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Polish national perishes after falling while climbing rock in Varzob

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officer from the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, Polish national Czeslaw Beliawski (phonetically spelled), has perished after falling while climbing rock in

10:58, august 10, 2009

CSTO says group 'committed' to Armenia defense

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus – The Collective Security Treaty Organization''s (CSTO) secretary-general has said that in the event of an Azerbaijani attack against Armenian forces over the

10:55, august 10, 2009

Customs officers ward off attempt of smuggling 3,000 boxes of cigarettes Pine into Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Customs officers from the border-crossing checkpoint Nizny Panj in Khatlon’s Qumsangir district on August 8 warded off an attempt of illegally

19:28, august 8, 2009

Memorial service held in Dushanbe St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral to mark anniversary of conflict in S. Ossetia

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A memorial service was held in the Dushanbe St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral today to mark the anniversary of the conflict in South Ossetia.

19:03, august 8, 2009

Tajik Embassy in Ankara announces contest dedicated to 18th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence

DUSHANBE, August 8, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik Embassy in Ankara jointly with the Student Council (council of Tajik students studying at universities in Turkey) announces a competition dedicated

17:36, august 8, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Teacher at Khujand university faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, August 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ms. Bisabohat Ismoilova, a lecturer with Khujand-based Tajik State University of law, Business and Politics, faces charge of bribery.

16:55, august 8, 2009

No new cases of hemorrhagic fever reported in Tursunzoda, Tajik official says

24 persons that had contact with VHF patients will be discharged from hospital within the next few days.

16:19, august 8, 2009

OSCE Office co-organizes third annual Preparatory Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day meeting co-organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan to support Tajik government and civil society representatives, ahead of the OSCE''s

19:51, august 7, 2009

SDC finances eight projects in the field of art and culture

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has financed eight projects in the field of art and culture for a total amount of US$15,000

17:31, august 7, 2009

Large amount of hashish intercepted in Panj on Thursday

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A drug peddler was detained in Khatlon’s Panj district yesterday while he was trying to push a large amount of hashish, according to the Drug Control

17:13, august 7, 2009

The body of woman working for Russian military base found in Dushanbe’ suburb

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The body of woman of Slavic appearance with craniocerebral injury was found today early in the morning in the Chimteppa jamoat of the Roudaki district.

15:50, august 7, 2009

Four killed in Sughd traffic accident Thursday

KHUJAND, August 7, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed on August 6 as a car overturned in Sughd’s Panjakent district.

15:36, august 7, 2009

Turkish entrepreneurs study opportunities of participating in investment projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from a number of Turkish companies and enterprises are currently in Tajikistan to study opportunities of participating in investment

15:07, august 7, 2009

Tajik finance minister, ADB's country director sign $20 mln grant agreement

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Today, Tajik Finance Minister Safarali Najmiddinov and the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Country Director for Tajikistan Makoto Ojiro signed a grant

14:38, august 7, 2009

Three die of hemorrhagic fever in Tursunzoda district

Three residents of the Tursunzoda district, including the 47-year-old head of the infectious diseases department within the local central district hospital Askar Umarov, have died of hemorrhagic

13:53, august 7, 2009

LRWR an Talco alone now owe nearly TJS 215 mln to Tajik power holding

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of July 31, 2009, residential customers owed more than 93 million somoni (TJS) to Barqi Tojik power holding for consumed electricity.

13:52, august 7, 2009

Gross international reserves total almost US$20 billion in Kazakhstan

The gross international reserves of Kazakhstan are reported up 7.41% in July compared to the previous month and totaled US$19,975,000,000, the National Bank of Kazakhstan said.

13:49, august 7, 2009

Kyrgyzstan: The price for flour will not go up

â€œThe prices for grain and flour will not go up this yearâ€, - Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Processing Industry Iskenderbek Aidaraliev said during a meeting with journalist.

13:45, august 7, 2009

International textile machinery exhibition to be held in Tashkent

Central Asian international textile machinery exhibition CAITME 2009 will take place in Tashkent on September 15-17, press release of ITE Uzbekistan, forum organizer, states.

13:44, august 7, 2009

Additional supplies of Turkmen gas to Iran to start in December

Turkmen builders plan to complete and put into operation a new gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Iran by October this year. The pipeline is designed to supply 12.

13:43, august 7, 2009

Moscow, Ankara agree to build South Stream in Turkish waters

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan signed on Thursday agreements on cooperation in the gas sphere.

13:38, august 7, 2009

U.S. asks Israel to suspend settlement building for one year

The United States has asked Israel to order a one-year moratorium on building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank to unblock the Middle East peace process, Israel's Haaretz daily reported on

13:36, august 7, 2009

South Korea allows public group to visit DPRK

The South Korean Ministry of Unificaiton has given the go-ahead to a trip to North Korea of a delegation of the non-governmental group engaged in rendering humanitarian aid to Pyongyang on Friday.

13:35, august 7, 2009

Canada rejects NATO call to stay in Afghanistan past 2011

Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon reaffirmed Thursday Canada's 2011 exit from Afghanistan despite reported pleas from NATO's chief for an extension of Canada's deployment in the war-torn country.

12:52, august 7, 2009

MoC attaches significance to rehabilitation and preservation of cultural relics

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Culture (MoC) has begun rehabilitating one of cultural relics of the nationwide significance – the Tomb of Abdullo Vali in the village

12:30, august 7, 2009

Fire destroys 150 sq m of cellarage at Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- New details emerged on a fire that broke out at the Dushanbe tannery yesterday afternoon.

12:12, august 7, 2009

Dushanbe hosts 34th session of the CIS council for cultural cooperation

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 34th session of the CIS Council for Cultural Cooperation is scheduled to take place in Dushanbe from August 10-12.

12:01, august 7, 2009

Matrix of measures to improve investment climate discussed in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) yesterday hosted the third session of the working group for

11:37, august 7, 2009

POWER

Tajik leader, Kyrgyz minister discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were the focus of a meeting of President Emomali

10:15, august 7, 2009