Tajkistan

EBRD to fund 10 projects offered by Tajik government

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between the Government of Tajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction ad Development

14:58, october 20, 2010

Interior ministry gives details of military operation in Rasht

Militants that have joined forces with government troops are providing assistance in hunting down their former companions-in-arms.

14:01, october 20, 2010

Tajikistan produces nearly 6 bln somoni worth of agricultural goods in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Gross agricultural product from all categories of farms was nearly 6 billion somoni (in current prices) in January-September 2010, which is 397

13:19, october 20, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Crime rate decreasing in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 228 crimes have been reported in Gorno Badakhshan over the first nine months of this year, which is 89 cases fewer than in the same period last year,

12:32, october 20, 2010

New national external migration strategy discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Human Rights Center public association in cooperation with Tajik Branch of Open Society Institute/Assistance Foundation (OSI/AF-Tajikistan) and

12:12, october 20, 2010

Finance minister concerned about improper work of industrial enterprises in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov is concerned about improper work of industrial enterprises in the country.

12:02, october 20, 2010

Uzbek border guard wounds Tajik national

KHUJAND, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Uzbek border shot at Tajik national who was on Tajik territory and did not cross the border.

11:29, october 20, 2010

Rise in cotton prices makes cotton growing profitable for Tajik farmers

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- More than two-fold rise in the international cotton prices has made cotton growing profitable for Tajik farmers this year, Qutfullo Ziyodulloyev, the head

11:10, october 20, 2010

Tajik, Iranian MPs may bring Tajik-Iranian relations to higher level, says Tajik speaker

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Iranian cooperation is expanding due to friendly relations between the presidents of the two countries and common historical and cultural roots

10:53, october 20, 2010

PM criticizes slow pace of organization of activities of FEZs

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An enlarged government board meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, took pace in Dushanbe on October 19.

10:35, october 20, 2010

Ramil Nadyrov represents Tajikistan at CIS defense ministers’ meeting in Yalta

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The First Deputy Defense Minister, Ramil Nadyrov, is representing Tajikistan at the 59th session of the CIS Council of Defense Ministers that is being held

20:33, october 19, 2010

Tajikistan on the way to full abolition of death penalty, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus - The issue of fully abolishing death penalty in Tajikistan will be solved positively in the near future, Jumakhon Davlatov, State Adviser to the

19:25, october 19, 2010

98 new HIV infection cases registered in Sughd in Jan-Sept 2010

KHUJAND, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 98 new HIV infection cases have been registered in Sughd province, bringing the total number of the officially

19:04, october 19, 2010

Tajik rescuers need modern technical equipment

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) needs 76 million somoni for purchase of modern technical equipment for rescue teams,

18:13, october 19, 2010

Finance minister asks government to refrain from exempting individual entities from tax payment

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov has asked the government to refrain from exempting individual entities from payment of taxes.

17:59, october 19, 2010

Central bank head concerned about rise in consumer prices in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 19 2010, Asia-Plus -- The head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Sharif Rahimzoda, is concerned about increasing consumer prices in the country.

17:56, october 19, 2010

Tax Committee files lawsuit in Higher Economic Court against Tojiktransgaz

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has filed a lawsuit in the Higher Economic Court against Tojiktransgaz (natural-gas distributor), the

15:41, october 19, 2010

70% of bomb shelters in Tajikistan fit for exploitation, says CES head

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Up to 70 percent of bomb shelters in Tajikistan that are officially called “built-in antiradar shelter for the population during the special period of

15:15, october 19, 2010

Tajik rescuers continue search operation for bodies of six servicemen of Alpha unit

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Khaybullo Latipov, the head of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) told reporters in Dushanbe today that Tajik rescuers are

14:56, october 19, 2010

Nearly 4 mln somoni needed for reconstruction of houses damaged in Rasht, says CES chief

Nearly four million somoni are needed for reconstruction of residential buildings in Kamarob Gorge that were destroyed and seriously damaged during a military operation in the area.

13:51, october 19, 2010

OSCE Border Management Staff College strengthens customs administration of Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- First course on risk analysis for officers from the Afghanistan and Tajikistan Customs Administrations from different regions of Afghanistan began at the

13:31, october 19, 2010

Nearly 110,000 new jobs created in Tajikistan this year, says minister

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 48,000 nationals of Tajikistan, or 2.

13:02, october 19, 2010

Tajik speaker receives Iranian parliamentary delegation today

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Shukurjon Zuhurov, Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), is receiving visiting Iranian parliamentary

12:32, october 19, 2010

Uzbek ecologists estimate TALCO environmental impact on Uzbekistan at $228.3 mln

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Ecology Movement of Uzbekistan (EMO) offers to set up a joint Uzbek-Tajik intergovernmental working group that would prepare new edition of the

12:03, october 19, 2010

Media pluralism in Tajikistan in danger, OSCE media freedom representative warns

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, said on October 18 that she is concerned about recent developments limiting media access

11:49, october 19, 2010

Tajik researchers question results of count of Marco Polo sheep’s population

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from the Committee for Environmental Protection and researchers from the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan plan to launch a detailed

11:31, october 19, 2010

Sughd banks and credit organizations provide 665.5 mln somoni in loans in Jan-Sept 2010

KHUJAND, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine moths of this year, banks and credit organizations operating in Sughd province have provided 665.

11:13, october 19, 2010

Tajik human rights activists concerned over pressure on independent print media

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus – On Monday October 18, Tajikistan’s Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law (BHR) and the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit)

10:55, october 19, 2010

Tajikistan’s construction market not seriously affected by global financial market

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The global financial has not seriously affected Tajikistan’s construction market, Abduvali Komilov, the director of the Committee for Construction and

10:19, october 19, 2010