Tajkistan

11:14, january 4, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Publication of Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda restored in Tajikistan

Tajikistan has resumed publication of Russiaâ€™s Komsomolskaya Pravda

19:41, january 3, 2007

POWER

Deputy ministers for transport and communications appointed

DUSHANBE, January 4, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolutions deputy ministers for transport and communications have been appointed.

18:40, january 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CIDA plans to open its representative office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 3, Asia-Plus - The Canadian International development Agency (CIA) plans to open its representative office in Tajikistan in the first half-year of 2007, the Tajik MFA said.

17:45, january 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Saddam Hussein will remain symbol of sacrifice for political struggle: IRPT leader

DUSHANBE, January 3, Asia-Plus -- I was very sorry to hear about execution of Saddam Hussein, Muhiddin Kabiri, deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) also

17:00, january 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Gazprom gets gas, oil-prospecting license in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 3, Asia-Plus - Gazprom has been granted two licenses by the government of Tajikistan for the geological prospecting of natural gas and oil fields in the Central Asian republic,

16:30, january 3, 2007

INCIDENTS

One fatal traffic accident, three fires reported in the Dushanbe during New Year’s holidays

DUSHANBE, January 3, Asia-Plus - One person was killed and one other was injured December 31 as a BMW sedan ran into the tree in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik traffic police administration.

14:26, january 3, 2007

POWER

Tajik government to endorses new electricity and natural-gas-tariffs

Tajik government will hold a meeting today to discuss new tariffs on electricity and natural-gas supplies to the public.

13:58, january 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Iraq investigates Saddam footage

DUSHANBE, January 3, Asia-Plus - The Iraqi government has launched an inquiry into unofficial mobile phone footage showing the execution of former leader Saddam Hussein.

12:00, december 31, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan to build trade representative office in Kiev

DUSHANBE, December 31, Asia-Plus -- The Kiev legislature has approved a decision to provide a land for the construction of Tajikistan’s trade representative office in Ukraine.

11:12, december 31, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Saddam Hussein’s execution may worsen situation in Iraq: Tajik MFA

DUSHANBE, December 31, Asia-Plus -- Saddam Hussein''s execution may aggravate the military-political situation in Iraq, Foreign Ministry spokesman remarked at a news conference in Dushanbe on

14:24, december 30, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan increases honey production

DUSHANBE, December 30, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan exceeded the 2006 target on honey.

18:00, december 29, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Russia hopes its TV channels will remain on air in Azerbaijan

DUSHANBE, December 29, Asia-Plus - Russia''s Foreign Ministry is aware of Azerbaijan''s decision to take two Russian TV channels off the air on its territory from July 1, 2007, the ministry''s

17:29, december 29, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Karzai lambasts border mine plan

DUSHANBE, December 29, Asia-Plus - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticized Pakistan''s plans to fence and lay landmines along sections of its border with Afghanistan.

16:50, december 29, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Six presidential candidates registered in Turkmenistan

DUSAHNBE, December 29, Asia-Plus - Six candidates for the Turkmen presidency were officially registered Thursday, the Central Asian country''s election commission said.

16:13, december 29, 2006

POWER

Dushanbe mayor’s office supports installation of heating system at orphanage # 1

DUSHANBE, December 31, Asia-Plus - The Dushanbe mayor’s office has supported rehabilitation of the boiler heating system at orphanage # 1.

14:01, december 29, 2006

POWER

Rahmonov calls for charity on the holiday of Idi Qurbon

DUSHANBE, October 29, Asia-Plus - President Rahmonov has congratulated peoples of Tajikistan on the upcoming holiday of Idi Qurbon (Eid ul-Adha in Arabic).

12:44, december 29, 2006

POWER

Government endorses new provisions on ministries and organizations

Tajik government has discussed Tajikistanâ€™s socioeconomic results in 2007 as well, as new provisions on ministries, committees and bodies under the government.

11:30, december 29, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Russian relations in 2006 were rich and fruitful, says Putin

DUSHANBE, December 29, Asia-Plus -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a telegram of congratulations to his Tajik counterpart, President Emomali Rahmonov, on occasion of the upcoming New

20:12, december 28, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Bad weather conditions affect fruits and grapes harvests

DUSAHNBE, December 28, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s farming units have failed to fulfill fruits and grapes harvest this year.

19:27, december 28, 2006

POWER

Tajik government holds meeting to consider the country’s socioeconomic results in 2007

DUSHANBE, December 28, Asia-Plus - Tajik government has discussed Tajikistan’s socioeconomic results in 2007.

18:48, december 28, 2006

TAJKISTAN

All disagreements to be settled at congress, says head of the DPT organization for Kulob

KULOB, December 28, Asia-Plus - “All disagreements within our party will be settled at an extraordinary congress that will be held in Dushanbe on January 14,” Amrokhon Safarov, head of the

17:49, december 28, 2006

LAW-ORDER

139 criminal proceedings considered by Kulob court this year

KULOB, December 28, Asia-Plus - This year, a court in the city of Kulob has considered 139 criminal proceedings instituted against 160 people, the Kulob court chairman Aslam Kholov said in an

17:20, december 28, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan to chair CIS economic council

DUSHANBE, December 28, Asia-Plus - The 32 nd session of the CIS Economic Council yesterday endorsed a draft agreement on the establishment of a common energy market within the CIS area,

16:19, december 28, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan reach agreement on electricity

Dushanbe and Tashkent have reached a deal on supply of Uzbek electricity to Tajikistan Tashkent in January-March 2007.

15:51, december 28, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik police report large heroin haul in Ayni

DUSHANBE, December 28, Asia-Plus - Police have reported a large heroin haul in northern Tajikistan.

14:31, december 28, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Bringing an end to the misery of human trafficking

DUSHANBE, December 28, Asia-Plus -- The heads of the major Embassies and donor organisations working in Tajikistan (the Principals’ Group) discussed the problem of human trafficking at their most

13:28, december 28, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik CCI to launch entrepreneurs rights website

DUSHANBE, December 28, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) will launch the ‘Rights of Producers and Entrepreneurs Rights’ website in the near future.

11:59, december 28, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Uzbek economic commission to meet in March 2007

DUSHANBE, December 28, Asia-Plus -- The next session of Tajik-Uzbek intergovernmental commission for economic and trade cooperation will be held in March 2007, according to the Tajik MFA.

20:00, december 27, 2006

INCIDENTS

69-year-old Hajji from Tajikistan dies in Mecca

KULOB, December 27, Asia-Plus - Ganjikhon Qayumov, head of the religious affairs department of the Kulob mayor’s office told Asia-Plus that a 69-year-old Hajji from the village of Mirpok in the

18:11, december 27, 2006

POWER

Mayor’s office provides humanitarian aid to disabled people

DUSHANBE, December 27, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe mayor’s office has provided financial assistance to 262 families being in charge of two and more persons with disabilities on occasion of the upcoming