organizations

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has extended a list of terrorist and extremist organizations banned in the territories of the

12:54, may 8, 2009

Large amount of hashish seized in Farkhor

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Police have seized a large amount of hashish at the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon’s Farkhor district.

12:42, may 8, 2009

Two Afghan nationals sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment each for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two Afghan nationals have been sentenced to 24 years in prison each for drug trafficking, according to the Supreme Court.

12:30, may 8, 2009

Tajik-born Kyrgyz citizen charged with spying for Kyrgyzstan gets jail term of 29 years

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Retired colonel of the Kyrgyz armed forces Muhammadi Salimzoda, who is an ethnic Tajik, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for allegedly spying for

10:59, may 8, 2009

CCI head, members of China’s XUAR delegation discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to visit of Wang Lequan, Xinjiang''s Communist Party secretary, to Tajikistan as well as seeking new business partners and investing in

10:30, may 8, 2009

Anti-drug operation, dubbed Poppy-2009, to be launched in Tajikistan on May 10

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A special anti-drug operation, dubbed Poppy-2009, will be launched in Tajikistan on Sunday, according to press service of the Drug Control Agency (DCA).

10:15, may 8, 2009

Construction of new terminal at Dushanbe airport to be finished by September 2011

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Construction of a new terminal at the Dushanbe airport should be finished by September 2011, when the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence will be

19:06, may 7, 2009

Tajik FM, French ambassador discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and France as well as rational use of water resources in Central Asia in connection with the Aral Sea problems

18:43, may 7, 2009

IWPR intends to extend regional network of journalists from Tajik remote districts

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) intends to extend a regional network of practicing journalists from remote districts of

18:00, may 7, 2009

Police officer killed in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The body of an officer from the forensic squad within the Khujand police department, Suhrob Saidaliyev, who had been reported missing since April 28, was found on

17:37, may 7, 2009

More than 13,000 new jobs created in northern Tajikistan in January-April

KHUJAND, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- More than 13,000 new jobs have been created in the Sughd province over the first four months of this year, the head of the Sughd directorate for employment,

16:08, may 7, 2009

UCA launches open-door action for Khorog school leavers

KHOROG, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Khorog campus of the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) of the University of Central Asia (UCA) has launched an open-door action for

15:30, may 7, 2009

Tajikistan to pay its share to EDB’s authorized capital soon

Tajikistan intends to pay its share to the authorized capital of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) in the near future

14:36, may 7, 2009

ADB helps education reforms and school IMPROVEMENT in rural Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will next month complete its education sector reform project in Tajikistan, aimed at improving the quality of primary and

14:19, may 7, 2009

5,000 residents of Kulob vaccinated against typhoid

KULOB, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 5,000 residents of the city and the district of Kulob were vaccinated against typhoid today, the Kulob head sanitary physician Jamshed Rafiyev said in an

13:59, may 7, 2009

More than 7 kilos of narcotics seized by police yesterday

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Yesterday, police officers seized more than seven kilograms, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

13:35, may 7, 2009

Ukraine seeks readmission agreement with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ukraine is seeking readmission agreement with Tajikistan.

12:30, may 7, 2009

Tajikistan’s hydropower potential one of key factors to provide energy security in CA, says Energy Charter head

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi yesterday met with visiting Energy Charter Secretary General, Ambassador Andre Mernier, the MFA information department

12:03, may 7, 2009

Moscow State University’s branch in Dushanbe to be funded from Tajik budget

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President’s decree of May 6 approved foundation of the branch of M. Lomonosov Moscow State University in Dushanbe.

11:51, may 7, 2009

Preferential loans to be provided to landslide-hit residents of Khuroson population

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By president’s order 377,450 somoni will be allocated to provide extraordinary grants and preferential loans to residents of Khatlon’s Khuroson district

11:32, may 7, 2009

Landslide kills two and leaves six injured in Roghun

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A tragedy occurred at the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power station (HPS) on the night of May 5-6.

11:15, may 7, 2009

Tajik power holding has not yet repaid its debt Sangtudinskaya GES-1

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Administration of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1 is concerned about delays in repayment of debt of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric

10:44, may 7, 2009

Germany provides technical assistance to Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On May 6, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA), Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarov, met with German Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to

10:15, may 7, 2009

Expected additional gains from sale of last year’s cotton harvest may amount to $500,000 in Sughd

KHUJAND, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Expected additional gains from sale of last year’s cotton harvest may amount to 500,000 U.S.

20:06, may 6, 2009

Tajik leader, Energy Charter head discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday May 6, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Energy Charter Secretary General, Ambassador Andre Mernier.

15:32, may 6, 2009

The hail gets cotton and grain fields in Zafarobod

KHUJAND, May 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Bad weather conditions have caused serious damage to the agrarian sector in the Sughd province.

15:13, may 6, 2009

Returning Sughd labor migrants join ranks of draftees

KHUJAND, May 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Labor migrants within the conscription age from the Sughd province that have returned home are currently joining ranks of draftees.

14:47, may 6, 2009

Tajikistan continues experiencing effects of heavy rainfalls

DUSHANBE, May 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan continues experiencing effects of heavy rainfalls that have hit the country in recent days.

14:06, may 6, 2009

Tajikistan stops importing electricity from neighboring countries following improvement of energy situation

Tajikistan has topped importing electrical power from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as the power supply situation in the country has improved.