Tajkistan

18:37, january 29, 2010

POWER

701 mln somoni worth of Roghun shares sold to this day, President Rahmon says on Jan 29

President demanded at the enlarged meeting of the government that relevant organizations should inform the population of the process of selling shares in Roghun every ten days and ordered to set up a

18:15, january 29, 2010

INCIDENTS

Dushanbe-Khujand highway temporarily closed for traffic

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Heavy snowfalls on January 28 caused an avalanche that hit the Maikhoura area, 61 kilometers north of Dushanbe, according to the Committee for Emergency

16:16, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM meets UK Foreign Office Minister Chris Bryant in London

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with U.K.

15:27, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Electricity to supplies to provinces increased

DUSHANBE, January 2010, Asia-Plus -- The supply of daily electricity to residential customers in rural areas has been increased from 8 to 10 hours, Safarali Sadulloyev, deputy head of Barqi

15:05, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Effective strategy for reconstruction of Afghanistan’s economy needed for solution of Afghanistan problems, says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Afghan problems cannot be solved only through force; to solve the Afghan problems it is necessary to develop an efficient strategy for

13:51, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Chernobyl cleanup workers from Kulob to buy shares in Roghun for some 100,000 somoni

KULOB, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Soyuz Chernobyl Tajikistan (Tajikistan’s association of Chernobyl clean workers) in Khatlon’s Temourmalik has used funds provided to it by

13:37, january 29, 2010

LAW-ORDER

32 crimes committed against foreigners in Tajikistan in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Chinese national Su Fanizin (phonetically spelled), who works with one of companies in Dushanbe, was robbed by unidentified persons in the Tajik

13:16, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik power holding to repay its debt to Sangtuda-1 HPP gradually

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik electricity supplier, Barqi Tojik, plans to repay its debt to open joint-stock company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1 gradually, the Barqi Tojik

12:16, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe independent weekly faces defamation charge

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Pus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has filed suit against the Dushanbe independent weekly, Millat (Nation), in the court of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi

12:01, january 29, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Judge at Dushanbe court reportedly caught in bribe taking

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Marouf Nouriddinov, a judge at the court of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, has reputedly been caught in bribe taking.

11:47, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IWRP organizes workshop for Tajik journalists on coverage of human rights issues

DUSHANBE, January 29,2010, Asia-Plus -- A two-day workshop for Tajik journalists, entitled “Journalists for Human Rights,” has opened at Tajik Journalists’ Union in Dushanbe today.

11:30, january 29, 2010

TAJKISTAN

72 of 81 religious organizations functioning in Tajikistan able to reregister

DUSHANBE, January 29, 20010, Asia-Plus -- Of 81 religious groups and organizations functioning in Tajikistan, 71 have been able to reregister by January 1, 2010, Asia-Plus has learned at the

11:15, january 29, 2010

POWER

Enlarged meeting of Tajik cabinet opens today

It cannot be ruled out that the president will introduce a number of staff changes at today’s enlarged meeting of the government reviewing the results of the past year’s work.

20:34, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe synagogue fails to submit documents for re-registration for lack of official address

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Department for Religious Affairs (DRA) at the Ministry of Culture (MoC) says the Dushanbe synagogue has failed to submit documents for

19:37, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik court upholds verdict against independent weekly

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus – A Dushanbe court on January 27 upheld the verdict against the independent weekly newspaper "Paykon" (Arrowhead), Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

19:25, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Four suicides and one suicide attempt reported in Sughd in two days

KHUJAND, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Four suicides and one suicide attempt were reported in the Sughd province on January 26-27 alone, according to the Sughd police directorate.

19:05, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Experts to work out national labor market strategy for 2010-2020

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of a working, set up to work out the national labor market development program for 2010-2020, took place at the Ministry of Labor and

18:29, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sughd residents and enterprises buy shares in Roghun by 132.149 mln somoni by Jan 28

KHUJAND, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- By January 28, residents of the Sughd province and enterprises operating in the area have bought shares in open joint-stock company (OJSC) NBO Roghun for a

18:11, january 28, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Kazakhstan extradites alleged IMU activist to Tajikistan

KHUJAND, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Kazakhstan authorities have extradited the 39 year-old resident of Sughd’s Isfara district, Idris Sattorov, who is suspected of being member of the Islamic

16:34, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan exports 86,600 tons of cotton fiber in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2009, Tajikistan exported 86,600 tons of cotton fiber for a total amount of some 100 million U.S. dollars, Ms.

16:08, january 28, 2010

SOCIETY

Communist leader expects global crisis to last for five or six years

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Reports by many politicians, experts and economists noting that the global financial and economic crisis has allegedly ended are unfounded and do not

15:23, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

India provides a grant of US$700,000 to set up modern engineering workshop at Tajik State Technical University

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up “India –Tajikistan Modern Engineering Workshop” at Tajik State Technical University named after the

15:06, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Hand grenade found near to Russian military base’s compound in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A hand grenade was found near to the compound of the Russian military base in Dushanbe on January 27, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

14:14, january 28, 2010

INCIDENTS

Mudslide injures three at the site for Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, January 28, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were injured Wednesday as a mudslide occurred at the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), reliable source at

13:47, january 28, 2010

POWER

The last sitting of the sixth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the third convocation to take place on Feb 24

DUSHANBE, January 28, Asia-Plus -- The next and the last sitting of the sixth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) of the third convocation is scheduled to

13:15, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe power and heat cannot provide city’s population with hot water because of fuel shortages

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe power and heat station cannot provide the city’s population with hot water because of acute fuel shortages, Shavkat Saidov, a chief spokesman

12:49, january 28, 2010

POWER

Dushanbe’s external trade turnover decreases last year

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe’s external trade turnover significantly decreased last year, First Deputy Dushanbe Mayor, Marouf Sayfiyev, told reporters on January 27.

12:34, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Value of Tajikistan’s aluminum exports decreases by some US$500 mln in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2009, Tajikistan produced a total of 360,000 tons of aluminum, which is some 40,000 tons fewer than in 2008, Minister of Economic Development and

12:16, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

172 candidates nominated to compete for 61 seats in GBAO regional legislature

KHOROG, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 172 candidates have been nominated to compete for 61 seats in the regional legislature of Gorno Badakhshan.

11:46, january 28, 2010

TAJKISTAN

DCA plans to diversify tactics of fight against organized drug-trafficking groups

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Drug Control Agency (DCA) plans to diversify tactics of fight against organized criminal drug-trafficking groups this year.