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President meets media heads today

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon is meeting with heads of media today afternoon, according to president’s executive office.

13:28, december 8, 2009

Rahmon extends condolences to Russia president over fatal fire in Perm

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday sent a telegram of condolences to his Russian counterpart, President Dmitry Medvedev, over a fatal fire in the city

12:59, december 8, 2009

French consultant acquaints Tajik specialists with new world fashion style trends

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A one-day interactive seminar entitled “New Product Designing” is being held in Dushanbe today, Saidmumin Kamolov, national program manager,

12:49, december 8, 2009

Tajikistan produces 7.063 bln somoni worth of agricultural goods in Jan-Nov 09

DUSHANBE, December 8, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eleven months of this year, gross agricultural product from all categories of farms has been 7.

12:34, december 8, 2009

Tajikistan expected to produce some 900,000 tons of wheat this year

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has produced 1.

12:14, december 8, 2009

Employees of Tajik embassy in Turkey give up their one-day’s wage to help Roghun’s construction

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Employees of the Tajik Embassy in Turkey have given up their one-day’s wages to help construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), Ms,

12:02, december 8, 2009

Tajik medical facilities receive $6.628 mln worth of humanitarian aid today

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik medical facilities will receive US$6.628 million worth of humanitarian aid that has been delivered to Tajikistan by the U.S.

11:59, december 8, 2009

Russian company launches exploration of Sargazon gas field

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Closed joint-stock company (CJSC) Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz has begun exploring the Sargazon gas field, located in Khatlon’s Danghara district, some

11:45, december 8, 2009

Tajik charity prepares more than 10,000 New Year’s presents for orphaned children

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The charitable foundation, Sarparast, jointly with the Movement for National Unity and Revival of Tajikistan have prepared more than 10,000 New Year’s

11:29, december 8, 2009

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

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

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