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10:20, may 16, 2009

Some 3,800 Tajik nationals express wish to move to Russia under Russia’s state resettlement program

DUSHANBE, May 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Some 3,800 citizens of Tajikistan wanting to move to Russia under Russia’s State Program of Assistance to the Voluntary Resettlement of Country-Fellowmen Living

20:05, may 15, 2009

Dushanbe cement plant receive gas 7.3 mln cubic meter less in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the state unitary enterprise, Tojikcement (Dushanbe cement plant), has produced cement 12,300 tons fewer

19:11, may 15, 2009

Khujand court sentences seven Hizb ut-Tahrir activists to prison terms from 3 to 10 years in jail

KHUJAND, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Seven members of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization in northern Tajikistan have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from three

15:51, may 15, 2009

Tajik leader, WB executive director discuss ways to minimize impact of global financial crisis on Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received Mr. Michel Mordasini, Executive Director at the World Bank, according to presidential press service.

15:25, may 15, 2009

ADB provides $5 mln grant to help Central and West Asia cope with climate change

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Directors yesterday approved a US$5 million grant to help Central and West Asia address the impacts of climate

15:15, may 15, 2009

World Bank supports modernization of Tajikistan’s public financial management

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on May 14 approved a US$ 5 million grant for Tajikistan’s Public Financial Management Modernization Project, to be

15:06, may 15, 2009

Tajik FM to hold bilateral meetings with some of his SCO counterparts in Moscow

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi, who is currently in Moscow to attend foreign ministers'' meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) that

14:37, may 15, 2009

Mudslides hit three villages in Khuroson

According to the adjusted data provided by the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES), mudslides have hit three villages in the Khuroson district.

12:26, may 15, 2009

More than 800 unemployed placed in jobs in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 825 unemployed have been placed in jobs in Gorno Badakhshan over the first four months of this year, according to Mamadkarim Nazirov, an official with the

12:06, may 15, 2009

Torrential rain damages Kulob University’s library

KULOB, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Yesterday’s downpour damaged the library at Kulob State University.

11:42, may 15, 2009

UNDP and RCS first to provide assistance to mudslide-hit population, says Khatlon official

QURGHON TEPPA, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Some organizations have already begun providing assistance to the mudslide-hit population in the Khuroson district.

11:29, may 15, 2009

Mudslides completely or partially destroy some 400 residential buildings in Khuroson

A powerful mudslide swept through the Ayni jamoat in Khatlonâ€™s Khuroson district yesterday, completely or partially destroying some 40 residential buildings

10:45, may 15, 2009

Iran’s vice-president to pay three-day visit to Tajikistan soon

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Iran’s Vice-President also Head of the National Youth Organization of Iran Mohammad Javad Haji Ali Akbari is expected to arrive in Tajikistan on May 17

10:15, may 15, 2009

Talco takes new environmental protection obligations

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The state unitary enterprise, Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco), and its partner, Norway Hydro Aluminium, yesterday signed a protocol on environmental

20:22, may 14, 2009

Farkhor district fulfills its conscription target for the first time over the past 8 years

KULOB, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Khatlon’s Farkhor district has fulfilled its conscription target for the first time over the past eight years.

20:00, may 14, 2009

Afghan drug trafficker gets jail term of 17 years

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court in the Khatlon province has sentenced Afghan national to long term imprisonment for drug trafficking.

19:46, may 14, 2009

Locust infestation hits over 55,000 ha of farmland

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Locust infestation has hit more than 55,000 hectares of farmland across Tajikistan so far, director of the state unity enterprise, Fight against Locust

19:26, may 14, 2009

Cotton farmers repay only 47 percent of last year’s government credit so far

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To this date, cotton farmers have repaid only 47 percent of last year’s government credit given to them through six banks last year.

18:46, may 14, 2009

President Rahmon receives credentials of new Russian ambassador

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday May 14, President Emomai Rahmon received credentials of new Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

18:09, may 14, 2009

Germany provides €36 mln to Tajikistan within framework of financial and technical cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Germany will allot €36 million in no-strings aid to Tajikistan within the framework of financial and technical cooperation.

15:55, may 14, 2009

Independent School of Journalism announces summer training on practical journalism

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Independent School of Journalism “Tajikistan – 21st Century” (School) announces organization of the summer training on practical journalism this year,

14:54, may 14, 2009

More than 30% of returning migrant workers attributes their return to global financial crisis

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at the meeting of heads of the key ministries of economic and social blocs of Tajikistan with representatives of donor organizations

14:16, may 14, 2009

Five Kulob residents fined a total of 5,000 somoni for disallowing their children to attend school

KULOB, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob city court on May 13 ruled that local resident be fined 1000 somoni for disallowing his daughter to attend school.

13:22, may 14, 2009

Donors promise additional support to the government

A May 13 meeting of heads of the key ministries of economic and social blocs of Tajikistan with representatives of donor organizations resulted in adoption of a joint statement.

11:26, may 14, 2009

Uzbek border guards kill Tajik citizen

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus – Uzbek border guards have shot and killed a Tajik citizen, RFE/RL''s Tajik Service reported on May 13.

11:21, may 14, 2009

EAEC PA for integration under conditions of global financial and economic crisis

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A session of the Bureau and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC), presided over by the Chairman-in-Office of the EAEC PA

10:15, may 14, 2009

Farmers recommended using early ripening cotton varieties to replant rain-hit fields

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a briefing in Dushanbe, Saidmurod Bahriddinov, the head of the crop sector directorate within the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA),

19:12, may 13, 2009

Drug control officers bust drug pushing attempt in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency have busted a drug pushing attempt in Dushanbe.

18:52, may 13, 2009

To ensure efficient implementation of reforms Tajikistan needs support of donor community

DUSHANBE, May 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at the meeting of heads of the ministries of the economic bloc with representatives of the donor community in Dushanbe, Economic Development and

17:56, may 13, 2009

Zarifi and his counterparts from SCO member nations to discuss preparations for SCO summit due in June

DUSHANBE, May 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi will depart for Moscow tomorrow afternoon to attend a session of the council of foreign ministers of member nations of