Tajkistan

Barqi Tojik: customers should still pay for electricity under last year’s rates

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Customers should still pay for electricity under the rates set in 2010 as the government has not yet endorsed the new electricity rates offered by Barqi

16:29, january 25, 2011

60% discount has not yet been granted to Tajik national air carrier

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe International Airport plans to grant a 60-percent discount for airport, ground and air navigation services to the country’s national air carrier,

16:25, january 25, 2011

Suicide on the rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE/KHUJAND, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The chairperson of the Committee for Women and Family Affairs, Sumangul Taghoyeva, told reporters on January 24 that 703 cases of suicide and

16:22, january 25, 2011

Chinese nationals account for more 60% of labor migrants working in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 2,360 labor migrants, with more than 60 percent (1,427 people) of them being Chinese nationals, are currently working in Tajikistan, Valijon

16:19, january 25, 2011

270 firearms seized in northern Tajikistan in 2010

KHUJAND, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 270 firearms were confiscated from local population in Sughd province in 2010, which is 15 firearms more than in 2009, according to the Sughd police

16:16, january 25, 2011

POLITICS

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers bill on combating money laundering and the financing of terrori

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a loan agreement between the Government of Tajikistan and the

16:15, january 25, 2011

INCIDENTS

One Tajik killed, eight others injured in bomb attack ay Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, says Russian m

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to the latest data from Russia’s appropriate services, 35 persons were killed and some 100 others were injured, many of them critically, at

16:09, january 25, 2011

838 instances of violation of land code recorded in Kulob in 2010

KULOB, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Inspections by specialists from the Kulob land management committee recorded 838 instances of violation of the country’s land legislation, ranging from use of

15:59, january 25, 2011

Price of domestic gas rise 50 percent in southern Tajikistan

QURGHON TEPPA, January 25, 2011 Asia-Plus -- Price of domestic natural gas has risen 50 percent in the Valkhsh Valley (Qurghon Teppa zone) of Khatlon province.

15:55, january 25, 2011

Work to complete Istiqlol Tunnel to start in April, says minister

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus / -- The work on installation of ventilation and lighting facilities in the Istiqlol Tunnel will begin in April this year, Minister of Transport and

15:51, january 25, 2011

Control over administrative buildings and public places strengthened in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Following a bomb attack at Moscow''s Domodedovo airport and for the purpose of preventing terrorist acts on the territory of Tajikistan, Tajik Minister of

15:47, january 25, 2011

POWER

Tajik president calls terrorist act at Domodedovo airport monstrous crime

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today sent a telegram of condolences to his Russian counterpart, President Dmitry Medvedev, over tragedy that occurred at Moscow’s

15:43, january 25, 2011

INCIDENTS

Tajik killed in Domodedovo explosion identified as resident of Jirgatol district

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Embassy in Moscow says one Tajik national is among those killed in the explosion at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport.

15:37, january 25, 2011

Wheat and flour prices continuing to rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Wholesale prices for wheat and flour have increased on average by US$8.

15:28, january 25, 2011

Volume of Tajikistan’s cargo shipments rises 3.9 percent in 2010

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In 2010, all types of transportation shipped 17,946,700 tons of cargo, which is 3.

15:25, january 25, 2011

Iran reportedly the largest investor in Tajikistan in 2010

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- US$320.058 in investments have flowed into Tajikistan over the first nine months of 2010, Davlatali Saidov, which is US$159.

15:14, january 25, 2011

Tinted glass permit fee raised in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities have raised tinted glass permit fees.

15:08, january 25, 2011

INCIDENTS

According to the latest data, two Tajik national were killed in an explosion at Moscow’s Domodedovo

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the number o Tajik nationals killed in an explosion at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport has risen to two.

14:48, january 25, 2011

Tajik authorities admit blockage of a number of independent websites in 2010

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities have admitted that a number of independent websites were blocked last year.

14:39, january 25, 2011

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan expected to sign air-traffic agreement until April

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A draft air-traffic management agreement between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is still being considered by the sides, Minister of Transport and Communications

14:36, january 25, 2011

POLITICS

Tajik, Russian presidents intend to intensify anti-terrorism efforts

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday January 25, President Emomali Rahmon had a telephone conversation with hi Russian counterpart, President Dmitry Medvedev, according to the

18:03, january 24, 2011

Roghun’s money gives first dividends

Roghun’s temporarily surplus funds deposited at Tajik banks have given the first dividends in an amount of 5 million somoni.

12:56, january 24, 2011

Specialists study effect of dry autumn on agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has set up a working group (WG) to monitor the situation in the agrarian sector.

12:33, january 24, 2011

Afghan national detained in Khatlon with over 67 kilos of drugs

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A large amount of narcotics was seized in an operation carried out by local police in Hamadoni district, Khatlon province overnight, according to

12:20, january 24, 2011

POWER

MP from ruling PDP appointed to head the Committee for Environmental Protection

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Powers of the member of the Majlisi Namoayndagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Talbak Salimov terminated as he was appointed head of the

11:55, january 24, 2011

Tajikistan’s external debt up US$265.1 mln in 2010

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s foreign debt grew 261.5 million U.S. dollars in 2010, Finance Minister Safarali Najmiddinov told reporters in Dushanbe today.

11:44, january 24, 2011

AMUR technical center expected to assembly up to 350 trucks this year

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The AMUR technical center in the city of Chkalovsk, Sughd province plans to assemble 300-350 trucks this year, according to the Ministry of Energy d

11:36, january 24, 2011

1,500 ha of lands remain uncultivated in Kulob last year

KULOB, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 1,500 hectares of lands, including 1,100 hectares of irrigated lands, remained uncultivated in Khatlon’s Kulob region last year, the Kulob land management

11:33, january 24, 2011

Tajik Hizb ut-Tahrir leader sentenced to 18 years

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The leader of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir movement in Tajikistan, Yusuf Khafizov, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, Radio Liberty’s Service reports.

11:12, january 24, 2011