Tajkistan

Director of Norak HPS replaced

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution of September 13 Mahmadullo Qurbonov was relieved of his post of director of the Norak hydroelectric power station (HPS),

11:34, september 15, 2008

Two borer guards killed in Saturday skirmish at Tajik-Afghan border in Shuroobod

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two border guards have been killed in a skirmish on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon’s Shuroobod district.

11:10, september 15, 2008

Tajik MoA offers opening UN FAO office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Friday September 12, the Minister of Agriculture, Qosim Qosimov, met with visiting Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (UN

11:02, september 15, 2008

Construction of the Shahriston tunnel under way

KHUJAND, September 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 462 meters of the Shahriston tunnel have been constructed from the northern portal so far, Ilhom Jamolov, head of the Sughd information analysis

10:48, september 15, 2008

Tajik specialists explore oil and gas fields for Gazprom in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, September 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The first phase of geological surveys for the Dushanbe-based joint venture, closed joint-stock company (OJSC) Somon Oil (phonetically spelled), has

10:34, september 15, 2008

CIS experts to discuss migration policy concept

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An expert group will meet in Minsk, Belarus on September 16-17 to discuss issues related to coordination and finalization of the draft concept of

10:20, september 15, 2008

Sughd ecologists concerned over excess contents of nitrogen, nitrite and phosphate in Syrdarya waters

KHUJAND, September 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A seminar on strategy of promotion of the Protocol of Register of Emissions and

19:23, september 13, 2008

Enterprise for producing coal briquettes launched in Shuroobod

KULOB, September 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- TajKDR Company has launched an enterprise for producing coal briquettes in the village of Yol Khatlon’s Shuroobod district.

19:10, september 13, 2008

CIS experts discuss crime prevention issues

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An organizational meeting of the Conference of Heads of the CIS Working Structures for Cooperation on Crime Prevention was held in Moscow on September 12.

18:52, september 13, 2008

CSTO to form five-sided group in Central Asia for political deterrence

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) intends to form a five-sided group in the Central Asian region for political deterrence, The CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha announced at a

18:11, september 13, 2008

FOCUS implements fifth community-based disaster preparedness project under agreement between ECHO and AKF

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) and Aga Khan Foundation UK (AKF UK) on September 12 signed an agreement to implement

17:44, september 13, 2008

U.S. Government continues support for Tajik border security

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On September 12, an international delegation led by U.S.

11:42, september 13, 2008

IFC, Global Corporate Governance Forum and Reuters Foundation to hold regional media-seminar

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Central Asia Corporate Governance Project of International Finance Corporation (IFC) jointly with the Global Corporate Governance Forum and the

11:29, september 13, 2008

Tajik prosecutor-general’s office refuses reporter’s application over reports by RFE/RL’s Tajik Service

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Prosecutor-General’s Office has refused an action brought by former reporter for the RFE/RL’s Tajik Service, Sayof Mizrob, against Radio

11:01, september 13, 2008

Celebrations to mark jubilee of the Dushanbe newspaper to be held at Poytakht Palace

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Friday September 12, Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev signed a resolution on marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the

10:48, september 13, 2008

Dushanbe authorities provide over TJS211,000 for rehabilitation maternity house’s heating system

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- More than 211,000 somonis (TJS) have been allocated from the city budget for rehabilitation of heating system at Dushanbe’s maternity house # 3,

10:34, september 13, 2008

Orienbonk’s loan portfolio exceeds $178.825 million

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- As of September 1, 2008, a loan portfolio of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Orienbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest financial institutions,

18:04, september 12, 2008

Drug pusher detained in Hissor

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Bahriddin Azizov from Khatlon’s Bokhtar district has been detained in the district of Hissor, some 17 kilometers southwest of Dushanbe, on suspicion

15:26, september 12, 2008

Istiqlol Tunnel probably to be open for traffic in 35 days: ministry of transport

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Istiqlol Tunnel that has been closed for traffic since today is expected to be opened in 35 days, according to Ministry of Transport and

14:27, september 12, 2008

Two detained in Sughd for cultivating hemp

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus - Two persons have been detained in Tajikistan for cultivating hemp for further realization in Uzbekistan.

14:14, september 12, 2008

CIS experts gather in Moscow to discuss crime prevention issues

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An organizational meeting of the Conference of Heads of the CIS Working Structures for Cooperation in Preventing Crime has been held in Moscow.

12:23, september 12, 2008

LAW-ORDER

One steals 8 tons of fuel oil from enterprise in Taboshar

KHUJAND, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A 26-year-old resident of Sughd’s Mastchoh district Naim Bobojonov faces charge of having stolen eight tons of fuel oil from the territory of the

12:09, september 12, 2008

Rahmon congratulates Asif Ali Zardari upon his election as President of Pakistan

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday September 11, President Emomali Rahmon congratulated Asif Ali Zardari upon his election as President of Pakistan.

11:56, september 12, 2008

More than 400 firearms confiscated in Khatlon and Sughd this year

QURGHON TEPPA/KHUAJND, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, the Khatlon law enforcement agencies have confiscated 259 unit of illegally possessed weapons

11:35, september 12, 2008

New measures rationing electricity supplies results in the supply of daily d electricity being reduced to 9 hours

New measures rationing electricity supplies introduced on September 11 have resulted in the supply of daily electricity being reduced to nine hours.

10:59, september 12, 2008

Installation of transformers for the South-North power grid starts in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Installation of transformers at substation for the 500-kV power grid South-North has started in Sughd’s Ghonchi district.

10:45, september 12, 2008

Operation, dubbed Children, launched in Khatlon

QURGHON TEPPA, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An operation, dubbed Children, has been launched in the southern Khatlon province.

10:29, september 12, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Cases of illegal fuels-and-lubricants shipments become more frequent in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Cases of illegal shipment of fuels and lubricants to northern Tajikistan bypassing customs posts have become more frequent.

10:15, september 12, 2008

Resident of Panjakent faces charge of raping 5-year-old girl

KHUJAND, September 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A 36-year-old resident of the northern city of Panjakent Jamshed Bobomulloyev faces charge of raping a five-year-old girl in Khujand, the capital of

18:50, september 11, 2008