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11:19, november 1, 2010

SOCIETY

EMU uses environmental pollution problems to impede development of Tajikistan’s infrastructure, says expert

Tajik researcher considers that under the mask of zeal to minimize environmental pollution in the region the Ecology Movement of Uzbekistan (EMU) tries to impede development of Tajikistan’s

18:12, october 30, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Drug peddler from Kulob gets jail term of 8½ years

QURGHON TEPPA, October 30, Asia-Plus -- A court in Khatlon province has sentenced a drug peddler to 8½ years in prison.

17:23, october 30, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Ambassadors raise concerns regarding state of media freedom in Tajikistan

The Ambassadors of the United States of America, United Kingdom, Federal Republic of Germany, and Republic of France and the Head of Delegation of the European Union called on the Government of

17:02, october 30, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kyrgyz village evacuated due to counterterrorist operations in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2010, Asia-Plus – Fifteen Kyrgyz families have been moved from the village of Kok-Tash on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in Kyrgyzstan''s southern Batken region as Tajik

16:45, october 30, 2010

TAJKISTAN

MPs to consider tobacco regulation bill next week

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) will consider the bill on restrictions on the use of tobacco products next week.

16:06, october 30, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Eskhata Bank simplifies crediting terms for it clients

KHUJAND, October 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To attract more clients open joint-stock company (OJSC) Eskhata Bank has simplified crediting terms for its customers as much as possible.

19:18, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. government supports renovations to improve boarding school for orphans

DUSHANBE, October 29 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday October 28, U.S.

19:00, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CA youth to share their skills and experience at DYCA 2010 forum in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Central Asian youth will share their skills and experience at the third regional forum, Digital Youth of Central Asia (DYCA), that has opened in

18:04, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Mini-Dublin Group meets in Dushanbe on Friday

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the min-Dublin Group, presided over by Italian Ambassador to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Giovanni Reculli (phonetically spelled), took

17:34, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan continues negotiations with Uzbekistan over Turkmen power deliveries

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will continue negotiations with Uzbekistan over the delivery of Turkmen electricity to Tajikistan via Uzbek power systems, the source at

15:10, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik delegation to attend CAREC Ministerial Conference in Cebu

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program is holding its 9th Ministerial Conference (MC) as member countries take stock of a

15:00, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

This year, Tajikistan marks Idi Qurbon on November 17

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- This year, Tajikistan will mark Idi Qurbon, or Eid al-Adha in Arabic, on November 17.

14:31, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Five organized drug trafficking groups broken up in Khatlon this year

QUGHON TEPPA, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Khatlon counternarcotics directorate have broken up five organized drug-trafficking groups and seized 110 kilograms of narcotics

14:13, october 29, 2010

POWER

President shakes up officials

By government’s decrees Mahmoudjon Sobirov, formerly Deputy Foreign Minister, has been appointed the First Deputy Foreign Minister and Nizomiddin Zohiodv, who had previously worked as Chancellor of

13:50, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Meeting of transport ministers of five nations did not take place in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of transport ministers of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China, Iran and Kyrgyzstan that was expected to be held in Dushanbe today has not taken

13:05, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Environmental situation of Zeravshan River to be discussed in Tashkent

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The environmental situation of the Zeravshan River will be discussed at an international conference titled “The Transborder Environmental Problems of

12:33, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Over 32 kilos of narcotics seized in a single operation in Khatlon yesterday

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The 45-resident of the border village of Guliston in Khatlon’s Shouroobod district, Mirzomurod Kholov was detained not far from the Tajik-Afghan

12:29, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik law enforcement authorities conduct operation against dangerous criminals in Isfara

At least one criminal was killed in exchange of gunfire while the fate of one or two others is still unknown because the debris of the house from which the criminals were firing were not yet cleared

11:14, october 29, 2010

POWER

Dushanbe municipal government allocates funds for purchase of gas for Dushanbe CHP-plant

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe mayor’s office has allocated 4.

10:53, october 29, 2010

POWER

Dushanbe mayor requests to prosecutors to probe into residents’ applications against Movarounnahr company

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has sent all applications from Dushanbe residents lodged against the construction company, Movarounnahr, to the

10:35, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe-Kyrgyz border highway to help Tajikistan become a major crossroads for international trade

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe-Kyrgyz border highway, which is part of a much larger scheme that is changing the way Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan do business, will help

10:18, october 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Construction of Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran railroad will promote stabilization of situation in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Construction of a rail link connecting Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Iran will promote stabilization of the situation in Afghanistan, Afghanistan

18:30, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Germany to support modernization of Oqsou power plant in Murgab

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Germany will support modernization of the small power plant Oqsou in Murgab district instead of construction of a new small power

17:49, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

SDP: Only president’s interference may stop alarming tendency of pressure on media

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Social-Democratic Party (SDP) has prepared a statement over the current situation around independent media in the country, the SDP deputy leader

15:58, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan receives 667 bodies from Russia in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 844,000 Tajik nationals have entered the Russian Federation and 252,640 Tajik nationals have left Russia, according

15:36, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik servicemen highly appreciated by the COFR drill command

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The management officers and the parachute company of the Tajik Ministry of Defense (MoD) participating in military exercises for Collective

15:22, october 28, 2010

POWER

Tajik president receives Afghan and Iranian transport ministers today afternoon

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is receiving Iranian Minister of Roads and Transportation Hamid Behbahani and Afghan Minister of Transport and Civil

14:51, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kabool-Tajik Textiles again suspends operations

KHUJAND, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based textile enterprise, Kabool-Tajik Textiles, which resumed its operation last June after being closed for more than two year, has

14:19, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Barqi Tojik offers to raise electricity rates by 20-25 percent

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik power holding (Tajik electricity supplier) offers to raise electricity rates beginning on January 1, 2011, the Barqi Tojik head Abdullo

13:56, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Barqi Tojik: Electricity rationing will no be so strict this winter

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In the coming winter, electricity deficiency in Tajikistan is expected to stand at 2 billion kWh of electricity, while last year, it was more than 4