Tajkistan

10:24, april 15, 2008

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers bill on right of access to information

DUSHANBE, April 15, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a draft law on the right of access to information at an April

10:19, april 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

German official names German-Tajik contacts “good”

On Monday April 14, visiting Minister of State at Germanyâ€™s Federal Foreign Office, Mr.

19:18, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS set to hold air defense exercises in April

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus – The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will hold air defense command and staff exercises on April 22 involving over 100 military aircraft, a spokesman for the

19:16, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CSTO official highly appraises participation of Tajik servicemen in the Organization’s events

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- A progress of implementation of resolutions passed at the Dushanbe summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (SCTO) was focus of a meeting of

17:43, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Railways intends to purchase train cars from China

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Railways intends to purchase train cars from China, Vladimir Sobkalov, the

17:05, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik cellular operator denies reports about negotiations for selling its controlling stock

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- The board of closed joint-stock company (CJSC) Babilon-Mobile, Tajik cellular operator, has denied reports released by some Russian media today that it has

16:39, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

TJS20 mln provided by Kulob banks to cotton farmers in Jan-Mar 08

KULOB, April 14, Asia-Plus -- The branches of Tajik banks in Kulob gave a joint press conference today on the results of work carried out over the first three months of this year.

16:20, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

2,000 ha of cotton and 350 ha of grains can perish in Konibodom from water shortages

KONIBODOM, April 14, Asia-Plus - Some 2,000 hectares of cotton, 350 hectares of grains and some 70 hectares of orchards can perish in Konibodom because of shortage of water, the Konibodom

15:18, april 14, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Two residents of Nourobod sentenced to life imprisonment for triple killing

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus - Two residents of the Nourobod district, some 100 kilometers east of Dushanbe, have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

14:46, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

AFEW announces awarding grants for HIV spread prevention projects

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) has announced the beginning of a grant program.

14:26, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Two banks represent Tajikistan at 2nd banking forum of CIS and East Europe countries

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Agroinvestbonk and Tajikistan Development Bank (TDB) will represent Tajikistan at the Second Banking Forum of the CIS and East Europe Countries that will be

13:47, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM, CSTO secretary general discuss preparation of Collective Security Council session

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Visiting Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha is scheduled to hold talks with Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon

13:27, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tojikmatlubot organizes the second regular fair of farm produce in the Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Last weekends, Tojikmatlubot (consumer’s cooperation) organized the second regular fair of farm produce in Dushanbe.

12:57, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president receives visiting German foreign office state minister

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon is receiving visiting Minister of State at Germany’s Federal Foreign Office Gernot Erler today afternoon, presidential press service

12:45, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

GBAO residents concerned over possible rise in flour prices

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus – Residents of Gorno Badakhshan are seriously concerned over the possible rise in prices of wheat flour.

12:25, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Murgab school students do not use computers because electricity shortages

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus – School students in GBAO’s Murgab district do not use cannot use computers because of electricity shortages, Elmira Tatiyeva, the chairperson of the Murgab education

12:11, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Six children die of pneumonia in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus – Six children have died of pneumonia in Gorno Badakhshan this year, the Khorog news agency Pamir Media quoted Ms.

11:52, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Kulob branch of Technological University opens its training centers

KULOB, April 14, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Tajik State Technological University in Kulob has opened its classes at three local enterprises – Kulobtextiles, Kulob milk plant and Kulob

11:40, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

20 Uzbek nationals detained for illegally crossing the border in Jan-Mar 08

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, 20 citizens of Uzbekistan have been detained for illegally crossing the border, Asia-Plus has learned at the border

11:12, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Medical workers in Farkhor and Temourmalik to make in-depth HIV testing again

KULOB, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Labs at the central district hospitals in Khatlon’s Farkhor and Temourmalik districts will make in-depth HIV testing again.

10:40, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

FAO concerned over rising food prices in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Worldwide, 37 countries are currently facing food crises, according to UN FAO’s latest Crop Prospects and Food Situation report.

10:25, april 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan ranked 98th globally in terms of networked readiness

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is ranked 98th globally in terms of the networked readiness index (NRI).

17:22, april 12, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Vose entrepreneur faces charge of fraud and arbitrariness

KULOB, April 12, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob prosecutor’s office has issued an arrest warrant for resident of Khatlon’s Vose district Azamjon Mirzoyev, who is also known in the region as Azam the

16:36, april 12, 2008

POWER

President continues telephone conversations with districts administrators to discuss economic results

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus – On Friday April 11, President Emomali Rahmon had telephone conversations with chairmen of the districts of Danghara (Mahmadullo Saydaliyev) and Shahrinav (Rahmatullo

15:57, april 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Job fair opens in Kulob

KULOB, April 12, Asia-Plus -- The first spring job vacancies fair opened in Kulob today.

14:49, april 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president, CSTO secretary general to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus - The Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Nikolai Bordyuzha, who is arriving in Tajikistan tomorrow afternoon, is scheduled

11:45, april 12, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Sughd prosecutor denies hunger-strike report

KHUJAND, April 12, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd prosecutor Khairullo Saidov has denied the fact that woman being held at a pretrial detention facility in Khujand went on hunger strike as “unfounded.

