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129 residents of Sughd returned home in coffins from Russia this year

KHUJAND, September 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The branch of the Interior Ministry migration service for Sughd said on September 3 that the Sughd province has received the bodies of 129 of its residents,

18:19, september 3, 2009

FEZs in Tajikistan to be deigned at the expense of the national budget

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Work on designing the free economic zones (FEZ) Sughd in northern Tajikistan and Panj in the Khatlon province will be funded from the national budget,

17:45, september 3, 2009

European Union supports the capacity building in cadastre in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A seminar on the "Development of cadastrial mapping in Tajikistan", arranged within the frameworks of the EU funded project "Support to mapping and

17:25, september 3, 2009

209 new train cars purchased from Russia and Ukraine reportedly arrive in Tajikistan in late August

KHUJAND, September 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The last consignment of train cars purchased from Russia and Ukraine arrived in Tajikistan in late August, according to Tajik Railways’ branch for the

15:45, september 3, 2009

Tajik national air carrier marks its 85th anniversary

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik civil aviation marks its 85th anniversary today.

14:39, september 3, 2009

Sughd drug police seize nearly 406 kilos of narcotics this year

KHUJAND, September 3, 2009, Asia-Plus - Officers from the department for combating drug trafficking (drug police) within the Sughd police directorate have seized more than 405.

14:19, september 3, 2009

New school opens doors to school children in Khovaling

KULOB, September 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new school to accommodate 640 pupils has opened its doors to schoolchildren in the administrative center of Khatlon’s Khovaling district.

14:03, september 3, 2009

IMF mum on audit of Tajik power company

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2009, Asia-Plus – The results of a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) audit of Tajikistan''s main electricity supplier, Barqi Tojik, will remain confidential according

13:09, september 3, 2009

INCIDENTS

One Tajik killed, one other seriously injured in attack in Russia’s Leningrad region

A group of unidentified persons attacked three Tajik nationals in the city of Volkhov, Russiaâ€™s Leningrad region on August 31, 2009.

10:29, september 3, 2009

Two drug pushers detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two drug pushers have been detained in the Sughd province.

10:14, september 3, 2009

Uzbekistan cuts gas deliveries to Tajikistan again

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan has reduced its deliveries of natural gas to Tajikistan again, reportedly over unpaid debts.

19:51, september 2, 2009

Interaction between Tajik, Kyrgyz borer communities discussed in Isfara

ISFARA, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first session of a joint regional Tajik-Kyrgyz commission for cross-border cooperation has been held in the northern city of Isfara with support

19:02, september 2, 2009

Number of women serving in the army increasing in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A number of women serving in the army is increasing in northern Tajikistan, Asia-Plus has learned from Nosirjon Toshmatov, an official with the Sughd

18:35, september 2, 2009

CCER complains over improper attention of international organizations to parliamentary elections in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- International organizations and diplomatic missions active in Tajikistan do not pay a proper attention to the upcoming parliamentary elections

18:09, september 2, 2009

Tajik government does not have political will for improvement of parliamentary election law: SDPT

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Practice has shown once again that the Tajik government does not have a political will for improvement of the parliamentary elections code, the

17:43, september 2, 2009

Resolution of the government on the draft parliamentary elections code predictable, says IRPT official

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A negative resolution of the government on the draft parliamentary elections code could be predictable, Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda, a spokesman for the

15:42, september 2, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Two wanted criminals from Khujand detained in Moscow

KHUJAND, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An operation, dubbed Koftukov (Search), carried out by the Interior Ministry criminal investigation directorate and the criminal investigation unit

15:28, september 2, 2009

Many points of draft parliamentary election legislation in contrary to the Constitution: CCER

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Many points of the draft law on elections to the parliament, authored by MP Shodi Shabdolov, are in contrary to the country’s Constitution, Muhibullo

14:05, september 2, 2009

Interior Ministry suggests tightening of Labor Migration law

The Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan suggests tightening of External Labor Migration law.

14:04, september 2, 2009

Rahmon leaves for Geneva to attend World Climate Change

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today left for Geneva to attend the World Climate Conference that opened there on August 31.

14:03, september 2, 2009

President Nazarbaev orders to finalize Country Development Strategy by 2020

In accordance with the order of Nursultan Nazarbaev, development of Country Development Strategy shall be finished by 2020.

13:57, september 2, 2009

Uzbek and Malaysian bankers sign memorandum of understanding

Uzbekistan Banking Association (UBA) and Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) have signed the mMemorandum of understanding.

13:52, september 2, 2009

Turkmen president congratulates teachers and students on beginning of academic year

The Turkmen media has published President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedovâ€™s congratulatory address to the students of schools, establishments of higher education, professors and all workers of the

13:50, september 2, 2009

India president to make state visit to Russia

Indian President Pratibha Patil begins a state visit to Russia on Wednesday, confident that relations between the two countries will continue to strengthen and develop.

13:47, september 2, 2009

Tajik cellular operator donates school accessories to first graders from poor families in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik cellular operator, MLT (Mobile Lines of Tajikistan), has donated school accessories to 100 first graders from vulnerable families in five

13:42, september 2, 2009

China to showcase new missiles during October 1 parade

China will display five new types of domestically produced missiles at a National Day military parade on October 1, local media said on Wednesday citing military sources.

13:40, september 2, 2009

Czech court postpones parliamentary elections

The Czech Constitutional Court has postponed the country's early parliamentary polls scheduled for October 9-10 after a complaint by a member of parliament, the Czech radio reported.

13:38, september 2, 2009

Next phase in Afghanistan may require more troops

More troops and a new strategy for using them are emerging as critical components to the 8-year-old effort by U.S. and NATO forces to defeat the Taliban and secure Afghanistan.

13:26, september 2, 2009

Government passes negative resolution on draft parliamentary election law

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government has passed a negative resolution on a bill on elections to the Majlisi Oli (Tajikistan’s parliament) and we cannot agree with this

12:41, september 2, 2009