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International exhibition “Tajikistan Infrastructure 2008” to be held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 6, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 3rd International Exhibition, entitled “Tajikistan Infrastructure 2008,” will be held in Dushanbe from September 18-20, according to Tajikistan’s

10:35, september 6, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Trial of national of the Philippines starts in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 6, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The trail of the national of the Philippines, Ms.

10:20, september 6, 2008

New building of Technological University’s branch in Kulob to be officially opened on Independence Day

KULOB, September 6, 2008, Asia-Plus -- After Tajikistan’s Independence Day, which is marked on September 9, 250 students of Tajik Technological University’s branch in Kulob will move to a new

19:22, september 5, 2008

French entrepreneur donates Palace of Culture to Istaravshan

KHUJAND, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An official opening of a Palace of Culture “Aryana” was held in Istaravshan, Sughd province on September 5.

18:52, september 5, 2008

Tajik, Russian foreign ministers discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On September 4, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on sidelines of a regular session

18:34, september 5, 2008

President Rahmon to attend 63 rd Un General Assembly

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will visit New York on September 23-27 to attend the 63rd session of the United General Assembly.

16:26, september 5, 2008

Kulob resident detained in Dushanbe for drug pushing

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A 21-year-old resident of Kulob, Sobir Khalifayev, was detained in Dushanbe yesterday on suspicion of having been involved in drug pushing, according

16:17, september 5, 2008

Uzbekistan cuts natural-gas supplies to Tajikistan due to gas debts

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan has cut natural-gas shipments to Tajikistan by more than 40 percent due to $5 million in arrears that Tojikgaz (Tajik state natural-gas

15:45, september 5, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Kulob company head faces charge of illegal gathering of ferula

KULOB, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday September 4, the Kulob prosecutor’s office issued warrant to arrest director of local limited liability company Kova, Qurbonali Gulmurodov,

15:28, september 5, 2008

Germany supports EBRD Sustainable Energy Initiative for Kazakhstan

The German Ministry of Environment is supporting the EBRD Sustainable Energy Initiative for Kazakhstan with the provision of â‚¬2 million to assist the launch of the Sustainable Energy Finance

15:27, september 5, 2008

Turkmenistan seeks US$12.7 per MMBTU for Tapi gas

Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline, rates which New Delhi finds too high to accept.

15:26, september 5, 2008

Issues of promoting interests of Kyrgyzstan in foreign countries discussed

The first meeting of the consultative council of region under the foreign ministry of Kyrgyzstan took place yesterday.

15:24, september 5, 2008

Russia reaches deal to supply weapons to Uzbekistan

Russia has reached an agreement to supply cutting-edge weapons to Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said September 2 following a meeting with Uzbek President Islam Karimov.

15:23, september 5, 2008

Russia seeks 'unbiased' international monitoring in S.Ossetia

Russia's foreign minister urged Thursday the deployment of "unbiased" observers in South Ossetia.

15:22, september 5, 2008

Cheney hails 'courageous' Georgia, condemns Russian 'invasion'

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney urged the "free world" on Thursday to rally with Georgia against what he called Russia's invasion, and pledged to bring Georgia into NATO.

15:21, september 5, 2008

Sarkozy seeks Syrian help in Iran nuclear standoff

The French president has asked his Syrian counterpart to use his country's ties with Iran to ensure the Islamic Republic does not produce nuclear weapons, and urged Syria to seek direct peace talks

15:19, september 5, 2008

Afghan leader vows punishment for deadly US raid

The Afghan president said a deadly raid on a village by American and Afghan commandos has put new strain on relations with the United States and promised Thursday to punish those responsible.

14:11, september 5, 2008

Consignment of agricultural machines sent to Gorno Badakhshan yesterday

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A consignment of agricultural machines, including 41 tractors MTZ-82 and tractor-drown lows, was sent to Gorno Badakhshan yesterday, according to

13:50, september 5, 2008

INCIDENTS

Tremor shakes Dushanbe today morning

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus -- Tremor measuring 3.0-4.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe today at 9:24 a.m., according to the Dushanbe seismological station.

13:36, september 5, 2008

Dushanbe mayor’s office provides TJS1.2 mln in extraordinary grants on occasion of Independence Day

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe mayor’s office has allocated more than 1.

13:21, september 5, 2008

German cyclist makes contribution to development of the village of Veshab in Ayni

AYNI, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- German national, Mr.

12:46, september 5, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Tajik court sentences Uganda national to 19 years in prison for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A woman from Uganda that was detained by customs officers at the Dushanbe airport in late May this year has got a long jail term for drug

12:22, september 5, 2008

Tajik counternarcotics agency seizes more than 1.105 tons of drugs this year

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Officers from Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) have seized more than 1,105 kilograms of narcotics over the first eight months of 2008, which is 44

12:14, september 5, 2008

WB Dushanbe Office to organize media briefing to discuss Doing Business 2009 Report

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank Group will release the latest global Doing Business 2009 Report on September 10, 2008, and spokesman from the Doing Business Project

11:57, september 5, 2008

Dushanbe weekly Nigoh faces libel charge

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe social-political newspaper Nigoh (View) is giving a press conference today over a suit filed against the newspaper by Dushanbe

11:28, september 5, 2008

Rahmon leaves for Moscow to attend session of the council of CSTO heads of state

President Emomali Rahmon today morning left for Moscow to attend a two-day session of the council of heads of state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that is opening in Moscow

11:04, september 5, 2008

Iranian professors to participate in Roudaki confab in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus – A five-member group of Iranian Persian language professors arrived in Tajikistan on September 3 to participate at a conference dedicated to the 1,150

10:31, september 5, 2008

Dushanbe authorities reportedly order to suspend Zarnisor market

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- It seems that Dushanbe authorities have begun tackling the problem of prices on the city markets.

10:16, september 5, 2008