Tajkistan, Power

11:26, october 13, 2008

President promises Danghara will become one of country’s largest agrarian and industrial centers

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday October 11, President Emomali Rahmon visited Khatlon’s Danghara district.

14:14, october 9, 2008

Two apartment buildings affected by last year’s gas blasts restored

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two apartment buildings affected by last year’s natural-gas blasts have been restored, Shavkat Saidov, a spokesman for the Dushanbe mayor, told

11:48, october 9, 2008

Tajikistan sends humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan

A convoy of 27 trucks of the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES) loaded with humanitarian aid for quake-affected people in southern Kyrgyzstan today morning left for southern Kyrgyzstan via

12:20, october 8, 2008

Tajikistan to provide humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan will send a bulk of humanitarian aid to quake-affected people in southern Kyrgyzstan. The assistance includes building materials, food products and other relief supplies.

11:36, october 7, 2008

President signs a number of laws endorsed by parliament

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has signed 32 laws that were approved by the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), according to

20:11, october 6, 2008

Rahmon sends condolences to Kyrgyz president over deadly earthquake

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2008, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon today sent a telegram of condolences to his Kyrgyz counterpart, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, over the deadly earthquake that

14:27, october 6, 2008

Public commission set up Dushanbe for rational use of energy in autumn-winter season

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2008, Asia-Plus -- By Dushanbe mayor’s resolution a public commission for rational use of energy in autumn-winter season has been set up in Dushanbe.

11:14, october 6, 2008

Dushanbe legislature’s session to consider preparation of the city’s economy for winter

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The next 15th session of the Dushanbe legislature (Majlis) will be held on October 16.

19:58, october 4, 2008

Emomali Rahmon visits republican boarding school for orphaned children in Tavildara

RASHT, October 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon visited the Tavildara district today.

19:43, october 4, 2008

Four small power plants to be built in Jirgatol in the near future, says president

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The government has allocated more than 850 million somoni this year for construction of energy facilities, President Emomali Rahmon announced at a

19:09, october 4, 2008

President visits one of border units deployed in Jirgatol

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Friday afternoon, President Emomali Rahmon, who was on his three-day working trip to the Rasht Valley, visited the Jirgatol District, some 320

11:26, october 4, 2008

President outlines construction of roads and power plants as one of priority areas

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at a meeting with district administrators and public activists in the Tojikobod district, President Emomali Rahmon noted that construction and

18:22, october 3, 2008

Rasht regional directorate for combating organized crime closed down

By interior ministerâ€™s resolution the Rasht regional directorate for combating organized crime has been closed down and its chief, Mirzokhouja Ahmadov, is now at the disposal of the Ministry of

14:37, october 3, 2008

President gives a kick-start to the third phase of Dushanbe-Kyrgyz-border Road Rehabilitation Project

TOJIKOBOD, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon is currently in the Tojikobod district.

12:20, october 3, 2008

President sets terms for handing in illegally possessed weapons arms

Speaking at the meeting with local population in Gharm, President Emomali Rahmon noted that illegally possessed weapons should be handed in within the next few days.

11:40, october 3, 2008

Fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon considers amendments to referendum law

DUSHANBE, October 3, Asia-Plus -- The fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) opened on October 2.

20:46, october 2, 2008

President promises he will not allow recurrence of civil war in the country

During his meeting with war and labor veterans in Gharm, President Emomali Rahmon has promised that he will not allow recurrence of civil war in the country.

14:47, october 2, 2008

President familiarizes himself with progress of construction of branch of teachers’ training university in Gharm

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Gharm, administrative center of the Rasht district, was the first leg of President Emomali Rahmon’s visit to eastern Tajikistan.

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.

12:05, 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.

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.

10:59, september 30, 2008

Capital mayor sacks passenger transport service head, reprimands municipal waterworks head

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has sacked the head of the state unitary enterprise Bus-1 Iso Asoyev and reprimanded the head of Dushanbe’s

18:42, september 29, 2008

President to pay working visit to Rasht Valley in early October

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will pay a two-day working visit to the Rasht Valley in eastern Tajikistan from October 2-3, according to presidential

12:14, september 29, 2008

President congratulates Tajik Muslims on Id al-Fitr

Reminding that the holiday of Id al-Fitr is a Muslim holy day of spiritual cleansing and bodily harmony and an opportunity to reach a higher spiritual and moral level based on a cleansing of the

19:21, september 27, 2008

Rahmon expresses gratitude to UN Secretary General for aid provided by UN to Tajikistan during the past winter

President Emomali Rahmon has expressed gratitude to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for the aid provided by the United Nations to Tajikistan during the past winter.

15:15, september 26, 2008

Tajik, Finnish presidents discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday September 25, Emomali Rahmon met with his Finnish counterpart, President Tarja Halonen, in New York on sidelines of the ongoing 63 rd

10:34, september 26, 2008

Tajik speaker, Iranian envoy discuss Tajik-Iranian economic cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday September 24, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), received Iranian

17:29, september 24, 2008

Tajik leader, WB head discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday September 23, President Emomali Rahmon held talks with the World Bank (WB) President, Mr.

14:18, september 22, 2008

Rahmon sends condolences to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari over Saturday’s terrorist attack

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning sent a telegram of condolences to his Pakistani counterpart, President Asif Ali Zardari, over a Saturdays