Tajkistan

15:58, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan receives 667 bodies from Russia in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 844,000 Tajik nationals have entered the Russian Federation and 252,640 Tajik nationals have left Russia, according

15:36, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik servicemen highly appreciated by the COFR drill command

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The management officers and the parachute company of the Tajik Ministry of Defense (MoD) participating in military exercises for Collective

15:22, october 28, 2010

POWER

Tajik president receives Afghan and Iranian transport ministers today afternoon

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is receiving Iranian Minister of Roads and Transportation Hamid Behbahani and Afghan Minister of Transport and Civil

14:51, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kabool-Tajik Textiles again suspends operations

KHUJAND, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based textile enterprise, Kabool-Tajik Textiles, which resumed its operation last June after being closed for more than two year, has

14:19, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Barqi Tojik offers to raise electricity rates by 20-25 percent

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik power holding (Tajik electricity supplier) offers to raise electricity rates beginning on January 1, 2011, the Barqi Tojik head Abdullo

13:56, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Barqi Tojik: Electricity rationing will no be so strict this winter

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In the coming winter, electricity deficiency in Tajikistan is expected to stand at 2 billion kWh of electricity, while last year, it was more than 4

13:35, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Saudi and UK deputy foreign ministers to visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Saudi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.R.H.

12:58, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Transport ministers of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Afghanistan and Iran gather in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Ministers of transport of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Afghanistan and Iran have gathered in Dushanbe for a two-day pentalateral meeting that is

12:32, october 28, 2010

POWER

Dushanbe municipal authorities again permit drivers of Chinese minivans to carry passengers

Dushanbe municipal authorities have permitted drivers of eight-seat Chinese Hafei minivans to carry passengers in Dushanbe again.

11:30, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

852.6 kg of narcotics seized in 43 joint operations by DCA and Afghan law enforcement authorities

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Drug Control Agency (DCA) director Rustam Nazarov told reporters on October 27 that the DCA liaison officers operating in Afghanistan and Afghan

11:12, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

687 people arrested on drug charges in Tajikistan in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In January-September 2010, Tajik law enforcement authorities have arrested 687 people on drug charges, including 37 foreign nationals, the Drug

10:34, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Minister considers that smoking restrictions will not affect budget incomes

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Economic Development and Trade Farrukh Hamraliyev considers that restrictions on the use of tobacco products will not affect the revenue

10:18, october 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Experts from Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz get acquainted with preparation for drilling operation

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from closed joint-stock company (CJSC) Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz have visited the Shahrinav-1P location, 36 kilometers southwest of

20:08, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. embassy delivers $8.9 million in medical supplies to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On October 26, Ms. Necia Quast, Deputy Chief of Mission, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, participated in a handover ceremony of approximately $8.

19:53, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Price hike in Tajikistan results from grain turmoil and increasing international oil prices, says minister

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The latest food price hike in Tajikistan has resulted from the turmoil in grain markets and increasing international oil prices, Minister of economic

18:58, october 27, 2010

POWER

Tajik president, Russian FMS director discuss the duration of the stay of Tajik citizens in Russia

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today morning met here with Konstantin Romodanovsky, the director of Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS),

18:07, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan reaches 65 percent of the autumn conscription target

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- By October 27, Tajikistan has reached 65 percent of the autumn conscription target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a chief spokesman for the Ministry of

18:03, october 27, 2010

INCIDENTS

Rescuers find the bodies of three Alpha officers

The bodies of three officers from the special operations unit, Alpha, have been found in the Surkhob River and the search operation for the bodies of three other Alpha officers is being continued.

16:05, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s negotiations to join WTO nears completion, says minister

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Negotiation process on Tajikistan’s joining the world Trade Organization (WTO) is nearing completion, Minister of Economic Development and Trade,

15:41, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Construction of Tajikistan-Afghanistan power transition line on Tajik territory reportedly finished

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Construction of the 220 kV Tajikistan-Afghanistan power transmission line on the territory of Tajikistan has been finished, according to the Ministry

15:24, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Russian cooperation in light industry discussed in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Opportunities and prospects of further expansion Tajik-Russian cooperation in light industry were the focus of a meeting of the Russian delegation,

14:34, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

TJU seeks solution to problems facing Tajik print media

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2001, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the board of Tajik Journalists’ Union (TJU) that took place in Dushanbe at the end of last week discussed issues related to the current

14:00, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. government supports health education in Hisor and Taboshar

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy recently launched the Child to Child health outreach program in the Hisor and Taboshar districts. According to the U.S.

13:34, october 27, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Tajikistan ranked 154th among 178 countries in terms of corruption

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The International Transparency (IT)’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for this year ranks Tajikistan with 2.

12:49, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik MPs attend events of CIS and EAEC inter-parliamentary assemblies in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), led by its speaker, Shukurjon Zuhurov, is attending the events of

12:22, october 27, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Director of Vatan radio station faces fraud charge

Director general of the Dushanbe independent radio station, Vatan, has not given back more than 4 million somoni taken from legal and physical entities for various projects.

11:58, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Experts from CIS joint commission for combating illegal migration meet in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The 13th two-day meeting of the group of the CIS joint commission for combating illegal migration has opened in Dushanbe today, according to Interior

11:40, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan cracks down on unregistered religious schools

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus – Twenty underground religious schools with a total of 189 students have been discovered over the past week in Tajikistan''s southern Khatlon province alone,

10:54, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Agreement on development of Tajik silver deposit to be signed in early 2011

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of the companies put on the short list of the contenders for the development of the Konimansuri Kalon (Big Konimansur) silver deposit

10:35, october 27, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Judge from Qairoqqum court sentenced to 7 years in prison for bribery

KHUJAND, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Supreme Court has sentenced Ashour Ruziyev, a judge from the Qairoqqum city court, to seven years in prison, according to the Sughd anticorruption