Tajkistan

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

11:10, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

More than 7,600 new jobs created in Gorno Badakhshan this year

KHROG, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine month of this year, more than 5,500 residents of Gorno Badakhshan have applied to appropriate agencies for jobs and 3,382 of them

10:36, october 15, 2010

INCIDENTS

Tajikistan reaches 45 percent of the autumn conscription target

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- By October 14, Tajikistan has reached 45 percent of the autumn conscription target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a chief spokesman for the Ministry of

10:18, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Heads of Tajik media groups concerned over pressure made on independent media

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Heads of Tajik media organizations, print and electronic media yesterday sent a letter to Saymurod Fattoyev, State Adviser to the President of Tajikistan

10:01, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik authorities admit existence of new extremist group

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus – Tajik authorities have admitted existence of a new extremist group – Jamaat Ansarullah – that claimed responsibility for the suicide car bombing in Khujand.

20:44, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Government officials meet with former UTO field commanders in Rasht today

According to local residents, Mirzokhouja Ahmadov said he returned to Rasht in peace.

19:23, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik expert warns Taliban may spill into Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Deterioration of the situation in northern Afghanistan may lead to spillover of violence into Tajikistan.

18:17, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

The first group of Tajik Hajjis expected to fly to Saudi Arabia on October 24

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus - The first group of Tajik Hajjis numbering 220 will fly to Saudi Arabia on October 24, Abdughaffor Yusupov, the head of Hajj affairs department within the

17:42, october 14, 2010

POWER

Open parliamentary hearings on implementation of budget take place next week

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Open parliamentary hearings on the results of implementation of the national budget over the first nine months of this year will take place at the

17:20, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Russian and Uzbek authorities not involved in destabilization of situation in Tajikistan, says expert

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- It is not in interest of Uzbekistan ad Russia to destabilize situation in Tajikistan, Abdunabi Sattorov, the head of the foreign policy department

14:53, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Farazh weekly launches its Internet version

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Publication of the Dushanbe independent weekly Farazh is temporarily suspended and its 25 journalists and technical personnel have been asked

13:38, october 14, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Sughd prosecutor’s office investigates 11 cases against 18 local law enforcement officers this year

KHUJAND, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Sughd prosecutors have conducted 610 inspections and more than 3,500 injunctions and objections as well as 703

13:04, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. embassy strengthens Tajikistan’s economic ties

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy facilitated a trip for business owners from throughout Tajikistan to attend the GRAPH EXPO 2010 business trade show in Chicago.

12:06, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik counter narcotics agency destroys large amount of narcotics

The Drug Control Agency has burnt 84 kilograms of narcotics in the presence of the commission made up of representatives from law enforcement and judicial bodies as well as local and foreign media.

11:33, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Somon Air now operates flights to Urumqi

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s first private air carrier, Somon Air, now also operates flights to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.