Tajkistan

15:07, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Auditors’ Board to be presented in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus -- An official presentation of the public association entitled the Board of Auditors of Tajikistan will be held in Dushanbe today.

14:50, april 16, 2008

POWER

PM gets acquainted with work of Yovon heat and power plant

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov today morning went to Khatlon’s Yovon district to familiarize himself with the present energy situation in the district,

14:35, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

EU interested in integration among Central Asia’s states, says Bundestag representative

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus -- Germany and the European Union as a whole are interested in integration, or, rather, cooperation among the Central Asian countries in various areas, Ms.

14:09, april 16, 2008

LAW-ORDER

MoH officials face embezzlement charge

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus -- Shamsiddin Piri, the head of the capital construction directorate within the Ministry of Health (MoH), and Saidmurod Mahmoudov, a chief accountant within the

13:56, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM, IOM’s regional representative discuss migrant rights protection issues

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus -- Prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) were a focus of a meeting of Foreign

13:40, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Khorog makes preparations for international scientific symposium

KHOROG, April 16, Asia-Plus -- Internal symposium formally titled “Climate Change: Past, Present, Future” will be held in August this year in Tashkent-Khorog-Dushanbe, Academician Oghonazar

13:12, april 16, 2008

INCIDENTS

A car blows up in Qurghon Teppa

QURGHON TEPPA, April 16, Asia-Plus -- A car VAZ-2106 blew up outside the building of the Khatlon police directorate yesterday afternoon, Asia-Plus ahs learned from Khatlon traffic police

12:27, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

384 children under the age of five die in Khatlon in Jan-Mar 08

QURGHON TEPPA, Asia-Plus - Over the first three months of this year, 384 children under the age of five, with 80 percent of them being babies under the age of one (308), have died in the

12:08, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Visiting French delegation gets acquainted with activities of Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus - A delegation of France’s Institute for Higher National Security Studies yesterday paid a get-to-know visit to the head office of the Tajik Drug Control Agency

11:48, april 16, 2008

POWER

New mayor of Khorog appointed

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree of April 15 Mulkamon Nazaraliyev was appointed acting mayor of Khorog, Gorno Badakhshan replacing Ms.

11:42, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Director general of OJSC Roghun HPS appointed

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus -- Director general of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Roghun HPS has been appointed.

11:38, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Charter and structure of management of OJSC Roghun HPS approved

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus -- The government yesterday passed a resolution endorsing the charter and the structure of management of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Roghun HPS

11:33, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestobonk doubles its assets

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus - Assets of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk, one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, nearly doubled in the year to March 31, 2008, reaching

11:20, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Rahmon highly appraises role of CSTO in the region and the world

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday April 15, President Emomali Rahmon met with visiting Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha.

10:52, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Health authorities inspect Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus -- A working group led by the Health Minister Nusratullo Salimov went to Gorno Badakhshan yesterday afternoon for a three-day visit.

10:37, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Higher Economic Court rules that contract on privatization of Isfara cannery be annulled

DUSHANBE, April 6, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Higher Economic Court has ruled that a contract on privatization of Isfara’s cannery be annulled and that the plant should be returned to state,

10:23, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, XUAR officials discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 16, Asia-Plus - Ways to expand bilateral cooperation were a major topic of a meeting of Sharif Said, the

10:11, april 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Shanghai Six regional group considers Iran in expansion plans

DUSAHNBE, April 16, Asia-Plus – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization''s decision on whether to admit Iran will depend on general plans for expansion that could see other states join, the head of

19:05, april 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Radio station to resume its work soon, Tojikteleradiocom official

DUSHANBE, April 15. Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe independent radio station Imrouz (Today) founded by medial holding Orieno-Media has not yet resumed broadcasting.

18:32, april 15, 2008

INCIDENTS

Torrential rain affects areas under grain crops in Kulob

Flooding caused by recent heavy rainfalls has affected some 20 hectares of areas under grain crops in Khatlonâ€™s Kulob district.

15:17, april 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

MoH discusses health sector reform concept

DUSHANBE, April 15, Asia-Plus -- An enlarged board meeting of the Ministry of Health (MoH) that was held on April 14 considered the health sector reform concept.

14:49, april 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

PamirEnergy puts up car raffle for its bona fide customers

KHOROG, April 15, Asia-Plus -- The Pamir Energy Company (PamirEnergy) has put up a car raffle for its bona fide customers, Asia-Plus has learned from the PamirEnergy public relations manager

14:11, april 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Political parties development support project presented in Khatlon

QURGHON TEPPA, April 15, Asia-Plus -- A project for supporting development of political parties was presented in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province yesterday.

13:38, april 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Transportation police stop attempt of smuggling over 3 kilos of heroin into Moscow

DUSHANBE, April1 5, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Tajik transportation police directorate seized more than 3 kilograms of heroin at the Dushanbe airport last Saturday, a source at the

13:20, april 15, 2008

POWER

Dushanbe’s districts to have their own electric systems directorates

DUSHANBE, April 15, Asia-Plus -- Preparations to ensure regular work of Dushanbe’s economy during autumn-winter 2008-2009 was a focus of an enlarged meeting of the the Dushanbe mayor’s

12:53, april 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Efforts to combat locust infestation under way

DUSHANBE, April 15, Asia-Plus -- A next meeting of the commission for combating locust infestation, presided over by Agriculture Minister Qosim Qosimov, was held in Dushanbe on April 14,

11:32, april 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik drug control chief, CSTO secretary general discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 15, Asia-Plus -- The present drug situation in the region and interaction among member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in combating drug

11:10, april 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Inflation will not affect return of loans, says Amonatbonk head

DUSHANBE, April 15, Asia-Plus -- Inflation will not affect lending and return of loans provided to cotton-rowing farms, Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov, the head of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings

10:54, april 15, 2008

LAW-ORDER

One detained in Suhgd with a large consignment of counterfeit banknotes

KHUJAND, April 15, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd police directorate has reported the seizure of a large consignment of counterfeit banknotes of 10 somonis’ denomination.

10:40, april 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

German official offers to hold international conference in Dushanbe to discuss drug trafficking issues

DUSHANBE, April 15, Asia-Plus -- Visiting Minister of State at Germany’s Federal Foreign Office Gernot Erler yesterday held talks with the Drug Control Agency (DCA) director Rustam Nazarov,