Tajkistan

12:16, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Working groups set up for launching joint Persian-language TV channel

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan, Iran and Afghanistan have set up working groups for establishing a joint Persian-language TV channel, Asadullo Rahmonov, the head of Tajikistan’s

11:36, april 29, 2008

POWER

Capital mayor calls on Dushanbe residents to remit monthly wages to account for construction of Roghun station

An enlarged meeting of the Dushanbe mayorâ€™s office held on April 28 discussed presidentâ€™s address to parliament.

10:45, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Cotton sowing campaign nears completion

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajik farmers have planted cotton on 228,705 hectares of land by April 28, which is 90 percent of the target, Asia-Plus has learned from Saidmurod

10:10, april 29, 2008

POWER

IMF, Tajikistan near solution of existing problems, says IMF executive director

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to cooperation between Tajikistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were discussed at a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with Mr.

21:16, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

ARI rates decreasing in Gorno Badakhshan, health official says

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- 8,840 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), with 5,997 of them being reported among children under 14, have been officially registered in Gorno

20:39, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

President’s address: pluses and minuses – local experts

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- President’s address to a joint session of parliament was a true and impartial statement aimed at calling on the population to roll up their sleeves and to set

19:23, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s procurement volumes increasing, says the head of the Agency for Public Procurement

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- The volume of public procurement of Tajikistan increases year out, Mr.

18:18, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Country’s information security evokes, says expert

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Monthly Internet audience in Tajikistan is currently estimated at 15,000-20,000, which only 0.

15:13, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

British Ambassador sees agricultural diversification in Jomi district

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- On April 22, the British Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

14:59, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Italian photojournalist prepares reportage from Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Italian photojournalist Stefano Zardini has arrived in Tajikistan to prepare special photo reportage on problems and achievements of Tajikistan’s special

14:40, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

New Pakistani Ambassador vows to promote speeding up implementation of joint projects

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- New Pakistani Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Khalid Usman Kaisar, presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon today.

14:12, april 28, 2008

INCIDENTS

Damage caused to GBAO by this year’s fires amounts to 7.700 somonis

KHOROG, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Five fires have been reported in Gorno Badakhshan over the first three months of this year, which is five cases fewer than in the same period of last year,

13:45, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Russian MoEs negotiate opening branches of Russian universities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Senior officials of education ministries of Tajikistan and Russian met in Dushanbe on April 25 to discuss cooperation issues.

13:27, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

New mineral discovered in Rasht Valley named after Tajik geologist

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- International Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) has named a new mineral, discovered in the Darai Piyoz gorge in Rasht

12:53, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Kuwaiti Ambassador presents credentials to President Rahmon

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Aziz Rahim Al-Dehani, presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon today morning.

12:08, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

71-year-old drug pusher detained in Dushanbe with 1.24 kilos of drugs

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- An operation by officers from the counter narcotics agency on April 27 led to the arrest of drug pusher in Dushanbe.

12:01, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Central Asia regional public procurement forum opens in Dushanbe on Monday

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- The Fourth Regional Public Procurement Forum organized by the World Bank opened in Dushanbe today.

11:35, april 28, 2008

POWER

Karzai unhurt after parade attack

Three people have been killed and about 10 injured in an attack on a military parade in Kabul attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

11:18, april 28, 2008

POWER

President holds meeting with law enforcement officials

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday April 26, President Emomai Rahmon held a meeting of heads of power-wielding and law enforcement agencies to discuss efforts to combat drug trafficking

11:05, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Foreign trade turnover of Sughd province exceeds $ 192 million in Q1 08

KHUAJND, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the foreign trade turnover of the northern province of Sughd, including electric energy and natural gas, has

10:52, april 28, 2008

INCIDENTS

Frequent tremors can be felt in several villages in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Frequent tremors have been felt in several villages of GBAO’s Vanj district over the past six months, Yusuf Ishoqov, the head of the Vanj emergency management

10:41, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Industrial good production decrease in Q1 08

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Due to irregular work of enterprises, Tajikistan has produced a total of 1.2 billion somonis worth of industrial goods in January-March 2008, which is 141.

10:28, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Small power plants to be built in Tajikistan alongside with hydropower giants

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Sharifkhon Samiyev, the head of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding, told a press conference in Dushanbe on April 25 that small power plants

10:15, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

To modernize energy system we have to raise electricity rates, says Barqi Tojik head

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- The situation has forced us to apply to the government for permission to raise electricity rates, Sharifkhon Samiyev, the head of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric

20:27, april 26, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Number of drug users increasing in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, April 26, Asia-Plus -- 117.

20:05, april 26, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Coordination council discusses drug situation

DUSHANBE, April 26, Asia-Plus -- On Friday April 25, the Drug Control Agency (DCA) hosted a session of the coordination council on drug abuse prevention.

19:31, april 26, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Marouf Orifov not member of the Democratic Party, says DPT leader

DUSHANBE, April 26, Asia-Plus -- The top manager of the Dushanbe company M&P Marouf Orifov bears no relation to the Democratic Party (DPT), however, our party will defend him, a statement

18:20, april 26, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik journalists discuss labor union establishment issues

DUSHANBE, April 26, Asia-Plus -- With support of the Finnish Foundation for Media, Communication and Development (Vikes), the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit)

16:27, april 26, 2008

TAJKISTAN

UNDP purchases equipment for Tajikistan’s blood centers

DUSHANBE, April 26, Asia-Plus -- $300,000 worth of medical equipment has been purchased by UNDP for blood centers and AIDS centers in Tajikistan.

