Tajkistan

12:47, march 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Government seeks cooperation with journalists on preparation of water-related disaster risk reduction conference

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Organizing committee for international conference to discuss water-related disaster risk reduction, led by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, has called on electronic

12:22, march 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik academicians hold meeting to set tasks for this year

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- An annual meeting of Tajikistan’s Academy of Sciences will be held in Dushanbe on March 4.

12:05, march 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Medvedev leads with 70.1% of votes as 94.4% of ballots counted

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus – Russian First Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is still winning by a landslide the Russian presidential election as 94.

11:58, march 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Russian company to rehabilitate small power plant in Tajikistan free of charge

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s open joint-stock company Federal Hydrogenerating Company (GidroOGK) will rehabilitate small hydropower plant on the Kofarnihon River in Vahdat

11:41, march 3, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Vakhsh resident gets 20-year jail term for raping his minor cousin

QURGHON TEPPA, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Khatlon’s Vakhsh district Safarmurod Ghulomov has got 20-year term of jail after having been convicted by a district court in Khatlon’s

11:19, march 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Ukrainian president to pay official visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan on March 6-7.

18:28, march 1, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Experts expect grain prices to rise in Tajikistan again

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- According to Tajik experts, rise in prices of grain and flour as well as possible restriction on grain exports in Kazakhstan and rising export and customs

17:15, march 1, 2008

POWER

PM visits Khatlon

KULOB, March 1, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov today went to the Khatlon province on a working visit.

17:04, march 1, 2008

POWER

President decrees committee for environmental protection and agency for procurements of goods

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon signed decrees on February 29 establishing the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government and the Agency for

16:24, march 1, 2008

POWER

Government endorses labor remuneration reform concept

A February 29 government session, presided over by President Rahmon, considered more than 60 socioeconomic issues.

15:13, march 1, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Conference to discuss media legislation execution issues held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- A February 28 republican scientific-practical conference formally titled “Execution of Media

12:24, march 1, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Education minister orders to raise wages of teachers at vocational-technical school

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- A Febraury 29 board meeting of the Ministry of Education (MoE) summed up the results of work of primary vocational schools, Asia-plus has learned from Noilsho

12:02, march 1, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Drug pusher detained in northern Tajikistan with more than 2 kilos of heroin

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the city of Chkalovsk has been detained in the Bobojonghafurov district on suspicion of having been involved in drug pushing, according to the Drug

11:30, march 1, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Official opening of Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dushanbe postponed

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- The official opening of the Hyatt Regency Hotel scheduled for June ha been postponed until August, Asia-Plus has learned at Asia Hotel Management Company.

19:56, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik CCI calls on Iran to expand economic cooperation

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- Prospects of further expansion of economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Iran were focus of a meeting of Sharif Said, the head of Tajikistan’s Chamber

19:28, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

MoA to plant 8 million trees this year

DUSHANBE, Febraury 29, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) intends to plant 8 million trees this year, according to a MoA.

19:02, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajprombank provides loans to cotton farmers in Khatlon’s Bokhtar district

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajprombank (Tajik industrial bank) has received the first tranche (2 million somonis) of a 5 million somonis loan from the government for providing loans

18:21, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Three books by Tajik journalists brought out in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, Febraury 29, Asia-Plus -- Three books by Tajik journalist Sulton Hamad were brought out in Dushanbe recently.

17:36, february 29, 2008

INCIDENTS

Traffic via Shahriston Pass restored

More than 20 people that have remained trapped by avalanches on the Shahriston Pass since Febraury 21 managed to continue their travel only today.

15:28, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Barqi Tojik intends to increase electricity supplies to Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajik state energy company Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) intends to increase electricity supplies to Dushanbe by two hours starting from March 1.

14:54, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan to participate in investment and business partnership conference in Qatar

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s companies have an opportunity to conduct negotiations with potential investors from different countries at a conference on investment and

14:22, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik CCER head leaves fro Moscow to observe Russian presidential election

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik delegation led Mirzoali Boltuyev, the chairman of Tajikistan’s Central

14:10, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Central Asian, Russian counternarcotics agencies meet in Osh to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of representatives for counternarcotics agencies from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan as well as Russia has opened in the Kyrgyz city of

13:47, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Mamadboqirov to apologize to people, says MoI official

Mamadboqir Mamadboqirov, who is reportedly leader of illegal armed group in Khorog, is expected to apologize to people today, according to a high-raking official with the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

13:14, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Over 2,000 head of livestock perish in Panj during winter months

QURGHON TEPPA, February 29, Asia-plus -- Extreme winter weather has caused serious damage to the agrarian sector of Khatlon’ Panj district, Saidimon Rahmonov, the head of the Panj agriculture

11:24, february 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s Sughd, China’s XUAR enter into twinning agreement

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Tajikistan’s Sughd province led by its governor Qohir Rasoulzoda has been on a five-day visit to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

19:17, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

GBAO resident detained in Shuroobod with 4 kg of raw opium

KULOB, Febraury 28, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday Febraury 27, resident of GBAO’s Darvoz district Anvarshoh Shoimardonov was detained in Khatlon’s Shuroobod district with 4.

19:03, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Boarding school principals share experiences

DUSHANBE, Febraury 28, Asia-Plus -- A republican seminar for boarding school principals has been held in Dushanbe.

17:32, february 28, 2008

INCIDENTS

Another person killed in Shahriston avalanche yesterday

PANJAKENT, February 28, Asia-Plus - Touramurod Pirov from Sughd’s Ayni district was killed in an avalanche that occurred on the Shariston Pass yesterday, bringing a total number of

17:07, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

One of six units at Qairoqqum power plant becomes unserviceable

KHUJAND, February 28, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday Febraury 27, as a result of accident, one of six units at the Qairoqqum hydropower plant in the Sughd province became unserviceable.