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Bush withdraws 1 of 19 pardons he issued Tuesday

President George W.

14:49, december 25, 2008

NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan attack

A soldier with the NATO-led force in Afghanistan was killed Wednesday in an insurgent attack in the east of the country, the force said.

14:08, december 25, 2008

TSB’s branch in Kulob organizes lottery among its customers

KULOB, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- More than 150 depositors of Tojiksodirotbonk’s (TSB) branch in Kulob will participate in a lottery organized by the branch for its depositors who have

13:46, december 25, 2008

105 Tajik national deported from Kazakhstan this year

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 105 Tajik labor migrants have been deported from Kazakhstan in January-November this year, Kazakhstan’s newspaper Vecherny Almaty reported

13:26, december 25, 2008

PPDT, IRPT nominates candidates for parliamentary by-election in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) and the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) have nominated their candidates for by-election in Dushanbe’s Sino

13:12, december 25, 2008

ZGC tops Sughd enterprises in attraction of foreign investments

KHUJAND, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Gold-mining company Zeravshan has topped Sughd enterprises in attraction of foreign investors this year, Anvar Yoqubov, the head of the Sughd

12:53, december 25, 2008

Nearly 7 mln somoni of taxes returned to Sughd budget through economic court

KHUJAND, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Cases of many Sughd tax-dodgers have moved to the regional economic court this year.

12:34, december 25, 2008

Tajikistan, Afghanistan exchange notes on extradition of prisoners

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday December 24, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi and Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan, Said Muhammad Khairkhoh, singed a protocol on

12:20, december 25, 2008

Russia needs foreign manpower; however, Sughd labor migrants return home

KHUJAND, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Despite the global financial crisis Russian needs foreign manpower and the Russian General Consulate is ready to provide assistance with placing those

19:57, december 24, 2008

Five small power plants to be built in Muminobod next year

KULOB, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- After thorough study of sites, specialists from the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoI) have given go-ahead to constructing five small hydroelectric

19:39, december 24, 2008

Eight new apartments buildings to be put into commission in Dushanbe by Jan 1 09

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Eight new apartment buildings will have been put into commission in Dushanbe by January 1, 2009, Shavkat Saidov, a spokesman for the Dushanbe

19:20, december 24, 2008

Russian embassy’s note ‘unfounded,’ says Farazh editor

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Note delivered by the Russian Embassy today to the Tajik MFA over a number of articles published in Tajik newspapers, which expresses concern about

18:37, december 24, 2008

Russia protests to Dushanbe over article published in FK-capital

The Russian Embassy in Dushanbe today delivered a note to the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs over a number of articles published in Tajik newspapers lately.

16:37, december 24, 2008

President instructs to publish 50,000 copies of The Tajiks by Ghafurov by 2011

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An international conference dedicated to the 100th birthday of known Tajik politician and researcher Bobojon Ghafurov has opened at the Kokhi Vahdat

16:09, december 24, 2008

Kulob Petroleum takeovers drilling operations on the East Olimtoi exploration well

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On December 22, the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) and Kulob Petroleum Limited (KPL), which is subsidiary of Tethys Petroleum Limited

15:42, december 24, 2008

EIU ranks Tajikistan among authoritarian regimes

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The British Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked Tajikistan together with Uzbekistan among the authoritarian regimes in its Democracy Index

15:07, december 24, 2008

Electricity blackouts cost Kyrgyzstan 60bln or 6 percent of GDP growth

Electricity blackouts cost Kyrgyzstan about 60 billion soms or 6 percent out of GDP growth, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade Akylbek Japarov said Tuesday at the session of economy,

15:06, december 24, 2008

Convention on double taxation avoidance signed by Kazakhstan and United Arab Emirates

"Governments of Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates will sign convention on double taxation avoidance and tax avoidance prevention as for revenue-based levies,â€ Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Kazakh

15:05, december 24, 2008

Uzbekistan police confiscates 10 kilogram of heroin from drug couriers

Police in the Bukhara Province in southwestern Uzbekistan have seized over 10 kg (22 lbs) of heroin from two drug couriers, a source in the republic's interior ministry said on Tuesday.

15:04, december 24, 2008

President says 2008 was successful for Turkmenistan

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said the year of 2008 was favorable for the country and the people of Turkmenistan.

15:03, december 24, 2008

Russia demands changed mandate for OSCE in Georgia

Monitors from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe can only patrol in Georgia next year if their mandate is changed to take account of Moscow's concerns, Russia's foreign minister

15:02, december 24, 2008

U.S. poultry producers unable to export chicken meat to Russia

U.S. poultry producers are banned from exporting chicken meat to Russia as they have not provided guarantees on the absence of chlorine in their production, the Russian agricultural regulator said.

15:00, december 24, 2008

Chavez denies helping Iran ship weapons to Syria

President Hugo Chavez is denying a report that claims Iran used Venezuelan flights to send missile parts to Syria.

14:59, december 24, 2008

INCIDENTS

Avalanche takes place on Shahriston Pass; one reported missing

An avalanche occurred on the Shahriston Pass in the Sughd province Tuesday evening. One resident of the Shahrisotn district is reported missing and a search-and-rescue operation is under way.

14:58, december 24, 2008

A surge of Special Forces for Afghanistan likely

The Pentagon is likely to send up to 20 Special Forces teams to Afghanistan this spring, part of a new long-term strategy to boost the Afghan security forces' ability to counter the insurgency there

14:26, december 24, 2008

POWER

MoJ offers proposes to prohibit persons having previous convictions from changing their surnames

DUSHANBE, March 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Presenting amendments to the country’s law on state registry at a regular sitting of the fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower

14:10, december 24, 2008

Issues to strengthen financial viability of Tajik newspapers discussed in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, December 24 2008, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting on “Economic Independence – Main Factor of Freedom of Press” was held in Dushanbe on December 23.

13:52, december 24, 2008

First 20 Russian buses sent to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s concern GAZ (motor works) yesterday shipped 20 buses to Dushanbe.

13:38, december 24, 2008

Five suicide cases reported in northern Tajikistan in recent days

KHUJAND, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Five suicide cases have been reported in the Sughd province in recent days.

13:23, december 24, 2008