Tajkistan

18:42, april 30, 2009

POWER

MPs endorse new labor protection law

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered and approved the labor protection bill at an April 30 meeting, presided

18:04, april 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Parliament passes anticrisis budget

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have endorsed changes to the law on the national budget for 2009.

15:50, april 30, 2009

POWER

President orders to provide aid to mudslide-affected residents of Khuroson

Funds will be allocated from the national budget to provide extraordinary grants to 114 families in Khatlonâ€™s Khuroson affected by an April 22 mudslide

15:05, april 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

USD falls 2.6 percent against TJS Wednesday afternoon

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus -- The dollar fell 2.6 percent against the somoni (TJS) Wednesday afternoon – from 1:4.25 to 1:4.15.

14:40, april 30, 2009

LAW-ORDER

One detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of cheating several entrepreneurs out of over $1 mln

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe resident Navrouz Abdulloyev was detained by police officers yesterday on suspicion of having cheated a number of local entrepreneurs out of

14:13, april 30, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Another attempt of illegal migration warded off in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Konibodom prosecutor’s office on April 27 instituted criminal proceedings against local resident, Ms.

13:48, april 30, 2009

POWER

Anticorruption agency gets right institute criminal proceedings against prosecutors

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) today endorsed amendments to the Constitutional Law “On Prosecutor’s Offices,”

12:26, april 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik finance minister meets representatives of Arab financial institutions to discuss crisis problems

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday April 29, Finance Minister Safarali Najmiddinov met here with representatives from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Kuwait Fund for Arab

12:04, april 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Fars News Agency’s office in Tajikistan kicks off today

The Dushanbe office would be the first in a series of correspond offices to be opened by FNAâ€™s regional office in Central Asia, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.

11:44, april 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Afghan police officers to be instructed at training centers of Tajik law enforcement agencies

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to cooperation between Tajik Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on police reform and training of Afghan police

11:31, april 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Several followers of unregistered Islamic group detained in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus – The head of the interior affairs office in Khatlon province says several members of groups related to the unregistered Islamic Jamaat-ut Tabligh have been detained

11:20, april 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik poultry farms produce some 25 mln eggs in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first thee months of this year, all categories of farms in Tajikistan have produced 24.931 million eggs, which is 2.7 times, or 15.

10:44, april 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

IFC completes its leasing development activities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, completes its leasing development activities in Tajikistan today.

10:29, april 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Turkmen president appoints new Turkmen ambassador to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By a decree signed by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov yesterday Nurberdy Amanmyradov was appointed Turkmenistan’s Ambassador Extraordinary

20:11, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Researcher expects state role in economy to increase in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Revival of industry, agriculture and other sectors of economy, as well as implementation of road construction and rehabilitation projects with support

18:35, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik TB prevention center receives consignment digital fixed X-ray equipment

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik TB service has received a consignment of digital fixed X-ray equipment that will allow significantly improving examination of patients.

17:48, april 29, 2009

POWER

Dushanbe prosecutor replaced

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Saydmurod Qodirov, who had previously served as the first deputy prosecutor of the Khatlon province, was appointed the Dushanbe prosecutor, replacing

15:23, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

DPT institutes awards for journalists

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- The Mahmadruzi Iskandarov-run Democratic Party (DPT) has instituted four awards for Tajik journalists.

15:04, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Yellow rust hits cereals in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus - Yellow rust has affected some wheat fields in Jabborrasulov and Zafarobod districts in northern Tajikistan, according to the Sughd agriculture directorate.

14:43, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Increase in USD exchange rate in Tajikistan connected with changes in international market

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The exchange rate of the US dollar against the somoni has shown an upward tendency in recent days and average buying and selling rates of the dollar in

13:31, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Cochairmen of Tajik-Uzbek intergovernmental commission meet in Tashkent

A meeting of cochairmen of Tajik-Uzbek intergovernmental commission for delimitation and demarcation of common border will be held in Tashkent on April 29-30.

12:35, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Mexico reportedly ready to launch enterprise for processing vegetables and fruits in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mexico is ready to launch enterprise for processing vegetables and fruits in Tajikistan, the source at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) said.

12:16, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CSTO experts discuss the present situation in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The seventh meeting of the working group on Afghanistan within the council of foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

11:58, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Khairulloyev attends SCO defense ministers’ meeting in Moscow

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Defense Minister, Colonel-General Sherali Khairulloyev, attended a session of the council of defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

11:43, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tragedy of the Aral Sea is the overuse of water for irrigation, says Tajik leader

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at the one-day summit in Almaty, Kazakhstan that was designed to discuss the disappearing Aral Sea, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon noted on

11:15, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Another school for gifted children to appear in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Another school for gifted is expected to appear in the country this year.

10:45, april 29, 2009

INCIDENTS

Two children seriously wounded in cluster bomb explosion in Rasht

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Residents of rural areas remain at the mercy of anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordnances (UXOs) that are a legacy of the country’s disastrous civil

10:29, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Iran’s Fars News Agency opens its office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Iran’s news agency, Fars News Agency (FNA), will open its representative office in Tajikistan.

10:15, april 29, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan seeks international support for creation of primary infrastructure of its FEZs

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade is currently conducting negotiations with various international organizations and banks on providing loan

18:59, april 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Uzbek leaders dispute about water policy again

After the statement delivered at the IFAS summit in Almaty by Uzbek President Islam Karimov, Emomali Rahmon said he will not sign the meetingâ€™s final documents.