Tajkistan

15:45, february 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

ADB’s TJRM to give news conference devoted to regional cooperation in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give a news conference on February 23.

15:32, february 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

27.6538 mln somoni worth of Roghun shares sold in Kulob zone by Feb 19

KULOB, February 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Hundreds of medical workers from the city of Kulob have come to local branch of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) to purchase shares in Roghun.

15:17, february 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tax officers buy shares in Roghun for 2.5 mln somoni yesterday

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan yesterday bought shares in open joint-stock company (OJSC) NBO Roghun for 2.

15:05, february 19, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Judge from Qairoqqum court faces corruption charge

KHUNAD, February 19, 2010, Asia-Plus - The Sughd anticorruption directorate has instituted criminal proceedings against a judge from the Qairoqqum city court, Ashour Rouziyev.

14:46, february 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke is arriving in Dushanbe today evening.

14:13, february 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Russia’s FMS office in Tajikistan hosts briefing on migration process today

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Representative office of Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) is giving a news conference in Dushanbe today at 3:00 pm.

13:27, february 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

Avalanche leaves one dead in Gorno Badakhshan

An avalanche has killed one person in Gorno Badakhshan.

11:30, february 19, 2010

SOCIETY

To enter SES Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan ought to improve their legal foundations, says Tajik think tank head

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To enter a Single Economic Space (SES) Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan ought to improve their legal foundations in order to meet requirements of this

11:15, february 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk provides 54.4 mln somoni in loans in Jan 2010

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2010, Asia-Plus - In January this year, open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk, which is one of the largest commercial banks in Tajikistan, provided 54.

19:38, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Supreme Court replies to IRPT’s statement about election law violations

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In answer to a statement by Shamsiddin Said, a spokesman for the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT), about numerous instances of violation of the

18:45, february 18, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Two military personnel convicted in Sughd for bullying

KHUJAND, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two servicemen of border unit # 2199 deployed in the Sughd province – Junior Sergeant Salim Yakhshibayev and private soldier Tojiddin Rasoulov – have

16:37, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Military parade to be held in Dushanbe on February 22

A military parade will be held in Dushanbe’s Victory Park on February 22 on occasion of the 17th anniversary of the formation of the Tajik National Army.

15:48, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Deputy Khatlon prosecutor in charge for Kulob zone buys shares in Roghun for 20,000 somoni

KULOB, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Alfattoh Roziqov, deputy Khatlon prosecutor in charge for the Kulob zone, has bought shares in joint-stock company (OJSC) NBO Roghun for 20,000 somoni.

15:11, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik drug control chief, OSCE Office head discuss further cooperation in organizing drug prevention events

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarov, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA), with Ambassador Ivar Vikki, Head of the OSCE Office in

14:47, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Counter-narcotics training for Afghan police starts with OSCE support

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Thirty-five Afghan police officers started counter-narcotics training in Dushanbe yesterday in courses organized by the OSCE with Tajikistan''s Interior

14:36, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Promotion of women in lawmaking organs to be discussed in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Coalition of public associations, From Legal Equality to Actual Equality, will give a news conference at the Center for Strategic Studies in Dushanbe

13:46, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IRPT files lawsuit against Dushanbe police officer accusing him of violating election law

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A court case pitting the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) against Major Saudllo Solehov, an officer with police department of Dushanbe’s Sino district,

13:21, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

ESCAP, ADB and UNDP joint report calls for strengthening social protection

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A joint report by the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warns that the global economic crisis could trap an additional 21 million

13:03, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CA deputy foreign ministers discuss cooperation expansion issues

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Central Asian deputy foreign ministers have met in Almaty to discuss issues relation to expansion of the regional cooperation.

12:45, february 18, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Some 1,000 crimes reported in Tajikistan in Jan 2010

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- More than 990 crimes were reported in Tajikistan in January 2010, which is 25.

12:15, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sughd farmers repay only some 37.6% of last year’s government credit by Jan 29

KHUJAND, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2009, the government gave a 31.45 million somoni credit to farmers in the Sughd province through a number of banks and only some 37.6 percent (11.

11:45, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Oxfam releases report on climate changes and poverty in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The people of Tajikistan are experiencing the impacts of climate change; more frequent droughts and heightened extreme weather conditions are hitting

11:30, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Remittance inflows into Gorno Badakhshan show slight increase in Jan 2010

KHOROG, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Remittance inflows into Gorno Badakhshan reportedly showed slight increase in January this year compared to January 2009.

11:15, february 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

24 candidates for GBAO regional legislature not registered

KHOROG, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 196 people have applied as candidates for the GBAO regional legislature (Majlis) and 24 of them have not been registered by the regional commission for

20:47, february 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

ADB to extend $74 mln this year for enhancement of energy sector ad investment climate in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will soon complete the $40 million Crisis Recovery Support Program Grant to help Tajikistan sustain critical social

19:34, february 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe heat station suspends operations again

DUSHANBE, February 17, 2010, Asia-Plus - The Dushanbe power and heat station suspended operations today as its fuel oil reserves ran out, the source at the station said.

19:10, february 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Another 6 cotton producing farms in Farkhor pay off last year’s government credit

KULOB, February 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Another six cotton producing farms in the Farkhor district, Khatlon’s Kulob zone have fully repaid government credit taken through Amonatbonk

18:54, february 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Undeveloped legal foundation impedes development of NGOs in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- One of the most acute problems facing public associations in the country is shortage of finance, Shamsiddin Karimov, head of the National Association

17:58, february 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Impact of migration on children to be discussed in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, February 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable formally titled “Child Labor and Migration” is taking place at Tajik Journalists’ Union in Dushanbe tomorrow.

16:25, february 17, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Ballot papers for February 28 parliamentary elections have seven degrees of protection

DUSHANBE, February 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Some 1 million somoni have been spent for purchasing paper for ballot papers and printing ballot papers for the February 28 parliamentary, Muhibullo