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International conference on Afghanistan problems opened in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- International two-day conference formally titled “Central Asia and Afghanistan: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects” is opening in Dushanbe today

12:45, november 11, 2008

POWER

Number of staff changes introduced to education sector

DUSHANBE, October 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Monday November 10, the government passed resolutions replacing a number of educational officials and university chancellors.

12:38, november 11, 2008

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs gives press conference in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Visiting U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Ambassador George A.

12:28, november 11, 2008

CIS state new agency heads gather in Chisinau for meeting

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Moldavian capital Chisinau has hosted the 8th session of the council of head of state news agencies of the CIS member nations.

12:14, november 11, 2008

US Embassy announces new request project proposals for 2009 justice sector reform program

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

11:45, november 11, 2008

Possibility of establishment CA regional fisheries organization discussed in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A three-day interregional meeting on problems of fish industry that opened in Dushanbe on November 10 has brought together specialists from Central

11:29, november 11, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Three Afghans detained at customs point in Khatlon this year for drug trafficking

QURGHON TEPPA, November 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, the Khatlon prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against three Afghan nationals following

11:15, november 11, 2008

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandgon board considers draft budget for 2009

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a draft national budget for 2009 at a November 10 meeting,

19:48, november 10, 2008

Tajikistan intends to process all the cotton into manufactured goods at its enterprises by 2015

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan has set task to process all the cotton into manufactured goods inside the country by 2015.

18:44, november 10, 2008

Tajikistan’s consumer prices rise nearly 31 percent in year to November 1, 2008

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has topped CIS states in terms of consumer price index, according to the CIC Interstate Committee for Statistics.

16:29, november 10, 2008

Cotton production volumes decrease in Tajikistan: WB

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Share of cotton fiber in Tajikistan’s exports decreased from 9 percent in 2003 to nearly 2 percent in 2007, World Bank Lead Economist, Mr.

15:27, november 10, 2008

Indian Embassy organizes event to commemorate the birth anniversary of first Indian PM

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus - The Indian Embassy in Dushanbe in association with the Tajik-India Friendship Society is planning to organize a on the spot ''Sketching and Painting''

15:11, november 10, 2008

U.S. Embassy accepts project proposals for 2009 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

15:01, november 10, 2008

Kazakhstan likely to reduce oil export duty to US$ 139

Kazakhstan is supposed to reduce export duties on crude oil from US$ 210 to US$ 139 per ton and for fuel oil â€“ from US$ 130 to US$ 95.

15:00, november 10, 2008

In 2008 usage of international investments changes

In first 3 quarters the structure of international investments in Uzbekistan changed a lot- fuel and energy sphere started to get them twice less, and investments in geologic exploration increased in

14:59, november 10, 2008

Taking Kyrgyz labor migrants home may turn into emergency operation, if Russia’s economy shrinks

â€œShrinking in scale of certain industry sectors in Russia might lead to extradition of labor migrants with planes of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies or Air Force aircrafts,â€ Anatoly

14:57, november 10, 2008

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov meets with South Korean business circles

On November 6, during the business lunch in the Dynasty Hall of the fashionable Shilla Hotel, the residence of the Turkmen President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has received representatives of the

14:55, november 10, 2008

Moscow hopes for constructive defense shield dialog with Obama

Moscow hopes for a more constructive dialog with the administration of Barack Obama about the deployment of U.S. missile defense shield elements in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

14:55, november 10, 2008

For Russia's Putin, knockabout with Obama is just the ticket

Still Russia's dominant politician, Vladimir Putin can only relish the prospect of a new bout of Russian-US rivalry with American leader-in-waiting Barack Obama, say analysts.

14:53, november 10, 2008

Iran tightens rules for presidential candidates

Iran's parliament on Sunday tightened the rules for people wishing to run for president, setting age limits and strict educational criteria in a bid to deter frivolous candidacies.

14:52, november 10, 2008

Govt to wait and see on Obama's Afghanistan plans: Miliband

The government will not necessarily follow suit if US President-elect Barack Obama sends more troops to Afghanistan as part of an Iraq-style 'surge', Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Sunday.

14:45, november 10, 2008

INCIDENTS

RCS conducts seminar in Khujand to improve local community’s emergency response capacities

PANJAKENT, November 10, 2008 Asia-Plus -- A six-day seminar for 28 teachers from Sughd’s Panjakent, Isfara, Kuhistoni Mastchoh, Ayni, Shahriston, Ghonchi, Asht and Jabborrasulov districts as

14:15, november 10, 2008

Health sector development strategy to be discussed in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A seminar formally titled “Joint Development of All-round Strategy of Health Sector in Tajikistan” will be held in Dushanbe on November 11, Asia-Plus

13:57, november 10, 2008

New newspaper brought out in Sughd

KHUJAND, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus - A new newspaper has been brought out in the Sughd province.

13:27, november 10, 2008

Days of Culture of Azerbaijan organized in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Days of Culture Azerbaijan in Tajikistan kicked off in Dushanbe on November 9.

13:05, november 10, 2008

INCIDENTS

Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital Saturday

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A mild tremor measuring 2.0-2.5 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe Saturday morning, according to the Dushanbe seismological station.

12:23, november 10, 2008

Three Afghans detained in Dushanbe for drug pushing

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two operations by officers from the counternarcotics agency have led to the arrest of three Afghan drug pushers in Dushanbe, according to press

11:52, november 10, 2008

Labor migrants remit some US$29 mln to Amonatbonk’s branches in Kulob this year

KULOB, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first ten months of this year, labor migrants have remitted some 29 million US dollars to the branches of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings

11:35, november 10, 2008