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Agriculture ministry works out national cotton subsector development program

DUSHANBE, August 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is working out a draft national cotton subsector development program for 2010-2015.

18:08, august 18, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Large amount of smuggled gasoline detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd customs service have detained nearly 5,000 liters of smuggled gasoline in the Bobojonghafurov district.

17:53, august 18, 2009

Kulob produces more than TJS 24 mln worth of industrial goods in January-July 09

KULOB, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In January-July 2009, the city of Kulob has produced a total of 24.2048 million somoni (TJS) worth of industrial goods, which is 3.

15:21, august 18, 2009

USAID boosts capacity of the Sughd FEZ

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) presented office equipment and furniture worth 23,000 USD to the Sughd Free Economic

15:11, august 18, 2009

POWER

Tajik capital’s mayor endorses plan of holding Independence celebrations in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev yesterday endorsed the plan of events to mark Tajikistan’s Independence Day that will be held in the Tajik

14:58, august 18, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Trial of six alleged IMU activists starts in Khujand today

KHUJAND, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trial of six alleged activists of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is beginning in Sughd’s regional court in Khujand today.

14:24, august 18, 2009

Russia says arrests 8 hijackers of merchant ship: reports

Russia has arrested eight people who hijacked the merchant ship Arctic Sea, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Tuesday.

14:20, august 18, 2009

Israel agrees to halt West Bank construction until 2010

Israel will freeze construction in the West Bank until the beginning of 2010, the Israeli prime minister's office has said, according to Israeli media.

14:18, august 18, 2009

Georgia’s membership of CIS ends August 18 - CIS Executive

In accordance with a decision of the CIS Foreign Ministersâ€™ Council on Georgiaâ€™s membership of the Commonwealth of Independent States of December 9, 2008 Georgia as of August 18 will be not a

14:17, august 18, 2009

US weighs bolstering combat troops in Afghanistan

The US military was looking at freeing up more troops for combat in Afghanistan as President Barack Obama warned there would be no "quick" victory in the war.

14:13, august 18, 2009

Gasoline price rise reported in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the past two days, gasoline prices in Dushanbe have risen more than 7 percent.

13:39, august 18, 2009

Kazakhstan economy comes out to recovery stage – Minister of Economy

Today at the Government's telephone conference Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov informed of 1.4% growth of the country's economy in June 2009.

13:34, august 18, 2009

International exhibition “Territory of childhood” opens in Tashkent

International exhibition of goods and services for future moms, children, and teenagers "Territory of childhood" will take place in Tashkent on August 19-21.

13:32, august 18, 2009

Kyrgyzstan ranks among 5 economically developing states in CIS

Kyrgyzstan ranks among five CIS countries which retained positive rates of economic development during six months of 2009, the Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent

13:31, august 18, 2009

SOCIETY

Georgia’s CIS withdrawal is the beginning of the end of CIS, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- Georgia is officially ending its membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as of today.

13:30, august 18, 2009

Turkmenistan, UN sign United Nations Development Assistance Framework up to 2015

A ceremony of signing the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the period of 2010-2015 was held in Ashgabat on August 16.

12:45, august 18, 2009

Tajik-Afghan prisoner exchange still on hold

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus – A Tajik-Afghan agreement on a prisoner exchange signed last year has still not been implemented, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on August 17.

12:29, august 18, 2009

Inflation for January-July 09 stands at 3.1 percent

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Inflation for January-July this year stood at 3.1 percent, according to the State Committee for Statistics.

12:05, august 18, 2009

CORRECTION:

The August 17 “Asia-Plus Blitz” item titled “Indian PM expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan in early September” should have said that Indian President Pratibha Patil is expected to pay

11:14, august 18, 2009

Tajik cultural center set up in Nizhny Novgorod

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A regional public association entitled Tajikistan Cultural Center “Dusti-Druzhba (Friendship)” has been set up in Nizhny Novgorod, the capital of

11:08, august 18, 2009

CES employees mark their professional holiday on Monday

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Employees of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under the Government of Tajikistan marked their professional holiday

10:59, august 18, 2009

Interior ministry helps labor migrants receive their wages from Russian employers

KHUJAND, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Representative office of the Tajik Interior Ministry migration service in Russia (Moscow) has reportedly helped Tajik labor migrants working in

10:45, august 18, 2009

Seminar on media and human rights held in Khorog

KHOROG, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A five-day seminar entitled “Media’s Legal Activity and Human Rights” concluded in Khorog, the capital of Gorno Badakhshan on August 16.

10:30, august 18, 2009

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounts to nearly $1.904 bln in January-July 09

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In January-July 2009, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 1.9039 billion U.S.

10:15, august 18, 2009

Agroinvestbonk’s capital exceeds 205.5 mln somoni

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of July 31, 2009, capital of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk amounted to more than 205.5 million somoni, which is 87.

19:00, august 17, 2009

Tajik media organizations release statement over closure of independent radio station

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday August 17, Tajik Journalists’ Union, the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit) and the Media Alliance of

17:39, august 17, 2009

Indian PM expected to pay visit to Tajikistan in early September

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009 Asia-Plus - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan in early September this year, according to the MFa information

17:30, august 17, 2009