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IMF governors formally approve US$250 billion general SDR allocation

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved on August 7, 2009 a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)

15:50, august 17, 2009

INCIDENTS

Ayni authorities completing measures to mitigate effects of August 9 landslide

An alternate road has been cleared today and traffic to the village of Vashan has been resumed.

15:17, august 17, 2009

Less land allocated for cotton cultivation this year

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is gradually abandoning the tradition of mono-crop agriculture.

14:29, august 17, 2009

Tajikistan seizes more than three tons of drugs in January-July 09

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik law enforcement authorities have seized 3,151 kilograms of narcotics in the first seven months of this year, according to press service of the

14:17, august 17, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Chief of medical service at one of military units in Khujand faces fraud charge

KHUJAND, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd military prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against Sulaymon Nozipov, the chief of the medical service at military unit

13:52, august 17, 2009

Long-term construction - main reason for increase of prices of 100 schools and 100 hospitals program

Long-term construction, discrepancy in the objects of the design-budget documentation and postponement of the dates - the main reasons of increase of the prices of 100 schools and 100 hospitals

13:48, august 17, 2009

Civil aviation of Uzbekistan turns 85 years

Professional holiday of Uzbek aviators - Day of Air fleet - is celebrated on August 16, third Sunday of the month of August, in Uzbekistan.

13:47, august 17, 2009

Somon Air announces introduction of Amadeus system

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s private air carrier, Somon Air, introduced the global distribution system, Amadeus, on August 10, according to Somon Air’s press service

13:44, august 17, 2009

Rightists picket at Kyrgyz NSC in Bishkek

Activists of the human rights organization Kylym Shamy hold a protest under the slogan Kyrgyzstan-Country of Human Rights, in front of the Kyrgyz National Security Committee office in Bishkek.

13:43, august 17, 2009

IMF notes record high economic growth indices in Turkmenistan

The report of the IMF representatives group that had earlier visited Turkmenistan was approved at the meeting of the International Monetary Fund Executive Directors Board.

13:36, august 17, 2009

RF may supply large number of tanks to Venezuela – Sechin

Russian Vice Prime Minister Igor Sechin said he did not rule out that Russia would supply a large number of tanks to Venezuela.

13:35, august 17, 2009

North Korea puts troops on alert over U.S.-South Korean drills

North Korea on Monday ordered its troops onto a state of full combat readiness as the United States and South Korea started military drills, Yonhap reported, citing the North's official KCNA agency.

13:29, august 17, 2009

U.S. formally announces start of military training in Georgia

The United States has formally announced that it is sending a group of marines to Georgia to train its battalion for service as part of coalition forces in Afghanistan.

13:28, august 17, 2009

Notorious warlord returns to Afghanistan to help Karzai

A notorious Afghan warlord accused of allowing the murder of hundreds, if not thousands, of prisoners and then destroying the evidence returned to Afghanistan Sunday night as part of what appears to

13:09, august 17, 2009

Sughd drug control officer seize more than 9 kilos of hashish yesterday

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd counternarcotics directorate yesterday detained a drug trafficker who was trying to push a large amount of hashish in the city

12:02, august 17, 2009

More than US$10.296 mln remitted to banks in Kulob zone in July 09

KULOB, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 10,296,837 U.S.

11:47, august 17, 2009

Tajikistan should have more considered policy regarding Afghanistan, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik independent expert Hakim Abdullo Rahnamo is not optimistic about the upcoming presidential election in Afghanistan that is scheduled to be held

16:07, august 15, 2009

NGO seeks opportunities for opening school for deaf-and-dump children

QURGHON TEPPA, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The branch of the non-governmental organization, Mechta (Dream), in the Khatlon province is concerned over the lack of a special school for

15:41, august 15, 2009

POWER

President Rahmon congratulates his Indian counterpart on India’s national holiday

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday August 15, President Emomali Rahmon sent a telegram of congratulations to Indian President, Ms.

15:05, august 15, 2009

Tajik, Chinese business communities to hold conference in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The second investment business forum with participation of representatives of Tajik and Chinese business communities is expected to take place in

14:44, august 15, 2009

Tajik official denies Uzbek water station was broken into

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus – A high-ranking Tajik border guard official denies reports that Tajik security forces and farmers have forced their way into an Uzbek-owned water-distribution

14:11, august 15, 2009

106 suicides and 56 attempted suicides reported in northern Tajikistan in January-July 07

KHUJAND August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Suicide rates are high in the northern Sughd province.

13:25, august 15, 2009

Distant learning technologies plan submitted for consideration to CIS government heads

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The session of the expert group of the CIS Council for Educational Cooperation that was held in Minsk, Belarus on August 13-14 decided to submit the

11:29, august 15, 2009

Newspaper in the Pamir languages to be published in Khorog

KHOROG, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of young journalists in Gorno Badakhshan have decided to publish a newspaper in the Pamir languages.

11:09, august 15, 2009

45,000 first graders go to school in Sughd this year

KHUAJND, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 45,000 first graders will go to school in the Sughd province this school year, Ms.

10:50, august 15, 2009

This year, Islamic holy month of Ramadan start in Tajikistan on August 22

The Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Religious Scholars) calls on Tajik Muslims to make donations during the holy month of Ramadan

10:30, august 15, 2009

New school officially opened in Gorno Badakhshan last Thursday

KHOROG, August 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new school was officially opened in the village of Nishusp, GBAO’s Shugnan district on August 13.

19:03, august 14, 2009

SOCIETY

Crisis gives more space for interaction between SCO states, the SCO deputy general secretary

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The global financial crisis gives even more space for interaction between member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the SCO Deputy

18:24, august 14, 2009

POWER

President Rahmon congratulates his Pakistani counterpart on Pakistan’s national holiday

DUSHANBE, August 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Friday August 14, President Emomali Rahmon sent a telegram of congratulations to his Pakistani counterpart, President Asif Ali Zardari, on occasion

17:51, august 14, 2009