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Electricity supplies to residential customers in Kulob reduced to 4 hours per day

Electricity rationing introduced in the city of Kulob today reduced the supply of daily electricity to residential customers to four hours: two hours of the electricity in the morning and two hours

19:25, january 9, 2009

EU supports alternative approaches to water supply, sanitation and energy in Sughd

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The European Union has awarded Mission East a 799,619 EUR grant (80% of the total budget) to implement a new project: ''Stimulating Sustainable Change

19:14, january 9, 2009

Job fair held in Dushanbe on January 13 intends to offer over 13,000 jobs

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A job vacancy fair scheduled for January 13 is expected to offer more than 13,000 jobs, according to State Agency for Employment, Migration and

18:42, january 9, 2009

Eskhata Bank upgrades its six lending outlets to full branches

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC), Eskhata Bank, has extended its network of branches in the country.

17:14, january 9, 2009

Inflation for 2008 stands at 11.8 percent in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at an enlarged meeting of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT), the Economic Development and Trade Minister Ghulomjon

16:59, january 9, 2009

GDP for 2008 amounts to 17.608 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 7.9 percent in the year to December 31, 2008, reaching 17.609 billion somoni, equivalent to 5.

16:35, january 9, 2009

Substation Khufak rehabilitated in Nourobod

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The enterprise, Power Lines of the Rasht Valley, has completed rehabilitation of the substation Khufak in the Nourobod district, some 100 kilometers to

16:09, january 9, 2009

German envoy visits IRPT office in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- German Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ms. Doric Hertrampf, has visited office of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) today morning.

15:25, january 9, 2009

Tajik farmers intend to bring grain productions to 1 million tons this year

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking to reporters in Dushanbe on January 8, Safar Mahmadiyev, head of the economic policy and forecasting department within the Ministry of

15:09, january 9, 2009

Almaty budget income equals to 173.7 billion tenge for 2009

According to forecasted data, Almaty city budget Income were equal to 173.7 billion tenge for 2009, Kazakhstan Today reported referring to Economy and Budgetary Planning Department of Almaty.

15:08, january 9, 2009

National Bank of Uzbekistan establishes ARC network

The National Bank of Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NBU) jointly with Elsys-Savdo Electronic System of over-the-counter securities trade organized the network of application

15:06, january 9, 2009

Kyrgyzstan ranks 167th among world’s most corrupt countries

Kyrgyzstan ranked the 167th in the worldâ€™s most corrupt countries rating, the news agency RBC reported referring to the annual report by the Transparency International.

15:05, january 9, 2009

Kazakh Ambassador and Turkmen Vice Prime Minister meet in Ashgabat

Askhat Orazbai, Kazakh Ambassador met with M.

15:04, january 9, 2009

UN approves resolution on Gaza ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution urging an immediate and durable Gaza ceasefire.

15:02, january 9, 2009

RF to strive for just settlement of Mid-East situation at UN

Russia will strive for achieving a just settlement at the UN Security Council of the situation in the Middle East, said here on Wednesday Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko, speaking

15:01, january 9, 2009

Iran bans volunteers from fighting Israel

Iran's top leader banned hardline Iranian volunteers on Thursday from leaving the country to carry out suicide bombings against Israel, but warned that Iran would assist the militant group Hamas in

15:00, january 9, 2009

BBC launches Persian-language TV channel next week

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The BBC will launch a Persian-language TV channel next week that can be picked up in Tajikistan, Iran, Afghanistan and elsewhere.

14:59, january 9, 2009

US, Iran have shared interest in Afghanistan: Petraeus

Iran could become involved in a regional strategy to the conflict in Afghanistan, as Tehran shares common interests with the United States there, suggested General David Petraeus, head of US Central

14:28, january 9, 2009

Tajikistan seizes more than six tons of drugs in 2008

In 2008, Tajik law-enforcement authorities seized more than 6,000 kilograms of narcotics, including some 2,700 kilograms seized by police, 1,316 kilograms seized by the counter narcotics agency,

13:57, january 9, 2009

INCIDENTS

Heavy snowfall results in power supply disrupting in Tavildara

TAVILDARA, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tavildara district in the Rasht Valley was cut off from January 2 to January 7 as heavy snowfalls hit the district on the night of January 2-3.

13:35, january 9, 2009

Tajik police arrest two suspects in journalist attack

DUSHANBE, January 9, Asia-Plus – Police in the southern Tajik city of Kulob have detained two people for attacking Abdumumin Sherkhonov, the editor in chief of the newspaper "Pazhvok" and an RFE/RL

13:25, january 9, 2009

39 TB-infected inmates of Sughd penal colonies in serious health condition

KHUJAND, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 39 TB-infected inmates of Sughd penal colonies are in serious health condition, the Sughd regional prosecutor Khairullo Saidov remarked at a press

12:47, january 9, 2009

Remittances to banks in GBAO double in 2008

KHOROG, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus / -- In Gorno Badakhshan, remittances to local branches of commercial banks rose 56 percent in the year to December 2008, reaching more than 36 million US

12:27, january 9, 2009

Tajikistan allots 202,000 hectares for growing cotton this year

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- This year, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) plans to allot 202,000 hectares for growing cotton, Safar Mahmadiyev, head of the MoA economic policy and

12:12, january 9, 2009

Czech Republic intends to organize traveling exhibition in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Czech Republic intends to organize a traveling exhibition in Tajikistan in the second half of this year.

11:59, january 9, 2009

Tajik border service reviews 2008’s results

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The results of work carried out by Tajik border guards last year were reviewed at a January 7 meeting of the main border directorate within the State

11:44, january 9, 2009

‘I hope ban on Salfiya will no entail repressive measures,’ says IRPT leader

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- “I hope Tajik authorities’ decision to ban Salafiya has a preventive character and will not entail repressive measures,” the leader of the Islamic

11:30, january 9, 2009

Tajik cleric supports authorities’ decision to ban Salafiya

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- I welcome Tajik authorities’ decision to put ban on the Salafiya movement in the country,” member of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of

11:15, january 9, 2009

Salafiya is not organization or movement that could be banned, it is just a faith,’ says Salafiya activist

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- “Salafiya is not an organization or a movement that could be banned, it is just a faith,” one of Salafiya activists in Tajikistan Rahmatulloh

20:30, january 8, 2009