All news

IRPT considers parliamentary by-election results unfair

DUSHANBE, February 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) considers the results of parliamentary by-election that was held in Dushanbe’s Sino constituency on February 8

11:15, february 11, 2009

Tajik president, Belgian PM discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, February 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tuesday morning President Emomali Rahmon began an official visit to Belgium.

20:23, february 10, 2009

Agriculture minister receives IMF officials to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday February 9, Agriculture Minister Qosim Qosimov held meeting with Mr.

19:52, february 10, 2009

Tajikistan intends to appoint honorable consuls in some Russia’s regions

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Ministry intends to appoint honorable consuls in a number of Russia’s regions in the near future, according to the MFA information

19:37, february 10, 2009

New edition of the Atlas of endangered languages

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Why do languages disappear? Which parts of the world are most affected? What can be done to save them?

18:57, february 10, 2009

Baby born on plane en route to Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- It was a packed flight from Moscow to Dushanbe, but passengers and crew were more than happy to make room for one extra person on the night of

18:18, february 10, 2009

FMFB-T provides cotton loan to farming unit in Vose

KULOB, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The First MicroFinanceBank of Tajikistan (FMFB-T) has provided 95,457 somoni in loan to one of farming units in Khatlon’s Vose district for this year’s

17:04, february 10, 2009

Labor migrants remit totaling more than $5 million to Kulob banks in Jan 09

KULOB, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Labor migrants remitted 4,062,615 US dollars, 34.

16:31, february 10, 2009

Uzbekistan cuts natural-gas shipments to Tajikistan by more than 44%

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan has considerably cut natural-gas shipments to Tajikistan.

15:27, february 10, 2009

Tajikistan disburses its debt to IMF

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has disbursed its debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to press service of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

15:26, february 10, 2009

US and Uzbekistan do not negotiate about military base-US Embassy

Washington and Tashkent do not negotiate about rent of Uzbekistan military base.

15:25, february 10, 2009

Inflation rate in Kazakhstan to reach 11% in 2009 - Chairman of National Bank

Inflation rate in Kazakhstan will amount to 11% in 2009, said Chairman of National Bank Grigory Marchenko at meeting of Nur Otan faction in parliament.

15:24, february 10, 2009

Unfavorable balance of trade comes to $2,416bln in Kyrgyzstan

Unfavorable balance of trade in Kyrgyzstan came to $2,416 billion for 2008, the Kyrgyz National Statistics Committee informed.

15:23, february 10, 2009

Turkmen President to visit Uzbekistan in February

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov will pay official visit to Uzbekistan and Iran.

15:19, february 10, 2009

Iran marks 30 years of Islamic revolution

Tens of thousands of Iranians chanting anti-US slogans took to streets of Tehran on Tuesday for a mass rally marking 30 years since the Islamic revolution toppled the US-backed shah.

15:17, february 10, 2009

Obama signals break with Bush on economy, Iran

President Barack Obama insisted on Monday that only government can jolt the economy out of deep recession and offered an olive branch to longtime foe Iran, scrapping years of past U.S. policies.

15:16, february 10, 2009

Medvedev warns Russia in for a "tough year"

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Monday that Russia's economy should brace for a "tough year" and that signs of recovery shouldn't be expected before 2010.

15:14, february 10, 2009

Mullen: No more than 30K new troops in Afghanistan

No more than an estimated 30,000 additional troops will be sent to Afghanistan as the U.S. ramps up forces there, the nation's top military officer told soldiers Monday. Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm.

15:00, february 10, 2009

Electricity supplies to Dushanbe residential customers reduced to 11 hours per day

The supply of daily electrical power to residential customers in Dushanbe has been reduced to 11 hours.

14:38, february 10, 2009

Presentation of representative office of Zeppelin International AG held today

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Presentation of the representative office of Zeppelin International AG, which is dealer of transnational corporation, Caterpillar, was held at

14:04, february 10, 2009

Tajik physicians concerned over increasing number of cancer diseases

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to specialists; estimates, the number of cancer diseases has increased in Tajikistan in recent year.

14:01, february 10, 2009

Kazakh embassy donates consignment of books by Kazakh writers to Tajik library

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Kazakh Embassy in Dushanbe has donated a consignment of books by Kazakh writers to Tajik National Firdavsi Library in Dushanbe.

13:15, february 10, 2009

Situation at Tajikistan’s domestic currency market remains unchanged, sys central bank

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus – The situation on the country’s domestic currency market remains unchanged and the exchange rate of the dollar (USD) against the somoni (TJS) has reduced by

12:28, february 10, 2009

Final version of government’s anticrisis measures expected to be ready by February 15

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Work on reviewing the plan of government’s activities to mitigate effects of the global financial crisis is expected to be completed by February 15,

12:11, february 10, 2009

Latvia will become bridge for Tajikistan to Europe

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Yesterday, President Emomali Rahmon and his Latvian counterpart, President Valdis Zatlers, addressed the Tajik-Latvian business forum in Riga.

11:15, february 10, 2009

Tajik president’s state visit to Latvia results in signing of a number of cooperation documents

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon’s state visit to Latvia has resulted in singing of a number of bilateral documents.

20:23, february 9, 2009

Tajikistan makes preparations for 20th anniversary of withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is making preparations for the 20th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, which is marked on February 15.

19:39, february 9, 2009

Tajikistan’s Grain production decrease to 800,000 tons” CIS committee for statistics

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In 2008, the lowest grain production indices were reported in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Armenia, the CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics said.

18:57, february 9, 2009