Tajkistan

Hissor entrepreneur suspected of not paying taxes

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Private entrepreneur from the Hissor district, Toshmurod Jourayev, is suspected of evading tax payments, according to the anticorruption agency.

17:22, august 5, 2008

IRPT leader visits Sudan

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus-- On August 5, Muhiddin Kabiri, leader of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) left for Sudan, Asia-Plus has learned from Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda, head

17:07, august 5, 2008

156 residents of Sughd deported from Russia in Jan0June 08

KHUJAND, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, 156 residents of the northern Sughd province have been deported from the Russian Federation, Shuhrat Rahimov, a

16:47, august 5, 2008

MoH makes preparations for winter

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- At the end of last week, a commission at the Ministry of Health (MoH) for preparations for autumn-winter 2008-2009 held its first meeting.

16:32, august 5, 2008

Tojikgaz partially repays its gas debts to Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik state natural-gas distributor Tojikgaz has partially repaid its roughly $8 million debt to Uzbekistan, the Tojikgaz director general Fathiddin

15:59, august 5, 2008

Vocational-technical deputy director faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus Amrikhudo Nazriddinov, deputy director of Vocational-Technical Lyceum in Dushanbe, has been detained don suspicion of having been involved in bribery

15:44, august 5, 2008

INCIDENTS

Sughdians move from disaster-prone areas to safe places

KHUAJND, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Residents of a number of disaster-prone areas in the Sughd province will be relocated to safe places, Asia-Plus has learned from Murodjon Poulodov, an

15:24, august 5, 2008

Update: Japan’s government awards grant to improve water supply of Hamadoni

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi and Mr.

14:30, august 5, 2008

President visits Vahdat district

President Emomali Rahmon has visited the Vahdat district to get acquainted with the present socioeconomic situation in the region.

14:09, august 5, 2008

Two Kulob killers got extended jail terms

KULOB, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus - A court in Kulob has reconsidered criminal proceedings instituted against four Kulob residents Ravshan Khoushvakhtov, Saidkhon Yormadov, Nourullo Salimov

13:24, august 5, 2008

INCIDENTS

Members of one family, including two children, found dead in Bobojonghafurov yesterday

KHUJAND, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Four members of one family were found dead in one of villages of Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov district yesterday afternoon, the Sughd police directorate said.

12:59, august 5, 2008

Bill on amendments to referendum legislation submitted for consideration to parliament

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A bill requiring amendments to the RT Law “On the Referendum” has been submitted for consideration to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower

12:41, august 5, 2008

Japan government awards grant to improve water supply of Hamadoni

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi and Mr.

12:20, august 5, 2008

Tajikistan tops CIS states in terms of consumer prices indices: CIS committee for statistics

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan tops CIS states in terms of consumer price indices for the first six months of this year.

12:01, august 5, 2008

Legal and ethical principles of cooperation between officials and journalists to be discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A three-day seminar for journalists and employees of press services of the government bodies, parliament and the Supreme Court, entitled “Access to

10:35, august 5, 2008

17th Urumqi Fair presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Presentation of the 17th China Xinjiang Urumqi Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Fair, which will be held at the Xinjiang International Exhibition

10:20, august 5, 2008

Ballot papers delivered to constituency # 26 for parliamentary by-election

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Qurghon Teppa constituency # 26 is making preparations for parliamentary by-election due on August 10, according to the Central Commission for Elections

18:35, august 4, 2008

Water levels at Norak reservoir increasing

Over the past two days, water levels at the reservoir power the Norak hydroelectric power station (HPS) have increased by 1.10 meters.

17:14, august 4, 2008

10 recommendations on application of IFRS introduced in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Ten methodological recommendations on application of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) have been introduced in Tajikistan so far,

16:33, august 4, 2008

Three human trafficking cases reported in Khatlon this year

QURGHON TEPPA, August 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Three cases of trafficking in persons have been registered in the southern Khatlon province since the beginning of this year, which is one case

15:53, august 4, 2008

SDPT leader attends international conference at Istanbul Bilgi University on radicalism and extremism problems

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Social-Democratic Party (SDPT), Rahmatillo Zoirov, on August 3 from Istanbul, where he had attended an international conference on

14:21, august 4, 2008

Intermediate sowing’s target overfulfilled by nearly 4 percent

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik farmers have overfulfilled the target on intermediate sowing of different agricultural crops by nearly 4 percent.

13:43, august 4, 2008

Over 13 kilos of gold wares seized by anticorruption officers in two operations in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two separate operations carried out by officers from the anticorruption agency in Dushanbe on August 3 led to the seizure of more than 13 kilograms of

13:28, august 4, 2008

Tajik president to attend a ceremony of official opening of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

DUSHANBE, August 4, Asia-Plus -- On August 7, President Emomali Rahmon will leave for Beijing to attend a ceremony of an official opening of the 2008 Olympic Games.

13:15, august 4, 2008

President visits Vahdat district

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon is visiting the Vahdat district, some 17 kilometers to the east of Dushanbe, on August 5, according to presidential press

13:03, august 4, 2008

WB approves additional financing for Pamir Private Power Project

DUSHANBE, August 4, Asia-Plus -- On July 31, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved an IDA credit of 4.

12:41, august 4, 2008

Three Uzbeks suspected of committing crimes in Uzbekistan extradited to Uzbek authorities

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Sunday August 3, Tajik border officers extradited three Uzbek nationals, who have been wanted by Uzbek police on suspicion of having committed a

12:07, august 4, 2008

Group of goldware smugglers disclosed

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for Financial State Control and Combating Corruption has reported disclosure of an organized criminal group engaged in smuggling gold

10:35, august 4, 2008

IFC vice president to visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 4, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO of International Finance Corporation (IFC), is expected to visit Tajikistan on August 14-17.

18:42, august 2, 2008