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14:49, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Another 480 computers distributed to schools in Sughd

KHUJAND, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 480 computers and 80 printers allocated from president’s reserve fund were distributed to schools in northern Tajikistan on December 3-4, Ms.

14:41, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS media heads call for consolidation of journalistic community

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The third forum of national media of the CIS and Baltic countries formally titled “Media and Humanitarian Potential of the Commonwealth of Independent

13:46, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Sughd intends to gather further 20,268 tons of grains by the end of the year

KHUJAND, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Sughd farmers intend to have gathered further some 22,400 of potatoes and rice by the end of the year, according to the Sughd agriculture directorate.

13:27, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Chinese JV delivers 80% of equipment for construction of dressing works in Altyn-Topkan

KHUJAND, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Chinese joint venture, limited liability company Tajik-Chinese Mining-Industrial Company, has delivered 80 percent of equipment for construction

13:10, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Roshtqala supports local youth studying at universities under presidential quota

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Local authorities of GBAO’s Roshtqala district have provided support to local youth studying at universities under presidential quota ahead of the Idi Qubon

12:52, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik academics attend Iranian studies course in Tehran

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus – A 25-people group of Tajik instructors and students arrived in Tehran on December 3 to take part at a one-month course on Iranian studies, according to

12:40, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik upper house speaker leaves Shanghai for Urumqi

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, today left Shanghai for Urumqi, the capital of the

12:39, december 5, 2008

Tajik artists take part in Iran-Tajikistan Friendship Week in Tehran on December 9-12

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Iran-Tajikistan Friendship Week will be held in Tehran, Iran from December 9-12, Asia-Plus has learned from Abdughaffor Abdujabborov, an official with

12:29, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Rahmon invites its Ukrainian counterpart to pay state visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- During talks with President Viktor Yushchenko in Kiev on December 4, Emomali Rahmon invited him to pay a state visit to Tajikistan, according to

12:25, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Improvement of the CSTO force management system discussed in Moscow

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Colonel Dilshod Rahimov, chief of the operational management directorate within the Ministry of Defense (MoD), heading the ministry delegation represented

12:10, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Russia intends to deploy alpine unit at its military base in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus – Russia''s Defense Ministry plans to deploy special mountain units at military bases in Tajikistan, Armenia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as well as in the

11:58, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS states adopts new rules of identifying country of goods’ origin

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The CIS states have adopted new rules of identifying country of goods’ origin.

11:44, december 5, 2008

U.S. Embassy requests project proposals for the 2009 democracy commission small grant programs

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe announces a new request for proposals under the 2009 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program. According to Ms.

11:30, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

UK DCM visits Sughd to get acquainted with progress of implementation of media projects supported by UK Embassy

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Miss Kim Gould, Deputy Head of Mission of the British Embassy in Dushanbe, visited Khujand on December 4, press release issued by the UK Embassy in

11:16, december 5, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik upper house speaker visits Shanghai

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday December 4, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, speaker of the upper house (Majlisi Milli) of Tajik parliament, who is in China on an official visit

21:05, december 4, 2008

POWER

Tajikistan, Ukraine sign six cooperation agreements

On December 4, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Ukrainian counterpart, President Victor Yushchenko, singed a joint statement in Kiev, Ukraine.

20:15, december 4, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Two soldiers sentenced with probation for absence without leave

KHUJAND, December 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two conscripts from Sughd has been sentenced with probation for absence without leave.

19:50, december 4, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Adrasman ore refinery, LRMP suspend functioning because of landslide of product prices

KHUJAND, December 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The global financial crisis has affected a number of industrial enterprises in the Sughd province.

19:17, december 4, 2008

TAJKISTAN

UNDP hand over office equipment and law books to MoI

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The UNDP CO Tajikistan today handed over US$25,000 worth of technical aid to the Ministry of Interior (MoI), according to Safarbek Soliyev, External

18:49, december 4, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Society of Assistance to Defense’s branch in Kulob trains 200 specialists for army

KULOB, December 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, the branch of Society of Assistance to Defense of Tajikistan has trained 200 specialists for the national army.

18:24, december 4, 2008

90 Tajik pilgrims deported from Saudi Arabia for using counterfeit visas

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 90 Tajik nationals who had arrived in Saudi Arabia to participate in the Hajj on counterfeit visas were deported from Jeddah on December 3, Russia’s

17:49, december 4, 2008

EU assistance program in Tajikistan focuses on social protection

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In the framework of bilateral assistance to Tajikistan, a second Financing Agreement valued at €14 million, in support of Government reform of social

16:16, december 4, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik migrant workers’ demand to pay overdue salaries expected to be fulfilled in 2-3 days

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The demand of Tajik labor migrants working in Yekaterinburg to pay overdue salaries is expected to be fulfilled in two-three days, Rajabali Hasanov,

15:52, december 4, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik deputy FM attends OSCE Ministerial Council in Helsinki

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Foreign Minister Abdullo Yuldoshev is representing Tajikistan at the OSCE Ministerial Council that has opened in Helsinki today, according to

15:32, december 4, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Optical-fiber communication line will link Tajikistan and China

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Tajiktelecom (Tajikistan’s fixed-line telecommunications network) and China Telecom Corp, Ltd (China’s largest fixed

15:09, december 4, 2008

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh Prime Minister and EBRD President discuss Kazakh antirecessionary program

Karim Massimov, Kazakh Prime Minister met with Thomas Mirow, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President in Ukimet Uiy (House of Government) yesterday, reported in Kazakh Prime

15:08, december 4, 2008

CENTRAL ASIA

MTS to launch 3G network in Tashkent on December 4

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, is planning to launch its UMTS (3G) network in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on December 4.

15:07, december 4, 2008

CENTRAL ASIA

Record heroin portion found at Bishkek train station

A record breaking portion - over 33 kilograms of heroin was found at the Bishkek train station, press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

15:06, december 4, 2008

CENTRAL ASIA

EU and Central Asian countries discuss problems of water management

A regular meeting in the format of EU-Central Asia opened in Ashgabat. It aims at defining the priorities of cooperation in the sphere of environment and water management.

15:05, december 4, 2008

WORLD

Iran hopeful over resumption of dialogue with U.S.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Wednesday that the country may soon resume political dialogue with the U.S., after three decades of frozen relations.