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A number of media sign MoU on creating alternative print media distribution system in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Heads of a number of leading print media of Tajikistan, including limited liability company Newspaper Asia-Plus, limited liability company, Charkhi

12:50, october 9, 2009

SOCIETY

NATO forces in Afghanistan may repeated the fate of Soviet troops, says expert

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- NATO forces in Afghanistan may repeat the fate of the limited contingent of the Soviet troops in this country, although it may not yet be said safely,

12:29, october 9, 2009

Another drug peddler detained at Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Another drug peddler was detained at the Dushanbe airport yesterday, according to the Drug Control Agency (DCA). Dushanbe resident A.S.

12:09, october 9, 2009

President Rahmon departs for Turkmenistan for working visit

Tajik and Turkmen leaders will discuss bilateral cooperation between their countries in the field of energy.

11:29, october 9, 2009

Khatlon electricity-distributor warns local enterprises with arrears of power supply cuts

QURGHON TEPPA, October 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Southern Power Systems (Khatlon electricity-distributor) warns local enterprises with delinquent accounts of power

11:15, october 9, 2009

Sustainable use of natural recourse in CA discussed in Khorog

KHOROG, October 9, 2009, Asia-Plus - A four-day seminar on sustainable use of natural resources in Central Asia was launched in Khorog, the capital of Gorno Badakhshan on October 8.

11:00, october 9, 2009

Tajik leader’s state visit to Russia takes place in accordance with schedule

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2009, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- Preparation of a state visit of President Emomali Rahmon to the Russian Federation is under way and it will take place in accordance with

10:30, october 9, 2009

SOCIETY

At present visit to Turkmenistan more important for Rahmon than CIS summit, says IRPT official

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- With the lapse of time, the CIS will lose its significance and collapse, and therefore, some CIS heads of state do not consider it important to attend CIS

10:14, october 9, 2009

President Rahmon pays working visit to Turkmenistan

Bilateral and regional cooperation will be the focus of President Rahmonâ€™s the talks with Turkmen leader.

20:20, october 8, 2009

Tajik labor migrants’ remittances decrease by 70%, while number of labor migrants decreases by 30%

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, labor migrants’ remittances to Tajikistan have decreased by 70 percent, while the number of labor migrants

19:52, october 8, 2009

Tajik, Danish foreign ministers discuss legal foundation of cooperation of the two countries

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus - A meeting of Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi with his Danish counterpart, Per Stig Møller, was held here on October 8.

19:23, october 8, 2009

Labor migrants reportedly remit US$1.5 bln to banks in Tajikistan in H109

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at the forum entitled “Labor Migration in Central Asia: Problems and Ways to Solve Them” in Dushanbe, the deputy chairperson of

19:00, october 8, 2009

Tajik MP accuses Russian media of a lie

Reports by some Russian media that Tajikistanâ€™s new law on the state language allegedly provides for fine for use of the Russian language in official correspondence and even advertising materials

18:05, october 8, 2009

Kulob cotton farmers refuse volunteers’ help

KULOB, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In all, 33,477 people worked in cotton plantations in Khatlon’s Kulob zone on October 7 and they picked on average 41 kilograms of cotton each, Abdullo

17:46, october 8, 2009

Problems labor migrants among rural residents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day forum formally titled “Labor Migration in Central Asia: Problems and Ways to Solve Them” has opened in Dushanbe today morning.

16:54, october 8, 2009

SOCIETY

Absence of Tajik president at CIS summit does not mean that Tajikistan’ interest in CIS format decreases

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President’s decision to not attend a session of the CIS council of heads of state that is being held in the Moldavian capital Chisinau tomorrow does

15:11, october 8, 2009

UNDP, GEF implement project on sustaining agricultural biodiversity in the face of climate change in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The development goals of the Republic of Tajikistan targeting on conservation of significantly valuable agrobiodiversity and socio-economic growth of the

15:02, october 8, 2009

Tajik president, Danish FM discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today received visiting Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Per Stig Møller, according to presidential press service.

14:38, october 8, 2009

U.S. starts mass swine flu immunization

A large-scale immunization campaign against swine flu has started in the United Stats with the vaccination of 68,000 New Yorkers.

14:37, october 8, 2009

Kulob tax officers transfer more than TJS 11.6 million to city ad republican budgets in Jan-Aug 09

KULOB, October 8, 209, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, tax officers of the city of Kulob have transferred a total of 11,614,608 somoni (TJS) to the republican and city

14:34, october 8, 2009

De facto Honduran government demands Zelaya disarm his guards

The de facto Honduran government demanded on Thursday that ousted President Manuel Zelaya hand in firearms of his bodyguards.

14:21, october 8, 2009

RF ready to assist Iraq with restoration works

Russia is ready to assist Iraq with restoration works, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov said.

14:14, october 8, 2009

Construction of Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan gas pipeline to start in December

This year Kazakhstan marks 110 years of oil drilling.

14:11, october 8, 2009

Afghan police confirm 12 dead, 84 injured in Kabul terror attack

A powerful car bomb detonated in the Afghan capital on Thursday morning killed 12 people and injured another 84, a senior police officer told RIA Novosti.

14:10, october 8, 2009

Nazarbaev and Chernomyrdin discuss development of cooperation with CIS countries

President Nursultan Nazarbaev and advisor to the Russian President Victor Chernomyrdin discussed questions of cooperation between the CIS countries, reported the President's press service.

14:05, october 8, 2009

Tajik media have to work in extreme situations, says Tajik media watchdog head

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik Penal Code criminalizing defamation and insult laws limit the possibility of observance of democratic principles of freedom of speech in

13:56, october 8, 2009

Mitrofanov: Russia granted Kyrgyzstan credit at the U.S. request

Russia has granted Kyrgyzstan a large credit at the request of the United States, Aleksei Mitrofanov, a well-known Russian politician, member of the Fair Russia partyâ€™s main board said live to the

13:53, october 8, 2009

Turkmenistan commemorates devastating 1948 Ashgabat earthquake

On October 6, Turkmenistan marked the National Day of Remembrance of the 1948 Ashkhabad earthquake.

13:33, october 8, 2009

Tajikistan revives a harvest festival Mehrgon

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An event to celebrate a harvest festival, Mehrgon, is being held at Tajik Agricultural University today.

13:11, october 8, 2009