15:18, april 26, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

Working groups set up for launching joint Persian-language TV channel

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan, Iran and Afghanistan have set up working groups for establishing a joint Persian-language TV channel, Asadullo Rahmonov, the head of Tajikistan’s

Capital mayor calls on Dushanbe residents to remit monthly wages to account for construction of Roghun station

An enlarged meeting of the Dushanbe mayorâ€™s office held on April 28 discussed presidentâ€™s address to parliament.

Cotton sowing campaign nears completion

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajik farmers have planted cotton on 228,705 hectares of land by April 28, which is 90 percent of the target, Asia-Plus has learned from Saidmurod

IMF, Tajikistan near solution of existing problems, says IMF executive director

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to cooperation between Tajikistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were discussed at a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with Mr.

ARI rates decreasing in Gorno Badakhshan, health official says

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- 8,840 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), with 5,997 of them being reported among children under 14, have been officially registered in Gorno

President’s address: pluses and minuses – local experts

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- President’s address to a joint session of parliament was a true and impartial statement aimed at calling on the population to roll up their sleeves and to set

Tajikistan’s procurement volumes increasing, says the head of the Agency for Public Procurement

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- The volume of public procurement of Tajikistan increases year out, Mr.

Country’s information security evokes, says expert

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Monthly Internet audience in Tajikistan is currently estimated at 15,000-20,000, which only 0.

British Ambassador sees agricultural diversification in Jomi district

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- On April 22, the British Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

Italian photojournalist prepares reportage from Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Italian photojournalist Stefano Zardini has arrived in Tajikistan to prepare special photo reportage on problems and achievements of Tajikistan’s special

New Pakistani Ambassador vows to promote speeding up implementation of joint projects

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- New Pakistani Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Khalid Usman Kaisar, presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon today.

Damage caused to GBAO by this year’s fires amounts to 7.700 somonis

KHOROG, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Five fires have been reported in Gorno Badakhshan over the first three months of this year, which is five cases fewer than in the same period of last year,

Tajik, Russian MoEs negotiate opening branches of Russian universities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Senior officials of education ministries of Tajikistan and Russian met in Dushanbe on April 25 to discuss cooperation issues.

New mineral discovered in Rasht Valley named after Tajik geologist

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- International Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) has named a new mineral, discovered in the Darai Piyoz gorge in Rasht

Kuwaiti Ambassador presents credentials to President Rahmon

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Aziz Rahim Al-Dehani, presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon today morning.

71-year-old drug pusher detained in Dushanbe with 1.24 kilos of drugs

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- An operation by officers from the counter narcotics agency on April 27 led to the arrest of drug pusher in Dushanbe.

Central Asia regional public procurement forum opens in Dushanbe on Monday

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- The Fourth Regional Public Procurement Forum organized by the World Bank opened in Dushanbe today.

Karzai unhurt after parade attack

Three people have been killed and about 10 injured in an attack on a military parade in Kabul attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

President holds meeting with law enforcement officials

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday April 26, President Emomai Rahmon held a meeting of heads of power-wielding and law enforcement agencies to discuss efforts to combat drug trafficking

Foreign trade turnover of Sughd province exceeds $ 192 million in Q1 08

KHUAJND, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the foreign trade turnover of the northern prov­ince of Sughd, including electric energy and natural gas, has

Frequent tremors can be felt in several villages in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Frequent tremors have been felt in several villages of GBAO’s Vanj district over the past six months, Yusuf Ishoqov, the head of the Vanj emergency management

Industrial good production decrease in Q1 08

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Due to irregular work of enterprises, Tajikistan has produced a total of 1.2 billion somonis worth of industrial goods in January-March 2008, which is 141.

Small power plants to be built in Tajikistan alongside with hydropower giants

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Sharifkhon Samiyev, the head of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding, told a press conference in Dushanbe on April 25 that small power plants

To modernize energy system we have to raise electricity rates, says Barqi Tojik head

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- The situation has forced us to apply to the government for permission to raise electricity rates, Sharifkhon Samiyev, the head of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric

Number of drug users increasing in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, April 26, Asia-Plus -- 117.

Coordination council discusses drug situation

DUSHANBE, April 26, Asia-Plus -- On Friday April 25, the Drug Control Agency (DCA) hosted a session of the coordination council on drug abuse prevention.

Marouf Orifov not member of the Democratic Party, says DPT leader

DUSHANBE, April 26, Asia-Plus -- The top manager of the Dushanbe company M&P Marouf Orifov bears no relation to the Democratic Party (DPT), however, our party will defend him, a statement

Tajik journalists discuss labor union establishment issues

DUSHANBE, April 26, Asia-Plus -- With support of the Finnish Foundation for Media, Communication and Development (Vikes), the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit)

UNDP purchases equipment for Tajikistan’s blood centers

DUSHANBE, April 26, Asia-Plus -- $300,000 worth of medical equipment has been purchased by UNDP for blood centers and AIDS centers in Tajikistan.

No tax increases scheduled for this year, official says

DUSHANBE, April 26, Asia-Plus -- President’s assignment to increase this year’s tax proceeds by 600 million somonis (equivalent to $174.

KHUAJND, April 28, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the foreign trade turnover of the northern province of Sughd, including electric energy and natural gas, has