11:32, april 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Students at Tajik Islamic Institute assessed for meeting student status requirements

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus -- A special commission charged with assessing a level of knowledge of students at Tajik State Islamic Institute currently vets the first- and the second-year

11:15, april 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Three Sughd residents detained in Russia for drug pushing

KHUJAND, April 12, Asia-Plus -- Over the first quarter of this year, three residents of the Sughd province have been detained in the Russian Federation on suspicion of having been involved in drug

19:54, april 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers bill on right of access to information

DUSHANBE, April 15, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a draft law on the right of access to information at an April

German official names German-Tajik contacts “good”

On Monday April 14, visiting Minister of State at Germanyâ€™s Federal Foreign Office, Mr.

CIS set to hold air defense exercises in April

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus – The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will hold air defense command and staff exercises on April 22 involving over 100 military aircraft, a spokesman for the

CSTO official highly appraises participation of Tajik servicemen in the Organization’s events

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- A progress of implementation of resolutions passed at the Dushanbe summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (SCTO) was focus of a meeting of

Tajik Railways intends to purchase train cars from China

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Railways intends to purchase train cars from China, Vladimir Sobkalov, the

Tajik cellular operator denies reports about negotiations for selling its controlling stock

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- The board of closed joint-stock company (CJSC) Babilon-Mobile, Tajik cellular operator, has denied reports released by some Russian media today that it has

TJS20 mln provided by Kulob banks to cotton farmers in Jan-Mar 08

KULOB, April 14, Asia-Plus -- The branches of Tajik banks in Kulob gave a joint press conference today on the results of work carried out over the first three months of this year.

2,000 ha of cotton and 350 ha of grains can perish in Konibodom from water shortages

KONIBODOM, April 14, Asia-Plus - Some 2,000 hectares of cotton, 350 hectares of grains and some 70 hectares of orchards can perish in Konibodom because of shortage of water, the Konibodom

Two residents of Nourobod sentenced to life imprisonment for triple killing

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus - Two residents of the Nourobod district, some 100 kilometers east of Dushanbe, have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

AFEW announces awarding grants for HIV spread prevention projects

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) has announced the beginning of a grant program.

Two banks represent Tajikistan at 2nd banking forum of CIS and East Europe countries

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Agroinvestbonk and Tajikistan Development Bank (TDB) will represent Tajikistan at the Second Banking Forum of the CIS and East Europe Countries that will be

Tajik FM, CSTO secretary general discuss preparation of Collective Security Council session

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Visiting Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha is scheduled to hold talks with Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon

Tojikmatlubot organizes the second regular fair of farm produce in the Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Last weekends, Tojikmatlubot (consumer’s cooperation) organized the second regular fair of farm produce in Dushanbe.

Tajik president receives visiting German foreign office state minister

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon is receiving visiting Minister of State at Germany’s Federal Foreign Office Gernot Erler today afternoon, presidential press service

GBAO residents concerned over possible rise in flour prices

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus – Residents of Gorno Badakhshan are seriously concerned over the possible rise in prices of wheat flour.

Murgab school students do not use computers because electricity shortages

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus – School students in GBAO’s Murgab district do not use cannot use computers because of electricity shortages, Elmira Tatiyeva, the chairperson of the Murgab education

Six children die of pneumonia in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus – Six children have died of pneumonia in Gorno Badakhshan this year, the Khorog news agency Pamir Media quoted Ms.

Kulob branch of Technological University opens its training centers

KULOB, April 14, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Tajik State Technological University in Kulob has opened its classes at three local enterprises – Kulobtextiles, Kulob milk plant and Kulob

20 Uzbek nationals detained for illegally crossing the border in Jan-Mar 08

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, 20 citizens of Uzbekistan have been detained for illegally crossing the border, Asia-Plus has learned at the border

Medical workers in Farkhor and Temourmalik to make in-depth HIV testing again

KULOB, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Labs at the central district hospitals in Khatlon’s Farkhor and Temourmalik districts will make in-depth HIV testing again.

FAO concerned over rising food prices in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Worldwide, 37 countries are currently facing food crises, according to UN FAO’s latest Crop Prospects and Food Situation report.

Tajikistan ranked 98th globally in terms of networked readiness

DUSHANBE, April 14, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is ranked 98th globally in terms of the networked readiness index (NRI).

Vose entrepreneur faces charge of fraud and arbitrariness

KULOB, April 12, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob prosecutor’s office has issued an arrest warrant for resident of Khatlon’s Vose district Azamjon Mirzoyev, who is also known in the region as Azam the

President continues telephone conversations with districts administrators to discuss economic results

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus – On Friday April 11, President Emomali Rahmon had telephone conversations with chairmen of the districts of Danghara (Mahmadullo Saydaliyev) and Shahrinav (Rahmatullo

Job fair opens in Kulob

KULOB, April 12, Asia-Plus -- The first spring job vacancies fair opened in Kulob today.

Tajik president, CSTO secretary general to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus - The Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Nikolai Bordyuzha, who is arriving in Tajikistan tomorrow afternoon, is scheduled

Sughd prosecutor denies hunger-strike report

KHUJAND, April 12, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd prosecutor Khairullo Saidov has denied the fact that woman being held at a pretrial detention facility in Khujand went on hunger strike as “unfounded.

Students at Tajik Islamic Institute assessed for meeting student status requirements

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus -- A special commission charged with assessing a level of knowledge of students at Tajik State Islamic Institute currently vets the first- and the second-year

Three Sughd residents detained in Russia for drug pushing

KHUJAND, April 12, Asia-Plus -- Over the first quarter of this year, three residents of the Sughd province have been detained in the Russian Federation on suspicion of having been involved in drug

France one of windows to Europe for Tajikistan: Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus -- On Friday April 11, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi joined his French counterpart, Mr.