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Tajik official attributes failure to fulfill cotton target to bad weather conditions and insufficient financing

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- This year, Tajikistan has managed to yield 295,815 tons of raw cotton, which 51,000 tons fewer than last year, Saidmurod Bahriddinov, the head of the

11:14, december 8, 2009

POWER

Tajik cabinet discusses issuance and realization of Roghun shares

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Government considered issues related to issuance and realization of shares in Roghun HPP and collection of funds to help Roghun’s construction at a

11:00, december 8, 2009

First suspected swine flu death reported in northern Tajikistan

A pregnant woman hospitalized in Khujand with unknown aetiology of influenza has died.

20:21, december 7, 2009

Gas supplies to Dushanbe cement plant expected to be resumed today

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik state natural-gas distributor, Tojiktransgaz, has promised to resume gas supplies to Tojikcement (Dushanbe cement plant) today afternoon, the

20:07, december 7, 2009

Last year’s government cotton credit repayment issue still remains open

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government has not yet adopted any decision on the issue of repayment of a government credit provided to cotton producing farms last year through

19:25, december 7, 2009

First group of Tajik Hajjis returns home today

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first group of Tajik Hajjis, numbering 360 people, is returning to Tajikistan today, Asia-Plus has learned from Abdusalo Rajabov, a leading

19:04, december 7, 2009

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board endorses amendments to the state duty legislation

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has considered and endorsed changes and addenda to the country’s

18:49, december 7, 2009

Tajik FM visits Southeast Asia’s countries

DUSHANBE, December 7, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi is currently on an official tour of a number of Southeast Asian countries, according to the Tajik MFA information

16:57, december 7, 2009

INCIDENTS

Dushanbe-Khujand highway reopened for traffic after it cleared of snows

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A highway from Dushanbe to Khujand has been reopened for traffic after its 12-kilometer section, hit by a series of avalanches, has been cleared of

16:39, december 7, 2009

Uzbekistan has not yet offered to conduct negotiations on parallel work of power systems, says Barqi Tojik spokesman

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Uzbek side has not yet made an official proposal on conducting negotiations on resumption of parallel work of power systems of Uzbekistan and

16:04, december 7, 2009

Government opens bank accounts for collection of funds for construction of Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government has opened special bank accounts for collection of funds to help construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), according

15:13, december 7, 2009

Tajik delegation attends UN climate change conference in Copenhagen

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik delegation, led by the First Deputy Prime Minister, Asadullo Ghulomov, is attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference that has

14:52, december 7, 2009

NGOs network discusses reasons for local youths joining religious sects

KHUJAND, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of representatives from Tajik and Kyrgyz NGOs being members of the Network of NGOs of Ferghana Valley, Dolina Mira (Valley of Peace), took

14:38, december 7, 2009

Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry bans fireworks

Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry baned the usage of pyrotechnics in buildings and boosts the control over public events.

14:35, december 7, 2009

Uzbek, Turkish health officials discuss cooperation

Minister of Healthcare of Uzbekistan Adham Ikromov met his Turkish counterpart Recep Akdag on Thursday, 3 December 2009.

14:29, december 7, 2009

Kyrgyzstan’s energy losses hit 1.5bln a year

â€œKyrgyz energy companies suffer 1.

14:26, december 7, 2009

Turkmenistan celebrates Day of Neighborliness

On the first Sunday of December Turkmenistan celebrates Day of Neighborliness that goes back to the ancestral national tradition "Gonsy okara".

14:26, december 7, 2009

Shuroobod resident detained with large amount of narcotics on Saturday

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has reported the seizure of a large amount of drugs in Khatlon’s Shurobod district.

14:23, december 7, 2009

Medvedev, Indian prime minister to sign cooperation declaration

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held unofficial negotiations at Medvedevâ€™s countryside residence on Sunday.

14:18, december 7, 2009

Turkey urges OSCE to back Azerbaijan in Karabakh dispute

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe should take note of the UN stance on the Azerbaijani-Armenian territorial dispute and support Baku, Turkey's prime minister has said.

14:13, december 7, 2009

U.S. envoy makes stopover in S. Korea prior to Pyongyang visit

Stephen Bosworth, U.S.

14:09, december 7, 2009

US says bin Laden sometimes slips into Afghanistan

Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden may periodically slip back into Afghanistan from his remote hideout in neighboring Pakistan, a senior White House official says, adding a new twist to the mystery of

14:01, december 7, 2009

Kulob residents continue transferring money to help Roghun hydroelectricity project

KULOB, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Staff members of the Kulob house management unit have decided to give up their one-day’s wages to help construction of the Roghun hydroelectricity power

13:50, december 7, 2009

Uzbekistan reportedly ready to conduct negotiations with Tajikistan on parallel work of power systems

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan and Tajikistan may reach an agreement on further continuation of parallel work of their power systems, news agency REGNUM-Novosti reported

13:27, december 7, 2009

Tajik soldiers to benefit from industry woes

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus KULOB – - Tajik soldiers in the southern Kulob region will receive free wool blankets and new mattresses this winter thanks to large reserves of unused wool in

13:20, december 7, 2009

Former Tajik Komsomol leader asks to reserve the first inscribed share for him

Former Tajik Komsomol (Young Communist League) leader Odiljon Yoqubov (he headed Tajik Komsomol in 1988-1990) has asked the Ministry of Finance to reserve the first inscribed share in Roghun for him.

12:15, december 7, 2009

Korean company expected to start construction of residential complex in Khujand early next year

KHUJAND, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- South Korean company, SR, is expected to start construction of a residential complex in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province early next year,

11:59, december 7, 2009

Tajik-Kazakh economic commission meets in Astana on Dec 9

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 14 issues have been tabled to the agenda of the 7th session of the Tajik-Kazakh intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation that

11:45, december 7, 2009

Somon Air launches once-weekly service from Dushanbe to Istanbul

DUSAHNBE, December 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik private airline, Somon Air, has launched a once-weekly service from Dushanbe to Istanbul, according to the air carrier’s press service.

23:12, december 5, 2009