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Two Tajik enterprises certified for ISO 22000 standard-Food Safety Management System

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- For the first time in Tajikistan and the Central Asian region two Tajik fruit and vegetable processing enterprises -- Elita Istaravshan and Ilmi

14:52, april 20, 2009

Tajik school students win gold and bronze medals in I-SPEEP 2009

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus – International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering & Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SPEEEP 2009) was held in Huston, Texas on April 15-19.

14:29, april 20, 2009

Kyrgyz opposition names presidential candidate

Name of the only presidential candidate from the opposition was voiced in Bishkek the other day. It is the former Prime Minister Almazbek Atambaev.

14:28, april 20, 2009

OSCE Centre supports training for Kazakhstani prosecutors on international legal instruments

A two-day training course to enhance Kazakhstani prosecutors' knowledge of international legal instruments related to co-operation in criminal matters started in Astana today, the press center of

14:26, april 20, 2009

Uzbek-Pakistan commission holds session

The session of the Uzbek-Pakistan commission for trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation was held in Tashkent on April 16.

14:25, april 20, 2009

Turkmenistan, German RWE sign memorandum on cooperation

A memorandum on long-term cooperation between the government of Turkmenistan and German energy concern RWE was signed at the official residence of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov in

14:23, april 20, 2009

IAEA urges sticking to talks with North Korea, Iran

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14:22, april 20, 2009

Venezuela intends to restore diplomatic relations with US

Venezuela intends to restore full-scale diplomatic relations with the US.

14:20, april 20, 2009

Medvedev, Halonen to talk energy security, bilateral ties

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev begins a two-day visit to Finland on Monday to discuss bilateral economic ties, energy issues, including the Nord Stream project, and prospects for signing a

14:19, april 20, 2009

NZ wants exit plan for commandos in Afghanistan

New Zealand's prime minister said Monday that he wants an exit strategy before sending the country's elite Special Air Service combat troops back to Afghanistan as the U.S. has requested.

14:16, april 20, 2009

Agroinvestbonk’s branch in Kulob provides TJS 2.376 mln for this year’s cotton campaign so far

KULOB, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By April 18, the branch of Agroinvestbonk in Kulob has provided 2.

13:54, april 20, 2009

ADB loans increase to $10.5 billion in 2008, annual report says

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $10.5 billion in loans, a 5.

13:48, april 20, 2009

Small Kurultai of ethnic Kazakhs of CA, Iran and Afghanistan opens in Tajik capital today

Dushanbe has hosted the Small Kurultai of ethnic Kazakhs of Central Asiaâ€™s states, Afghanistan and Iran.

13:05, april 20, 2009

Tajikistan hosts SCO anti-terror drill

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day joint anti-terror drill of member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), dubbed Norak-Antiterror 2009, was conducted at the

12:52, april 20, 2009

IRPT holds conference dedicated to lmam Azam

DUSHANBE, April 20, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday April 18, the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) organized a scientific conference dedicated to Abu Hanifa, the founder of the Sunni Hanafi school

12:17, april 20, 2009

Farkhor resident get life in jail for triple killing

KULOB, April 2009, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the village of Allouddin in Khatlon’s Farkhor district, Nasimjon Qurbonov, has got life in jail for triple killing, according to Alfattoh Roziqov,

12:00, april 20, 2009

Agroinvestbonk’s branch in Kulob increases volumes of group loans

KULOB, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, the branch of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk in Kulob has provided 78,000 somoni in group loans of

11:36, april 20, 2009

Rustram Emomali elected to the board of Tajikistan’s Youth League

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon son’s, Rustam Emomali, has been elected to the board of the Youth League of Tajikistan.

11:12, april 20, 2009

SPORT

Tajikistan’s Football Federation to attend 23 rd AFC Congress in Malaysia

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Top managers of Tajikistan’s Football Federation (TFF) will take part at the 23rd Congress of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that will be held

10:15, april 20, 2009

Brother of ex-minister of interiors detained on suspicion of killing

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Taghoinazar Solehov, the brother of the ex-Minister of Interiors Mahmadnazar Solehov, has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of killing and illegal

09:00, april 19, 2009

Orthodox worshippers mark Easter today

Public liturgy will be read in St. Nicolas Orthodox Cathedral in Dushanbe today.

21:07, april 18, 2009

US Assistant Secretary of State arrives in Tajikistan for two-day visit

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

20:29, april 18, 2009

Security Council secretary’s son sentenced to five years in prison

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Sino district has sentenced Bobour Azimov, the son of the Security Council Secretary Amirqul Azimov, to five years in prison, Radio

19:52, april 18, 2009

INCIDENTS

Gunmen attack police officer in Isfara

KHUJAND, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Unidentified men have attacked police officer in the northern city of Isfara.

19:22, april 18, 2009

Seminar on international water law and negotiations of mutually beneficial multilateral water agreements in CA to be held in Almaty

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A seminar on «International Water Law and Negotiations of Mutually Beneficial Multilateral Water Agreements in Central Asia», organized by the United

19:10, april 18, 2009

Followers of Sunni missionary group detained In Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus – The Tajik Interior Ministry says that security forces have detained dozens of followers of Jamaat-ut Tabligh, a Sunni missionary group, in a mosque in

19:05, april 18, 2009

Four residents of Sughd detained in Russian this year for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, four residents of the Sughd province have been detained in the Russian Federation for drug trafficking, the acting

18:54, april 18, 2009

GBAO authorities to work out labor migrant support strategy

KHOROG, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to working out a strategy of raising legal awareness of labor migrants and supporting former and potential labor migrants were a major

18:17, april 18, 2009

Officer gets jail term of 3.5 years for corruption and abuse of office

KHUJAND, April 18, Asia-Plus -- Commander of company at one of military units deployed in the Sughd province, Captain Mansour Sulaymonov, has been sentenced to 3.

17:56, april 18, 2009