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Tajik drug control chief attends first session of CARICC national coordinators council in Almaty

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) chief Rustam Nazarov attended the first session of the council of national coordinators of the Central Asia Regional

12:40, march 2, 2009

Tajikistan ranked 7th among former Soviet republics in currency devaluation

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Belarus’ new agency BelPan has ranked Tajikistan 7th among the former Soviet republic in terms of currency devaluation.

11:59, march 2, 2009

Sughd unemployed reportedly constitute 2 percent of economically active population of the province

KHUJAND, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to official data, unemployed now constitute 2 percent of the economically active population of the Sughd province.

11:45, march 2, 2009

Newspaper for women brought out in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A newspaper for women, Zarrintoj (Golden Crown), has been brought out in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province.

11:29, march 2, 2009

CCI head, Chinese diplomat discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to further expansion of trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and China were the focus of a February 27 meeting of the head of

11:14, march 2, 2009

‘To support development of society media should acquire character of fourth power,’ minister says

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- “Tajik media should acquire character of the fourth power in order to support development of society,” Culture Minister Mirzoshorukh Asrori remarked at a

21:28, february 28, 2009

Tajik officials unable to check Russian arms smuggling

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus – Tajik authorities say they have no knowledge about a weapons cache smuggled into the country by senior Russian military officers and businessmen and

21:20, february 28, 2009

Tajik power holding consider possibility of lifting electricity rationing in Dushanbe

Barqi Tojik power holding is currently considering the possibility of lifting electricity rationing in Dushanbe.

20:12, february 28, 2009

Yemeni leader curtails visit schedule and leaves Tajikistan on Friday

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh changed a schedule of his official visit to Tajikistan and left Dushanbe on February 27.

19:34, february 28, 2009

INCIDENTS

Two counternarcotics officers killed and three border guards wounded in skirmish with Afghan drug traffickers

KULOB, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two officers from Tajik counternarcotics agency have been killed and three border guards have been wounded in a skirmish with Afghan drug traffickers in

12:42, february 28, 2009

Cyrus Microfinance highly appraises Tajik bank’s activity

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On February 26, chairman of the board of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk Niyozmurod Saidmurodov met with visiting president of Cyrus

12:25, february 28, 2009

Farmers make preparations for spring sowing campaign

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Preparations for the spring sowing campaign are progressing in Tajikistan.

12:10, february 28, 2009

Mayor’s office approves Navrouz celebration program

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A February 26 meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office discussed preparations for celebration of the Navrouz holiday.

11:56, february 28, 2009

Tajik health authorities, donors discuss CME issues

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A coordinating meeting with representatives of donors and executing agencies implementing public health support projects in the country was held at

11:39, february 28, 2009

179 farms in Sughd and Khatlon pay off loans received from Amonabonk

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 179 farming units in the Sughd and Khatlon province have paid off cotton loans received from Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank), the head of

19:50, february 27, 2009

Project HOPE delivers $7.9 million of medical supplies to Tajik hospitals

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. State Department, through Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) delivered $7,888,378.

19:35, february 27, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Police special unit commander sacked

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Commander of the police special unit, OMON, within the Ministry of Interior, Yevgeny Sergeyev, has been sacked for inadequacy.

18:44, february 27, 2009

Large amount of marijuana seized in Farkhor

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Police have seized a large amount of raw opium in Khatlon’s Farkhor district.

18:35, february 27, 2009

Russian specialists to arrive in Tajikistan for detailed study of sites for construction of three HPPs

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from Russia’s Inter RAO YeES (Unified Energy Systems) will arrive in Tajikistan in the near future for detailed study of sites for

16:23, february 27, 2009

Tajikistan, Yemen sign health cooperation agreement

Negotiations between Tajik and Yemeni government delegations in Dushanbe have resulted in signing of a health cooperation agreement and a joint statement of the residents on expansion of friendship

15:52, february 27, 2009

Visit of Yemeni leader gives new impulse to further expansion of bilateral cooperation between our countries: Rahmon

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- We hope an official visit of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to Tajikistan will give a strong impulse to further expansion of cooperation between

15:36, february 27, 2009

Kazakhstan disconnects from Central Asian power grid

Kazakhstan has decided to quit a Central Asian power grid, leaving two cash-strapped countries in the region, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, short of electricity.

15:34, february 27, 2009

EBRD expects 5 to 7% growth in Uzbekistan in 2009

The EBRD expects 5 to 7 % growth in Uzbekistan in 2009. This is far higher than the latest forecast for the Bank's region.

15:31, february 27, 2009

U.S. Department of State: Corruption remained endemic at all levels of society in Kyrgyzstan

â€œCorruption remained endemic at all levels of society,â€ the 2008 Country Human Rights Report by the U.S. Department of State said.

15:31, february 27, 2009

Tajikistan joins Codex Alimentarius Commission

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has become member of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which is engaged in developing food standards, according to Tajikistan’s State

15:29, february 27, 2009

Eight documents signed after Turkmen-Uzbek talks

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Uzbek President Islam Karimov held talks at the Durmen presidential residence on 25 February.

15:27, february 27, 2009

Russia invites NATO to discuss Caucasus - Rogozin

Russia has invited the North Atlantic Alliance to hold a special session of the Russia-NATO Council devoted to the situation in the Caucasus, Russiaâ€™s permanent representative at NATO, Dmitry

15:25, february 27, 2009

Iran slams Obama government at U.N.

Iran went on the offensive against the Obama administration on Thursday, accusing Washington's new U.N. ambassador of making the "same tired" accusations against Iran as the Bush administration.

15:24, february 27, 2009

US will seek to end Iran's nuclear ambition

President Barack Obama's administration will seek to end Iran's nuclear ambition and its support for terrorism, the U.S.

15:21, february 27, 2009