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Canada's leaders feud over Afghanistan mission

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he supports Afghan President Hamid Karzai's attempts at reconciliation with the Taliban.

13:53, october 2, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Former chief of frontier post in Hamadoni gets long jail term

KULOB, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Bahrom Habibov, head of the farming unit Khoja Partov in Khatlon’s Vose district and former chief frontier post # 8 deployed in Khatlon’s Hamadoni

13:26, october 2, 2008

IRPT intends to participate in Kulob by-election but has doubt about transparency of election campaign

KULOB, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) has decided to nominate its candidate for by-election to the Kulob city legislature (Majlis) due on November 16,

13:02, october 2, 2008

Orienbonk lowers rates of services rendered to customers

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Orienbonk, Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, has lowered rates of services rendered to customers.

12:42, october 2, 2008

First deputy justice minister replaced

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution of September 30 Ms. Gulchehra Sharifova was relieved of her post of First Deputy Minister of Justice.

12:29, october 2, 2008

CIS health experts discuss methods to combat infectious diseases

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 9th interstate scientific-practical conference launched in Russia’s Volgograd region is considering issues related to use of modern technologies

12:05, october 2, 2008

National budget for 2009 to stand at more than 6 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The national budget for 2009 will stand at 6.008 billion somoni, which is 29 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and 1.

11:40, october 2, 2008

President pays two-day visit to Rasht Valley

President Emomali Rahmon started a two-day working visit to eastern Tajikistan today.

20:22, september 30, 2008

Interior ministry purges Rasht regional directorate for combating organized crime

According to spokesman for the ministry of interior (MoI), officers from the Rasht directorate for combating organized crime jointly with representatives from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), who are

19:38, september 30, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Panjakent resident sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his sister

KHUJAND, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the northern city of Panjakent has got a long jail term for killing his sister.

19:11, september 30, 2008

Government endorses 2009 budget bill

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Government has considered and endorsed a draft law on the national budget for 2009.

18:49, september 30, 2008

Dushanbe makes preparations to receive participants of World Friendship Run

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik capital is making preparations for receiving participants in the 2008 World Friendship Run that are arriving in Dushanbe on October 2,

18:09, september 30, 2008

Tajik farmers produce over 40,800 tons of fruits this year so far

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- All categories of farms in Tajikistan have produced more than 40,800 tons of fruits by September 30, which is 43 percent of this year’s target or 27,000

16:02, september 30, 2008

Women in Gharm demonstrate demanding collection of illegally possessed weapons

A group of women gathered near the building of the regional directorate for combating organized crime in Gharm, administrative center of the Rasht district today morning.

15:04, september 30, 2008

Indian Embassy, Z Shahidi Foundation organize Peace Concert

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Indian embassy in Dushanbe and the Ziyodullo Shahidi International Foundation for Culture are jointly organizing a Peace Concert on October 2 to

14:40, september 30, 2008

INCIDENTS

We cannot be indifferent to the fate of Tajik woman who wants to commit self-immolation in front of Pakistani Government building: MFA

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- We cannot be indifferent to the fate of Tajik woman who attempts to commit self-immolation in front of the building of the Pakistani Government in

14:33, september 30, 2008

Kazakhstan likely not to ban wheat export this year: Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Agriculture Akylbek Kurishbayev does not rule out that Kazakhstan will not ban grain export this year.

14:31, september 30, 2008

Kyrgyzstan should stop simulating reforms, lawmaker says

â€œKyrgyzstan should stop simulating reforms,â€ Bakyt Beshimov a member of parliament from the Social Democratsâ€™ party said during the open session of the International Business Council in Bishkek

14:29, september 30, 2008

Authorized fund of close joint stock company should be not less than US$ 50 thousand from January 1

President of Uzbekistan signed the Law about amending the Law "About joint stock companies and protection of stockholders rights" on September 26.

14:27, september 30, 2008

New constitution of Turkmenistan allows for paid education

The new edition of the constitution of Turkmenistan allows for paid education for Turkmen citizens.

14:25, september 30, 2008

Conflict with Russia must not hurt Georgia's NATO hopes: US envoy

Georgia's conflict with Russia cannot be allowed to damage Tbilisi's hopes of one day joining NATO, the US envoy to the military alliance said Monday.

14:23, september 30, 2008

Russia says U.S. blocking nuclear arms reduction talks

Russia accused the United States on Monday of stonewalling negotiations on a new pact on reducing the size of the two powers' nuclear arsenals, the latest sign of deteriorating Russian-U.S. relations.

14:21, september 30, 2008

IAEA chief urges Iran to end its nuclear secrecy

A six-year probe has not ruled out the possibility that Iran may be running clandestine nuclear programs, the chief U.

14:19, september 30, 2008

Taliban's Omar offers deal to U.S. on withdrawal

Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Monday urged U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan to withdraw or face a similar defeat to occupying Soviet troops a generation ago.

13:51, september 30, 2008

Tajikistan reaches 42.4 percent of 2008 cotton target

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik cotton growers are taking measures to gather cotton and fulfill the national target, which, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA),

13:29, september 30, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Top managers of tour operator convicted of deceiving pilgrims last year

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Top managers of the tour operator Kholid Muzaffar have got long jail terms for deceiving 700 pilgrims last year, according to the Shuroi Adliya

12:46, september 30, 2008

Tajik-Russian parliamentary forum to be held in Dushanbe in late October

DUSHANBE, September 30, Asia-Plus -- The third parliamentary forum “Tajikistan-Russia: Potentials of Interregional Cooperation” will be held in Dushanbe in late October, according to an official

11:51, september 30, 2008

Tajikistan attends Education Environment 2008 Forum in Moscow

DUSHANBE, September 30, Asia-Plus -- The 10th All-Russian Forum entitled The Education Environment 2008 is opening at the All-Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow today.

11:23, september 30, 2008