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14:59, july 21, 2008

IRPT leader’s working trip to northern Tajikistan concludes

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Muhiddin Kabiri, the leader of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT), yesterday returned fro his 10-day working trip to the Sughd province.

14:22, july 21, 2008

Uzbekistan cuts natural-gas supplies to Tajikistan

Uzbekistan has cut natural-gas shipments to Tajikistan due to more than $7 million in arrears that Tojikgaz owes to it.

13:57, july 21, 2008

President calls on GBAO residents to their best to promote development of the region’s economy

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday July 9, President Emomali Rahmon met with some 3,000 residents of Khorog at the local renovated stadium, presidential press service said.

13:36, july 21, 2008

Tajikagroleasing signs contracts with Belarus, Uzbekistan on purchase of agricultural machines

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The state unity enterprise Tojikagroleasing (agricultural machine leasing) has signed contracts with agricultural machinery plants in Belarus and

12:50, july 21, 2008

Drug pusher with over 1 kg of heroin detained in Tajik capital Friday

DUSAHNBE, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) have stopped a drug pushing attempt in Dushanbe.

12:35, july 21, 2008

Possibility of lifting moratorium on admitting new members expected to be discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A session of the council of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) that will be held in Dushanbe on July 25 will consider the

12:18, july 21, 2008

Entrepreneur charged with not paying taxes for more than $100,000

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Inspection by officers from the Khatlon anticorruption directorate has revealed serous financial violations in the Panj production cooperative Zohiriyon,

11:42, july 21, 2008

Three drug-trafficking groups dismantled in northern Tajikistan this year

KHUJAND, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Three drug-trafficking groups have been dismantled and 16 drug-related crimes have been solved by the Sughd counternarcotics directorate since the

11:31, july 21, 2008

Deputy head of village council detained for unauthorized allotment of lands for housing

KULOB, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Haidr Rahimov, the deputy head of the Dehbaland jamoat (village council) in Khatlon’s Muminobod district has been detained on suspicion of having been

11:03, july 21, 2008

Poultry farms meet 25 percent of population’s requirements in eggs, says deputy minister

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 16 poultry farms functioning in Tajikistan have produced some 27 million eggs in January-June 2008, which is 6 million pieces more than in the same

10:51, july 21, 2008

60,739 new jobs created in Tajikistan in Jan-June 08, Tajik official says

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection, Subhoniddin Ashourov, revealed on July 18 that

10:19, july 21, 2008

New building of German embassy officially opened in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A ceremonial reception on occasion of opening of a new building of the German Embassy in Dushanbe was held on July 18.

20:35, july 19, 2008

Tajikistan exports more than 77,000 tons of farm produce in Jan-June 08

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Agriculture Minister, Mahmoud Qodirov, told journalists on July 18 that over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has exported 77,369

20:16, july 19, 2008

MoH provides 8,000 ampoules of pneumonia vaccine to Kulob region

KULOB, July 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) has provided 8,000 ampoules of pneumonia vaccine for medical facilities in Khatlon’s Kulob region.

19:42, july 19, 2008

First HIV cases reported in Khatlon’s Shuroobod district

KULOB, July 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The first case of HIV has been reported in Khatlon’s Shuroobod district, according to Kulob AIDS Center # 2.

19:03, july 19, 2008

Head of English subdepartment at Kulob university detained for bribery

KULOB, July 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Sharif Murodov, the head of the English subdepartment at Kulob State University, was detained by officers from the Kulob anticorruption directorate on July

18:46, july 19, 2008

Tajik bank introduces new banking information complex

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based open joint-stock company (OJSC), Eskhata Bank, has completed the first stage of introduction of the banking information complex

17:56, july 19, 2008

Another small power plant put into commission in GBAO under support of AKF

KHOROG, July 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A small hydropower plant Bardara was put into commission in the village of Bardara in the Bartang Valley, GBAO’s Rushan district on July 18.

16:44, july 19, 2008

President’s visit to Gorno Badakhshan ongoing

Today, President Emomali Rahmon, who is on his three-day visit to Gorno Badakhshan, visited Ishakshim and Roshtqala districts.

16:16, july 19, 2008

President inaugurates Agroinvestbonk’s branch in Ruhan

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- After Vanj, President Emomali Rahmon Friday afternoon visited the Rushan district in Gorno Badakhshan.

10:56, july 19, 2008

Code of professional ethic for Tajik journalists not endorsed

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2008, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A draft code of professional ethics for Tajik journalists and a draft oath for journalists were a focus of a roundtable meeting that was held in

19:31, july 18, 2008

Cotton fields may be left without additional fertilizing

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The dry spring has affected normal growth of cotton in Tajikistan, Deputy Agriculture Minister, Mahmoud Qodirov, remarked at a press conference in

18:27, july 18, 2008

Flooding will not threaten Tajikistan this year, says CES head

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Water levels have declined in the rivers and floods do not threaten the country this year, Khaibullo Latipov, the head of the Committee for Emergency

17:51, july 18, 2008

President charges to study the issue of development of nickel deposit in Vanj

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2008, Asia-Plus – The Vanj district was the first leg of President Emomali Rahmon’s three-day tour of Gorno Badakhshan that started today.

16:13, july 18, 2008

Physicians in Gorno Badakhshan use closed surgery technologies

KHOROG, July 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The first 12 bloodless operations have been performed at the GBAO regional central hospital in Khorog, Shodi Jamshedov, the head of the GBAO health

14:55, july 18, 2008

Trial of murderers of Russian journalist adjourned

The trial of two Tajik nationals, charged with killing of a TV Channel One reporter Ilyas Shurpayev, has been adjourned at request of their defense lawyers.

13:31, july 18, 2008

Water shortages affect cotton fields in Kulob

KULOB, July 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In 85 percent of 7,390 hectares of cotton fields in Kulob, Vose, Farkhor and Hamadoni districts, cotton bushes have from 10 to 12 bolls each.

12:58, july 18, 2008

Draft code of professional ethics for journalists discussed in Dushanbe.

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A round table meeting to discuss a draft code of professional ethics for Tajik journalists opened at the Center for Strategic Studies in Dushanbe today

12:49, july 18, 2008

Industry the most corrupt sector in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, July 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In the Sughd province, the largest number of corruption-related crimes have been reported in the industrial sector, according to the Sughd anticorruption

12:34, july 18, 2008

Russia’s VTB Group eyes bank in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s VTB Group plans to spend over US$30 million on acquisitions in Tajikistan and Moldova, Gazeta.ru reported on July 16, referring to RIA Novosti.