Tajkistan

11:39, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan produces more than 5.349 bln somoni worth of industrial goods in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In January-September 2010, Tajikistan has produced a total of 5.3496 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 1.2 billion U.S.

10:36, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Khatlon cotton growers plan to increase areas under cotton by 35% next year

QURGHON TEPPA, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Cotton growers in the southern Khatlon province plan to increase areas under cotton in 2011 Khatlon governor Ghaybullo Afzalov told

10:18, october 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Vietnamese JV shifts to coal-fired steam boiler

KHUAJND, October 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- After being closed for two weeks, the Khuajnd-based Tajik-Vietnamese joint venture, TV-Silk, is expected to resume operations this week, according to

22:40, october 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Railways denies report about Uzbekistan allowing cars carrying cargo for Roghun to move into Tajikistan as unfounded

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The report released by some media that Uzbekistan has allegedly allowed stranded railroad cars carrying cargo for Roghun’s construction to move into

22:00, october 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

280 young men from Khatlon enter religious schools abroad privately, says Khatlon deputy prosecutor

QURGHON TEPPA, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- According to the preliminary data, 280 young people from Khatlon province have entered religious school in Islamic countries privately and they

21:27, october 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan agree to set up regional disaster response center

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Emergencies ministries of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have signed a memorandum of intent on establishment of the region disaster response

20:44, october 16, 2010

INCIDENTS

40 mln somoni needed for rehabilitation of flood protection embankment in Kulob

QURGHON TEPPA, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 40 million somoni are needed for rehabilitation of the flood protection embankment in the Kulob zone of Khatlon province, Khatlon governor

20:23, october 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president, Belgian minister discuss security cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday October 16, President Emomali Rahmon met here with visiting Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De Crem.

19:32, october 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover for Jan-Sept 2010 amounts to US$2.6342 bln

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 2.

18:42, october 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Inflation for Jan-Sept 2010 stands at 6.7 percent

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for September 2010 stood at 1.9 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. A 3.

18:32, october 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s GDP for Jan-Sept 2010 amounts to more than 17. 012 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first nine months of this year has amounted to more than 17.

18:25, october 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan external labor migration program for 2006-2010 to be discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Human Rights Center public association in cooperation with Tajik Branch of Open Society Institute/Assistance Foundation (OSI/AF-Tajikistan) and

10:58, october 16, 2010

POWER

EAEC Inter-Parliamentary Assembly commission for social policy meets in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A session of the Permanent Commission for Social Policy of the Eurasian Economic Community Inter-Parliamentary Assembly is opening in Dushanbe today.

10:36, october 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Nearly 18.5 kilos of hashish seized in Chkalovsk on Thursday

KHUJAND, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- More than 20 kilograms of hashish were seized in Khujand and Chkalovsk in an operation carried out by Sughd police officers on October 10 and 14.

10:19, october 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kazakh national air carrier to operate thrice weekly service to Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has joined Tajik airlines Tajik Air and Somon Air and Kazakh air carrier Scat Air in operating routes between Dushanbe and

21:28, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Center for Strategic Studies hosts roundtable on World and European Day against Death Penalty

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable dedicated to World and European Day against Death Penalty will take place in Dushanbe on October 18, Ms.

19:56, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

600 recruits from Sughd sent to serve with the armed forces Friday

KHUJAND, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Friday October 15, 600 recruits from Sughd province were sent to serve with the armed forces in the southern part of the country.

19:40, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

GBAO banks provide nearly 59 mln somoni in loans this year

KHOROG, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In January-September 2010, branches of the country’s commercial banks and microloan organizations operating in Gorno Badakhshan have provided 58.

19:19, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Suicide cases increasing in Sughd

KHUJAND, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 252 suicide cases, including 95 suicide attempts, have been registered in Sughd province over the first nine months of this year, which is 24.

15:59, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan reaches 82 percent of 2010 cotton target

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 147,500 farmers, involved in the ongoing cotton-harvesting campaign, are taking measures to gather cotton on time and fulfill the national target,

15:44, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Experts discuss feasibility study for CASA 100 project

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from relevant ministries and organizations of Tajikistan and representatives of international organizations and local NGOs met in Dushanbe

15:01, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

EAEC Integration Committee Health Council meets in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The 9th session of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) Integration Committee Health Council that opened in Dushanbe today has brought

14:08, october 15, 2010

LAW-ORDER

No grounds for review of criminal case of ex-DPT chairman, says Supreme Court chairman

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- There are no any grounds for review of the criminal case against former chairman of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan Mahmadruzi Iskandarov.

13:42, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik media watchdog asks defense minister to name specific media “sympathizing with terrorists”

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit) yesterday sent a letter to Defense Minister Sherali Khairulloyev, asking him to

13:04, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Labor migrants’ remittances to Amonatbonk rise 45.4 percent

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Volumes of funds remitted by labor migrants to Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) have considerably increased.

12:36, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Labor migrants’ remittances to Kulob increasing

KULOB, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Labor migrant have remitted 68,676,669 U.S. dollars to banks in the Kulob zone of Khatlon province in January-September 2010, which is 1,787,697 U.S.

12:24, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Belgium’s defense minister pays two-day visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De Crem is arriving in Tajikistan today on a two-day visit, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

12:09, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Mirzokhouja Ahmadov helps government forces hunt down Mullo Abdullo and Ali Bedaki

27 insurgents have surrendered to government forces in Rasht to this day.

11:46, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Austrian JV reportedly doubles gas productions

KHUJAND, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Austrian joint venture, Petroleum Sugd, which operates in Sughd province, has reportedly more than doubled gas productions this year, the

11:28, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Feasibility study for Dushanbe-Tursunzoda road rehabilitation project to be finished by November

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Feasibility study for the Dushanbe-Tursunzoda-Uzbekistan border road rehabilitation project will be finished by November, Nizom Hokimov, the director