Tajkistan

10:00, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Russian energy head arriving in Tajikistan today

Anatoly Chubais, head of Russia's Unified Energy Systems (YeES) intends to sum up the results of work on construction of Sangtuda-1 power plant in Tajikistan.

19:37, april 11, 2006

INCIDENTS

Torrential rain and strong wind cause serious damage to residential buildings in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Heavy rainfalls and strong wind that hit southern Tajikistan on April 10-11 caused serious damage to the village

18:24, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Prices rise in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Prices of basic food products are continuing to rise in Tajikistan .

17:01, april 11, 2006

LAW-ORDER

By court ruling activity of Tajik Journalists’ Union suspended for three months

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - A court in the Dushanbe district of Ismoili Somoni has made decision suspending activity of Tajik Journalists’ Union

15:13, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

The Tajik deminers set clearing landmines in Panj district on border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajik deminers have set to clearing landmines in the southern district of Panj on the border with Afghanistan, according to information from Tajikistan’s Mine Action

14:57, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

72,908 hectares of lands sown with cotton in Tajikistan so far

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - The cotton-sowing campaign in Tajikistan is ongoing.

14:32, april 11, 2006

POWER

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan to sign 10 agreements

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - More than 10 bilateral agreements are supposed to be signed during President Rahmonov’s official visit to Kazakhstan .

13:51, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan raises electricity rates again

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan has raised electricity rates again.

13:23, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Issue of a type of dam of Roghun power plant not settled yet

, April 11, Asia-Plus - On Saturday April 8, President Emomali Rahmonov received visiting head of “Russian Aluminum” (RusAl) board of directors, Oleg Deripaska.

13:01, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Drug trafficker with 3.7 kilos of heroin detained in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajik drug police have warded off one more attempt by drug trafficker to transport drugs to Russia by plane.

12:39, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe Democrats intend to study pressing problems facing Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - An analytical group has been set up at the Dushanbe organization of the Democratic Party (DPT) to study the most topical

12:10, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe organization of DPT considers formation of faction within the party unacceptable move

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Members of board of the Dushanbe organization of the Democratic Party (DPT) have not supported an idea of the formation of a

10:21, april 11, 2006

POWER

President Rahmonov familiarizes himself with socioeconomic situation in Hamadoni district

President Rahmonov today left for the Hamadoni district Khatlon to familiarize himself with a progress of work on mitigating effects of floods that hit the district last summer.

10:08, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Session of CIS railways council in Tallinn to work out standard traffic schedule of passenger and cargo trains

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - A three-day session of the CIS railways council opened in the Estonian capital of Tallinn on April 11.

17:27, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Head of SPT organization for Vose district detained

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - On April 4, police arrested Shams Zarifov, head of the Mirhusein Narziyev-run wing of the Socialist Party of Tajikistan (SPT) for the Vose

17:01, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Transit of Afghan drugs via Tajikistan’s territory will continue: UNODC representative

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - Mr.

16:37, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan’s Development Bank keen on investing in Tajik chemical industry

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - On Monday April 10, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov met in Dushanbe with a visiting delegation of Kazakh businesspeople led by

15:48, april 10, 2006

LAW-ORDER

Afghan citizen detained in Tajik capital for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - Afghan citizen has been arrested in Dushanbe on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking.

15:11, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Representatives from Kazakh business structures to discuss with Tajik officials investment in economic projects

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - A delegation of Kazakh businessmen led by Kambar Shalgimbayev, head of Kazakhstan ’s Development Bank, arrived in

14:29, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s intends to tighten control of national border by means of increasing numbers of its border troops

DUSHANBE, April 10, Asia-Plus - “No country is able to resolve the drug trafficking problem alone,” Abdurrahmon Azimov, head of the defense and public order department of the President’s Executive

14:11, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Drug flow from Afghanistan to depend on situation in region: representative from UNODC regional office

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - Flow of drugs from Afghanistan will depend on the situation in the region, Mr.

14:02, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan invited to attend international fair in Polish city of Poznan

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - On Friday April 7, head of Tajikistan ’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), Sharif Saidov, met with visiting Charge

12:49, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Increase in fares improves quality of transportation service: Dushanbe anti-monopoly agency

DUSAHNBE, April 10, Asia-Plus - Akbar Khojayev, head of the Dushanbe Anti-Monopoly Agency, claims that increase in fares will improve quality of transportation service.

12:06, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Public transport fares rise in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia -Plus - Beginning on April 10, the Dushanbe passenger transport structures raised the public transport fares.

11:42, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Issues of participation in Kashgar exhibition to be discussed in Tajik capital today

DUSHANBE, April 10, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) to day afternoon is hosting a news conference with participation of deputy head of Kashgar region of China’s

11:38, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s Public Council marks its 10th anniversary

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - On Sunday April 9, Tajikistan marked the 10 th anniversary of the establishment of the Public Council of Tajikistan.

11:00, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

SDPT leader charges that some 1000 people in Tajikistan currently imprisoned for their political beliefs

DUSHANBE, April 10, Asia-Plus -- “Not less than 1000 people are currently imprisoned in Tajikistan because of their political beliefs,” Rahamtillo Zoirov, leader of Tajikistan’s

10:53, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s special services discriminate against SDPT, says SDPT leader

DUSHANBE, April 10, Asia-Plus -- “At present activity of Tajikistan’s Social-Democratic Party is equal of activity of illegal political party,” Rahamtillo Zoirov, head of the

10:47, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan has more 4,000 medical workers’ vacancies, says Tajik Medical University rector

DUSHANBE, April 10, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has more than 4,000 medical workers; vacancies, Ubaidullo Qurbonov, Rector of Tajik Medical University, remarked at a conference in Dushanbe on

10:25, april 10, 2006

POWER

Rahmonov, Putin discuss prospects of further expansion of cooperation by phone

DUSHABE, April 10, Asia-Plus -- On Friday March 7, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation.