Tajkistan, Power

11:37, october 20, 2011

Tajik leader offers to hold conference eon water diplomacy in Dushanbe in 2013

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today received Ms. Kenza Kaouakib-Robinson, Secretary of UN-Water.

10:38, october 18, 2011

Tajik MPs get acquainted with problems facing Tajik migrants in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On the sidelines of annual meetings of commissions of the CIS, EAEC and CSTO Parliamentary Assemblies that concluded in St.

10:19, october 18, 2011

Parliament committees discuss draft budget for 2012

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) committees and commissions are currently discussing the draft law on the national

15:32, october 17, 2011

President appreciates cotton producers’ activities

President Emomali Rahmon expressed satisfaction with fulfillment of this year’s national cotton target.

13:48, october 17, 2011

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers amendments to the law on courts

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered the bill requiring amendments to the country’s law on courts

15:16, october 13, 2011

MP warns high-ranking state officials

One of initiators of the bill requiring amendments to the country’s anti-corruption law advises heads of governmental bodies to dismiss their immediate relatives working under their supervision as

16:21, october 12, 2011

Cities and districts will have their own development strategies

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday October 12, the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) endorsed the bill requiring amendments to the law on

15:22, october 12, 2011

High-ranking state officials now prohibited from taking on their children-in-law

An appropriate amendment has been made to the country’s anti-corruption law.

16:57, october 11, 2011

EBRD to provide consultative assistance to Tajik parliament

DUSHANBE, October 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Shukurjon Zuhurov, Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) yesterday met here with Mr.

14:46, october 11, 2011

President Rahmon receives EBRD Vice President

DUSHANBE, October 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today held talks with Mr. Jan Fischer, the Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

09:35, october 11, 2011

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers amendments to the anti-corruption law

DUSHANBE, October 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered the bill requiring amendments to the country’s anti-corruption

10:09, october 10, 2011

Majlisi Namoyandagon board begins to discuss draft budget for 2012

DUSHANBE, October 10, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) is meeting today to discuss the draft law on the national budget for 2012 and then the

11:25, october 6, 2011

Construction of Central Asia’s biggest mosque starts in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday attended an official commencement of construction of a gigantic new mosque in Dushanbe.

10:32, october 5, 2011

President visits Hisor district

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday visited Hisor district.

09:44, october 4, 2011

Bargains on land allotted for housing prohibited in Tajikistan

President’s decree of October 3 prohibits selling or donating land plots allotted to the vulnerable citizens for housing.

15:02, october 3, 2011

China’s preferential loan to promote establishment of Tajikistan’s unified power system

Tajik parliament has ratified an agreement between the Government of Tajikistan and the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank) on providing preferential loan to Tajikistan for construction of

09:42, september 30, 2011

President visits health resort in Qairoqqum

DUSHANBE, September 30, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon’s four-day working visit to the northern Sughd province concluded yesterday.

14:47, september 29, 2011

Government considers national labor migration strategy

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The national labor migration strategy designed for 2011-2015 will be one of major topics of a government meeting that will take place in Dushanbe

17:34, september 27, 2011

President offers to rename Taboshar Istiqlol

KHUJAND, September 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon who has visited the northern city of Taboshar for the first time has offered to rename it Istiqlol (Independence).

09:57, september 27, 2011

Tajikistan expected to produce up to 1 mln tons of potatoes in two years

DUSHANBE, September 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday attended an official ceremony of introduction of a 4,300 kW hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Marzich into operation in

14:57, september 26, 2011

Parliament to draft energy saving law

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered the issue of setting up a working group for drafting

09:26, september 23, 2011

President highly appraises work of rice growers in Qubodiyon

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday visited Qubodiyon and Rumi districts in the southern Khatlon province.

10:35, september 22, 2011

President Rahmon to inaugurate Dusti-Nizhny Panj highway

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning departed for the southern Khatlon province.

15:27, september 21, 2011

Tajik president, IMF mission head discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday September 21, President Emomali Rahmon met here with Mr. Todd Schneider, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission.

14:48, september 21, 2011

Rahmon extends condolences to President Karzai over Rabbani’s assassination

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today extended condolences to his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai over the assassination in Kabul of former Afghan President

09:32, september 21, 2011

Extraordinary government meeting held Tuesday

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An extraordinary meeting of the government, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, took place in Dushanbe Tuesday evening.

16:11, september 17, 2011

Assessment studies for Roghun HPP to be ready by summer 2012

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Friday September 16, President Emomali Rahmon received the World Bank Director for Strategy and Operations for the Europe and Central Asia region

11:55, september 12, 2011

Majlisi Namoyandagon board works out upcoming session’s agenda

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered the issue of ratification of an agreement between

12:25, september 8, 2011

President congratulates Tajikistani people on Independence Day

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated Tajikistani people on the Independence Day “State independence at the turn of two centuries is a great

10:12, september 8, 2011