Tajkistan

17:32, february 28, 2008

INCIDENTS

Another person killed in Shahriston avalanche yesterday

PANJAKENT, February 28, Asia-Plus - Touramurod Pirov from Sughd’s Ayni district was killed in an avalanche that occurred on the Shariston Pass yesterday, bringing a total number of

17:07, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

One of six units at Qairoqqum power plant becomes unserviceable

KHUJAND, February 28, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday Febraury 27, as a result of accident, one of six units at the Qairoqqum hydropower plant in the Sughd province became unserviceable.

16:31, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

TICA donates new equipment to Tajik national news agency

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- Turkey’s International Cooperation Agency (TICA) yesterday handed over new office equipment and furniture to Tajikistan’s national news agency Khovar.

15:56, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik entrepreneurs offer setting up council of experts for investment and entrepreneurship support

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- Prospects of cooperation between Business Associations’ Coordination Council and the State Committee for Investments and Management of State-owned Property

15:20, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

New schools being built in Shahrtitus

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- On February 26-27, Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov was a working visit to Khatlon’s Shahritus district to get acquainted with state of the education

14:41, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Another 20 firearms handed over in Khorog

An official with the Ministry of Interior said that another 20 firearms were handed over yesterday, following an ultimatum made by the GBAO police directorate.

13:37, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Central bank expects inflation rate to be higher than earlier predicted 8 percent

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- Speaking to journalists in Dushanbe on February 27, Sharif Rahimzoda, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), said that he expects inflation to

12:50, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Economic indices of Tajik bank system double during 2007

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- Assets of Tajikistan’s banking system, including banks, loan and other financial organizations, doubled in the year to January 1, 2008, exceeding 5.

12:45, february 28, 2008

POWER

Tajik ambassador to Azerbaijan appointed

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree of January 27 Zokir Vazirov, formerly Chancellor of Institute of Entrepreneurship and Services, was appointed Ambassador of

12:40, february 28, 2008

POWER

Another deputy head of central bank appointed

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree of February 27 Toruaqul Hakqnazarov was appointed deputy head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), presidential press service

12:29, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

MoH, UNICEF CO discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- Health Minister Nusratullo Salimov yesterday met with UNICEF’s Deputy Representative in

12:12, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

IWRP conducts training to instructs Tajik journalists in international journalism standards

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- 15 journalists from different Tajik media and students from the Faculty of Journalism at Tajik National University and the Journalism Department at

12:03, february 28, 2008

POWER

MoAEP reorganized

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection (MoAEP) has been reorganized and renamed the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

11:54, february 28, 2008

POWER

Parliament endorses MPs’ ethics rules

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- The fourth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of

11:27, february 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan's gold and foreign currency reserves amount to $328, says central bank head

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- The gold and foreign currency reserves held by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) have to date amounted to $328 million, Tajikistan’s central bank head

11:15, february 28, 2008

LAW-ORDER

GBAO prosecutor’s office launches investigation into attack on Khorog police department

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus -- A regional prosecutor’s office in Gorno Badakhshan has launched investigation into a February 23 attack on the Khorog police department.

21:14, february 27, 2008

INCIDENTS

Kulob village-level rescue groups practice disaster relief

KULOB, February 27, Asia-Plus - An exercise on practicing disaster relief was held in Khatlon’s Vose district on February 27.

20:19, february 27, 2008

LAW-ORDER

GBAO prosecutor’s office launches investigation into attack on Khorog police department

DUSHANBE, February 27, Asia-Plus -- A regional prosecutor’s office in Gorno Badakhshan has launched investigation into a February 23 attack on the Khorog police department.

19:50, february 27, 2008

POWER

Parliament passes Ombudsman law

Ombudsman will be appointed by the head of state with further confirmation by the parliament.

18:52, february 27, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tojikkhimprom sold by tender to British company

DUSHANBE, February 27, Asia-Plus -- British company that has won a tender for buying open joint-stock company (OJSC) Tojikkhimprom (chemical plant in Yovon) currently waits for approval of

15:31, february 27, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Another alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir activist detained in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, February 27, Asia-Plus -- Another resident of the Sughd province has been detained on suspicion of being member of

15:08, february 27, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Conference to discuss adaptation of IT to Tajik language to be held in Tajik capital in May

DUSHANBE, February 27, Asia-Plus -- An international conference formally titled “Tajik Language and Information Technologies” will be held in the Tajik capital on May 28-29, Asia-Plus has

14:32, february 27, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik capital residents protest power shortages

DUSHANBE, February 27, Asia-Plus -- More than 100 residents of multistory apartment buildings at the Murodullo Sheralizoda

13:46, february 27, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Members of Mamadboqiorv’s group hand over part of weapons to police

Members of an armed group of Mamadboqir Mamadboqirov voluntarily handed over 10 Kalashnikov to the GBAO police directorate yesterday.

13:19, february 27, 2008

INCIDENTS

Government allocates funds to support flood risk management system in Kulob

KULOB, February 27, Asia-Plus -- The central government supports the flood risk management system for one of the most flood-prone areas of the country, Kulob region in Khatlon.

12:58, february 27, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk receives 35 million TJS for providing loans to cotton farmers

DUSHANBE, February 27, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk, one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, has received 35 million (equivalent to more than $10.

12:42, february 27, 2008

LAW-ORDER

A group of gambling machine cheaters detained in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 27, Asia-Plus -- A group of alleged gambling machine cheaters has been detained in northern Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

12:37, february 27, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Turkish trade and economic relations have good potentials: CCI head

DUSHANBE, February 27, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Turkish trade and economic relations are developing actively and have good potential for further expansion, Sharif Said, the head of Tajikistan’s

12:19, february 27, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Central medical board for labor migrants set up at national heath center

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12:04, february 27, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Some 200,000 jobs to be created in Tajikistan by the end of 2009

DUSHANBE, February 27, Asia-Plus -- In accordance with Tajikistan’s national employment program designed for 2008-2009, more than 185,000 new jobs are expected to be created in the country by