Tajkistan

13:10, november 26, 2008

INCIDENTS

Chinese national killed in GBAO traffic accident

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus – Chinese national was killed on November 23 as his car fell into a 35-precipice in GBAO’s Shugnan district.

13:02, november 26, 2008

POWER

President Rahmon receives head of Russian president’s office

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Today, President Emomali Rahmon is receiving the head of Russian president’s office, Sergey Naryshkin, who arrived in Dushanbe on a working visit

12:56, november 26, 2008

POWER

Tajikistan ought to speed up economic reforms, says WB regional director

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the World Bank were the focus of a meeting of President

11:50, november 26, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Training for heads of initial vocational training facilities held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-day training for heads of initial vocational training facilities was held at the Republican Institute within the Ministry of Education (MoD) in

11:35, november 26, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk’s regulative capital nears TJS111.428 mln

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Agroinvestbonk’s regulative capital rose more than 71.

11:20, november 26, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Rahmon to attend Qatar conference dedicated to review implementation of the Monterey Consensus

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will attend the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterey

20:22, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Talco’s payments to country’s budgets of levels amount to more than TJS 240 mln in Jan-Oct 08

Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco) remains one of Tajikistanâ€™s largest taxpayers and over the first ten months of this year, it has transferred some US$70 million to the countryâ€™s budgets of all

19:05, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik official attends India-CIS hydrocarbon roundtable meeting in New Delhi

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Energy and Industries Minister, Zarobiddin Fayzulloyev is attending a two-day India-CIS Hydrocarbon Roundtable Meeting that opened in New

18:06, november 25, 2008

INCIDENTS

7-year-old girl killed in Istaravshan traffic accident

KHUJAND, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus-- A seven-year-old girl from Suhgd’s Istaravshan district was killed Monday as a car VAZ 2106 hit her, according to the Sughd police directorate.

17:49, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Qairoqqum HPP in northern Tajikistan increases electricity productions

KHUJAND, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Qiaroqqum hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in the Sughd province has increased electricity productions.

15:55, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Head Russian president’s office visits Tajikistan tomorrow

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russian president’s office, is arriving in Dushanbe tomorrow morning on a working visit.

15:46, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Vakhsh district experience shortage of schools

QURGHON TEPPA, November 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Khatlon’s Vakhsh district is experiencing a shortage of schools, Ms.

15:30, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Kyrgyz security council secretaries’ meeting expected to result in signing of cooperation document

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Kyrgyz security council secretaries are meeting in Batken, Kyrgyzstan today afternoon to discuss the joint border delineation issues.

15:08, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk opens contact center for its customers

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, has opened a contact center for his customers.

14:53, november 25, 2008

INCIDENTS

Carnage takes place in Farkhor last week

Nasimjon Qurbonov, resident of the village of Alouddin in the Fakhor, has stabbed to death three residents of the nearby village of Arabo and wounded five others.

14:17, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS researchers gather in Yekaterinburg on November 28 for Eurasian Economic Club meeting

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dr.

13:44, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Central bank cuts refinancing rate by 05 percent

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik central bank has changed refinancing rate again.

13:29, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS experts consider migration policy documents

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-day meeting of experts from the CIS states is opening in Minsk, Belarus today to consider draft documents worked out by the council of the CIS

13:15, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Sughd epidemiologists inspects local markets for realization of Chinese products containing milk

KHUJAND, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Employees of the Sughd Center for Sanitary and Epidemiologic Supervision have inspected local markets for realization of Chinese products containing

13:01, november 25, 2008

POWER

President attends official opening of military hospital for National Guards in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning attended an official opening of the military hospital for servicemen of the National Guard in the Choryakkoron

12:53, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

AmCham opens in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) has been registered with the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan.

12:45, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Areas under winter crops to be increased by 50 percent this year, says MoA official

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Compared to last year, areas under winter crops will have been increased by 50 percent and winter wheat will have been planted on an area of totaling

12:14, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik MPs participate in CIS, EAEC and CSTO events in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik MPs took part at an international conference on international humanitarian law that was held in St. Petersburg on November 24.

12:00, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Rehabilitation of wells at gas field Komsomolskoye nears completion

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Canada’s Tethys Petroleum (Tethys) is expected to complete rehabilitation of wells at the gas field Komsomolskoye in the settlement of Louchob,

11:46, november 25, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Khatlon schools not prepared for winter properly, says deputy PM

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday November 22, the Ministry of Education (MoE) held a board meeting in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province to sum up the

11:32, november 25, 2008

POWER

President inaugurates rehabilitated building of TSMU

More than 14 million somoni have been allocated by the government for rehabilitation of the building of head office of Tajik State Medical University that was ruined by fire last December.

