Tajkistan

12:29, april 16, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Pair from Khujand suspected of trafficking women to UAE

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2010, Asia-Plus - The source at the Sughd police directorate says their officers yesterday arrested Mahbouba Muhiddinova in Khujand who together with her husband were

11:47, april 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan changes registration rules for Tajik and Kyrgyz nationals

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Kazakhstan has changed registration rules for nationals of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Mr.

11:24, april 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Amonatbonk’s aggregate capital reaches 117.3 mln somoni

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An aggregate capital of Tajikistan’s savings bank, Amonatbonk, rose 7.4 percent in the year to April 1, 2010, reaching 117.3 million somoni (equivalent to 26.

10:35, april 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sughd public associations offer to establish order for contributions to Roghun’s construction

KHUJAND, April 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Public associations in Sughd province offer to establish an order for significant contributions to Roghun’s construction.

10:17, april 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Hospice referral for incurable TB patients to be set up in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Hospices (palliative care centers) referral for incurable TB patients will be set up in Tajikistan, Deputy Health Minister, Sohibnazar Rahmonov, said in an

20:13, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Change of power in Kyrgyzstan will not affect good neighborly Tajik-Kyrgyz relations, says expert

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Change of power in Kyrgyzstan will not affect good neighborly relations between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, Suhrob Sharipov, director of the Center for

19:47, april 15, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Tajik chief prosecutor sacks public prosecutors

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan''s new prosecutor-general has fired 13 public prosecutors in what he says is an effort to reform the prosecutor''s office, Radio Liberty’s

19:33, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Ties of relationship have always been used and will continue to be used in CA, says Tajik think tank head

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The president of Tajikistan has the full right to promote his relatives or friends to the leading positions if they have appropriate qualifications.

18:41, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kulob farmers receive first loans for this year’s cotton harvesting campaign

KULOB, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Branches of commercial banks and microfinance organizations operating in the Kulob zone, Khatlon province have begun providing loans to local farming units

18:22, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Labor migrants’ remittances to Tajikistan reportedly increasing

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Compared to January-March 2009 the volume of labor migrants’ remittances sent to Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) has increased by 20.

18:04, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dollar remittances to banks in Kulob increase

KULOB, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 15,086,826 U.S. dollars have been remitted to banks in the Kulob zone of Khatlon province over the first three months of this year, which is some 7 million U.S.

16:02, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik government reviews mechanism of roll toll management for Dushanbe-Chanak highway

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus - The Government of Tajikistan is currently reviewing a mechanism of road toll management for the Dushanbe-Khujand-Chanak highway, Suhrob Sharipov,

15:25, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Railways denies statements by Uzbek railroad administration managers as ‘baseless’

Centrasia.ru reported yesterday that Uzbekistan’s railroad administration, Uzbekiston Temir Yullari, claims that the Tajik side has allegedly refused to accept 555 freight cars bound for Tajikistan.

14:14, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Outcomes of two-year work of INOGATE program presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Outcomes of a two-year work of the INOGATE Programme were presented at the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) on April 14, the MoEI press service

13:47, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Contest for development of social facility construction projects announced in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe mayor’s office have announced a contest for development of projects for construction of a number of social and cultural facilities in the

12:47, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Afghanistan to boost bilateral cooperation in construction sector

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Afghanistan have agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in the construction.

12:23, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Inflation for Q110 stands at 1.6 percent

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for March 2010 stood at 0.4 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. A 0.

12:14, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s GDP for Q110 amounts to more than 3.9 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of this year has amounted to more than 3.

11:54, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounts to $793.9 mln in Q110

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 793.

11:41, april 15, 2010

POWER

Emomali Rahmon extends condolences to China over deadly earthquake

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has sent a telegram of condolences to his Chinese counterpart, President Hu Jintao, and the people of China over the deadly

11:27, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

WPF leads international forum in Tajikistan on pioneering way to measure food security

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations World Food Programme yesterday held an international consultation on a ground-breaking food security analysis tool that will enable key

11:09, april 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

10 social facilities to be officially opened in Dushanbe on occasion of Capital City Day

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Ten social facilities will be officially opened in Dushanbe on the occasion of a Capital City Day, according to the Dushanbe mayor’s office press

10:32, april 15, 2010

POWER

MP Latipov elected to head parliament’s interim commission on ecology

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) yesterday passed a resolution on the establishment of the Interim Commission on Ecology

10:15, april 15, 2010

INCIDENTS

One killed and one other injured during blast works in Jirgatol

JIRGATOL, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- One person has been killed and one other has been injured during blast works carried out in the Jirgatol district within the framework of the

19:20, april 14, 2010

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon considers a number of bills Wednesday

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) has considered and endorsed a bill requiring changes and addenda to the law

19:06, april 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Republican transplant center opens in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Republican Research Center for Organ and Tissue Transplantation will be officially opened at the National Institute of Gastroenterology this year,

18:32, april 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Project to support sustainable transport management in Tajik capital signed Tuesday

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To enhance the access to and quality of the public transportation in Dushanbe, and to reduce GHG emissions into the atmosphere, a medium-sized project,

18:20, april 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

World Bank supports to rehabilitate water supply system in Kulob

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank has provided 13.5 million U.S.

15:33, april 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik government intends to revoke hydrocarbon prospecting license from Tajik-US JV

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2010, Asia-Plus /Payrav Chorshanbiyev/ -- The Government of Tajikistan intends to revoke a hydrocarbon prospecting license from the Tajik-U.

14:56, april 14, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Matricide from Sughd convicted

KHUJAND, April 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The 39-year-old resident of the village of Punuk in Sughd’s Asht district Ismoil Sobirov has got a long jail term for killing his mother.