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18:03, january 24, 2011

ECONOMY

Roghun’s money gives first dividends

Roghun’s temporarily surplus funds deposited at Tajik banks have given the first dividends in an amount of 5 million somoni.

13:30, january 24, 2011

SPORT

Young Tajik soccer player to play for FootballCV Reds in UK

LONDON, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Young Tajik soccer player Behzod Sharipov will play for reserves of FootballCV Reds in England, Great Britain.

12:56, january 24, 2011

ECONOMY

Specialists study effect of dry autumn on agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has set up a working group (WG) to monitor the situation in the agrarian sector.

12:33, january 24, 2011

SECURITY

Afghan national detained in Khatlon with over 67 kilos of drugs

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A large amount of narcotics was seized in an operation carried out by local police in Hamadoni district, Khatlon province overnight, according to

12:20, january 24, 2011

POWER

MP from ruling PDP appointed to head the Committee for Environmental Protection

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Powers of the member of the Majlisi Namoayndagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Talbak Salimov terminated as he was appointed head of the

11:55, january 24, 2011

ECONOMY

Tajikistan’s external debt up US$265.1 mln in 2010

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s foreign debt grew 261.5 million U.S. dollars in 2010, Finance Minister Safarali Najmiddinov told reporters in Dushanbe today.

11:44, january 24, 2011

ECONOMY

AMUR technical center expected to assembly up to 350 trucks this year

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The AMUR technical center in the city of Chkalovsk, Sughd province plans to assemble 300-350 trucks this year, according to the Ministry of Energy d

11:36, january 24, 2011

ECONOMY

1,500 ha of lands remain uncultivated in Kulob last year

KULOB, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 1,500 hectares of lands, including 1,100 hectares of irrigated lands, remained uncultivated in Khatlon’s Kulob region last year, the Kulob land management

11:33, january 24, 2011

SECURITY

Tajik Hizb ut-Tahrir leader sentenced to 18 years

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The leader of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir movement in Tajikistan, Yusuf Khafizov, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, Radio Liberty’s Service reports.

11:12, january 24, 2011

ECONOMY

UN concerned over gender inequality in agriculture

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A new United Nations interagency report on the gender dimension of agricultural work says women still benefit less than men from rural employment and face

10:57, january 24, 2011

POLITICS

Pakistan parliament speaker invites leadership of Tajik parliament to visit Islamabad

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Pakistan Zubaidullo Zubaydov met with Pakistan’s Senate Chairman Farooq Hamid Naek in Islamabad at the end of last week, according to

10:52, january 24, 2011

INCIDENTS

Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital Monday morning

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A mild tremor measuring 3.0 on a 12-poit scale jolted Dushanbe today morning at 7:45 am, according to the Dushanbe seismological station.

09:29, january 24, 2011

ECONOMY

Tojikstandart to be restructured and split up into several agencies

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus /Rasoul Shodon/ -- Tojikstandart (agency for standardization, metrology, certification and trade inspection) will be restructured and split up into several

17:43, january 22, 2011

ECONOMY

2.46 bln somoni of loans and grants attracted to Tajikistan in 2010

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2010, Tajik government signed 11 loan and 26 grant agreements with international financial institutions and foreign countries for a total amount of 2.

17:20, january 22, 2011

LAW-ORDER

Corruption costs GBAO at 2.7 mln somoni in 2010

KHOROG, January 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Mardon Faqirov, an official with the GBAO anticorruption directorate, told reporters in Khorog on January 21 that corruption cost Gorno Badakhshan at 2.

17:00, january 22, 2011

SOCIETY

3,841 newborns registered in the city and the district of Kulob in 2010

KULOB, January 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In 2010, 3,841 newborn were registered in the city and the district of Kulob, whish is 62 newborns more than in 2009, according to the Kulob agency for

16:16, january 22, 2011

UCA launches seminal series on Pamir music and heritage

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Musical Arts of the Pamirs, Volumes I, II, and III was launched at the Ismaili Center, Dushanbe on January 21.

16:13, january 22, 2011

LAW-ORDER

Member of Sughd local council faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, January 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An extraordinary session of the Sughd regional legislature (Majlis) took place in Khujand on January 21.

16:10, january 22, 2011

POWER

Tajik president decrees new migration agency

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on January 10 establishing a new agency to be in charge of the country’s migration policy, according to the

16:07, january 22, 2011

POWER

New Tajik Ambassador to Iran appointed

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree Davlatali Hotamov, formerly director of the Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection

16:04, january 22, 2011

POLITICS

IRP opposes parental responsibilities bill

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Friday January 21, the board (Shuroi Siyosi) of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) released a statement regarding the bill on holding parents

16:01, january 22, 2011

ECONOMY

Aluminum production declines 2.7 percent in 2010

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In 2010, Tajikistan produced 350,000 tons of aluminum, which is 2.7 percent, or 10,000 tons, fewer than in 2009.

15:58, january 22, 2011

SECURITY

Two terrorist acts prevented in Khujand

Two suspect cars with forged transit number plates were left outside the buildings of Sughd police and security directorates in Khujand Friday night. Both of them were packed with explosives.

15:55, january 22, 2011

SECURITY

Tajik border guards kill two trespassers, seize more than 200 kilos of drugs late Thursday

As a result of skirmish on the Afghan border, two trespassers were killed and a large amount of drugs was seized.

17:13, january 21, 2011

SOCIETY

1,004 new HV infection cases detected in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 1,004 new cases of HIV infection were detected in Tajikistan last year, according to the Republican AIDS Center.

16:40, january 21, 2011

INCIDENTS

Last year’s disasters cost Gorno Badakhshan at more than 25 mln somoni

KHOROG, January 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Damage caused by natural disasters to Gorno Badakhshan’s economy last year is estimated at 25.3 million somoni.

16:13, january 21, 2011

SOCIETY

Former UTO leader questions findings of investigation by Kyrgyz national commission

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- One of leaders of former United Tajik Opposition (UTO) also known Tajik religious leader Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda questions the findings of investigation by

15:50, january 21, 2011

POLITICS

President introduces a number of staff changes on Friday

Amonullo Ashour has been relieved of his post of head of the antimonopoly agency.

15:07, january 21, 2011

ECONOMY

Tajikistan produces more than 2,000 kilograms of gold in 2010

The larger amount of gold was produced in 1998 – 3,000 kilograms. Tajikistan has produced not more than 1,800 kilograms of gold in recent years.

13:24, january 21, 2011

ECONOMY

Barqi Tojik remains one of the most incorrigible tax defaulters in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tax debts of Barqi Tojik power holding increased by 139 million somoni in a year to January 1, 2011, reaching 307.