Tajkistan

18:04, april 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

$85 mln in investments attracted into Tajikistan’s economy

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- It seems that there is no any significant progress in attraction of investments into Tajikistan’s economy despite government’s plan to bring a total amount of

17:20, april 28, 2009

POWER

Tajik leader holds a number of meetings in Almaty on sidelines of CA water summit

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has held a number of bilateral meetings in Almaty, Kazakhstan on sidelines of the Central Asian water summit.

16:51, april 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Barqi Tojik cannot punish those who do not want to replace incandescents with CFLs

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2009, Asia-Plus - Barqi Tojik power holding is not authorized to punish those who do not want to replace incandescent lamps with energy-saving light lamps that are also

15:17, april 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Government objects to Talco’s intention to give up tolling system

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government objects to Tajik Aluminum Company’s (Talco) intention to give up the tolling system (customer-finished raw materials) of work, Deputy

14:31, april 28, 2009

POWER

Mayor sacks Dushanbe’s waterworks head, shakes some municipal officials

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev replaced a number of municipal officials at an April 27 enlarged meeting of mayor’s office reviewing

13:25, april 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

President Rahmon departs for Almaty to attend Central Asian water summit

Heads of state from member nations of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) are discussing issues related to activities of the IFASâ€™ bodies.

11:54, april 28, 2009

POWER

President shakes up officials

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon introduced a number of staff changes at an April 27 meeting considering preparations for autumn-winter 2009-2010.

11:40, april 28, 2009

POWER

Government session considers preparations for autumn-winter 2009-2010

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An April 27 government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, considered preparations for autumn-winter 2009-2010.

10:59, april 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan working on sending workers to Saudi Arabia

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2009, Asia-Plus – Tajik labor migration service officials in northern Sughd province say they are still waiting to implement a December agreement with Saudi Arabia about the

10:44, april 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Barqi Tojik’s debt issue expected to be settled in the near future, says Tajik electricity supplier official

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the planning department within Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric system) power holding, Suhrob Rahimov,

10:30, april 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd ophthalmologists reportedly bring success of glaucoma operations to 90%

KHUJAND, April 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ophthalmologists in the Sughd province have brought the successfulness of operations for glaucoma to 90 percent, the deputy head physician of the Sughd

10:14, april 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CSTO working group on Afghanistan meets in Moscow today

DUSHANBE, April 28, 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) is being

18:52, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

50 residents of Gorno Badakhshan find seasonal works in Russian through Saturday’s job fair

KHOROG, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Not only regional and republican but also a number of Russian companies attended a job fair that was held in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan

18:32, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik OMON and US Embassy conduct inter-operative anti-terrorist drill

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Asia-Plus’ reporter has attended a joint anti-terrorist drill conducted in Dushanbe for members of Tajik OMON and the US Embassy’s Regional Security

18:13, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Finance shortages affect cotton-sowing campaign in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To add to bad weather conditions that has hit northern Tajikistan in recent days, acute finance shortages have affected the cotton-sowing campaign in the

17:59, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Control of prices and rate one of the most important measures under current conditions, says IDPT deputy leader

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Under conditions of the global financial crisis, curbing prices and rates is one of the most topical measures, Dr.

17:15, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Democrats offer formation of anticrisis government

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In its anticrisis program presented on April 27, the Mahmadruzi Iskandarov-run Democratic Party (DPT) offers to work out a package of anticrisis laws

16:29, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

IRPT nominates candidate to replace resigned IRPT MP in lower house of parliament

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday April 25, the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) nominated the party activist Muhammadali Hoit to replace Muhammadsahrif Himmatzoda in the Majlisi

14:45, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

DPT presents its anticrisis program

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A ceremony of presentation of an anticrisis program developed by the Mahmadruzi Iskandarov-run Democratic Party (DPT) has been held at the Tajik Journalists’

13:59, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

No serious cause for concern of spread of swine flu to Tajikistan, says head sanitary physician

Probability of spread of a new swine flu virus to Tajikistan is very low as the country does not import pork, Tajikistanâ€™s head sanitary physician Azam Mirzoyev said.

13:09, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik company presents survey on state of confectionary industry in the country

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik company, Somon Capital, hosted a roundtable meeting last Saturday to present a survey on state of the confectionary industry in Tajikistan as well

12:44, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

IMF to double the borrowing limits of poorest countries, including CIS states

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to double the borrowing limits of the poorest countries under the Poverty

12:20, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik power holding reportedly settles the issue of its debt to OJSC Sangtuda HPP-1

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding has settled the issue of its debt to open joint stock company (OJSC) Sangtuda HPP-1 that has built

11:22, april 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Exhibition of goods from China’s Kashgar to be organized in Danghara in August

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An exhibition of goods from Kashgar, China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) is expected to be held in Khatlon’s Danghara district from August

11:09, april 27, 2009

INCIDENTS

RCS distributes relief supplies to flood hit people in Khuroson district

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) has distributed humanitarian aid to residents of the village of 18th Partsyezd in Khatlon’s Khuroson district

10:43, april 27, 2009

LAW-ORDER

53 corruption-related crimes detected in Sughd in Q1 09

KHUJAND, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 53 corruption-related crimes have been detected in the Sughd province over the first three months of this year, the chief of Sughd anticorruption

10:14, april 27, 2009

POWER

President signs decree requiring nationwide switch to energy-saving light bulbs

By presidentâ€™s decree relevant services are charged to provide nationwide shift to energy-saving light bulbs by the end of this year.

19:57, april 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

NATO delegation holds 'fruitful' meetings In Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2009, Asia-Plus – High-ranking members of the first-ever NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation to visit Tajikistan have said their meetings with the government and parliament

19:05, april 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

PamirEnergy able to provide its consumers with power all the year round, says GBAO governor

KHOROG, April 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Pamir Energy Company (PamirEnergy) has an opportunity to provide the city of Khorog and four adjacent districts with electrical power all the year

18:32, april 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Devaluation of TJS inevitable process, says expert

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Devaluation of the somoni (TJS) against the dollar is an inevitable process under conditions of reduction in the money supply at a global scale, Tajik