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Dushanbe mayor’s office denies rumors about cancellation of New Year’s concert

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Reports by some media that the New Year’s concert at the Dousti Square in Dushanbe is allegedly cancelled do not correspondent to the fact, Shavkat

13:30, december 29, 2009

More than 125,500 residents of Khatlon reportedly leave outside country this year for seasonal work

KULOB, December 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 125,542 residents, of the southern province of Khatlon, including 115,809 men and 9,734 women, have left the country this year seeking better employment

13:09, december 29, 2009

GTZ provides €250,000 worth of technical assistance to Tajik vocational and technical schools

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) has provided €250,000 worth of technical assistance to vocational and technical schools in

12:32, december 29, 2009

POWER

Tajik cabinet endorses plan of work for first half-year of 2010

A December 28 meeting of Tajik cabinet reviewed the results of this yearâ€™s work and endorsed the plan of work for the first half-year of 2010.

11:45, december 29, 2009

POWER

Tajik leader, Iranian envoy discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received Iranian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ali Asgar Sherdoust.

11:30, december 29, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Four drug peddlers get long jail terms in Sughd

KHUJAND, December 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Four drug peddlers have been instituted to long-term prison in northern Tajikistan.

11:15, december 29, 2009

SOCIETY

Tajik pundit expects ruling party to win more that 70% of votes in 2010 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Professor Ibrohim Usmonov expects the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) to win more than 70 percent of votes in the upcoming parliamentary

19:56, december 28, 2009

Kulob court gives permission of marriage of four underage girls this year

KULOB, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court in the city of Kulob has given permission for the marriage of four underage girls this year, the Kulob court clerk Furqat Rahmatulloyev told

19:34, december 28, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Number of crime-involved students increasing in Kulob

KULOB, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Number of students who are involved in committing crimes is increasing in Khatlon’s Kulob zone.

19:08, december 28, 2009

CCER determines registration fee at 7,000 somoni

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) held a meeting today to discuss issues related to registration fee needed to run the

18:04, december 28, 2009

President to meet with representatives of Tajik business community on January 15

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon is expected to meet with representatives of the country’s business community on January 15, 2010, according to the State

17:48, december 28, 2009

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers bill on state statistics

DUSHANBE, December 28, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill on state statistics at a December 28 presided over by

16:11, december 28, 2009

INCIDENTS

Traffic accidents leave four dead and one injured in Gorno Badakhshan last Saturday

KHOROG, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two traffic accidents that took place in Gorno Badakhshan last Saturday left four dead and one injured, according to the GBAO traffic police department.

15:56, december 28, 2009

Uzbek Parliamentary elections held successfully

At 8 pm Sunday, voting at elections of the deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis and local councils completed at all polling stations in Uzbekistan.

15:53, december 28, 2009

Bilateral economic cooperation expected to be focus of Tajik-Iranian negotiations in January 2010

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As it had been reported earlier, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive in Tajikistan on January 6, 2010 on an official two-day visit.

15:52, december 28, 2009

Growth of economy of Kazakhstan in 2009 to make more than 0.1 %

In 2009, the level of the economic growth of Kazakhstan will reach more than 0.1 %.

15:41, december 28, 2009

Kyrgyzstan launches declaration campaign since January 1, 2010

Another declaration campaign will be launched in Kyrgyzstan since January 1, 2010, the State Personnel Department of the republic informed the news agency on Monday.

15:37, december 28, 2009

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov invites Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Turkmenistan

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation today.

15:28, december 28, 2009

U.S. condemns Iranian police violence

The United States has condemned violence in Iran where four to eight people died in clashes between opposition demonstrators and police on Sunday.

15:26, december 28, 2009

The Party of Economic Reforms holds pre-election congress last Saturday

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday December 26, the Party of Economic Reforms held its 3rd congress to discuss the party’s pre-election platform and determine candidates

15:18, december 28, 2009

U.K. activists gather to remember Israel's Gaza offensive

Activists of Muslim and anti-war movements have staged a rally near the Israeli embassy in London ahead of the first anniversary of Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip.

15:08, december 28, 2009

All Tajik residential customers to have electricity on the New Year holiday

On occasion of the New Year holiday, electricity will be supplied 24 hours to all residential customers in the country from December 31, 2009 to January 1, 2010

14:59, december 28, 2009

Medvedev to hold session of Council of Legislators Mon

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is to hold a session of the Council of Legislators here on Monday.

14:49, december 28, 2009

US troop deaths in Afghanistan double 2008 toll

A US solder was killed in Afghanistan, NATO said on Sunday, raising the American death toll to twice the number of those killed there in 2008, according to an AFP tally.

14:48, december 28, 2009

SOCIETY

Tajik-Russian relations develop unevenly this year, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik independent expert Rashid Ghani Abdullo considers that Tajik-Russian bilateral relations have developed unevenly this year because of Russia’s

13:41, december 28, 2009

Financial opportunities of DPT enough to nominate only 9 candidates though party list system

DUSHANBE, December 28. 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Democratic Party (DPT) led by Masoud Sobirov held its pre-election congress in Dushanbe on December 26.

13:13, december 28, 2009

CPT to have a party list of 10 candidates for the 2010 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 28th pre-election congress of the Communist Party (CPT) that took place in Dushanbe on December 26 confirmed a party list of 10 candidates for

12:44, december 28, 2009

INCIDENTS

Pair from Isfara killed by mine explosion on Tajik-Uzbek border

ISFARA, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus - A couple from the village of Zarkhok in the northern district of Isfara have been killed in a mine explosion on the Tajik-Uzbek border.

11:30, december 28, 2009

Some 1,300 fetanil ampoules destroyed in Dushanbe last Friday

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) jointly with employees of the State Service for Supervision of Pharmaceutical Activity have confiscated a large

11:15, december 28, 2009