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Tajik Press Day marked today

The first edition of the first Tajik-language newspaper, Bukhoroi Sharif (Glorious Bukhara) was issued 97 years ago, on March 11, 1912.

19:59, march 10, 2009

DCA authorities brief British experts on drug situation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik drug control authorities have acquainted visiting British experts with the present drug situation in Tajikistan.

19:28, march 10, 2009

Adrasman ore refinery resumes operation

KHUJAND, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- After being closed for three months, open joint-stock company (OJSC), the Adrasman Ore Refinery, has resumed operation.

19:03, march 10, 2009

POWER

President dissatisfied with poor operation of industrial and energy facilities in Jan-Feb 09

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday March 10, President Emomali Rahmon presided over the meeting reviewing the results of the first two months of this year, according to

18:39, march 10, 2009

CSTO experts meet in Moscow tomorrow to discuss military-economic cooperation

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Experts from member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will gather in Moscow tomorrow for two-day consultations on

17:53, march 10, 2009

Amonatbonk’s branch in Kulob has no funds to provide loans for this year’s cotton campaign

KULOB, Marc 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) in Kulob that was going to begin providing cotton loans to local farmers today has failed to that for

16:07, march 10, 2009

POWER

Tajikistan adopts law banning use of cell phones at high schools

Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistanâ€™s lower chamber of parliament) have endorsed the bill putting a ban on the use of cell phones at high schools.

15:04, march 10, 2009

Russian language school program will not be shortened in Sughd

KHUJAND, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Russian language program at Tajik-language schools in the Sughd province will not be shortened, the deputy head of the Sughd education directorate,

15:02, march 10, 2009

Kazakhstan says ECO summit can ease global financial crisis

Kazakh Ambassador to Tehran Yerik Utembayev on Saturday said the 10th summit meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Tehran can play a "significant role" in resolving the global

15:00, march 10, 2009

Workshop on “Improvement of negotiation skills” held in Uzbekistan

UNDP Uzbekistan held a workshop aimed to improve the negotiation skills of the participants of the Annual Innovation Fair presenting their innovation projects.

14:58, march 10, 2009

Turkmenmallary launches cattle-breeding campaign

The cattle-breeding campaign has been launched at the stock-farms of Turkmenmallary Association throughout the country.

14:57, march 10, 2009

Another journalist attacked in Kyrgyzstan

Another journalist was severely beaten in Kyrgyzstan.

14:55, march 10, 2009

Crisis scaled back Russia's ambitions: Medvedev

President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday that the world economic crisis had "substantially" impacted his plans for Russia, including an ambitious idea to turn Moscow into a global financial centre.

14:54, march 10, 2009

Barack Obama lifts ban on state funding of stem cell research

U.S. President Barack Obama has lifted the restriction on federal funding of stem cell research imposed by his predecessor George W. Bush in 2001.

14:53, march 10, 2009

Arab role needed to solve Iran nuclear issue: ElBaradei

The stand-off over the disputed Iranian nuclear program cannot be resolved without the engagement of Iran's Arab neighbors, U.N. atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said on Monday.

14:51, march 10, 2009

Less body armor might be the answer in Afghanistan

Heavy layers of body armor, a proven lifesaver of U.S. troops, also may be an impediment to winning the fight in Afghanistan.

14:44, march 10, 2009

Quality of vocational education and requirements of the labor market labor market discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A training entitled “Quality of Vocational Education and requirements of the Labor Market” has opened at the Republican Institute for Teachers’ Advanced

14:07, march 10, 2009

POWER

MPs intend to consider agreement on Tajikistan’s joining EDB

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Consideration of an agreement on Tajikistan’s joining the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is one of major topics of a regular sitting of the fifth

13:45, march 10, 2009

Senior representatives of Russian migration service arrive in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of senior representatives from Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) are arriving in Dushanbe today evening for a three-day working visit,

13:28, march 10, 2009

INCIDENTS

Two children die in house fire in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two children were killed on March 8 as fire broke out in residential building in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district.

12:54, march 10, 2009

National Pamiri dress and cuisine exhibition held in Khorog on occasion of Women’s Day

KHOROG, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The national Pamiri dress and cuisine exhibition was held in Khorog on occasion of Women’s Day, which is marked on March 8.

12:34, march 10, 2009

Tajik president to visit Iran and Turkey

In Tehran, President Rahmon will attend the 10th summit meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), and in Istanbul, Tajik leader will participate at the 5th World Water Forum.

12:12, march 10, 2009

Agroinvestbonk’s appeal to the government aimed at saving the country’s banking system, says Kulob expert

KULOB, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An agronomy expert with the branch of Tojik Sodirot Bonk (TSB) in Kulob, Saidyusuf Sufiyev, considers that an appeal by Agroinvestbonk to the government

11:59, march 10, 2009

CSTO states to organize joint exposition at MILEX-2009 in Moscow

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are expected to organize a joint exposition at the fifth international exhibition

11:44, march 10, 2009

Russian defense ministry offers labor migrants losing work to join Russian army

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has offered foreign migrants that have lost their jobs in Russia to join the Russian national army on contractual

11:29, march 10, 2009

Agroinvestbonk, BACEE discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On March 6, Chairman of the Board of Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk, Mr.

11:15, march 10, 2009

Public associations intend to apply to the president over parliamentary legislation

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s public associations intends to apply to the president and the parliament in the near future over the national parliament election law.

22:27, march 7, 2009

Labor migrants’ remittances in RR to Kulob region increase, while remittances in USD fall 30%

KULOB, March 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Labor migrants working in the Russian Federation have remitted 85.

21:00, march 7, 2009

DCA officers seize nearly 99 kilos of drugs in Jan-Feb 09

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of this year, officers from the Drug Control Agency have seized 98.675 kilograms of drugs, which is 4.

20:40, march 7, 2009