Tajkistan

19:32, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Ahmadov reportedly hands over weapons, while MoD official denies this information

The former opposition field commander Mirzokhouja Ahmadov and several his supporters have reportedly handed over their weapons to law enforcement authorities deployed in Gharm.

18:40, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Weeks of Germany open in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus /Nargis Hamroboyeva/ -- German embassies in Central Asia’s countries jointly with German agencies and organizations operating in the region have organized

17:57, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

SCNS denies report that SCNS deputy security chief was wounded in skirmish in Fayzobod

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) denies report released by some media that the SCNS deputy chief was allegedly wounded in a skirmish

17:13, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Price of one of cotton rises to US$700 in Kulob

KULOB, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- By September 20, five cotton producing districts in the Kulob zone of Khatlon province have yielded a total of 11,726 tons of raw cotton, which is 22.

16:54, september 20, 2010

SOCIETY

Tajikistan ought to expect recurrence of such attacks, says expert

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The current situation in Tajikistan is unstable, and therefore, incidents such as Sunday’s attack on the military convoy in Rasht district may occur

16:24, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Rasht chairman says situation in the district remains stable

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The situation in Rasht district is calm and there are no any causes for destabilization of the situation in the area, the Rasht chairman Mahmadjon

15:56, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Turajonzoda condemns attack on government forces in Rasht

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- I was shocked to hear about an attack on government forces in Rasht district that had left 23 killed, a statement released by known Tajik religious

14:33, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IRP hopes that attack on government forces will not provoke armed conflict in the country

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- We hope that a September 19 attack on the government forces in Rasht district was the first and the last incident in the area and it will not provoke an

13:52, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s largest textile factories on the verge of operation stoppage due to raw materials shortages

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Polish stockholder in the Tajik-Polish joint textile UniTexPol has suspended it operations in Tajikistan and left the country, Asia-Plus has

13:21, september 20, 2010

INCIDENTS

Wounded servicemen taken to Rasht, Nourobod and Fayzobod hospitals

DUSANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Servicemen wounded in a September 19 terrorist attack in Rasht district have been taken to the central district hospitals in Rasht, Nourov and

12:56, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Applications from Tajik nationals for performing Hajj accepted until October 1

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Applications from Tajik nationals for performing the Hajj are accepted until October 1, Mavlon Mukhtorov, the deputy head of the Committee on

12:39, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Finance minister, IMF team head discuss post-crisis measures

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Problems facing Tajikistan’s banking and financial sector and measures being taken in post-crisis period were a major topic of a meeting of Minister of

12:23, september 20, 2010

INCIDENTS

Ministry of Defense: 23 soldiers killed in attack in Rash district

President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently in New York to attend the 65th session of the UN General Assembly, extended condolences to families and friends of 23 soldiers killed in an attack in Rasht

11:09, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik delegation to attend 3rd session of SCO education ministers in Novosibirsk

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik delegation, led by Minister of Education Abdujabbor Rahmonov, will attend the 3rd session of education ministers from member nations of the

10:52, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Construction of sock factory starts in Zafarobod

KHUJAND, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Construction of the factory for production of cotton sock has begun in the Mehnatobod settlement in Zafarobod district, Sughd province.

10:34, september 20, 2010

POWER

Tajik MPs meet with their voters

DUSHANBE, September 20, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) are continuing to hold meetings with their voters.

10:18, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

10 assault rifles Kalashnikov seized in Kulob in Jan-Aug 2010

KULOB, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, officers from the Kulob police department have confiscated 10 assault rifles Kalashnikov from residents of the city

20:57, september 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Almost 80% of 33 print dissatisfied with circulation of their publications

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- According to the findings of the poll conducted by the pubic association, Media Consulting, almost 80 percent of the surveyed print media heads are

20:31, september 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

First print media distribution cooperative established in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2010 Asia-Plus -- On Friday September 17, thirteen heads of print media publishing a total of some 40 newspapers established the first print media distribution cooperative

20:06, september 18, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Officers from customs and border control at Qurghon Teppa airport face corruption charges

QURGHON TEPPA, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon transportation prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against senior officers from the customs and border control at the

19:20, september 18, 2010

INCIDENTS

Three detained in Sughd over a September 3 terrorist act in Khujand

KHUJAND, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On September 12, officers from the State Committee For National Security’s (GKNB) branch in Sughd province detained three persons who are suspected

19:05, september 18, 2010

INCIDENTS

Persons in camouflage take Panjakent resident to Uzbekistan

KHUJAND, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Approximately six days ago, a group of persons in camouflage resembling uniform of Uzbek border guards drove into Tajik territory from Uzbekistan by

18:41, september 18, 2010

INCIDENTS

Quite a strong tremor jolts Tajikistan overnight

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An earthquake of quite a strong intensity, measuring 4.0-5.0 on a 12-point scale, was felt in Dushanbe in the early hours of Saturday, at 00.

18:17, september 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Rahmon departs for New York to attend 65th session of UN General Assembly

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will attend the second summit on inter-religious dialogue ad cooperation for peace that will take place in New York on September 23 on sidelines of the 65th session of

12:06, september 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IFC Vice President Rashad Kaldany to visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Vice President of International finance Corporation (IFC) for Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Rashad Kaldany, will pay visit to

11:34, september 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Establishment of HAC will lead to increase in number of pseudo-academics in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The establishment of the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC, agency to oversee awarding of advanced academic degrees) in Tajikistan will lead to the

11:16, september 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik pressure said to be growing over Islamic dress

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus – A branch of the Islamic Revival (IRP) in the city of Kulob has complained that authorities are pressuring women who wear the hijab, the Islamic head scarf,

11:00, september 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe to host CIS youth environmental education camp

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An international youth environmental education camp, entitled “Ecology of Commonwealth” and the School of Young Ecologist will take place in

10:39, september 18, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Two detained in Kulob for illegal deprivation of freedom

KULOB, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Kulob law enforcement authorities have instituted criminal proceedings against two residents of the city of Kulob – Nabijon Nazarov and Bobojon Nazarov.

10:20, september 18, 2010

SOCIETY

Russia will scarcely lift export duties on light oil for Tajikistan, says expert

DUSHANBE, September 18, Asia-Plus -- Russia will scarcely lift sport duties on light oil fro Tajikistan, Zayniddin Muminov, the head of the CIS department within the Ministry of Economic