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Afghan drug lord reportedly arrested in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency have reportedly broken up an organized criminal group, which was engaged in smuggling Afghan drugs into Central

13:00, january 25, 2010

Tajikistan now receives up to 18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek gas per day

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan now receives 17,000-18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek natural gas per day, according to Tojikgaz (Tajik state-controlled natural-gas distributor).

13:00, january 25, 2010

Tajikistan now receives up to 18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek gas per day

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan now receives 17,000-18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek natural gas per day, according to Tojikgaz (Tajik state-controlled natural-gas distributor).

12:45, january 25, 2010

133 cases of suicide reported in Khatlon last year

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 133 cases of suicide were registered in the Khatlon province last year, Jurakhon Madiyev, chief of the Khatlon police directorate staff, announced at

12:10, january 25, 2010

25 farms in Kulob pay off 2009 cotton loans taken from Amonatbonk

KULOB, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 25 farming units in Kulob, Farkhor and Vose districts of Khatlon’s Kulob zone have paid off cotton loans taken from Amonatbonk’s (Tajikistan’s savings

11:50, january 25, 2010

$1 bln needed to provide Tajikistan’s population with safe drinking water and upgrade ageing infrastructure

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Only little more than 50 percent of the country’s population now has access to safe drinking water, Asia-Plus has learned from the source at the

21:15, january 23, 2010

EAEC finance ministers endorse procedure of providing loans from Anti-crisis Fund

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus – Finances ministers of member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) have endorsed the procedure of providing loans from the EAEC Anti-crisis Fund,

20:30, january 23, 2010

New SCO Secretary-General takes office

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus – Muratbek Imanaliev, new Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization officially took office, People’s Daily newspaper reported.

20:05, january 23, 2010

POWER

Draft poverty reduction strategy for 2010-2012 discussed in Dushanbe Friday

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The National Council for Development under the President of Tajikistan discussed outcomes of the poverty reduction strategy for 2007-2009 as well as

19:45, january 23, 2010

Tajikistan earmarks 27 mln somoni for the conduct of 2010 population and housing census

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The population and housing census will be conducted in Tajikistan from September 21 to September 30 this year, Ms.

19:15, january 23, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Leader of Salafiya movement in Tajikistan gets jail term of seven years

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The court of Dushanbe’s Sino district has sentenced seven Salafis to jail terms from 5 to 7 years.

13:35, january 23, 2010

Government commission will assign day for blocking the Vakhsh River, minister says

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Energy and Industries Gul Sherali told reporters on January 22 that an exact date of blocking the Vakhsh River for beginning of the work

13:15, january 23, 2010

Tajikistan expected to launch 10 new jewelry enterprises by 2015, says industry minister

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 17 equipments for processing precious and semi-precious stones have been delivered to Tajikistan from China, Minister of Energy and Industries Gul

13:00, january 23, 2010

LRWR intends to take country’s irrigation system under its control

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Land Reclamation and Water Resources (LRWR) intends to take the country’s irrigation system under its control.

12:35, january 23, 2010

POWER

Dushanbe mayor sacks chief architect, reprimands other municipal officers

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev sacked the city chief architect Sangahmad Tilloyev at a January 22 enlarged meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s

20:25, january 22, 2010

Electricity rationing to be eased in some regions in February, says minister

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Beginning on February 1, electricity rationing will be eased in some regions, Minister of Energy of Industries Gul Sherali announced at a news

19:10, january 22, 2010

INCIDENTS

Fire damages Russian Drama Theatre in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A fire has damaged building of Russian Drama Theatre named after Vladimir Mayakovsky in Dushanbe.

18:40, january 22, 2010

Uzbekistan offers Tajikistan to review agreement on borders of air space responsibility zones

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan plans to review borders of zones of responsibility for air traffic services, Anvar Makhsoudov, director general of the State Unitary

16:50, january 22, 2010

In Q110, Tajikistan reportedly buys Uzbek natural gas at $231 per 1,000 cubic meters

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2010, Tajikistan will buy natural gas from Uzbekistan at the rate of 231 U.S.

15:55, january 22, 2010

Corporate social responsibility issues discussed in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, January 22, 201, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting entitled “Corporate Social Responsibility in Benefit of Business and Society” is taking part at the Vefa center in Dushanbe today.

15:20, january 22, 2010

TEMPUS Information Day in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Education program TEMPUS announces Information Day, which is held in Dushanbe today, according to the Delegation of the European Commission to

15:03, january 22, 2010

Uzbekistan’s economy to grow by 6.5% next two years – World Bank

Gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan will grow by 6.5% in 2010 and 2011, the World Bank said in its Global Economic Prospects 2010, released on 21 January 2010.

15:00, january 22, 2010

Kazakhstan, Russia discussed organization of deliveries of Kazakhstan fruit-and-vegetable products to Moscow market

The Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Russia, Zautbek Turisbekov, had a meeting with the mayor of Moscow, Yury Luzhkov, to discuss the questions of direct deliveries of

14:53, january 22, 2010

Over 7,000 special children involved in educational programs in Kyrgyzstan

Over 7,000 children with special needs are currently involved in various educational programs, the Kyrgyz Education Minister, Abdylda Musaev said Friday at a final collegium.

14:49, january 22, 2010

Ukrainian "Altcom" to start construction of bridge across Amu Darya in Turkmenistan

The financial-industrial group "Altcom" (Donetsk, Ukraine) will begin construction of a road bridge, Atamurat-Kerkichi, across the Amu Darya river in Turkmenistan before April of this year.

14:47, january 22, 2010

Haitian looters fear for their lives as residents fight back

Looters in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince are coming under attack by local residents, who are forming Lynch mobs, a RIA Novosti correspondent said on Thursday.

14:43, january 22, 2010

Clinton sees unity on Iran despite China

Despite Chinese reluctance to impose further sanctions on Iran, U.S.

14:35, january 22, 2010

High-level talks on new Russia-US nuclear pact: report

Senior officials from the United States and Russia held talks Thursday on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, Interfax news agency reported, after both sides said significant progress had been made.

14:32, january 22, 2010

US unveils civilian strategy for Afghanistan, Pakistan

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a long-term, non-military strategy to stabilize Afghanistan and Pakistan that calls for sending more civilian experts to the region.

13:55, january 22, 2010