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11:43, may 12, 2009

Implementation of inspections and licensing reforms reviewed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank’s Private Sector Development team and the State Committee for Investment and Tajikistan’s State Property Management (GosKomInvest)

19:48, may 11, 2009

Sughd farmers have to re-sow cotton on 2,225 hectares

KHUJAND, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Because of bad weather conditions and recent torrential rain, farmers in the Sughd province have to re-sow cotton on an area of totaling 2,225 hectares,

19:30, may 11, 2009

Tajikistan’s GDP reportedly rises 3.5 percent in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, gross domestic product (GDP) rose 3.5 percent in three months to March 31, 2009, according to the CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics.

18:48, may 11, 2009

Tajik, Kyrgyz ruling parties expand cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have initiated consolidation of their ruling parties.

18:30, may 11, 2009

Quite a strong tremor jolts Tajik capital on Sunday

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Quite a strong tremor measuring 4.7 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe Sunday (May 10) night, at 10:34 p.m.

17:25, may 11, 2009

WB ready to provide additional grants to support Tajikistan’s economy, says WB vice-president

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On May 8, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting World Bank Vice-President Shigeo Katsu, according to presidential press service.

16:56, may 11, 2009

Afghanistan, Pakistan pledge support for electricity trade project with Central Asia

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan on May 8 issued a joint statement pledging their support for a proposed US$680

16:25, may 11, 2009

Additional grant provided for implementation of the rural development project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On May 8, the Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement on additional financing for the rural development project.

15:37, may 11, 2009

JCG of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan meets in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 20th session of the Joint Control Group (JCG) was held in Dushanbe on May 4-8, according to the MFA information department.

15:23, may 11, 2009

Tajikistan invited to attend World Grain Forum 2009

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has been invited to attend the World Grain Forum that will hosted by St. Petersburg on June 6-7 this year.

14:56, may 11, 2009

ADB helps education reforms and school improvement in rural Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009,A Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will next month complete its education sector reform project in Tajikistan, aimed at improving the quality of primary

18:43, may 8, 2009

Tajik, Austrian delegations conduct political consultations in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Delegations of Tajik Foreign Ministry and Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria conducted political consultations in Dushanbe

18:06, may 8, 2009

Mudslide hits Tajik capital today

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Torrential rain on May 8 caused a mudslide that damaged the Druzhba Narodov Street in eastern part of Dushanbe.

17:09, may 8, 2009

New radio station to go on the air in northern Tajikistan in coming days

KHUJAND, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new radio station, Avic-Plus (Avic is contracted form of Avicenna, Latinized name of famous Tajik polymath, physician and philosopher Abu Ali ibn Sino

15:22, may 8, 2009

Tajik president congratulates veterans

President Emomali Rahmon will participate in celebrations to mark the 64th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 that will be held at the Victory Park in Dushanbe tomorrow

14:33, may 8, 2009

Tajik speaker, British ambassador discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday May 7, Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev received the British Ambassador to

14:07, may 8, 2009

Agriculture ministry works out program to mitigate effects of global financial crisis

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has worked out a draft program to mitigate impact of the global financial crisis on the country’s agrarian sector.

13:32, may 8, 2009

CSTO extends list of terrorist and extremist organizations

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has extended a list of terrorist and extremist organizations banned in the territories of the

12:54, may 8, 2009

Large amount of hashish seized in Farkhor

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Police have seized a large amount of hashish at the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon’s Farkhor district.

12:42, may 8, 2009

Two Afghan nationals sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment each for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two Afghan nationals have been sentenced to 24 years in prison each for drug trafficking, according to the Supreme Court.

12:30, may 8, 2009

Tajik-born Kyrgyz citizen charged with spying for Kyrgyzstan gets jail term of 29 years

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Retired colonel of the Kyrgyz armed forces Muhammadi Salimzoda, who is an ethnic Tajik, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for allegedly spying for

10:59, may 8, 2009

CCI head, members of China’s XUAR delegation discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to visit of Wang Lequan, Xinjiang''s Communist Party secretary, to Tajikistan as well as seeking new business partners and investing in

10:30, may 8, 2009

Anti-drug operation, dubbed Poppy-2009, to be launched in Tajikistan on May 10

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A special anti-drug operation, dubbed Poppy-2009, will be launched in Tajikistan on Sunday, according to press service of the Drug Control Agency (DCA).

10:15, may 8, 2009

Construction of new terminal at Dushanbe airport to be finished by September 2011

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Construction of a new terminal at the Dushanbe airport should be finished by September 2011, when the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence will be

19:06, may 7, 2009

Tajik FM, French ambassador discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and France as well as rational use of water resources in Central Asia in connection with the Aral Sea problems

18:43, may 7, 2009

IWPR intends to extend regional network of journalists from Tajik remote districts

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) intends to extend a regional network of practicing journalists from remote districts of

18:00, may 7, 2009

Police officer killed in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The body of an officer from the forensic squad within the Khujand police department, Suhrob Saidaliyev, who had been reported missing since April 28, was found on

17:37, may 7, 2009

More than 13,000 new jobs created in northern Tajikistan in January-April

KHUJAND, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- More than 13,000 new jobs have been created in the Sughd province over the first four months of this year, the head of the Sughd directorate for employment,

16:08, may 7, 2009

UCA launches open-door action for Khorog school leavers

KHOROG, May 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Khorog campus of the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) of the University of Central Asia (UCA) has launched an open-door action for

15:30, may 7, 2009

Tajikistan to pay its share to EDB’s authorized capital soon

Tajikistan intends to pay its share to the authorized capital of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) in the near future