Tajkistan

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

10:19, october 27, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Education reportedly remains the most corrupt sphere in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, officers from the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption detected 736

10:01, october 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Afghan speaker hails measures offered by Tajik leader for establishment of peace in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2010, Asia-Plus - Tajik leader has shown that he is real friend of the Afghan people, Mohammad Younis Qanooni, the current Speaker of Wolesi Jirga (Afghanistan’s lower house

19:20, october 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

This year’s electricity rationing results in supply of daily electricity being reduced to 12 hours

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- This year’s electricity rationing will result in the supply of daily electric power being reduced to 12 hours, according to the Ministry of Energy and

18:56, october 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

AirBaltic expected to resume flights to Dushanbe soon

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Tajikistan hopes that Latvian air company, AirBaltic, will resume flights to Dushanbe soon.

18:06, october 26, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Corruption costs Tajikistan at 77.7 mln somoni in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Fattoh Saidov

17:35, october 26, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Son of former Tajik chief prosecutor to stand trial soon

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into case of Fayzullo Bobokhonov, the son of former Tajik Prosecutor-General Bobojon Bobokhonov, has practically been completed and it

17:25, october 26, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Investigator instituting criminal proceedings against former deputy head of SCNS fired

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An investigator from the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption who instituted criminal proceedings against Qosimjon Ghafarov,

15:50, october 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan participates in CORF drills at Chebarkul training ground in Chelyabinsk

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is participating in military exercises for Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the Collective Security treaty Organization

14:59, october 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president says fighting against insurgents in east 'under control'

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon says security forces battling with Islamic insurgents in eastern Tajikistan have the situation "under control," RFE/RL''s

14:46, october 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik official attributes inaccessibility of some websites to damaged cable

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Some website are currently inaccessible due to technical problems, Rahmonali Hasanova, the head of the main communications and informatization

13:45, october 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tojiktransgaz plans to pay off its debt to Uzbekistan today

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Joint-stock company (JSC) Tojiktransgaz (Tajik natural-gas distributor) plans to pay off its debt to Uztransgaz (Uzbek natural-gas supplier) already

13:27, october 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik leader meets with Afghan speaker Mohammad Younis Qanooni

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, -- In the framework of his official visit to Afghanistan, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met in Kabul with Mohammad Younis Qanooni, the current Speaker

12:38, october 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan highway project enters final phase

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The rehabilitation of a major highway link from Dushanbe to the Kyrgyz Republic border in the northeast has entered its final phase, according to the