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10:18, october 20, 2010

Tajik theatre wins main prize at international theatrical festival in Ukraine

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The State Youth Theater named after Mahmoudjon Vohidov has won Golden Lion, the main prize at the 10th International Theatrical Festival, Golden Lion,

20:33, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan on the way to full abolition of death penalty, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus - The issue of fully abolishing death penalty in Tajikistan will be solved positively in the near future, Jumakhon Davlatov, State Adviser to the

19:25, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

98 new HIV infection cases registered in Sughd in Jan-Sept 2010

KHUJAND, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 98 new HIV infection cases have been registered in Sughd province, bringing the total number of the officially

19:04, october 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

Tajik rescuers need modern technical equipment

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) needs 76 million somoni for purchase of modern technical equipment for rescue teams,

18:13, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Finance minister asks government to refrain from exempting individual entities from tax payment

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov has asked the government to refrain from exempting individual entities from payment of taxes.

17:59, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Central bank head concerned about rise in consumer prices in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 19 2010, Asia-Plus -- The head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Sharif Rahimzoda, is concerned about increasing consumer prices in the country.

17:56, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tax Committee files lawsuit in Higher Economic Court against Tojiktransgaz

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has filed a lawsuit in the Higher Economic Court against Tojiktransgaz (natural-gas distributor), the

15:41, october 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

70% of bomb shelters in Tajikistan fit for exploitation, says CES head

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Up to 70 percent of bomb shelters in Tajikistan that are officially called “built-in antiradar shelter for the population during the special period of

15:15, october 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

Tajik rescuers continue search operation for bodies of six servicemen of Alpha unit

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Khaybullo Latipov, the head of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) told reporters in Dushanbe today that Tajik rescuers are

14:56, october 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

Nearly 4 mln somoni needed for reconstruction of houses damaged in Rasht, says CES chief

Nearly four million somoni are needed for reconstruction of residential buildings in Kamarob Gorge that were destroyed and seriously damaged during a military operation in the area.

13:51, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

OSCE Border Management Staff College strengthens customs administration of Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- First course on risk analysis for officers from the Afghanistan and Tajikistan Customs Administrations from different regions of Afghanistan began at the

13:31, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Nearly 110,000 new jobs created in Tajikistan this year, says minister

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 48,000 nationals of Tajikistan, or 2.

13:02, october 19, 2010

POWER

Tajik speaker receives Iranian parliamentary delegation today

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Shukurjon Zuhurov, Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), is receiving visiting Iranian parliamentary

12:32, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Uzbek ecologists estimate TALCO environmental impact on Uzbekistan at $228.3 mln

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Ecology Movement of Uzbekistan (EMO) offers to set up a joint Uzbek-Tajik intergovernmental working group that would prepare new edition of the

12:03, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Media pluralism in Tajikistan in danger, OSCE media freedom representative warns

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, said on October 18 that she is concerned about recent developments limiting media access

11:49, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik researchers question results of count of Marco Polo sheep’s population

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from the Committee for Environmental Protection and researchers from the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan plan to launch a detailed

11:31, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sughd banks and credit organizations provide 665.5 mln somoni in loans in Jan-Sept 2010

KHUJAND, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine moths of this year, banks and credit organizations operating in Sughd province have provided 665.

11:13, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik human rights activists concerned over pressure on independent print media

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus – On Monday October 18, Tajikistan’s Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law (BHR) and the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit)

10:55, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s construction market not seriously affected by global financial market

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The global financial has not seriously affected Tajikistan’s construction market, Abduvali Komilov, the director of the Committee for Construction and

10:37, october 19, 2010

SPORT

President sponsors country’s national youth soccer team

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has become a sponsor of Tajikistan’s national youth soccer team.

10:19, october 19, 2010

POWER

President discusses winter preparation with Sughd, Khatlon and Dushanbe administrators

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Monday October 18, President Emomali Rahmon had telephone conversations with mayor of Dushanbe and governors of Khatlon and Sughd provinces,

20:10, october 18, 2010

INCIDENTS

Officer from SCNS special operations unit saved by miracle as helicopter crashes in Rasht on Oct 6

Fakhriddin Khidirov is the only person who was saved in an October 6 helicopter crash in Rasht district.

19:27, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

90%of Tajik students study at Cairo’s Al-Azhar University outside official quotas, says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently working on finding out the exact number of Tajik students attending religious schools abroad illegally

18:57, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe’s municipal redevelopment plan will be available for all comers

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Every citizen has the right familiarize himself with the municipal plan for redevelopment of Dushanbe, Abduvali Komilov, the director of the Agency for

18:38, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s aluminum earnings amount to over US$545 mln in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan has exported primary aluminum for more than 545 million U.S.

18:25, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Nearly 78% of Tajikistan’s imports reportedly exempted from customs fees in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Approximately 78 percent of Tajikistan’s imports have been exempted from payment of customs fees in January-September this year, Nouriddin Mahmadov,

17:45, october 18, 2010

European Week opens in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus – The annual celebrity of the European Week in Tajikistan is starting today.

17:32, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. embassy promotes simple but life saving practice: hand washing

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus – Ms. Necia Quast, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S.

17:01, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Modern sports complex with swimming pool to be built in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe municipal government plans to build a modern sports complex with swimming pool as part of the municipal plan for redevelopment of the

15:51, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik MFA: Rail dispute with Uzbekistan has not been solved so far

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Some of the state bodies of Uzbekistan are abusing disagreements between their country and Tajikistan in water-and-energy issues and halting of