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Khujand customs officer suspected of being involved in money contraband

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Am official with the Khujand customs service, Colonel M.K.

15:25, october 22, 2009

Russian company completes 1st phase of exploration of Sariqamish gas field

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Closed joint-stock company (CJSC) Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz has completed the first phase of exploration of the Sariqamish gas field in the Shahrinav

14:48, october 22, 2009

Labor migrants’ remittances keep many families in Tajikistan above the poverty line, Tajik official says

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In recent years, labor migration has helped reduce poverty in Tajikistan significantly, Mr.

14:31, october 22, 2009

Kazakhstan set to export grain to China

Kazakhstan, one of the world's top 10 grain exporters, intends to supply grain to China to compensate for poor sales in traditional markets, reported RIA Novosti citing the agriculture minister.

14:28, october 22, 2009

European Union lifts sanctions against Uzbekistan

European Union lifts sanctions against Uzbekistan, radio "Liberty" reported.

14:25, october 22, 2009

Parliament ratifies new government structure

Kyrgyzstanâ€™s parliament has voted Thursday for ratification a new structure of government formed as a result of President Kurmanbek Bakiev's sweeping reforms.

14:22, october 22, 2009

New frontier post inaugurated in Akhal province

New frontier post "Yashlyk" (Youth) of Kaahka border unit was inaugurated in Akhal province of Turkmenistan on October 20. The frontier post has service and social facilities.

14:19, october 22, 2009

U.S. considers IAEA draft deal on Iran as positive step — Kelly

The United States approves the outcome of talks between Iran and three world powers on Tehran's nuclear program and considers a subsequent draft deal of UN nuclear watchdog as a positive step

14:17, october 22, 2009

Clinton says world must act on nuclear proliferation

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a Washington think-tank on Wednesday that the world faced the nightmare scenario of nuclear-armed terrorists.

14:11, october 22, 2009

Dushanbe police seize 16 kilos of opium in separate operation yesterday

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Police officers have seized a large amount of raw opium in a separate operation in Dushanbe.

14:10, october 22, 2009

Putin, Berlusconi to discuss investment projects, trade, economic relations

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrived in St. Petersburg. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin greeted Berlusconi at St. Petersburgâ€™s Pulkovo Airport.

14:06, october 22, 2009

Afghanistan will unravel NATO, says Canadian general

Almost eight years on, a continued lack of focus and resolve in Afghanistan will be NATO's undoing, Canada's former top general warns in a new book.

14:00, october 22, 2009

Cooperation on mutually beneficial use of water in CA discussed in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus - A three-day seminar formally titled seminar “Mutually Beneficial Multilateral Water Agreements: Opportunities to Add Value and Share benefits in the

13:23, october 22, 2009

Increase in Uzbek gas shipments depends on increase in prepayment rates, says Tajik

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Increase in Uzbek shipments to Tajikistan depends on increase in prepayment rates, deputy director general of Tojiktransgaz (Tajik state natural-gas

12:03, october 22, 2009

Ten judges sacked this yea for outrage

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus - Ten judges have been sacked over the first nine months of this year for gross violation of the country’s laws, the head of the Shuroi Adliya (Council

11:36, october 22, 2009

Woman tried to sell her newborn baby, Sughd police say

KHUJAND, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A 26-year-old woman from the Bobojonghafurov district was arrested yesterday after she tried to sell her newborn to local woman for US$600 and 300

11:17, october 22, 2009

Rahmon, Medvedev have informal meeting Wednesday evening

Tajik and Russian leaders had an informal meeting yesterday evening while official negotiations began today. The negotiations are expected to result in signing of a number of cooperation documents.

10:45, october 22, 2009

Ceremony of granting DAFI scholarships to refugee students to be held in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The UNHCR CO in Tajikistan, the German Embassy in Dushanbe and the public association, Refugee Children and Vulnerable Citizens (RCVC), have announced

10:30, october 22, 2009

Manuscript reconstruction lab se up at the Institute of Oriental Studies in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The laboratory for reconstruction of ancient manuscripts was opened at the Institute of Oriental Studies and Written Heritage of the Academy of

10:15, october 22, 2009

Tajikistan’s joining UNECE agreements is of significant importance for us, minister says

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Joining agreements of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is of significant importance for Tajikistan, new Minister of Transport

20:33, october 21, 2009

7,139 crimes reportedly committed by Tajik nationals in Russia this year

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 7,139 crimes have been committed by Tajik nationals in Tajikistan in January-September this year and 2,720 of these crimes are connected with document

20:16, october 21, 2009

Suspected member of Islamist terrorist group “Shamsheri Islom” detained in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, deputy Interior Minister, Ramazon Rahimov, revealed on October 21 that 548 people in Tajikistan

19:12, october 21, 2009

INCIDENTS

Sughd OMON serviceman’s condition remains hard but stable

KHUJAND, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Khairullo Mirzoyev, a serviceman of the Sughd OMON (special police unit), who was wounded during a three-hour raid on a house in Isfara, where the IMU

18:28, october 21, 2009

EDB opens its representative office in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan and the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) have signed an agreement on terms of presence of EDB’s representative office in

17:44, october 21, 2009

CSTO experts to discuss documents regulating formation and functioning of collective forces

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Experts from member nations o the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) gather in Moscow on October 22-23 for consultations on making

16:00, october 21, 2009

Maternity death rate reportedly decreases in southern Tajikistan this year

QURGHON TEPPA, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A certain decrease in the maternity death rate has been reported in the southern Khatlon province.

15:38, october 21, 2009

RSF ranks Tajikistan 113th out of 175 in its Press Freedom Index 2009

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has ranked Tajikistan 113th out of 175 in its Press Freedom index 2009.

15:01, october 21, 2009

POWER

First consignment of garbage trucks delivered to Tajik capital from Russia

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Eight garbage trucks and a consignment of special containers for public utilities have been delivered to Dushanbe from Russia, Shavkat Saidov, a

14:46, october 21, 2009

Anticorruption agencies in GBAO and Sughd sum up the result of their activities in Jan-Sept 09

KHOROG/KHUJAND, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Khorog, the GBAO anticorruption directorate chief Yusuf Nazarshoyev revealed on October 20 that

14:19, october 21, 2009