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Tajik MPs participate in CIS, EAEC and CSTO events in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik MPs took part at an international conference on international humanitarian law that was held in St. Petersburg on November 24.

12:00, november 25, 2008

Rehabilitation of wells at gas field Komsomolskoye nears completion

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Canada’s Tethys Petroleum (Tethys) is expected to complete rehabilitation of wells at the gas field Komsomolskoye in the settlement of Louchob,

11:46, november 25, 2008

Khatlon schools not prepared for winter properly, says deputy PM

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday November 22, the Ministry of Education (MoE) held a board meeting in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province to sum up the

11:32, november 25, 2008

POWER

President inaugurates rehabilitated building of TSMU

More than 14 million somoni have been allocated by the government for rehabilitation of the building of head office of Tajik State Medical University that was ruined by fire last December.

11:20, november 25, 2008

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers religion bill

DUSHANBE, November 25, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a draft law “On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations

19:58, november 24, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Outlawed cashier with Sughd regional hospital detained in Russia

KHUJAND, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Cashier with the Sughd regional hospital, Poulod Boboyev, who was on Tajik police’s wanted list, was detained by officers from the Sughd

19:35, november 24, 2008

Work on concreting arch of Anzob tunnel completed

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Work on concreting arch of the Anzob Tunnel, linking the northern Sughd province and the central part of the country, was completed at the end of

19:17, november 24, 2008

Turkish Foreign Minister arrives in Tajikistan on Wednesday

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babajan will visit Tajikistan on November 26-27, according to the Tajik MFA.

19:06, november 24, 2008

Water levels at Norak reservoir 3.19 meters below compared 2007, says Barqi Tojik spokesman

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus - As of November 24, water levels at the reservoir powering the Norak hydroelectric power station (HPS) have been at the level of 890.

18:22, november 24, 2008

Cellular operator provides humanitarian aid to Orthodox churches in Sughd

KHUJAND, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik cellular operator, Tacom, which operates under the trademark of Beeline, has provided humanitarian aid to orthodox churches in the cities of

18:01, november 24, 2008

Sughd enterprise for producing floss threads suspends its operations for technical reasons

KHUJAND, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based Tajik-Vietnamese joint venture for producing floss threads, VT-Silk, has suspended its operations.

17:19, november 24, 2008

Work on construction of Roghun HPS runs according to schedule, Tajik official says

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus - We have not yet received any instruction from the government to slack off work on construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power station (HPS),” Khairullo

16:39, november 24, 2008

EU supports development of investment climate in Tajikistan, says EC Commission Delegation head

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Monday November 24, President Emomali Rahmon received Ambassador Norbert Jousten, new Head of the European Commission Delegation to Tajikistan.

15:48, november 24, 2008

Tajik budget based mainly on external borrowings, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The country’s national budget for 2009 is based mainly on external borrowings, including loans and grants, and if to keep them back contribution of

15:20, november 24, 2008

FTZ to be established in Ishkashim and FEZ to be opened in Kulob next year

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Next year, Tajikistan is expected to open a free trade zone (FTZ) in GBAO’s Ishkashim district and a free economic zone (FEZ) in the city of Kulob,

15:08, november 24, 2008

Opposition leader’s son interrogated over journalist’s murder

Kyrgyz police questioned a son of a known opposition leader Alikbek Jekshenkulov over the murder of the journalist Alisher Saipov., the news agency â€œ24.

15:06, november 24, 2008

Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and ADB sign memorandum of understanding for railway transport cooperation

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand trade and economic opportunities through railway transport.

15:04, november 24, 2008

Zhambyl Region socio-economic development stable

Socio-economic development of Zhambyl Region in recent years is characterized by stability and steady growth.

15:02, november 24, 2008

Around 700 people participate in international oil and gas conference in Ashgabat

A conference dedicated to the development of Turkmenistan's oil and gas industry took place in Ashgabat as part of the international exhibition "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan - 2008".

15:01, november 24, 2008

Medvedev “gives good mark” to Russia-US relations

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev â€œgave a good markâ€ to Russian-US relations. â€œThere are some issues on which we disagree, but in general our work deserves a good mark,â€ he believes.

15:00, november 24, 2008

Russia's Lavrov skeptical about U.S. missile shield

Any efforts by the United States to be transparent about plans to deploy pieces of its missile defense shield in Eastern Europe would not entirely placate Russia, the country's foreign minister said

14:58, november 24, 2008

Iran hangs Iranian convicted of spying for Israel

Iran has executed an Iranian businessman convicted of spying on the military for the Islamic Republic's arch foe Israel, the judiciary said on Saturday.

14:57, november 24, 2008

Top UN delegation visiting Afghanistan

A delegation of the United Nation's Security Council arrived in Kabul on Monday to push for regional cooperation as it takes stock of the situation on the ground in Afghanistan, the United Nations

14:39, november 24, 2008

Tajik speaker chairs EAEC IPA session in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, November 24, Asia-Plus -- A two-day session of the Interstate Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC), chaired by Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of

14:21, november 24, 2008

Active members of large drug gang detained in Hissor Friday

An operation carried out by officers from the counternarcotics agency has led to the arrest of several members of a large drug gang.

14:10, november 24, 2008

Tajik-German JV produces arranges production of masonry unit

KHUJAND, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-German joint venture, closed joint-stock company (JSC) Aura of Sughd, has completed laying cable from the central substation in the city of Isfara to

14:05, november 24, 2008

Five new cases of HIV detected in November bring a tot al number of HIV sufferers in Kulob to 175

KULOB, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Five new cases of HIV detected in Khatlon’s Kulob region in November have brought a total number of officially registered HIV sufferers in the region to

13:59, november 24, 2008

EAEC experts meet in Dushanbe to discuss HIV infection control cooperation

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The fifth session of the council for health care within the Integration Committee of the Eurasian Economic Committee (EAEC) has opened in Dushanbe today.

12:05, november 24, 2008

Khujand Torgmash increases trade-technological equipment exports

KHUJAND, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand open joint-stock company Torgmash has increased trade-technological equipment shipments to the CIS states, the enterprise director general

11:49, november 24, 2008