11:20, november 25, 2008

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers religion bill

DUSHANBE, November 25, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a draft law “On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations

19:58, november 24, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Outlawed cashier with Sughd regional hospital detained in Russia

KHUJAND, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Cashier with the Sughd regional hospital, Poulod Boboyev, who was on Tajik police’s wanted list, was detained by officers from the Sughd

19:35, november 24, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Work on concreting arch of Anzob tunnel completed

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Work on concreting arch of the Anzob Tunnel, linking the northern Sughd province and the central part of the country, was completed at the end of

19:17, november 24, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

Chinese national killed in GBAO traffic accident

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus – Chinese national was killed on November 23 as his car fell into a 35-precipice in GBAO’s Shugnan district.

President Rahmon receives head of Russian president’s office

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Today, President Emomali Rahmon is receiving the head of Russian president’s office, Sergey Naryshkin, who arrived in Dushanbe on a working visit

Tajikistan ought to speed up economic reforms, says WB regional director

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the World Bank were the focus of a meeting of President

Training for heads of initial vocational training facilities held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-day training for heads of initial vocational training facilities was held at the Republican Institute within the Ministry of Education (MoD) in

Agroinvestbonk’s regulative capital nears TJS111.428 mln

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Agroinvestbonk’s regulative capital rose more than 71.

Rahmon to attend Qatar conference dedicated to review implementation of the Monterey Consensus

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will attend the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterey

Talco’s payments to country’s budgets of levels amount to more than TJS 240 mln in Jan-Oct 08

Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco) remains one of Tajikistanâ€™s largest taxpayers and over the first ten months of this year, it has transferred some US$70 million to the countryâ€™s budgets of all

Tajik official attends India-CIS hydrocarbon roundtable meeting in New Delhi

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Energy and Industries Minister, Zarobiddin Fayzulloyev is attending a two-day India-CIS Hydrocarbon Roundtable Meeting that opened in New

7-year-old girl killed in Istaravshan traffic accident

KHUJAND, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus-- A seven-year-old girl from Suhgd’s Istaravshan district was killed Monday as a car VAZ 2106 hit her, according to the Sughd police directorate.

Qairoqqum HPP in northern Tajikistan increases electricity productions

KHUJAND, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Qiaroqqum hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in the Sughd province has increased electricity productions.

Head Russian president’s office visits Tajikistan tomorrow

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russian president’s office, is arriving in Dushanbe tomorrow morning on a working visit.

Vakhsh district experience shortage of schools

QURGHON TEPPA, November 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Khatlon’s Vakhsh district is experiencing a shortage of schools, Ms.

Tajik, Kyrgyz security council secretaries’ meeting expected to result in signing of cooperation document

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Kyrgyz security council secretaries are meeting in Batken, Kyrgyzstan today afternoon to discuss the joint border delineation issues.

Agroinvestbonk opens contact center for its customers

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, has opened a contact center for his customers.

Carnage takes place in Farkhor last week

Nasimjon Qurbonov, resident of the village of Alouddin in the Fakhor, has stabbed to death three residents of the nearby village of Arabo and wounded five others.

CIS researchers gather in Yekaterinburg on November 28 for Eurasian Economic Club meeting

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dr.

Central bank cuts refinancing rate by 05 percent

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik central bank has changed refinancing rate again.

CIS experts consider migration policy documents

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-day meeting of experts from the CIS states is opening in Minsk, Belarus today to consider draft documents worked out by the council of the CIS

Sughd epidemiologists inspects local markets for realization of Chinese products containing milk

KHUJAND, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Employees of the Sughd Center for Sanitary and Epidemiologic Supervision have inspected local markets for realization of Chinese products containing

President attends official opening of military hospital for National Guards in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning attended an official opening of the military hospital for servicemen of the National Guard in the Choryakkoron

AmCham opens in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) has been registered with the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan.

Areas under winter crops to be increased by 50 percent this year, says MoA official

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Compared to last year, areas under winter crops will have been increased by 50 percent and winter wheat will have been planted on an area of totaling

Tajik MPs participate in CIS, EAEC and CSTO events in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik MPs took part at an international conference on international humanitarian law that was held in St. Petersburg on November 24.

Rehabilitation of wells at gas field Komsomolskoye nears completion

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Canada’s Tethys Petroleum (Tethys) is expected to complete rehabilitation of wells at the gas field Komsomolskoye in the settlement of Louchob,

Khatlon schools not prepared for winter properly, says deputy PM

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday November 22, the Ministry of Education (MoE) held a board meeting in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province to sum up the

President inaugurates rehabilitated building of TSMU

More than 14 million somoni have been allocated by the government for rehabilitation of the building of head office of Tajik State Medical University that was ruined by fire last December.

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers religion bill

DUSHANBE, November 25, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a draft law “On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations

Outlawed cashier with Sughd regional hospital detained in Russia

KHUJAND, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Cashier with the Sughd regional hospital, Poulod Boboyev, who was on Tajik police’s wanted list, was detained by officers from the Sughd

Work on concreting arch of Anzob tunnel completed

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Work on concreting arch of the Anzob Tunnel, linking the northern Sughd province and the central part of the country, was completed at the end of

Turkish Foreign Minister arrives in Tajikistan on Wednesday

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babajan will visit Tajikistan on November 26-27, according to the Tajik MFA.