Tajkistan

15:29, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Number of candidates registered to run for parliament in Kulob constituency rises to 4

KULOB, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Registration of two self-propelled candidates has brought the number of candidates registered to run for a seat in the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s

15:08, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

More than 10 kilos of narcotics seized in Panj last Tuesday

QURGHON TEPPA, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the department for combating drug trafficking (drug police) within the Khatlon police directorate seized more than 10 kilograms of

14:55, february 4, 2010

SOCIETY

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan today have real opportunity to start constructive dialogue on issues clouding their relations, says expert

DUSHANBE, February 4, 20010, Asia-Plus -- A letter by Uzbek premier to his Tajik counterpart is evidence of the fact that there are real difficulties in bilateral relations between the two

13:14, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CPJ calls on Tajik judges to drop their defamation lawsuits against three Dushanbe independent weeklies

The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on judges in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, to drop their defamation lawsuits against three popular independent weeklies for damage amounts that

12:45, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan ratifies protocol to the agreement on establishment of UCA

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The lower house (Majilis) of Kazakhstan’s parliament has passed the bill on ratification of the protocol to the contract between Tajikistan,

12:15, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Iran considers possibility of publishing joint newspaper

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Iran in the field of culture was a major topic of a meeting of Minister of Culture

11:47, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CIS election observation mission arrives in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The CIS election observation mission for the February 28 parliamentary elections in Tajikistan arrived in Dushanbe on February 3.

11:31, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Iranian delegation in Dushanbe to discuss cultural and educational cooperation

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Mohammad Ali Zahrai, deputy head of Iranian president’s office, heading 35-person delegation arrived in Dushanbe yesterday.

11:15, february 4, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Banks in Kulob ready to provide loans for purchase of shares in Roghun

KULOB, February 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of heads of branches of six main Tajik banks in Kulob took place in the city of Kulob yesterday and the meeting participants unanimously

20:45, february 3, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Investigation into case of alleged IMU activist starts in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into the case of Idris Sattorov, alleged activist of the cell of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) in Sughd’s Isfara district, has

20:06, february 3, 2010

INCIDENTS

EC provides almost €7.3 million to reduce the impact of natural disasters in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The European Commission has allocated €7.

19:49, february 3, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Case of Sughd abductors remitted for further inquiry

KHUJAND, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The case of two members of criminal ring, suspected of abducting the son of known Khujand entrepreneur last August, has been remitted to the Chkalovsk

19:15, february 3, 2010

SOCIETY

Tajik MP denies Uzbek official’s statement about international support for Uzbekistan’s position on Roghun project as ‘unfounded’

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A statement by Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev that the United Nations, the European Union, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the

18:48, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan again comes out against Roghun hydroelectricity

Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev has sent a letter to Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, in which he says that the United Nations, the European Union, the World Bank, the Asian Development

16:43, february 3, 2010

INCIDENTS

Five-year-old child killed in truck fire in Isfara

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Children pranks have caused a truck fire in the northern Isfara district that has killed a 5-year-old boy, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

16:09, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Iranian authorities invite President Rahmon to celebrate Navrouz holiday in Shiraz

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- Iranian authorities have invited Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to celebrate this year’s Navrouz Holiday (the traditional new year ceremony

15:48, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Armed Afghan drug trafficker detained at Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik police have detained an armed Afghan drug trafficker in the southern Khatlon province, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

15:26, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Iran to launch construction of Ayni HPP after completion of Sangtuda-2 hydroelectricity project

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Construction of 170MW Ayni hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Zarafshon River in Sughd province will start after introduction of the Sangtuda-2

13:57, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Government endorses draft poverty reduction strategy for 2010-2012

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan considered and endorsed the draft poverty reduction strategy for 2010-2012 on February 1, Anvar Najmiddinov, head of the

13:21, february 3, 2010

SOCIETY

Judges’ lawsuit against independent newspapers cause campaign on making people aware of corruption and bias in Tajik judicial system, says expert

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Defamation lawsuit filed by judges’ against the Dushanbe independent weeklies Asia-Plus, Farazh and Ozodagon with demand for 5.

12:38, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Russian faculty of intensive technologies in agriculture to open in Kulob

KULOB, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of the Ivanovo State Agricultural Academy (Russia) is expected to arrive in Kulob in mid-February to meet with senior representative from

12:01, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Vietnamese JV stand idle because of lack of orders for its product

KHUJAND, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based Tajik-Vietnamese joint venture for producing floss thread, VT-Silk, has been stood idle since last week because of lack of orders for

11:45, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sughd traffic police issue tinted glass permits to 248 car owners

KHUJAND, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd traffic police department has issued tinted glass permits to 248 car owners since the beginning of this year, the Sughd traffic police

11:30, february 3, 2010

TAJKISTAN

55 small power plants reportedly built in Tajikistan in 2009

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 55 small power plants with rated capacity ranging from 5 to 400 kW were constructed in Tajikistan in 2009, which is five stations more than it was

20:19, february 2, 2010

SOCIETY

Tajik journalists have not yet learnt to observe country’s laws, says Tajik think tank deputy director

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Sayfullo Safarov, deputy director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan, considers that Tajik journalists have not yet

19:09, february 2, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Judges to submit their claims for damages to in written form on February 23

Three judges who filed lawsuits against three independent newspapers and a lawyer should submit their claims for damages in written form on February 23.

18:18, february 2, 2010

TAJKISTAN

More than 644,000 ha allocated for agricultural crops in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has allocated more than 644,000 hectares of farmland, including 445,400 hectares of irrigated lands, for various agricultural crops

16:14, february 2, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Second phase of Shogun-Zighar road construction project reportedly completed

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The second phase of the Shogun-Zighar road construction project has been completed and formal acceptance of this section of the road by a special

15:58, february 2, 2010

INCIDENTS

Two wounded in armed skirmish between two hooligans groups in Khorog

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two persons have been wounded in an armed skirmish between two hooligans groups in Khorog, the capital of Gorno Badakhshan, according to the Ministry of

15:37, february 2, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Some 671 mln somoni worth of Roghun shares sold by Feb 1, says finance ministry

DUSHANBE, February, 2, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Some 671 million somoni worth of shares in open join-stock company NBO Roghun have been sold in the country by February 1, 2010, the Ministry of