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Tajikistan raises Uzbek natural-gas supply prices

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has raised the Uzbek natural gas supply prices for all categories of consumers by nearly 9.8 percent.

17:52, april 16, 2009

OSCE parliamentarians meet on labor migration in Tajikistan, with Mission support

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A regional parliamentary seminar on labor migration - jointly organized by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) and Tajikistan''s Parliament with the

17:40, april 16, 2009

UNICEF launches campaign to protect children and women in Tajikistan from bird flu

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Media campaign launched by UNICEF in Dushanbe on April 16 is aimed at protecting children and women in Tajikistan against avian influenza by changing

17:04, april 16, 2009

Tajik authorities ready to consider VGTRK’s proposal on resumption of RTR-Planeta rebroadcasting in Tajikistan

The decision on terminating a deal allowing RTR-Planeta to broadcast in the country is not final and the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting is ready to consider proposal of the All-Russia State

15:05, april 16, 2009

55 new cases of tuberculosis detected in Vose

KULOB, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 55 new cases of tuberculosis have been detected in Khatlon’s Vose district over the first three months of this year, which is 16 cases fewer than in the

14:45, april 16, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Military courts consider 165 criminal proceedings in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first quarter of this year, military courts have considered 165 criminal proceedings instituted against 190 people, the chairman of the

14:16, april 16, 2009

Kulob banks provide only 16 mln somoni in loans in Jan-Mar 09

KULOB, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, branches of banks and microcredit lenders in Khatlon’s Kulob region have provided only 16,051,152 somoni in loans

14:12, april 16, 2009

Massive landslide kills 16 in Kyrgyzstan

At least 16 people died in a massive landslide Thursday morning in Aksy district, Jalalabad region of Kyrgyzstan.

14:11, april 16, 2009

China Development Bank accommodate Kazakhstan with loan

China Development Bank will accommodate Development Bank of Kazakhstan with loan worth US$ 100 million.

14:10, april 16, 2009

Uzbek chefs win awards at International Festival in Turkey

A team of chefs from Uzbekistan took part in the International Cooking Festival in Turkey, reported the Society of Chefs of Uzbekistan.

14:08, april 16, 2009

Gurbanmyrat Begmyradov appointed Turkmenistan's director for EBRD

By a decree of the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanmyrat Begmyradov, chairman of Halkbank state commercial bank of Turkmenistan, has been appointed Turkmenistan's director for the European Bank for

14:07, april 16, 2009

IAEA inspectors start leaving North Korea

International Atomic Energy Agency experts started leaving North Korea on Thursday after being expelled by Pyongyang, the Japanese Kyodo news agency reported.

14:06, april 16, 2009

Russia waits for US reply to offer of int’l cooperation on missile defence

Russia is waiting for the U.S.

14:04, april 16, 2009

Obama seeks new relationship with Latin America

President Barack Obama will try to establish a cooperative new relationship with Latin America this week, but U.S.

14:02, april 16, 2009

UN concedes rebuilding blunders in Afghanistan

The U.N. Development Program acknowledged Tuesday that contractor abuses occurred during its oversight of $25.6 million in American-funded rebuilding projects in Afghanistan, as charged in a U.S.

13:57, april 16, 2009

CSTO foreign ministers gather in Yerevan tomorrow to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmoudjon Sobirov is representing Tajikistan at a two-day meeting of the council of foreign ministers of the Collective

13:27, april 16, 2009

Khujand airport reports decrease in passenger carriages

KHUJAND, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The global financial crisis has resulted in the number of passengers traveling from Khujand to Russia and other CIS states by plane decreasing, Raqib

12:44, april 16, 2009

Tajikistan plans to make transfer to 12-year education

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan plans to make transfer to a 12-year education, Academician Mamadsho Ilolov, President of the Academy of Sciences, remarked at a news

12:27, april 16, 2009

POWER

The planned increase in wages and pensions will be implemented despite the crisis: Rahmon

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus - In his annual address to the parliament, President Emomali Rahmon stated yesterday that the global financial crisis should not affect implementation of

12:08, april 16, 2009

Tajik labor migrants travel to Russia despite financial crisis, Tajik expert says

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Firouz Saidov, an official with the Center for Strategic Studies, told reporters on April 15 that some 90 percent of Tajik labor migrants will continue

11:08, april 16, 2009

Tajik President Says ‘Enemies’ Use Internet To Undermine Rule

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The global financial crisis will have a moderate impact on the Tajikistan’s economy, Olimjon Bobokalonov, deputy director of the Center for Strategic

10:58, april 16, 2009

State and prospects of Tajik aluminum production discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Academy of Sciences is hosting a roundtable meeting today to discuss the modern aluminum smelting technologies.

10:43, april 16, 2009

POWER

Parliament endorses bill on living wage

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have endorsed bill on living wage.

10:29, april 16, 2009

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounts to $801.2 million in January-March

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 801.

10:15, april 16, 2009

CSTO carries out large-scale operation against cybercrime

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, – A large-scale operation against cybercrime, dubbed Proxy, is currently being carried out in the territories of member nations of the Collective Security Treaty

19:06, april 15, 2009

Specialists expect locust infestation to hit over 80,000 ha of farmland by the end of April

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Locust infestation has hit more than 27,000 hectares of farmland in 17 districts of the country so far, according to the state unity enterprise, Fight against

18:29, april 15, 2009

I did not have financial interest in cotton investment, says former head of NBT

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- I did not have personal financial interest in cotton investment and I did not make money on that, the former head of the National Bank of Tajikistan

17:34, april 15, 2009

President promises transparent and fair parliamentary elections in 2010

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As guarantor of constitutional rights of Tajik nationals, President Rahmon has promised to create all necessary conditions to ensure holding of transparent

17:16, april 15, 2009