Tajkistan

13:48, march 11, 2009

INCIDENTS

Two drug control officers wounded in skirmish with drug dealers in Dushanbe

Two officers from the counter narcotics agency have been wounded in an operation to detain a group of drug dealers on the outskirts of Dushanbe.

12:34, march 11, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Crisis reveals growing finance gaps for developing countries

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2009, Asia-Plus – Developing countries face a financing shortfall of $270-700 billion this year, as private sector creditors shun emerging markets, and only one quarter of the

12:30, march 11, 2009

TAJKISTAN

New Russian ambassador to Tajikistan appointed

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By Russian president’s decree of March 6 Yuri Popov is appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to

11:44, march 11, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Private printing house to open in Qurghon Teppa soon

QURGHON TEPPA, March 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A private printing house is expected to open in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province soon.

11:30, march 11, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Problems and ways of enhancement of education sector discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A three-day conference entitled “Problems and Main Ways of Development of Education Sector in Tajikistan” was launched in Dushanbe yesterday.

11:15, march 11, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Press Day marked today

The first edition of the first Tajik-language newspaper, Bukhoroi Sharif (Glorious Bukhara) was issued 97 years ago, on March 11, 1912.

19:59, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

DCA authorities brief British experts on drug situation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik drug control authorities have acquainted visiting British experts with the present drug situation in Tajikistan.

19:28, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Adrasman ore refinery resumes operation

KHUJAND, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- After being closed for three months, open joint-stock company (OJSC), the Adrasman Ore Refinery, has resumed operation.

19:03, march 10, 2009

POWER

President dissatisfied with poor operation of industrial and energy facilities in Jan-Feb 09

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday March 10, President Emomali Rahmon presided over the meeting reviewing the results of the first two months of this year, according to

18:39, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CSTO experts meet in Moscow tomorrow to discuss military-economic cooperation

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Experts from member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will gather in Moscow tomorrow for two-day consultations on

17:53, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Amonatbonk’s branch in Kulob has no funds to provide loans for this year’s cotton campaign

KULOB, Marc 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) in Kulob that was going to begin providing cotton loans to local farmers today has failed to that for

16:07, march 10, 2009

POWER

Tajikistan adopts law banning use of cell phones at high schools

Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistanâ€™s lower chamber of parliament) have endorsed the bill putting a ban on the use of cell phones at high schools.

15:04, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Russian language school program will not be shortened in Sughd

KHUJAND, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Russian language program at Tajik-language schools in the Sughd province will not be shortened, the deputy head of the Sughd education directorate,

14:44, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Quality of vocational education and requirements of the labor market labor market discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A training entitled “Quality of Vocational Education and requirements of the Labor Market” has opened at the Republican Institute for Teachers’ Advanced

14:07, march 10, 2009

POWER

MPs intend to consider agreement on Tajikistan’s joining EDB

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Consideration of an agreement on Tajikistan’s joining the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is one of major topics of a regular sitting of the fifth

13:45, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Senior representatives of Russian migration service arrive in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of senior representatives from Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) are arriving in Dushanbe today evening for a three-day working visit,

13:28, march 10, 2009

INCIDENTS

Two children die in house fire in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two children were killed on March 8 as fire broke out in residential building in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district.

12:34, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president to visit Iran and Turkey

In Tehran, President Rahmon will attend the 10th summit meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), and in Istanbul, Tajik leader will participate at the 5th World Water Forum.

12:12, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk’s appeal to the government aimed at saving the country’s banking system, says Kulob expert

KULOB, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An agronomy expert with the branch of Tojik Sodirot Bonk (TSB) in Kulob, Saidyusuf Sufiyev, considers that an appeal by Agroinvestbonk to the government

11:59, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CSTO states to organize joint exposition at MILEX-2009 in Moscow

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are expected to organize a joint exposition at the fifth international exhibition

11:44, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Russian defense ministry offers labor migrants losing work to join Russian army

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has offered foreign migrants that have lost their jobs in Russia to join the Russian national army on contractual

11:29, march 10, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk, BACEE discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On March 6, Chairman of the Board of Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk, Mr.

22:27, march 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Labor migrants’ remittances in RR to Kulob region increase, while remittances in USD fall 30%

KULOB, March 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Labor migrants working in the Russian Federation have remitted 85.

21:00, march 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

DCA officers seize nearly 99 kilos of drugs in Jan-Feb 09

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of this year, officers from the Drug Control Agency have seized 98.675 kilograms of drugs, which is 4.

20:40, march 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

SDPT intends to use PR technologies in parliamentary elections due in February 2010

KHUJAND, March 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The organization of the Social-Democratic Party (SDPT) in the Sughd province intends to use PR technologies in the forthcoming parliamentary elections due

15:57, march 6, 2009

POWER

Rahmon congratulates Tajikistan’s women on International Women’s Day

By presidentâ€™s decree March 8 is now celebrated in Tajikistan as Motherâ€™s Day

15:21, march 6, 2009

TAJKISTAN

63 industrial enterprises in Sughd stand idle

KHUJAND, March 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 63 industrial enterprises in the northern Sughd province have been not in operation since the beginning of the year, the Sughd energy and industries

15:19, march 6, 2009

TAJKISTAN

BACEE official visits Tajik bank

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Visiting Secretary General of the Banking Association for Central and Eastern Europe (BACEE), Mr.

14:32, march 6, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s counternarcotics efforts hampered by corruption: US narcotics control strategy report

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to annual US narcotics study reporting on global trends in illicit drug trade, Central Asia’s states remain major drug transit routes.

13:08, march 6, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Works at Anzob tunnel suspended due to lack of financing, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Works at the Istiqlol Tunnel (also known as Anzob Tunnel) that links northern Tajikistan with the central part of the country have been suspended due to