Tajkistan, Power

17:34, april 21, 2011

Revenue part of budget for Q1 overfulfilled by 7 percent

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon held a working meeting on April 20 to discuss issues related to implementation of the national budget during the first quarter

16:54, april 21, 2011

Tajikistan ratifies convention for avoidance of double taxation with Iran

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday April 21, The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) ratified a convention between the governments of Tajikistan

14:23, april 21, 2011

Parliament endorses amendments to 2011 budget

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed amendments to the country’s budget for 2011.

09:16, april 21, 2011

President Rahmon: “Activity of judges should be as clean as mirror”

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In his address to the parliament, President Emomali Rahmon has called on judges to fight lawlessness and corruption within the judicial system, noting that

18:16, april 20, 2011

President seriously concerned over spread of synthetic narcotics

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In his address to the parliament, President Emomali Rahmon has expressed serious concern about spread of synthetic narcotics to the country along with

17:43, april 20, 2011

Rahmon orders the government to work out new land development program

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has ordered the government to work out a new long-term program for development of new and abandoned lands through attraction of

16:19, april 20, 2011

President offers to impose three-year moratorium for inspection of entrepreneurs

The head of state has also offered to work out a new edition of the country’s tax code by mid-2012.

12:45, april 20, 2011

Assessment studies for Roghun project to be completed in May, says president

Addressing the parliament, President Rahmon noted that the techno-economic and the environmental impact assessments for the Roghun hydroelectricity project will be completed in May.

16:57, april 18, 2011

MFA restructuring reform ongoing

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Foreign Minister Nizomiddin Zohidov told reporters in Dushanbe on April 18 that work on implementation of the MFA restructuring concept is going

15:52, april 18, 2011

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers parental responsibility bill

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2011, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill on holding parents responsible for their

20:16, april 16, 2011

Parental responsibility bill sent to parliament

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has sent the bill on holding parents responsible for their children’s action and education for consideration to the Majlisi

10:21, april 15, 2011

President gets acquainted with implementation of infrastructure projects

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday April 14, President Emomali Rahmon visited Vahdat district and Khaton province to get acquainted with implementation of a number of

16:39, april 14, 2011

MPs to participate in working out national budget for 2012

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable to discuss budget forming problems took place in Dushanbe on April 14.

16:48, april 13, 2011

Ignoring Ombudsman’s rulings to be punishable in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday April 13, members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) endorsed amendments to the country’s

16:21, april 13, 2011

Local authorities’ responsibility for environmental security tightened

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) endorsed a bill requiring amendments to the country’s law on waste from consumption

14:55, april 13, 2011

Tajikistan to improve conditions for life sentence prisoners

Tajik MPs have endorsed appropriate amendments to the country’s criminal punishment execution code.

09:37, april 13, 2011

Average monthly wage of public servants amounts to little more than 500 somoni

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- As of April 1, 2011, the number of public servants in Tajikistan is estimated at more than 17,600 people, Grez Qosimov, the deputy head of the Public Service

09:21, april 12, 2011

Next staff changes introduced in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon introduced a number of new staff changes on April 11.

15:06, april 11, 2011

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers bill on Counting Chamber of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2011, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill on the counting chamber of Tajikistan at an April 11

18:26, april 8, 2011

President holds meeting over nationwide discussion of parental responsibility law

Over three and half months of nationwide discussion of the parental responsibility bill, more than 8,000 proposals have been offered and many of them have been included in the final edition of the

09:21, april 8, 2011

President urges to take measures to improve power supply situation

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday April 7, President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting to discuss the current power supply situation in the country, according to the presidential

10:55, april 6, 2011

President shakes up senior officials in law enforcement and power-wielding structures

Anvar Taghoymurodov, formerly head of the Interior Ministry organized crime control department (UBOP), has been appointed deputy interior minister.

10:01, april 5, 2011

Rahmon congratulates Kazakh leader on reelection

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on his election to a new five-year term.

09:42, april 5, 2011

Tajik president receives visiting OSCE ambassadors

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Monday April 4, President Emomali Rahmon received a group of visiting OSCE ambassadors, according to the presidential press service.

09:08, april 5, 2011

Outdoor surveillance cameras to be installed at all Dushanbe’s enterprises

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- By Dushanbe mayor’s decree outdoor surveillance cameras are to be installed at all Dushanbe’s enterprises and organizations irrespective of forms of

11:31, april 4, 2011

Tajikistan makes preparations for CIS summit

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of the organizing committee for preparation and holding of a CIS summit in Dushanbe, presided over by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, took

09:50, april 1, 2011

World Bank interested in expansion of cooperation with Tajikistan

The World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia, Motu Konishi, noted this during a meeting with President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe.

10:07, march 31, 2011

Rahmon urges to speed up implementation of UAIS at customs points

President Emomali Rahmon ordered senior officials at the Customs Service to speed up implementation of a Customs Unified Automated Information System (UAIS) at customs points and training of

17:25, march 30, 2011

Tajik parliament adopts new law on security

The current security law adopted in 1993 already now contradicts the country’s Constitution and other laws

12:03, march 28, 2011