Tajkistan

12:15, april 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Number of dog bite victims increases in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The number of people having suffered stray dog bites has increased in the country, Deputy Health Minister, Azam Mirzoyev, remarked at a news conference

11:56, april 22, 2009

INCIDENTS

Gunman attacking police officer in Isfara identified

KHUJAND, April 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Sughd law enforcement authorities have identified the gunman that attacked police officer in Isfara on April 17, the Sughd police directorate chief Rauf

11:31, april 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agreement on transit of NATO nonmilitary cargo expected to start operating soon, says US envoy

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The agreement on the transit of NATO military cargo to Afghanistan through Tajikistan will probably start operating in the coming two or three months,

19:06, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Romanian minister of economy and commerce will visit Dushanbe soon, says Romanian envoy

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday April 21, President Emomali Rahmon accepted credentials from Romanian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tajikistan, Mr.

18:50, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Swiss ambassador presents credentials to Tajik president

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, Mr.

18:08, april 21, 2009

INCIDENTS

Snow avalanche kills one Sughd, three others reported missing

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Warmer temperatures have increased the risk of further avalanches in mountain areas of the country, where dozens of snow-slides have occurred over past

17:53, april 21, 2009

INCIDENTS

Snow storm kills three border guards in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Three border guards were killed and three others were injured on April 10 as a heavy snow storm hit the area patrolled by the frontier outpost Khargushi

15:37, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Government expense reductions will not affect road rehabilitation projects, Tajik official says

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Reduction of government expenses having resulted from the global financial crisis will not affect the road rehabilitation projects, Nizom Hakimov,

15:16, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

TSB’s branch in Kulob provides loans to local merchants

KULOB, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first quarter of this year, the branch of Tojik Sodirot Bonk (TSB) in Kulob has provided 1,548,813 somoni in loans, the head of TSB’s branch in

14:56, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

124 followers of Jamaat ul-Tabligh detained in Dushanbe’s mosque last week

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dozens of followers of Jamaat ul-Tabligh, a Sunni missionary group, have reportedly been detained in one of mosques of Dushanbe.

14:06, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

This week, President Rahmon accepts credentials from ambassadors of a number of states

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- This week, ambassadors of a number of nations will present credentials to President Emomali Rahmon, according to the MFA information department.

13:44, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Kulob banks provide only 2.5 mln somoni in loans to local cotton farmers so far

KULOB, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of April 17, branches of banks and microloan lenders in Khatlon’s Kulob region have provided not more than 2.

13:24, april 21, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Khovaling legislature does not give consent to repeal of inviolability of its member

KULOB, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Khovaling district legislature (Majlis) have not given consent to the repeal of inviolability of their colleague Davlatali Abdulov, who is

12:51, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM, US envoy discuss regional issues

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday April 20, visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Mr.

12:45, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

New US administration interested in cooperation with Tajikistan, says US Assistant Secretary of State

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Monday afternoon, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Mr.

12:02, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan ready to provide neighboring countries with water in normal regime

Qairoqqum reservoir should provide water supplies for irrigation of more than 300,000 hectares of cotton fields in Uzbekistan and 80,000 hectares of rice fields in Kazakhstan.

10:59, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Over 81 tons of fishes produced in Tajikistan in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first quarter of this year, 36 fish farms have been founded in the country in addition to eight joint-stock companies dealing with fish-breeding,

10:30, april 21, 2009

INCIDENTS

Natural disasters leave 8 dead in Tajikistan in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, 57 natural disasters have been reported in Tajikistan, the head of the Committee for Emergency Situations

18:09, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

If farmers sell cotton fiber at current world prices they may lose TJS50 mln, says expert

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government gave a 140 million somoni (TJS) credit to cotton farmers last year through banks and they have repaid more than 64 million somoni to this

17:23, april 20, 2009

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers census bill

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill on general census of the population at an April 20

17:09, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

NATO PA secretary general expected to arrives to Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Secretary General David Hobbs, heading the NATO PA delegation, is arriving in Tajikistan today for a two-day

16:55, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Czech envoy presents credentials to Tajik president

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday April 20, a new Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Tajikistan, Mr. Robert Kapetsky, presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon.

16:39, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

President Rahmon accepts credentials from Malaysian ambassador

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today accepted credentials of Malaysian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

16:09, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Two Tajik enterprises certified for ISO 22000 standard-Food Safety Management System

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- For the first time in Tajikistan and the Central Asian region two Tajik fruit and vegetable processing enterprises -- Elita Istaravshan and Ilmi

14:52, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik school students win gold and bronze medals in I-SPEEP 2009

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus – International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering & Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SPEEEP 2009) was held in Huston, Texas on April 15-19.

14:16, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk’s branch in Kulob provides TJS 2.376 mln for this year’s cotton campaign so far

KULOB, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By April 18, the branch of Agroinvestbonk in Kulob has provided 2.

13:54, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

ADB loans increase to $10.5 billion in 2008, annual report says

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $10.5 billion in loans, a 5.

13:05, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan hosts SCO anti-terror drill

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day joint anti-terror drill of member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), dubbed Norak-Antiterror 2009, was conducted at the

12:52, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

IRPT holds conference dedicated to lmam Azam

DUSHANBE, April 20, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday April 18, the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) organized a scientific conference dedicated to Abu Hanifa, the founder of the Sunni Hanafi school

12:17, april 20, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Farkhor resident get life in jail for triple killing

KULOB, April 2009, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the village of Allouddin in Khatlon’s Farkhor district, Nasimjon Qurbonov, has got life in jail for triple killing, according to Alfattoh Roziqov,