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Tajik FM offers to hold 11th ACD ministerial meeting in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Addressing the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 16, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon

11:00, october 18, 2008

Gorno Badakhshan increase livestock output production

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus – Gorno Badakhshan has increased production of livestock output, Ms. Adolat Haidarova, deputy head of the GBAO agriculture directorate, said.

10:25, october 18, 2008

GBAO center for disabled children resumes its work

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2008, Asia-Plus – After being closed for one month, the Khorog-based GBAO center for children with physical disabilities, Nour (Light), was reopened on October 16, the

18:30, october 17, 2008

Afghan “Apple from Paradise” and Kyrgyz “Unknown Route” recognized as best full-length movies in Dushanbe film festival

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An awarding ceremony for the winners of the Third Tajikistan International Film Festival, Didor 2008, was held on October 16.

17:37, october 17, 2008

CIS interior ministers meet in Sochi to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Interior Minister Mahmadnazar Solehov will attend an extraordinary session of the council of the CIS interior ministers that will be held in Sochi,

17:26, october 17, 2008

Customs service transfers over TJS1.2 billion to national budget in Jan-Sept 08

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, the Customs Service has transferred more than 1.

16:01, october 17, 2008

Austria could supply alternate energy production technologies to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Austria could make significant contribution to enhancement of energy, infrastructure and transport sectors in Tajikistan, Mr.

15:20, october 17, 2008

INCIDENTS

Number of suicide cases rises nearly 70% in nine months to October 1, 2008 in Sughd, reaching 231

In northern Tajikistan, the number of suicide cases has risen nearly 70% in nine months to October 1, 2008, reaching 23.

14:52, october 17, 2008

Tajik president, German ambassador discuss Tajik-German cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- New German Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ms. Doris Hertrampf, today presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon.

14:29, october 17, 2008

Development of national quality infrastructure discussed today

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A seminar, formally titled “Development of National Infrastructure of Quality and Technical Regulation in Tajikistan,” has been conducted at the

14:08, october 17, 2008

Kazakh Prime Minister guaranties stable prices for bakery products

Karim Massimov, Kazakh Prime Minister held a session on export policy and internal supply of food-grain issues.

14:07, october 17, 2008

Kyrgyzstan joins Asia Cooperation Dialog

Kyrgyzstan has joined international Asia Cooperation Dialog organization, press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry for Foreign Affairs reported.

14:06, october 17, 2008

Uzbekistan sells cotton on US$ 1 billion

Uzbekistan signed the contracts on the 4th International cotton fair on exporting 950 thousand tons of cotton fiber.

14:05, october 17, 2008

Deputy foreign ministers of Central Asian states meet in Ashgabat

The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia hosted a working meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in Ashgabat on

14:04, october 17, 2008

Obama keeps five-point lead on McCain

Democrat Barack Obama holds a five-point lead over Republican John McCain, with little immediate indication their final public debate did much to sway the U.S.

14:03, october 17, 2008

Iran's Khatami stays mum over mooted presidential bid

Iranian former reformist president Mohammad Khatami is keeping mum about whether he will run again in next June's election, despite pressure from other politicians and from friends to go for it.

14:02, october 17, 2008

Russia to start pumping billions into banks

Russia will start pumping more than $80 billion into Russian banks early next week to help ease a growing credit crunch, the finance minister said Thursday.

14:01, october 17, 2008

Chains or drugs: treatment for Afghanistan's mentally ill

The mentally ill in Afghanistan, a country destroyed by three decades of conflict, have been counted at about two million, according to the World Health Organisation.

13:45, october 17, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Rumi police department chief faces charges abuse authority and illegal currency transactions

QURGHON TEPPA, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Criminal case of Rahmon Sharipov, the chief of the police department in Khatlon’s Rumi district, will move to a court in the near future, the

13:09, october 17, 2008

Kulob banks accept 7.5 mln somoni of dilapidated banknotes this year

KULOB, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In January-September 2008, branches of five banks operating in Kulob have accepted 7.

12:55, october 17, 2008

Central Asian deputy FMs meet in Ashgabat to discuss program of actions prepared by UNRCCA

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA) hosted a working meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,

12:39, october 17, 2008

Dushanbe legislators endorse new public services and utilities rules for the capital city

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- The 15th session of the Dushanbe legislature of the third convocation that was held on October 16 has endorsed new rules of public services and utilities

12:16, october 17, 2008

CCI congress opens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 5th Congress of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) has begun at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex in Dushanbe.

12:05, october 17, 2008

Tajikistan’s domestic rivers have some 15 perspective sites for construction of dams, says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Addressing the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Astana, Kazakhstan yesterday, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon

11:29, october 17, 2008

Iran-Tajikistan transactions up, says Iranian envoy

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus – Iran''s Ambassador to Tajikistan Ali- Asghar Sherdoust said the value of the two countries'' economic transactions has increased 3.

11:14, october 17, 2008

Labor migrants remit $495 mln to banks in Sughd this year

KHUJAND, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, labor migrants from the Sughd province have remitted 495 million US dollars to banks in Sughd, Usmon Olimov,

10:59, october 17, 2008

Economic bloc ministries report to parliament on 2008 budget performance

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Parliament hearings on the progress of administration of the 2008 budget will be held in Dushanbe today afternoon.

10:44, october 17, 2008

Rahmon congratulates Ilham Aliyev over his reelection as Azeri President

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday congratulated Ilham Aliyev over his reelection as President of Azerbaijan, according to presidential press service.

10:29, october 17, 2008

Austrian delegation arrives in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An Austrian delegation led by Mr. Richard Schens, Vice-President of Austria’s Federal Economic Chamber, and Mr.

19:38, october 16, 2008