Tajkistan

New fixed-satellite communications provider presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A new fixed-satellite communications provider, Isatel-Tajikistan, was presented in Dushanbe on December 16.

12:40, december 17, 2008

Potato yields in Tavildara reportedly quadruple over the past seven years

TAVILDARA, December 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- This year, farming units in the Tavildara district, Rasht Valley have reported average potato yields of 22.

12:31, december 17, 2008

Another Chinese company enters into to Tajik market

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- China’s Huaruilin International Trade Company intends to realize its products in Tajikistan.

12:21, december 17, 2008

MoH commission inspects more than 200 medical facilities in Sughd

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A working group of the Ministry of Health (MoH) has completed inspection of medical facilities in northern Tajikistan.

11:59, december 17, 2008

Inflation decreasing in Tajikistan, state committee for statistics says

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for January-November 2008 stood at 12.65 percent, which is 0.

11:44, december 17, 2008

Tajik aluminum group awarded with diploma “Best Enterprises of Europe”

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The State Unitary Enterprise, Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco), has been awarded with diploma “Best Enterprises of Europe,” press release issued by

11:29, december 17, 2008

6 wraps of heroin found in food parcel intended for prisoner in Sughd

KHUJAND, December 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Six wraps of narcotic drug that tested positive to heroin weighing 4.

11:15, december 17, 2008

All 15 killings reported in Kulob this year solved

KULOB, December 17, Asia-Plus -- 15 killings have been reported in Khatlon’s Kulob region in January-November 2008, the deputy Khatlon police directorate chief in charge of Kulob region,

11:10, december 17, 2008

President Rahmon congratulates his Kazakh counterpart on Kazakhstan’s Independence Day

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday December 16, President Emomali Rahmon sent a message of congratulations to his Kazakh counterpart, President Nursultan Nazarbayev, on

20:04, december 16, 2008

Dual killing solved in Sughd

KHUJAND, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dual killing has been solved in the Sughd province.

19:30, december 16, 2008

ADB supports innovations in school improvement in Tajikistan

KHOROG, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A training seminar on information systems for management of education sector is currently going on in the city of Khorog and GBAO’s Roshtqala district.

18:47, december 16, 2008

President Rahmon attends informal CIS summit in Kazakhstan on December 19

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will attend an informal CIS summit that will be held at the Kazakh resort town Borovoi (Akmola region) on December 19.

18:33, december 16, 2008

CIS experts gather in Minsk to discuss activity of CIS observer mission

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting to discuss activity of the CIS observer mission during elections within the CIS area in 2008 will be held in Minsk, Belarus on

15:42, december 16, 2008

Institutional basis for monitoring Tajikistan PRS discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar on institutional frameworks and monitoring capacity for Tajikistan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and report on implementation

15:10, december 16, 2008

Russian embassy asks Tajik public to show self-control over challenge cast by Russian neo-Nazi

DUSHANBE, December 16, Asia-Plus -- Hate crimes committed in Russia provoke public outrage not only in Tajikistan but also in the Russian Federation, an official statement released by the

13:55, december 16, 2008

Тethys launches workover operations on Khoja Sartez gas condensate field in Khatlon

KULOB, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tethys Petroleum Limited (Tethys), has launched workover operations on the Khoja Sartez gas condensate field in the Khatlon province to re-enter one its

13:25, december 16, 2008

Iranian pharmaceutical company seeks partners in Tajikistan

DUSHNBE, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Monday December 15, head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), Sharif Said, met with visiting Iranian delegation led by Reza

13:09, december 16, 2008

Kulob tax inspectorate overfulfills tax collection target

KULOB, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In January-November 2008, officers from the Kulob city tax inspectorate have transferred to the national and the Kulob city budgets totaling 11,192,376

12:55, december 16, 2008

Principal of presidential lyceum for talented children replaced

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution of December 15 Ms.

12:30, december 16, 2008

New Year concert to take place on Dushanbe’s Duusti Square

A New Year concert that will be held on the Dousti Square in Dushanbe on December 31 will be followed by 15-minute fireworks.

11:32, december 16, 2008

Two Afghan nationals got long jail terms for drug trafficking

QURGHON TEPPA, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A regional court in Tajikistan has sentenced two Afghan nationals to long jail terms for drug trafficking.

11:20, december 16, 2008

With entrance of Switzerland to Schengen area, Swiss consular agency in Dushanbe stops issuing Swiss visa

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- With the entrance of Switzerland to the Schengen area as of December 15, 2008, the Consular Agency of Switzerland in Dushanbe has stopped issuing

19:37, december 15, 2008

IFC conducts seminar for Fayzobod district farmers on milk productivity and profitability

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2008 Asia-Plus — On Friday December 12, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, conducted a seminar on milk productivity and profitability for approximately 20 farmers from

19:04, december 15, 2008

INCIDENTS

Severely beaten soldier hospitalized in Sughd

KHUJAND, December 15, 2008, Asia-Plus - Allonazar Shifonshoyev (phonetically spelled), a private soldier with one of military units deployed in Sughd’s Spitamen district, who was severely

18:31, december 15, 2008

ADB Dushanbe office holds press conference on December 19 to discuss outcomes of CAREC ministerial conference

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Office in Dushanbe will host a press conference on December 19.

17:36, december 15, 2008

Tajikistan leases 350 rail cars from Iran

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan intends to lease 350 rail cars from Iran, according to the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC).

17:15, december 15, 2008

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers plant quarantine bill

DUSHANBE, December 15, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a plant quarantine bill at a December 15 meeting, presided

15:41, december 15, 2008

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan conduct consultations over natural-gas shipments for 2009

Next year, Tajikistan intends to purchase 550 million cubic meters of natural gas from Uzbekistan.

15:07, december 15, 2008

Gasoline prices expected to fall more by the end of the year: antimonopoly directorate

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- By the end of the year, gasoline prices are expected to have fallen more, according to the antimonopoly and entrepreneurship development

14:32, december 15, 2008