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15:08, december 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

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

WORLD

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

WORLD

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

TAJKISTAN

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

TAJKISTAN

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

TAJKISTAN

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

TAJKISTAN

Iranian president to visit Tajikistan in early January

DUSHANBE, December 28, Asia-Plus -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to pay visits to Turkmenistan and Tajikistan in early January, the Iranian envoys to the Central Asian

20:25, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

PDPT determines candidates for election to parliament through party list system

Amirsho Miraliyev, the head of Presidentâ€™s Executive Office, is at the top of list of the PDPT candidates for election to parliament through a party list system.

19:57, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Emomali Rahmon reelected as PDPT leader, while Rustam Rahmon elected to PDPT’s board

DUSHANBE, December 26, Asia-Plus -- The 10th congress of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) that was held in Dushanbe today reelected President Emomali Rahmon as the party leader.

19:28, december 26, 2009

SPORT

Rasoul Boqiyev to represent Tajikistan in the London 2012 Olympics

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s first-ever Olympic medalist, judoka Rasoul Boqiyev, will return home.

18:41, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan to consider the possibility of launching air route Bishkek-Dushanbe-Delhi

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The ninth two-day session of the Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission resulted on December 25 in signing of a protocol on making amendments to

16:20, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Seminar on labor migration issues takes place in Dushanbe on Friday

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A seminar and a videoconference entitled “Lessons of Three Decades of Work in the Migration Field” took place at the World Bank Dushanbe Office on

15:34, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

UNICEF to provide US$28 mln to Tajikistan within next six years

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan (GoT) and the UNICEF Country Office in Tajikistan signed the Plan of Actions for implementation the Country Program of

15:06, december 26, 2009

POWER

Vice speaker receives visiting representatives of political parties of foreign countries

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Friday December 25, Safar Safarov, the first deputy speaker of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), received a

12:35, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Electricity prices expected to rise 25% in Tajikistan in January 2010

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government is currently considering the issue of raising electricity rates for all categories of consumers beginning on January 1, 2010,

12:15, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

BHR conducts charitable action for inmates of juvenile penal colony

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On occasion of the New Year’s holiday, Tajikistan’s Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law (BHR) has conducted a charitable action for inmates of

11:55, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Shahritus district transfers more than 40,000 somoni to Roghun’ bank account

QURGHON TEPPA, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Employees of federally funded enterprise and organizations in Khatlon’s Shahritus district have given up their one-day’s wages, totaling more than

11:30, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

USD expected to fell during days of mass sale of shares in Roghun, says NBT head

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A large amount of the national currency, the somoni, will be withdrawn from circulation during the days of mass sale of shares in open joint-stock

20:52, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd electoral commission for 2010 local legislature elections numbers 11 members

KHUJAND, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 21st session of the Sughd regional legislature (Majlis) of the third convocation that took place in Khujand on December 21 confirmed the composition of

20:35, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Number of constituencies for elections to GBAO legislature increased from 54 to 61

KHOROG, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 21st session of the GBAO legislature (Majlis) has elected the regional electoral commission for the 2010 legislature elections.

19:59, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

All employees of Sughd-based charity to buy shares in Roghun

KHUJAND, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- All employees of international charity public organization (ICPO), Jovid, will buy shares in the Rough hydroelectric power plant (HPP) after they are made

19:32, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Over 60% of overall volume of work on construction of Roghun HPP reportedly carried out to this day

ROGHUN, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Nobody currently knows an exact date for damming the Vakhsh River at the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), Nourullo

19:14, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Official presentation of Roghun shares takes place on Friday

Shares in the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) will be available fro trading on Tajikistanâ€™s stock market on January 6, 2010.

17:04, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Ukrainian company to design and manufacture generators for Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from Ukrainian state-owned industrial plant Elektrotyazhmash have completed assessment of equipment that had been delivered to the site

15:34, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Herat chambers of commerce discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus - Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Sharif Said yesterday met here with a delegation of the Afghan province of Heart, led

15:05, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe students participate in seminar on democratic election standards

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar entitled “Youth and Democratic Election Standards” for students from Dushanbe universities is concluding in Dushanbe today.

14:49, december 25, 2009

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan hit earthquake

Kazakhstan hit an earthquake, reports press service of the Ministry of Emergency of Kazakhstan.

14:49, december 25, 2009

WORLD

Ahmadinejad says Obama disappointment to world

U.S. President Barack Obama failed to meet with the expectations of the global community, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said in an interview with the U.K. Channel 4.