Tajkistan

10:59, august 19, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Soldier sentenced to 3 years in prison for desertion

KHUJAND, August 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Private soldier Sobirjon Tursunov has been sentenced to three years in prison for desertion.

10:45, august 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Commission at CIS council for rail transport meets in Kazan to discuss cooperation issue

DUSHANBE, August 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day meeting of the passenger service commission at the CIS council for rail transport ended in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic

10:30, august 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Russian embassy helps Russian-language schools in Sughd

KHUJAND, August 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 30,000 textbooks and methodological literature have been delivered to the Russian General Consulate in Khujand for distribution to schools in the Sughd

20:10, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Experts attribute gasoline price hike to rising fuel customs clearance fees

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to experts, there are several reasons for rise in gasoline prices in Tajikistan.

19:26, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Prices at Dushanbe’s markets still remain unchanged ahead of Ramadan

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- No sudden spike in prices of basic food products has been reported at Dushanbe’s market so far.

18:33, august 18, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Joint board meeting o Tajik, Russian interior ministries opens in Kazan tomorrow

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus - A three-day joint board meeting of the Ministries of Interior of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation is opening in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s

18:22, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agriculture ministry works out national cotton subsector development program

DUSHANBE, August 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is working out a draft national cotton subsector development program for 2010-2015.

18:08, august 18, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Large amount of smuggled gasoline detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd customs service have detained nearly 5,000 liters of smuggled gasoline in the Bobojonghafurov district.

17:53, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Kulob produces more than TJS 24 mln worth of industrial goods in January-July 09

KULOB, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In January-July 2009, the city of Kulob has produced a total of 24.2048 million somoni (TJS) worth of industrial goods, which is 3.

15:21, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

USAID boosts capacity of the Sughd FEZ

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) presented office equipment and furniture worth 23,000 USD to the Sughd Free Economic

15:11, august 18, 2009

POWER

Tajik capital’s mayor endorses plan of holding Independence celebrations in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev yesterday endorsed the plan of events to mark Tajikistan’s Independence Day that will be held in the Tajik

14:58, august 18, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Trial of six alleged IMU activists starts in Khujand today

KHUJAND, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trial of six alleged activists of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is beginning in Sughd’s regional court in Khujand today.

14:13, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Gasoline price rise reported in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the past two days, gasoline prices in Dushanbe have risen more than 7 percent.

13:31, august 18, 2009

SOCIETY

Georgia’s CIS withdrawal is the beginning of the end of CIS, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- Georgia is officially ending its membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as of today.

12:45, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Afghan prisoner exchange still on hold

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus – A Tajik-Afghan agreement on a prisoner exchange signed last year has still not been implemented, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on August 17.

12:29, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Inflation for January-July 09 stands at 3.1 percent

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Inflation for January-July this year stood at 3.1 percent, according to the State Committee for Statistics.

12:05, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CORRECTION:

The August 17 “Asia-Plus Blitz” item titled “Indian PM expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan in early September” should have said that Indian President Pratibha Patil is expected to pay

10:59, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Interior ministry helps labor migrants receive their wages from Russian employers

KHUJAND, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Representative office of the Tajik Interior Ministry migration service in Russia (Moscow) has reportedly helped Tajik labor migrants working in

10:45, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Seminar on media and human rights held in Khorog

KHOROG, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A five-day seminar entitled “Media’s Legal Activity and Human Rights” concluded in Khorog, the capital of Gorno Badakhshan on August 16.

10:30, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounts to nearly $1.904 bln in January-July 09

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In January-July 2009, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 1.9039 billion U.S.

10:15, august 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk’s capital exceeds 205.5 mln somoni

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of July 31, 2009, capital of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk amounted to more than 205.5 million somoni, which is 87.

19:00, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik media organizations release statement over closure of independent radio station

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday August 17, Tajik Journalists’ Union, the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit) and the Media Alliance of

17:39, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Indian PM expected to pay visit to Tajikistan in early September

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009 Asia-Plus - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan in early September this year, according to the MFa information

17:30, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

USAID expands program to improve maternal and child health to Hissor

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Maternal and child health is a challenge in the Hissor district.

17:19, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

IMF governors formally approve US$250 billion general SDR allocation

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved on August 7, 2009 a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)

15:50, august 17, 2009

INCIDENTS

Ayni authorities completing measures to mitigate effects of August 9 landslide

An alternate road has been cleared today and traffic to the village of Vashan has been resumed.

15:17, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Less land allocated for cotton cultivation this year

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is gradually abandoning the tradition of mono-crop agriculture.

14:29, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan seizes more than three tons of drugs in January-July 09

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik law enforcement authorities have seized 3,151 kilograms of narcotics in the first seven months of this year, according to press service of the

14:17, august 17, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Chief of medical service at one of military units in Khujand faces fraud charge

KHUJAND, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd military prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against Sulaymon Nozipov, the chief of the medical service at military unit

13:47, august 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Somon Air announces introduction of Amadeus system

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s private air carrier, Somon Air, introduced the global distribution system, Amadeus, on August 10, according to Somon Air’s press service