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Agriculture ministry starts distribution of seed grains to farms in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture will start distribution of seed grains to faming units in Gorno Badakhshan within the next few days.

20:14, november 8, 2008

Khaburabot Pass in Gorno Badakhshan closed for traffic

KHOROG, November 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Khaburabot Pass in GBAO’s Darvoz district linking Gorno Badakhshan to Dushanbe via the Rasht Valley has been officially closed for traffic for the

19:54, november 8, 2008

Integration of HIV issues into poverty reduction strategy to be discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A seminar dedicated to launch of a new project “Integration of HIV—infection Issues into Tajikistan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy” will be held in

19:36, november 8, 2008

International agriculture exhibition kicks off in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- International agriculture exhibition entitled AgroFood 2008 kicked off at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex in Dushanbe today.

19:24, november 8, 2008

Tajikistan may lose part of incomes from exported goods: WB expert

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- As a result of the world financial crisis Tajikistan may lose a part of incomes from export of goods. World Bank Lead Economist, Mr.

18:58, november 8, 2008

World financial crisis may lead to decrease in labor migrants’ remittances, says WB expert

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The global financial crisis may result in the number of Tajik labor migrants reducing and the volumes of their remittances decreasing, World Bank Lead

18:05, november 8, 2008

WB expert advises Tajikistan to refrain from large-scale projects

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The global financial crisis will not affect Tajikistan directly because the country’s economy is isolated from global financial market, World Bank

11:20, november 8, 2008

MoE presents SCO common network university concept

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An official presentation of a concept of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation

20:14, november 7, 2008

However Saudi air company will carry Tajik Hajj pilgrims to Jeddah

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- “However, Saudi air company will carry Tajik Hajj pilgrims to Jeddah this year,” Ms.

19:46, november 7, 2008

Child crisis center in Khujand helps minor victims of violence

KHUJAND, November 7, 2208, Asia-Plus -- A child crisis center in Khujand, established on an initiative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission to Tajikistan and

18:55, november 7, 2008

INCIDENTS

One killed in rockfall on Shahriston Pass

KHUJAND, November 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- One person has been killed on the Shahriston Pass in northern Tajikistan as falling rocks have sent the truck Ural-357 falling into an

18:06, november 7, 2008

Gasoline prices expected to be reduced by 15% by the end of November: antimonopoly directorate

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Gasoline prices are expected to have been reduced by 15 percent by the end of November, according to the antimonopoly directorate within the Ministry

17:23, november 7, 2008

Tajikistan receives little more than 410 mln c.m. of Uzbek natural gas this year so far

DUSHANBE, November 7, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, Tajikistan has received little more than 410 million cubic meters of natural gas from Uzbekistan, Shavkat Shoimov, the

16:54, november 7, 2008

CIS committee for statistics ranks Tajikistan the last among CIS states in production growth rate

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics has ranked Tajikistan the last among the CIS states in terms of the industrial production growth rate.

15:30, november 7, 2008

Kazakh National Pension Fund changes

Recently during a meeting of Accumulative Pension Fund (APF) UlarUmit shareholders a decision on Fund equity capital increase from 440 million tenge to 4.84 billion tenge was made.

15:29, november 7, 2008

Uzbekistan population increases

Number of Uzbek population increased by 355,500 or 1.3% from the beginning of the year to 27.3 million, according to official data of the Uzbek State Property Committee.

15:28, november 7, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Chief cook for Rohat Teahouse reportedly commits suicide

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The body of the 51-year-old chief cook for the Rohat Teahouse Tursun Mansourov was found his house in Dushanbe on November 6, according to the

15:25, november 7, 2008

Russia, Kyrgyzstan to sign energy bills

Russia and Kyrgyzstan elaborate a range of energy bills to be signed, the Russian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Valentin Vlasov told reporters today.

15:23, november 7, 2008

Russian – Turkmen trade turnover to reach 6.5 billion dollars in 2008

The trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Russian may reach 6.5 billion U.S.

15:22, november 7, 2008

Iran president urges Obama to change U.S. policies

Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday and called for "fundamental and fair" changes to U.S.

15:21, november 7, 2008

Russia, U.S. may sign new START treaty in mid-2009

With the election of a new Democratic president in the U.S., Washington and Moscow may sign a new strategic arms reduction deal as early as the summer of next year, a Russian analyst said on Thursday.

15:19, november 7, 2008

Bush administration wants arms talks with Russia

The Bush administration wants talks with Russia soon on proposals to limit strategic nuclear warheads and address Moscow's concerns about a U.S. missile shield in Europe, a senior U.S.

15:18, november 7, 2008

Britain lauds Gurkha killed in Afghanistan

Britain paid tribute Thursday to a Gurkha soldier killed in Afghanistan this week, the first of the Nepalese fighters to die in the conflict.

15:12, november 7, 2008

Kazakh PM’s visit to Tajikistan postponed again

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An official visit of Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Masimov to Tajikistan has been postponed again, according to the Tajik MFA.

14:54, november 7, 2008

Chinese specialists start conducting feasibility study Nourobod-2 HPP

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from Chengdu Hydroelectric Investigation and Design Institute, China, have started conducting feasibility study for construction of the

14:40, november 7, 2008

Electricity supplies to regions increased

With introduction of the third unit of the Sangtuda-1 hydropower plant into operation, electricity supplies to residential customers and enterprises in the provinces have increased by one hour.

14:11, november 7, 2008

International experts gather in Dushanbe to discuss Afghan problems

DUSHANBE, November 7, Asia-Plus -- An international conference formally titled “Central Asia and Afghanistan: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects” will be held in Dushanbe from November

13:58, november 7, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Former drug agency head’s brother will be extradited from UAE

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Abdurasoul Mirzoyev, the brother of former Drug Control Agency (DCA) director Ghaffor Mirzoyev, is expected to be extradited from the United Arab

13:21, november 7, 2008

POWER

Rahmon congratulates Obama over his election as President of the United States

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On November 5, President Emomali Rahmon sent a telegram of congratulations to Barack Obama on his election as the new President of the United States,

13:04, november 7, 2008