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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.

12:56, may 6, 2009

Tajik central bank says demand for the somoni gradually increasing

DUSHANBE, May 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On May 5, an average exchange rate of the US dollar against the somoni in Dushanbe’s currency exchange offices was 1:4.

12:26, may 6, 2009

Tajikistan ranked 6th among CIS states in industrial production decrease

DUSHANBE, May 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics has ranked Tajikistan 6th among the CIS states in terms of industrial production decrease over the first

11:57, may 6, 2009

Remittances to Sughd continuing to reduce

KHUJAND, May 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Volumes of remittances sent by labor migrants to banks in the Sughd province are continuing to reduce.

10:44, may 6, 2009

Khorog-Dushanbe highway reopens for traffic

KHOROG, May 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The highway from Khorog to Dushanbe via Kulob reopened for traffic yesterday.

10:30, may 6, 2009

Kulob brickworks experience shortage of funds to resume operation in full capacity

KULOB, May 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Administration of the Kulob brickworks has recalled 100 of its 200 employees that were asked to take an unpaid vacation leave in January already.

18:49, may 5, 2009

Mudslide kills 10-year-old girl in Muminobod

KULOB, May 5, 2009, Asia-Plus - The body of a 10-year-old girl was found in the Yakhsou River near the village of Dahana in the Kulob district Monday evening.

17:15, may 5, 2009

UNESCO head presents Tajik leader with UNESCO Gold Medal named after Rumi

Visiting UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura has presented President Emomali Rahmon with the UNESCO Gold Medal named after Mawlana Jalal ud-Din Rumi.

15:40, may 5, 2009

US provides $9.426 mln to enhance Tajikistan's security, law enforcement and rule of law structures

DUSHANBE, May 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday May 5, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi and the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tajikistan, Ms.

15:30, may 5, 2009

Energy Charter secretary general arriving in Dushanbe today for two-day working visit

DUSHANBE, May 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Energy Charter Secretary General, Ambassador Andre Mernier is arriving in Dushanbe today evening for a two-day working visit, according to the MFA

14:10, may 5, 2009

U.S. to provide additional to Tajikistan for strengthening of security and law and order border

DUSHANBE, May 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi and the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tajikistan, Ms.

13:43, may 5, 2009

Agriculture ministry concerned that long-lasting rainfalls may ruin harvests

DUSHANBE, May 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has set up a special commission to assess an actual damage caused to the country’s agrarian sector by recent torrential

13:04, may 5, 2009

Four, including two border guards, convicted of tobacco goods smuggling in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, May 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court of the Khorog military garrison has completed consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against four persons charged with tobacco goods

12:30, may 5, 2009

Two Tajik families detained in northern Afghanistan for illegal border crossing

DUSHANBE, May 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 12 Tajik nationals have been detained in Afghan Badakhshan province. They are accused of illegal border crossing.

12:05, may 5, 2009

Next session of upper house of Tajik parliament scheduled for May 18

DUSHANBE, May 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 19th session of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) of the third convocation will be held in Dushanbe on May 18.