Tajkistan, Power

12:47, february 9, 2009

New drug police and organized crime prevention department chiefs appointed

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Minister of interior has issued a number of orders replacing a number of police officials.

12:30, february 9, 2009

New deputy interior ministers appointed

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolutions new deputy interior ministers have been appointed.

11:15, february 9, 2009

President urges officials to take into consideration media critical and analytical materials

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday February 7, President Emomali Rahmon singed a decree obligating state officials to take into account the media critical and analytical

18:41, february 6, 2009

Tajik leader, IMF’s mission head discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, Febraury 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Friday February 6, President Emomali Rahmon held talks with visiting head of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) mission to Tajikistan, Mr.

15:54, february 6, 2009

Tajik president, US ambassador note the necessity of construction of new bridge joining Tajikistan and Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning received the US Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ms. Tracey Ann Jacobson.

12:52, february 6, 2009

Iranian defense minister expected to visit Tajikistan in the near future

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus -- During yesterday’s meeting with President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe, Iran’s Minister of Commerce Masoud Mirkazemi handed over an official invitation of

19:55, february 5, 2009

Tajik leader, Iranian minister discuss Iran-supported projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday February 5, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Iran’s Minister of Commerce Masoud Mirkazemi.

11:14, february 5, 2009

MPs meet voters to discuss the draft law on dehqon farms

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Akramsho Felalishoyev, Mahmad Rahimov and Rahmonali Umarov have held

19:42, february 4, 2009

Tajik PM, Iranian minister discuss participation of Iranian capital in projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday February 4, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov received visiting Iran’s Minister of Commerce Masoud Mirkazemi.

13:58, february 4, 2009

Tajik president’s articles about Imam Azam attract interest in Muslim countries

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Articles by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon about Imam Azam, the founder of the Sunni Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence entitled “Imam Azam and

11:43, february 4, 2009

New interior minister shakes up police officials

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On February 2, newly appointed Minister of Interiors Abdurahim Qahhorov singed orders introducing a number of staff changes.

16:33, february 3, 2009

President Rahmon to attend CSTO, EAEC summits in Moscow

President Emomali Rahmon departs for Moscow today afternoon to attend extraordinary sessions of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the

13:26, february 3, 2009

New chief of Sughd police directorate appointed

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By order issued by new interior minister on February 2 Rauf Yusupov, formerly deputy interior minister, was appointed to head the Sughd police

11:45, february 3, 2009

Dushanbe mayor’s office announces tender for international audit of half-finished water park

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev on February 2 signed a resolution announcing holding of an open tender for international audit of a

11:29, february 3, 2009

Dushanbe mayor demands that aged community council heads should be pensioned off

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus - On Monday February 2, Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev held a meeting with chairmen of the city’s districts, heads of relevant municipal services

12:36, february 2, 2009

Two new FEZs to be established in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution of January 31 another two free economic zones (FEZ) are expected to be established in Tajikistan this year – FEZ

21:54, january 31, 2009

Tajik leader, WB director for Central Asia discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, January 31, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On January 30, President Emomali Rahmon received newly appointed World Bank’s Director for the countries of Central Asia, Mr. Motoo Konishi.

11:30, january 31, 2009

New officials of Tajik power holding appointed

DUSHANBE, January 31, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution of January 29 Sharif Isoyev, formerly head of the safety engineering department within Barqi Tojik power holding, was

20:46, january 30, 2009

Sughd customs directorate chief replaced

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By the Customs Service chief’s order of January 29 Nematullo Tabarov, who had previously worked with the head office of the Customs Service in

22:07, january 29, 2009

Interior minister replaced

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus - By president’s decree of January 29, Mahmadnazar Solehov was relieved of his post of minister of interiors, according to presidential press service.

15:13, january 29, 2009

Dushanbe mayor’s office announces tender for updating municipal redevelopment plan

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By Dushanbe mayor’s instruction a tender for updating Dushanbe’s municipal redevelopment plan was announced on January 28.

14:12, january 29, 2009

President shakes up anticorruption agency officials

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree of January 28 Tohi Jobirov, former head of one of departments within the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating

14:01, january 29, 2009

Sughd anticorruption directorate chief replaced

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By order of director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Millopar Bandishoyev was relieved of his post of chief of the

18:29, january 28, 2009

MPs ratify Tajik-Pakistani investment protection agreement

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) has ratified an agreement between Tajikistan and Pakistan on the mutual protection

11:15, january 26, 2009

President shakes up Sughd judges

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday January 24, President Emomali Rahmon signed decrees introducing a number of staff changes at Sughd courts, presidential press service

12:57, january 22, 2009

Rahmon congratulates Obama on inauguration

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday congratulated Barack Obama on his inauguration as the new President of the United States, according to presidential

14:25, january 21, 2009

Lower house committee discusses standard-legal acts bill

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on Public Order, Defense and Security discussed a draft law

12:26, january 21, 2009

New head of the unit for implementation of energy projects

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution of January 19 Kholmurod Qurbonov, formerly manager of one of energy projects, was appointed as director of the energy

14:50, january 20, 2009

Two boiler houses of Dushanbe heat and power station to be transferred to Dushanbe municipality

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Western and Eastern boiler houses of the Dushanbe heat and power station will be transferred from the books of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric

18:16, january 19, 2009

New head of Tajik power holding appointed

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2209, Asia-Plus -- By government’ s resolution of January 19 Sanat Rahimov, formerly executive director of the energy projects management unit, was appointed to head Barqi