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13:11, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan hosts CSTO anti-terror drill

An anti-terror drill for the CSTO Central Asian group that opened in northern Tajikistan today has reportedly involved some 600 military personnel from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and

12:41, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Two Tajiks start multi-country cycling tour today

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two Tajiks – 25-year-old teacher from Tajik Technical University Alisher Khoushvakhtov and 27-year-old German teacher from Dushanbe’s school # 28 Said

12:25, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president to receive envoys of 13 countries today afternoon

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will accept credentials from thirteen new ambassadors today afternoon.

12:13, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

5 assault rifles Kalashnikov confiscated in Kulob in Q110

KULOB, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the law enforcement authorities have confiscated five assault rifles Kalashnikov from residents of the city and

12:01, april 20, 2010

INCIDENTS

Minor tremor felt in Dushanbe Monday evening

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A minor tremor measuring 2.0 on a 12-point scale could be felt in Dushanbe yesterday evening, at 7:54 pm, according to the Dushanbe seismology station.

11:50, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Matches not made in Heaven

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus – One Tajik man has turned matchmaking into a booming business opportunity.

11:36, april 20, 2010

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers agreement on CORF

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered an agreement on the Collective Operational Reaction

11:35, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Allegations about environmental problems caused by emissions from Tajik aluminum smelter baseless, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- All allegations and rumors that emissions from Tajik aluminum smelter operated by Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) have caused serious environmental

10:19, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Overall space of 76,116 sq.m. in residential buildings made available in Tajikistan in Q1010

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Abduvali Komilov, the head of the Agency for Construction and Architecture, revealed on April 19

19:22, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM to discuss year-round operation of Kulma crossing with Chinese officials

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus - Deputy Foreign Minister, Abdullo Yuldoshev, considers that figures for trade between Tajikistan and in China in 2009 provided by the Agency for

18:50, april 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

Health conditions of three Tajiks injured in Moscow dormitory blast do not cause concern

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Three Tajik nationals were injured Sunday morning as a dormitory at the Fabritsius Street in Moscow was rocked by a blast, Deputy Foreign Minister

18:04, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Number of members of ruling party’s organization in Kulob increasing

KULOB, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The number of members of the organization of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) in the city of Kulob have increased.

17:48, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe’s Barakat market to be pulled down soon

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Barakat market and the Justice Ministry’s pretrial detention facility located in the center in Dushanbe will be demolished in the near future,

17:33, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik customs officers transfer 358.4 mln somoni to the public purse in Q110

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the Customs Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has transferred 358.

15:01, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Somon Air launches air route to Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s first private air carrier, Somon Air, has launched a new air route – from Dushanbe to Almaty, Kazakhstan.

14:52, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Uzbek economic commission to consider freight hold-up problem soon

The freight hold-up problem is expected to be one of major topics of the Tajik-Uzbek joint commission for economic and trade cooperation that will meet in Tashkent in the near future.

14:15, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Representative from EBRD Resident Office in Istanbul visits FEZ Sughd

KHUJAND, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

13:46, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

GBAO tax debts amount to 522 mln somoni

KHOROG, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The GBAO tax directorate has overfulfilled the tax collection target for the first quarter of this year by 12.

13:22, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

SDC handed over seven broad band digital seismic stations to the Academy of Science of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Friday April 16, the Academy of Science of Tajikistan hosted a meeting dedicated to the “Day of Science” marked under the motto “2010 Is the Year of

12:59, april 19, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Number of crimes in Sughd-deployed military units reportedly decreases

KHUJAND, April 19, 2010 Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, 17 crimes have been committed by officers and soldiers of military units deployed in Sughd province, which is 51

12:48, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

91 Sughd residents deported from Russia in Q110

KHUJAND, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 91 residents of Sughd province have been deported from Russia over the first three months of this year, the Sughd transportation prosecutor Zokir Nazarov

12:31, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Another US$57 mln needed for implementation of Dushanbe-Tursunzoda-Uzbek border highway rehabilitation project

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An estimated budget for rehabilitation of the Dushanbe-Tursunzoda-Uzbek border highway is 135 million U.S.

12:08, april 19, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Kulob court sentences two Russia officers to 1½ years and 6 months in prison respectively for killing their colleague

KULOB, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two officers of a Russian military unit deployed in Kulob have got jail terms of 1½ and six months respectively for killing their colleague.

11:23, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Number of drug-dependent people reportedly decreases by 21 percent

KHUJAND, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- As of March 31, 2010, 1,001 drug-dependent were officially registered in Sughd province, which is 272 people fewer than of the same date of last year,

10:48, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Banks in Kulob increase lending volumes

KULOB, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, branches of commercial banks and microfinance organizations functioning in the Kulob zone, Khatlon province have

10:31, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Finance ministry reviews the results of implementation of budget in Q110

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The board of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) met on April 16 to review the results of implementation of the national budget in January-March this year and

10:15, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Malaysia intends to invest in Tajikistan’s transport and energy sectors

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A group of Malaysian companies, Aman, intends to participate in implementation of energy and transportation projects in Tajikistan.

19:01, april 17, 2010

POWER

President receives newly appointed judges

President Emomali Rahmon has called on newly appointed court chairmen and judges to ensure rule of law and comply with the laws in their activities.

18:20, april 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan produces more than 1.7 bln somoni worth of industrial goods in Q110

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In January-March 2010, Tajikistan has produced a total of more than 1.7 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 400 million U.S.

18:04, april 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

GTZ to support development of business incubators in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Ways to promote development of a program for establishment of business incubators in Gorno Badakhshan was a major topic of a meeting of Asanali