Tajkistan

14:25, august 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik ministry of education replies to foreign missions

The Ministry of Education considers that the issue of revoking the academic license of the Institute of Innovative Technology and Communication is not connected with the investment climate in the

13:40, august 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Banks in Kulob halves crediting of cotton subsector

KULOB, August 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To-date, four cotton producing districts in the Kulob zone of Khatlon province have received only 12.

12:44, august 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik finance minister, Chinese envoy discuss financial cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Cooperation between Tajikistan and China in the sphere of banking and finance was a major topic of a meeting of Finance Minister Safarali

12:31, august 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Rahmon departs for Sochi to attend quadrilateral meeting

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning departed for Sochi, Russia to attend a quadrilateral meeting being hosted by the Russian government.

11:49, august 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Cotton ginneries in Khatlon made ready for acceptance of cotton

QURGHON TEPPA, August 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Cotton-ginning factories in Khatlon province have been made ready for acceptance of cotton, Abdujabbor Bahodurov, the head of the Khatlon industry

11:35, august 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Khatlon farmers yield the first several hundred tons of cotton

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Cotton farmers in the southern Khatlon province have yielded the first several hundred tons of cotton.

10:52, august 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Authorities report unfounded overpricing of food products at bazaars

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Antimonopoly commission has reported unfounded overpricing of food products at country’s bazaars.

10:35, august 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Rail traffic between Konibodom and Qurghon Teppa temporarily suspended

KHUJAND, August 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Railways has temporarily suspended rail communication between Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province and the city of Konibodom, Sughd

10:18, august 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Reintroduction of Norak HPP’s unit 8 into operation postponed

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Reintroduction of Unit 8 of the Norak hydroelectric power plant (HPP) into operation is postponed for an uncertain term, Asia-Plus has learned from the

19:11, august 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

ADB extends $122 million grant to bolster Tajikistan's energy security, trade

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $122 million grant to expand and modernize Tajikistan’s electricity transmission system, which will help it

19:03, august 17, 2010

POWER

Outgoing ADB’s country director bids farewell to President Rahmon

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Outgoing Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Country for Tajikistan Makoto Ojiro conferred here on Tuesday with President Emomali Rahmon at the end of his

18:29, august 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Inflation for Jan-Jul 2010 stands at 3.7 percent

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for July 2010 stood at 0.9 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. A 1.

18:21, august 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s GDP for Jan-Jul 2010 amounts to more than 11.852 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first seven months of this year has amounted to more than 11.

16:57, august 17, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Three officials in Khatlon face corruption charges

QURGHON TEPPA, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the past two months, three officials in Khatlon province have been detained on corruption charges.

15:59, august 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Foreign diplomats concerned over MoE’s actions to revoke IITC’s license

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Chiefs of diplomatic missions of a number of countries (Kenneth E. Gross, Jr.

15:40, august 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover for Jan-Jul 2010 amounts to US$2.0091 bln

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first seven months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 2.

14:58, august 17, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Ex-PM files lawsuit against independent weekly accusing it libel and insult

Ex-PM Sayvali Nourov considers that the Dushanbe independent weekly, Charkhi Gardoun, defamed him, publishing article about criminal proceedings instituted against him.

14:20, august 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Central Asian experts undertake training in Moscow under UNECE project on dam safety

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An international training course for high-level officials and experts from Central Asia opened in Moscow on August 16, according to press release issued by

14:04, august 17, 2010

SOCIETY

Depriving Askar Akayev of immunity another mistake of Kyrgyz authorities, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A decree by Chairwoman of the Interim Government of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva on depriving Kyrgyzstan’s first President Askar Akayev of immunity is

13:04, august 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kulma-Karasu-Kashgar highway temporarily closed for traffic due to floods in China

KHOROG, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Traffic via the Kulma crossing on the Tajik-Chinese border in the Murgab district, Gorno Badakhshan has been temporarily suspended.

12:27, august 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IMU confirms its leader killed

A website run by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), Furqon.com, announced the death of its leader Tahir Yuldashev. Yuldashev was reportedly replaced by Usman Adil.

11:52, august 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Japan assists Murghab district for improvement of livestock production facilities

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus – Today, with the presence of Mr. Urfat Abdulbekov, representative of Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) under the Government of Tajikistan, Mr.

19:17, august 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

G.Avzalov bans export of grain and flour from Khatlon

Head of the Khatlon province explained it that the wagons don’t come into region.

18:52, august 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Probably new tender to be announced for Roghun’s funds

DUSHANBE, August 16, 2010, Asia-Plus - Tripartite agreement on allocation of Roghun’s funds into depositary accounts is signed at the end of past week between Ministry of Finance RT, JSC Roghun HPP

17:35, august 16, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Jakub Salimov to be transfered to a prison up to Independence Day

About 5,5 years after verdict announcement the ex-head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still in a prison.

17:17, august 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan takes off limitation for young citizens of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 16, 2010, Asia-Plus - For three months Uzbekistan has take off limitation on the admission of citizens of Tajikistan through boundary CAO (Control Access Office) on

16:45, august 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

NDPT candidate receives more than 83 % of votes

KULOB, August 16, 2010, Asia-Plus - On by-election which has passed on Sunday in the Soviet of People''s Deputies of Kulob on election district №2 victory were gained by the candidate from National

16:13, august 16, 2010

INCIDENTS

Missed bodies of Vanj residents found in eastern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 16, 2010, Asia-Plus - Dead bodies of 8 persons who have left on minivan in a direction of Khorog on July, 27 found in eastern Tajikistan.

15:51, august 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Representative of President’s executive office to head management of MoCs’ periodicals

DUSHANBE, August 16, 2010, Asia-Plus - Saifullo Kurbonov appointed as head of management of publishing houses, polygraphy and periodicals of Ministry of Culture.

14:39, august 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan could not manage without import of electric power in winter, - G.Koshlakov

DUSHANBE, August 16, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan will not cope with power deficiency during the winter period, while Roghun HPS and other powers will not be placed in operation, considers the head