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15:42, december 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

New UN Resident Coordinator presents copy of credentials to Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, December 19, Asia-Plus -- New UN Resident Coordinator Michael Patrick John yesterday presented copy of credentials to Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi, Tajik MFA said.

14:40, december 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Survey of factors of pricing on Tajik periodical press market to be presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 19, Asia-Plus -- The results of a survey of factors of pricing on the periodical press market in Tajikistan will be presented at the OSCE Center in Tajikistan today.

14:30, december 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

OSCE Center supports awareness-raising campaign on migration in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 19, Asia-Plus -- A program focusing on labor migration challenges, as well as a painting competition for young people with the theme "Labor migration through my eyes," were

14:15, december 19, 2007

CIS interstate humanitarian cooperation fund helps Tajik orphan children

DUSHANBE, December 19, Asia-Plus -- The CIS Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund (IHCF) will provide humanitarian aid to orphanages in six CIS states, the news agency Regnum said.

13:46, december 19, 2007

POWER

13th session of the upper house of the Tajik parliament opens

DUSHANBE, December 19, Asia-Plus -- The 13th session of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) opened in Dushanbe today.

13:43, december 19, 2007

POWER

Tajik speaker underlines importance of Tajik-Russian parliamentary forum

DUSHANBE, December 19, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at a meeting of the board (Shuro) of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) its head Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has officially

13:30, december 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Independent report gives ADB high marks for accountability

DUSHANBE, December 19, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been ranked second in its sector among 30 influential organizations assessed in the 2007 Global Accountability report,

13:04, december 19, 2007

President Rahmon calls for fair labor and humanism

President Emomali Rahmon yesterday held a meeting with representatives of Tajik intelligentsia on occasion of the Idi Qurbon.

11:56, december 19, 2007

Application fees for US non-immigrant visas to increase next year Dushanbe, Tajikistan,

DUSHANBE, December 19, Asia-Plus -- Effective January 1, 2008, the application fee for a U.S.

11:30, december 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Introduction of tolling system allows TALCO improving its financial indices

DUSHANBE, December 19, Asia-Plus -- Press release issued by Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO, formerly Tajik Aluminum Plant or TadAZ) says that financial indices of the company for this year

20:45, december 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan marks International Migrants Day

DUSHANBE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has organized activities dedicated to an International Migrants, which is marked on December 18.

19:55, december 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan wants gas price agreement to be concluded before December

DUSHANBE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- Uztransgaz (Uzbek state-controlled natural-gas supplier) has officially notified Tojikgaz (Tajik natural-gas distributor) hat deadline for concluding an

19:11, december 18, 2007

Performance of main rituals of Hajj starts in Saudi Arabia

DUSHANBE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- Performance of the main rituals of the Hajj has started in Saudi Arabia.

18:40, december 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

President Rahmon meets with representatives of country’s intelligentsia

DUSHANBE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today held a meeting with representatives of Tajik intelligentsia.

16:48, december 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

RAO YeES official arrives in Tajikistan to inspect construction of Sangtuda-1 station

Andrei Rapoport, member of the board of Russiaâ€™s state-run electrical company Unified Electrical Systems (YeES), is expected to arrive in Dushanbe to inspect a progress of construction of the

16:13, december 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Capital mayor’s office announces tender for design of new Dushanbe’s North Gate

DUSHANBE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe mayor’s office has announced a tender for a design of new North Gate of the Tajik capital.

15:57, december 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Teachers at Central Asia’s military schools exchange experiences

DUSHANBE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- Colonel Farhod Jaffarov, Representative of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense to Central Asia’s states, is participating at the 3rd regional seminar on

15:25, december 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik authorities to ban RHD cars

DUSHANBE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- Right-hand drive (RHD) cars will be banned in Tajikistan soon, Asia-plus has learned from Qurbon Saidov, an official with the Ministry of Transport and

14:55, december 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

MoE board holds meeting in Qumsangir to discuss state of local educational facilities

DUSHANBE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- The board of the Ministry of Education (MoE) is holding its meeting in Khatlon’s Qumsangir district today to discuss state of higher educational

14:16, december 18, 2007

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board discusses the results of work with letters of citizens

DUSHANBE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of the lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the Tajik parliament has discussed the results of work with letters received from citizens

13:15, december 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Introduction of first unit of Sangtuda-1 power plant probably to postponed until late December

DUSHANBE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- Introduction of the first unit of the Sangtuda-1 power plant into operation will probably be postponed.

11:46, december 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik central bank to triple minimum capital requirements

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) intends to triple minimum capital requirements for local banks starting on January 1.

11:21, december 18, 2007

POWER

President calls for providing assistance to vulnerable people

DUSHABE, December 18, Asia-Plus -- On Monday December 17, President Emomali Rahmon held a hook-up conference with participation of heads of Rasht, Tavildara, Tojikobod, Jirgatol, Bokhtar, and

20:49, december 17, 2007

POWER

Dushanbe gas-distributor to answer fro negligence, says Dushanbe chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, December 17, Asia-Plus -- A recent gas blast was a major topic of a December 17 meeting of the Dushanbe capital mayor’s office presided over by its head Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev.

20:09, december 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

$1.18 billion remitted to Tajik banks in Jan-Oct 07

DUSHANBE, December 17, Asia-Plus -- $1.18 billion have been remitted to Tajik banks over the first ten months of this year, which is 46.

19:11, december 17, 2007

POWER

Roundtable meeting to discuss ombudsman bill to be held in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, December 17, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting to discuss a bill on an ombudsman institution in Tajikistan will be held at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex in Dushanbe on December 18.

16:48, december 17, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Final decision on trial of journalists supposed to be taken in late December

DUSHANBE, December 17, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district postponed hearing of case of three female reporters for the Dushanbe tabloid newspaper Ovoza

16:07, december 17, 2007

POWER

Dushanbe mayor’s office announced “The Best Mahalla” competition

DUSHANBE, December 17, Asia-Plus -- The capital mayor’s office has announced “The Best Mahalla” competition.

15:05, december 17, 2007

Corporate parties not banned in Tajikistan

Mass celebration of the New Year holiday is not in contrary with Tajik law on order of observing traditions and rituals and number of participants in the New Yearâ€™s parties is not limited.

14:26, december 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, China’s XUAR discuss priorities of trade and economic cooperation

DUSHANBE, December 17, Asia-Plus -- Trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and China’s Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was a major topic of a meeting of Sharif Said, head