Tajkistan

14:53, april 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Large consignment of precursors detained in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A large consignment of precursors that can be used for production of heroin has been detained in Sughd province, according to the Customs Service under

14:31, april 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Pakistani interior ministries to sign cooperation protocol

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Visiting Pakistan Minister of Interior Rehman Malik is scheduled to hold meetings with heads of Tajikistan’s ministries of interior and defense as well

13:55, april 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

ILO: Every year more than 2.3 mln people die in the world as result of work-related injuries or diseases

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2010, Asia-Plus – It is time to make a concerted effort to ensure that occupational safety and health is an integral element of strategies for strong, sustainable and balanced

13:37, april 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Over 11,000 new jobs reportedly created in Sughd in Q110

KHUJAND, April 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- As of April 1, 2020, 14,947 unemployed, with 54.

13:13, april 29, 2010

POWER

Tajik leader receives WB Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia Region

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- At this moment Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is receiving Mr. Philippe Le Houérou, Vice-President of the World Bank for Europe and Central Asia Region.

12:57, april 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan to simplify export/import and transit procedures

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The issue of introduction of “One-stop-shop” (OSS) principle when state registration of enterprises and entrepreneurs for simplification of

12:42, april 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. government supports Tajik and Afghan border guards joint training course

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Nine Afghan National Border Police officers and five Tajikistan Border Guard officers completed the first joint Afghan-Tajik training class offered at

12:03, april 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik electricity supplier repays more than 44 percent of its debt to Sangtuda-1 HPP

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, Barqi Tojik power holding (Tajik electricity suppliers) has repaid more than 44 percent (98.

11:31, april 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM’ visit to China concludes today

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi’s official visit to Tajikistan is concluding today evening.

13:01, april 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Pakistan minister of interior arriving in Tajikistan on working visit

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Interior Minister of Pakistan Rehman Malik is arriving in Dushanbe today on a working visit, according to the Tajik MFA information department. Mr.

12:45, april 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Afghan national detained in Gorno Badakhshan for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Afghan national has been detained in Tajikistan with 500 grams of heroin, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

12:33, april 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

China among the top three foreign economic partners of Tajikistan, says Tajik minister

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday April 27, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi visited the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, where he delivered a statement on the

11:59, april 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Chinese foreign ministers sign cooperation program

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi who is currently on an official visit to China yesterday met in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.

11:33, april 28, 2010

INCIDENTS

Tajik police arrested in death of detainee

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2010, Asia-Plus – Two police officers have been arrested in northern Tajikistan in connection with the recent death in police custody of Usman Boboev, RFE/RL''s Tajik Service

11:16, april 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Russian embassy to hand over jubilee medals to Russian war veterans living in Tajikistan Посольство

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Russian Embassy in Dushanbe will hand over jubilee medals “65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945” to Russian war veterans living

10:58, april 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IFC trains banks in Tajikistan to strengthen corporate governance practices

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2010, – International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing training for banks in Tajikistan to help strengthen their corporate management

10:38, april 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

UNICEF delivers almost 4 mln doses of polio vaccine to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Almost four million doses of UNICEF-procured oral polio vaccine (OPV) were delivered to Dushanbe on April 27, press release issued by the UNICEF CO in

10:19, april 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

First meeting of Coordination Council on FEZs takes place in Dushanbe Tuesday

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of the Coordination Council on Free Economic Zones (FEZ) took place in Dushanbe on April 27.

19:04, april 27, 2010

INCIDENTS

Body of man killed by last December avalanche found in Vanj

KHOROG, April 27, Asia-Plus -- The body of the 25-year-old resident of the village of Bunay in GBAO’s Vanj district, Nematullo Nodilyobov, who had been reported missing since last December,

18:54, april 27, 2010

INCIDENTS

Five killed in Sughd traffic accident

KHUJAND, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Five persons were killed on April 26 as two vehicles collided in Sughd province, according to the Sughd traffic police department.

18:43, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Representatives of companies intending to participate in tender for assessment studies for Roghun HPP arrive in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from ten companies intending to participate in a tender for carrying out techno-economic and environmental and social studies for the

18:18, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Insufficient awareness of foreign investors of investment climate in Tajikistan impedes attraction of foreign capital

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Foreign investors are not well aware of the investment climate in Tajikistan and this impedes attraction of foreign capital for development of the

17:50, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s investment portfolio includes 55 projects for a total of more than 8 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- As of April 1, 2010, Tajikistan’s investment portfolio included 55 projects for a total of more than 8 billion somoni (equivalent to 1.8 billion U.S.

17:22, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Critical article published in Millat based on established facts provided by anticorruption agency

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Fattoh Saidov, director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, told reporters in Dushanbe today that an article about corruption

16:53, april 27, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Deputy border troops commander face corruption charge

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus - Deputy chief of the Main Border Guards Directorate within the State Committee for National Security, Colonel Saymuddin Mirzoyev, was caught red-handed in

15:26, april 27, 2010

LAW-ORDER

206 corruption-related crimes detected in Tajikistan in Q110

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Fattoh Saidov revealed on

15:10, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Working group set up to review mechanism of road toll management for Dushanbe-Chanak highway

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus - Minister of Transport and Communications Olim Boboyev told reporters today that the government has set up a working group to review some of a mechanism

14:44, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kulma crossing on Tajik-Chinese border to operate year round soon

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus - The governments of Tajikistan ad China have reached an agreement on organization of the year-round operation of the Kulma crossing on the Tajik-Chinese

13:38, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CORRECTION

The April 24 Asia-Plus Blitz item titled “Tajikistan deeply disturbed by events in Kyrgyzstan, says Rahmon” should have noted that Tajikistan is deeply disturbed by events in neighboring

13:30, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM expresses gratitude to TBEA top manager for construction of the South-North power grid

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi who is currently on an official visit to China held a number of meetings in Beijing yesterday, according to the