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11:41, may 21, 2009

Counternarcotics agency stops activities of organized drug-trafficking ring

DUSHANBE, May 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In the course of the ongoing anti-drug operation, dubbed Poppy 2009, officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) have managed to stop activities of the

11:28, may 21, 2009

Former Dushanbe Zoo director found liable for bear incident

DUSHANBE, May 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – The former director of the Dushanbe Zoo has been found liable for an incident that resulted in a girl losing her hand in 2006, RFE/RL''s Tajik Service reported

11:14, may 21, 2009

Tajik oil-and-gas and coal extracting enterprise loses $70,000 in business in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, May 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the State Unitary Enterprise Naftugaz va Angisht (Tajik state-controlled oil-and-gas and coal extracting company) has

11:14, may 21, 2009

Deployment of Tajik workers gets green light

DUSHANBE, May 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – Decks have been cleared for the recruitment of hundreds of Tajik workers who lost their jobs in Russia and elsewhere due to the global economic crisis.

10:15, may 21, 2009

Installation of rehabilitated Unit 3 at Norak HPS to be finished in early July

DUSHANBE, May 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Installation of rehabilitated Unit 3 at the Norak hydroelectric power station (HPS) is expected to be finished in early June, according to Barqi Tojik

19:42, may 20, 2009

EAEC countries develop food security concept

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) have developed a food security concept, the head of the EAEC Agrarian Center Vladimir Tarasov

18:48, may 20, 2009

Riyadh to respond to Tajikistan’s appeal for help to disaster-hit population

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday May 19, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met in Riyadh with Chairman of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, Al-Waleed Ibn Talal, according to

18:16, may 20, 2009

Saudi Arabia ready to assist Tajikistan with holding of OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Dushanbe in 2010

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi who is currently on his visit to Saudi Arabia met with Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Foreign Minster of Saudi Arabia, in

17:00, may 20, 2009

Entries open for 2009 journalism awards

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) invites journalists from developing Asia and the Pacific to submit published articles written in 2008 or 2009

15:36, may 20, 2009

All main highways in Gorno Badakhshan closed for traffic due to torrential rain snowfalls

KHOROG, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Because of torrential rain and snowfalls all the main highways in Gorno Badakhshan have been closed for traffic, according to Pomirnaqliyot (GBAO state

15:10, may 20, 2009

Tajikistan appeals to UN for urgent assistance

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- This year’s heavy rainfalls and resulting floods and mudslide have caused casualties among the population and significant damage to Tajikistan’s economy,

14:42, may 20, 2009

Female entrepreneur attempts to commit suicide following sharp devaluation of the somoni

KHUJAND, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Female entrepreneur from the northern city of Chkalovsk has attempted to commit suicide following a sharp devaluation of the somoni.

14:21, may 20, 2009

Police seize some 17 kilos of narcotics in Tajikistan yesterday

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Ministry of Interior (MoI) seized some 17 kilograms of narcotics yesterday.

13:05, may 20, 2009

Mudslide kills two women in Romit

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The death toll in Tajikistan from various disasters that hit the country in April and May this year has risen to 23 as two women were killed by mudslide

12:36, may 20, 2009

President will not visit Khatlon

QURGHON TEPPA/DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Visit of President Emomali Rahmon scheduled for today has been canceled, the source at Khatlon governor’s office told Asia-Plus today.

12:25, may 20, 2009

Russia’s air carrier launches air route from Nizhnevartovsk to Khujand beginning on June 1

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s air carrier, open joint-stock company (OJSC) UTair Aviation, intends to operate regular flights to Tajikistan.

12:18, may 20, 2009

Checkpoints along the main drug trafficking routes reinforced

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An anti-drug operation, dubbed Poppy 2009, is going on in the country. Launched on May 15, the operation runs through November 30 this year.

12:10, may 20, 2009

Tajik Air resumes flights from Dushanbe to Munich

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, has announced resumption of flights to Europe.

11:39, may 20, 2009

Agroinvestbonk provides some 179 mln somoni in loans in Jan-Apr 09

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first four months of this year, open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk has provided some 179 million somoni (equivalent to more than 42.

11:24, may 20, 2009

15 new industrial enterprises to be launched in Khatlon’s Qurghon Teppa region by the end of 2009

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 15 new industrial enterprises are expected to be launched in Khatlon’s Qurghon Teppa region by the end of this year, according to the Ministry of Energy

10:55, may 20, 2009

Presidents of Croatia and Turkey to pay official visits to Tajikistan this month

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Presidents of Croatia and Turkey are expected to pay official visits to Tajikistan this month.

10:39, may 20, 2009

Heads of SCO competent agencies authorized to combat narcotics gather in Moscow to discuss further cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 20, Asia-Plus -- First deputy director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA), Major-General Vaysiddin Azamatov, represented Tajikistan at a meeting of heads of the competent agencies

10:10, may 20, 2009

Interior ministry tightens control over Rasht Valley

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of officers from the law enforcement agencies have gone to the Rasht Valley (eastern Tajikistan) to tighten control at all checkpoints in the

20:31, may 19, 2009

Damage caused by heavy rainfalls to Muminobod reportedly estimated at $2 mln

KULOB, May 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Damage caused to Khatlon’s Muminobod district by torrential rain and resulting mudslides over the past month has been estimated at 2 million U.S. dollars.

20:03, may 19, 2009

Tajik FM visits Saudi Arabia

DUSHANBE, May 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An official visit of Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi to Saudi Arabia started today, the MAFA information department reported.

19:21, may 19, 2009

21, including 16 children, hospitalized in Sughd on suspicion of having contracted typhoid

KHUJAND, May 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 21 persons, including 16 children, have been hospitalized in northern Sughd province over the past week on suspicion of having contracted typhoid,

18:41, may 19, 2009

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounts to $1.165 bln in January-April

DUSHANBE, May 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first four months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 1.

18:01, may 19, 2009

President visits Khatlon province tomorrow

President Emomali Rahmon intends to visit the southern province of Khatlon on May 20.

17:28, may 19, 2009

China’s company submits feasibility studies for Nourobod HPP and Dushanbe heat and power station

DUSHANBE, May 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) is currently considering feasibility studies for construction of the Nourobod-1 hydroelectric power plant

15:43, may 19, 2009

Government session considers issues related to mitigation of effects of disasters hitting Khatlon

DUSHANBE, May 19, 2009, Asia-Plus - A May 18 government meeting, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, considered issues related to mitigation of effects of torrential ran and