Tajkistan

13:27, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Seminar for Central Asian journalists held in Helsinki discusses protection of interests and freedom of speech

HELSINKI, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar for Central Asian journalists is concluding in Helsinki, Finland today.

12:32, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

UNDP CO Tajikistan hands over 1,000 tons of fuel oil to Dushanbe heat and power station

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 7, the UNDP CO Tajikistan handed over 1,000 tons of fuel oil to the Dushanbe heat and power station.

12:20, october 8, 2008

POWER

Tajikistan to provide humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan will send a bulk of humanitarian aid to quake-affected people in southern Kyrgyzstan. The assistance includes building materials, food products and other relief supplies.

12:08, october 8, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Woman from Istaravshan faces human trafficking charge

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

11:54, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

First 400 conscripts from Sughd sent to serve in the south of the country

KHUJAND, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 7, the first 400 conscripts from northern Tajikistan were sent to serve in the military units in the Khatlon province, Asia-Plus has

11:41, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

46 Khujand industrial enterprises work in three shifts

KHUJAND, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Industrial enterprises located in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province have not yet experienced electricity shortages and currently work in three

11:25, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan ranked 9th among CIS states in GDP growth rate

DUSHNBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- The CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics has released data on gross domestic product

10:58, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM departs for Bishkek to attend CIS foreign ministers’ session

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi is departing for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan today to attend a session of the council of the CIS foreign ministers that will

10:44, october 8, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Constitutional legal proceedings improvement issues to be discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting formally titled “Improvement of the Constitutional Legal Proceedings in Tajikistan” will be held in the building of the Constitutional

10:30, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Over 756 kilos of drugs intercepted in northern Tajikistan this year

KHUJAND, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The law-enforcement authorities of the Sughd province have seized 756.

10:15, october 8, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Locust-control enterprise receives equipment for combating locust infestations

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The state unitary enterprise, Muboriza Bar Ziddi Malakh (locust control), has received 1.

19:46, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Khurokvori denies Baltika Brewery’s plagiarism accusations

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s Baltika Brewery claims that Tajikistan’s state unitary enterprise Khurokvori (food industry) has allegedly violated its copyright.

17:43, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik MPs work out credit history bill credit information system

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik parliamentarians have worked out a credit history bill, which is based on recommendations from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the

16:47, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

42 residents of Sughd detained in CIS states this year for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, 42 residents of the northern Sughd province, including three women, have been detained in the CIS states for drug

16:37, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan to work out national mental health protection program

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will work out the national mental health program, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

14:20, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik expert expects inflation to stand at 50% by the end of the year

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- According to the CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics, Tajikistan has topped CIS states in terms of inflation rate for the first eight months of

13:34, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

GosComInvest announces tenders for construction of 15 small hydropower plants

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- the State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosComInvest) has announced tenders for construction of 15 small hydropower

13:09, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Rahmon to attend sessions of CIS council of heads of state and EAEC interstate council in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will attend sessions of the Council of the CIS Heads of State and the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community

12:56, october 7, 2008

INCIDENTS

A number of yurts in Karakul partially destroyed by Sunday’s quake: CES

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A number of yurts (a yurt is a portable, felt-covered, wood lattice-framed dwelling structure used by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia) in the

12:31, october 7, 2008

INCIDENTS

Day of mourning declared in Kyrgyzstan for 74 victims of Sunday’s quake

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev declared a day of national mourning on October 7 for the 74 victims of a deadly earthquake that hit the southeast of Kyrgyzstan Sunday night.

11:39, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

International healthcare exhibition opens in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 4th International Healthcare Exhibition, DIHE 2008, opened at the Kokhi Borbad State Complex in Dushanbe today morning.

11:36, october 7, 2008

POWER

President signs a number of laws endorsed by parliament

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has signed 32 laws that were approved by the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), according to

11:21, october 7, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Killer of Muhiddin Olimpour sentenced to 15 years

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Supreme Court sentenced the resident of the city of Vahdat, Nasrullo Sharipov, who is considered to be the main killer of known Tajik culture

10:31, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Shahritus district tops Tajikistan in cotton yielding

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has yielded 264,442 tons of cotton by October 6, which comprises some 48 percent of this year’s target determined at 552,200 tons, according

10:17, october 7, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Khujand company files suit against 56 Sughd residents sent for seasonal work to Poland

KHUJAND, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand limited liability company, Dousti Amirkhon, has filed suit against 56 residents of the Sughd province who had been sent to Poland for

20:11, october 6, 2008

POWER

Rahmon sends condolences to Kyrgyz president over deadly earthquake

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2008, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon today sent a telegram of condolences to his Kyrgyz counterpart, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, over the deadly earthquake that

19:37, october 6, 2008

TAJKISTAN

IFC helps Tajik farmers increase fodder crop Yields for better milk productivity

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2006, Asia-Plus -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, conducted an open field day in its demonstration plot in the Hissor district in late September, press released

19:24, october 6, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Honey holiday held in Khujand

KHUJAND, October 6, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An annual fair of honey was held in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province at the end of last week at initiative of the Sughd bee-keepers’

18:28, october 6, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s industrial production falls 2.5 percent in year to September 1, 2008: CIS agency for statistics

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan stands the last place among the CIS states in terms of industrial production growth rate, according to the CIS Interstate Committee for

17:10, october 6, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Ways of expansion of cooperation within ADB-supported CAREC program discussed in Baku

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Senior officials from eight member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program discussed ways to deepen and accelerate