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Interior minister says policeman’s killing was premeditated

Tajik law enforcement authorities eliminate the version that criminal killed the guard of Orienbonkâ€™s branch Odina Davlatov for the purpose of robbing the bank.

13:37, october 20, 2008

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71 corruption-related criminal proceedings instituted in Sughd this year

KHUJAND, October 20, 2008, Asia-plus -- 71 corruption-related criminal proceedings have been instituted in the northern Sughd province over the first nine months of this year and 40 criminal

13:27, october 20, 2008

New building of OSCE Office in Tajikistan opens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An official ceremony of opening of a new building of the OSCE office in Tajikistan has been held in Dushanbe today.

12:51, october 20, 2008

Third Russian center opens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An official opening of Russian Center of Russia’s Russkiy Mir (Russian World) National Foundation at Tajik State Teachers’ Training University named

12:36, october 20, 2008

US Embassy supports Tajikistan’s justice sector

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Friday, October 17, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S.

12:07, october 20, 2008

Tajikistan calls for expansion of ties with Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus – Head of Tajikistan Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs Maliksho Nematov called for expansion of ties between his country and Khorasan Razavi

12:02, october 20, 2008

Tajik journalists learn their rights and responsibility in access to information

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-day training seminar, formally titled “Access to Information: Rights and Responsibility,” for journalists from central and regional media began

11:59, october 20, 2008

Saudi bank provides technical assistance to maternity houses in Khujand

KHUJAND, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Saudi bank will award a grant of US$10 million for technical modernization of

11:45, october 20, 2008

Another fire breaks out on Dushanbe’s Korvon market

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008 Asia-Plus -- Another fire has broken out on the merchandize market Korvon in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district.

11:44, october 20, 2008

Tajikistan produces TJS4.286 billion worth of industrial goods in Jan-Sept 08

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In January-September 2008, Tajikistan has produced a total of 4.

11:30, october 20, 2008

Canada supports development of Konibodom’s agrarian sector

KONIBODOM, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday October 18, a meeting of partners on the Sughd Agrarian and Marketing Reform Promotion Project sponsored by international organization

11:28, october 20, 2008

Another mild tremor jolts Tajikistan yesterday night

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008 Asia-Plus -- A mild tremor measuring 3.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Tajik capital yesterday night at 11:13 p.m., according to the Dushanbe seismological station.

11:20, october 20, 2008

Japan constructs dormitory at boarding schools for orphans in Tavildara

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two handover ceremonies will be held in the administrative center of Tavildara district, Rasht Valley under the Grassroots and Human Security Projects of

11:18, october 20, 2008

Police officer killed in Dushanbe Sunday morning

Police officer, guarding Orienbonkâ€™s branch in Dushanbeâ€™s Sino district, was shot death yesterday morning.

11:10, october 20, 2008

Agricultural center to be set up in Jilikul under financial support of Japan’s embassy

QURGHON TEPPA/DUSHANBE, October 20, Asia-Plus -- An agricultural center will be set up in Khatlon’s Jilikul district under financial support of the Japanese Embassy in Dushanbe, the Jilikul

10:56, october 20, 2008

Two new brickworks launched in Khatlon

QURGHON TEPPA, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two new brickworks with capacity of 1 million bricks per year each have been launched in Khatlon’s Khuroson district.

10:43, october 20, 2008

Small power engineering unprofitable for Central Asia, Tajik expert says

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Georgy Petrov, the head of the hydropower lab at Tajik Institute for Water Problems, Hydropower and Ecology, considers that hydropower is not as

10:29, october 20, 2008

Tajikistan prosecutors, religious leaders seek to ban Salafi movement

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus – The Khatlon prosecutor’s office has called on the Tajik authorities today to officially ban the Salafi religious movement in the country, Radio

10:15, october 20, 2008

Dushanbe hosts conference on border management and drug control in CA

President Emomali Rahmon will address the Ministerial Conference on â€œBorder Management and Drug Control in Central Asiaâ€ that will be held in Dushanbe on October 21-22.

22:08, october 18, 2008

Iran-Tajikistan tourism exchanges discussed

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus – Deputy head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Mohammad-Sharif Malek-Zadeh held talks with head of Tajikistan Committee for Youth,

22:04, october 18, 2008

Tajik youth committee head to attend ECO tourism ministerial meeting in Tehran

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs Maliksho Nematov has left for Tehran, Iran to attend a session of tourism ministers

21:31, october 18, 2008

NASME general assembly held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A general assembly of Tajikistan’s National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) was held in Dushanbe on October 18.

20:44, october 18, 2008

Tajikistan seeks Bahrain’s participation in Roghun hydroelectricity project

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- During his stay in Astana, Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi held talks with his ministerial counterparts from South Korea, Qatar,

19:51, october 18, 2008

MPs offer VAT rebate for grain imports

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Parliamentarians have offered VAT rebate for grain imports.

19:03, october 18, 2008

Tax committee head asks MPs to make amendments to tax code

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Tax Committee is the only tax service within the CIS area that does not have efficient leverage on the most incorrigible tax nonpayers, the Tax

18:41, october 18, 2008

Sughd authorities take measures to prevent spread of malaria in the province

KHUJAND, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Local authorities of the northern Sughd province are taking measures to prevent spread of malaria in the province.

18:14, october 18, 2008

Political, financial push urged to end hunger

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus – On October 16, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf called for a political and financial push to boost sustainable agriculture in the world’s poor

11:40, october 18, 2008

MP points to necessity of taking urgent measures to eradicate corruption in public bodies

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- If we do not take real measures to reduce corruption in society, especially in

11:30, october 18, 2008

Finance minister reports to parliament on 2008 budget performance

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Parliament hearings on the progress of administration of the 2008 budget were held in Dushanbe on October 17.

11:20, october 18, 2008