Tajkistan

12:45, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

New US administration interested in cooperation with Tajikistan, says US Assistant Secretary of State

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Monday afternoon, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Mr.

12:02, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan ready to provide neighboring countries with water in normal regime

Qairoqqum reservoir should provide water supplies for irrigation of more than 300,000 hectares of cotton fields in Uzbekistan and 80,000 hectares of rice fields in Kazakhstan.

10:59, april 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Over 81 tons of fishes produced in Tajikistan in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first quarter of this year, 36 fish farms have been founded in the country in addition to eight joint-stock companies dealing with fish-breeding,

10:30, april 21, 2009

INCIDENTS

Natural disasters leave 8 dead in Tajikistan in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, 57 natural disasters have been reported in Tajikistan, the head of the Committee for Emergency Situations

18:09, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

If farmers sell cotton fiber at current world prices they may lose TJS50 mln, says expert

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government gave a 140 million somoni (TJS) credit to cotton farmers last year through banks and they have repaid more than 64 million somoni to this

17:23, april 20, 2009

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers census bill

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill on general census of the population at an April 20

17:09, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

NATO PA secretary general expected to arrives to Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Secretary General David Hobbs, heading the NATO PA delegation, is arriving in Tajikistan today for a two-day

16:55, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Czech envoy presents credentials to Tajik president

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday April 20, a new Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Tajikistan, Mr. Robert Kapetsky, presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon.

16:39, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

President Rahmon accepts credentials from Malaysian ambassador

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today accepted credentials of Malaysian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

16:09, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Two Tajik enterprises certified for ISO 22000 standard-Food Safety Management System

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- For the first time in Tajikistan and the Central Asian region two Tajik fruit and vegetable processing enterprises -- Elita Istaravshan and Ilmi

14:52, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik school students win gold and bronze medals in I-SPEEP 2009

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus – International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering & Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SPEEEP 2009) was held in Huston, Texas on April 15-19.

14:16, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk’s branch in Kulob provides TJS 2.376 mln for this year’s cotton campaign so far

KULOB, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By April 18, the branch of Agroinvestbonk in Kulob has provided 2.

13:54, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

ADB loans increase to $10.5 billion in 2008, annual report says

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $10.5 billion in loans, a 5.

13:05, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan hosts SCO anti-terror drill

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day joint anti-terror drill of member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), dubbed Norak-Antiterror 2009, was conducted at the

12:52, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

IRPT holds conference dedicated to lmam Azam

DUSHANBE, April 20, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday April 18, the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) organized a scientific conference dedicated to Abu Hanifa, the founder of the Sunni Hanafi school

12:17, april 20, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Farkhor resident get life in jail for triple killing

KULOB, April 2009, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the village of Allouddin in Khatlon’s Farkhor district, Nasimjon Qurbonov, has got life in jail for triple killing, according to Alfattoh Roziqov,

12:00, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk’s branch in Kulob increases volumes of group loans

KULOB, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, the branch of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk in Kulob has provided 78,000 somoni in group loans of

10:15, april 20, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Brother of ex-minister of interiors detained on suspicion of killing

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Taghoinazar Solehov, the brother of the ex-Minister of Interiors Mahmadnazar Solehov, has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of killing and illegal

21:07, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

US Assistant Secretary of State arrives in Tajikistan for two-day visit

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

20:29, april 18, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Security Council secretary’s son sentenced to five years in prison

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Sino district has sentenced Bobour Azimov, the son of the Security Council Secretary Amirqul Azimov, to five years in prison, Radio

19:52, april 18, 2009

INCIDENTS

Gunmen attack police officer in Isfara

KHUJAND, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Unidentified men have attacked police officer in the northern city of Isfara.

19:10, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Followers of Sunni missionary group detained In Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus – The Tajik Interior Ministry says that security forces have detained dozens of followers of Jamaat-ut Tabligh, a Sunni missionary group, in a mosque in

19:05, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Four residents of Sughd detained in Russian this year for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, four residents of the Sughd province have been detained in the Russian Federation for drug trafficking, the acting

18:54, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

GBAO authorities to work out labor migrant support strategy

KHOROG, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to working out a strategy of raising legal awareness of labor migrants and supporting former and potential labor migrants were a major

18:17, april 18, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Officer gets jail term of 3.5 years for corruption and abuse of office

KHUJAND, April 18, Asia-Plus -- Commander of company at one of military units deployed in the Sughd province, Captain Mansour Sulaymonov, has been sentenced to 3.

17:56, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Heads of industrial enterprises report on the results of work carried out in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An April 17 board meeting of the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) reviewed the results of work carried out by industrial enterprises over the

17:40, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan to hold next border delineation negotiations in late April

DUSHANBE, April 18, Asia-Plus -- The next round of negotiations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on delimitation and demarcation of the common border is expected to take place in Tashkent,

11:02, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Swiss Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan visits Dushanbe on April 20

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, Mr.

10:46, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

United States special operations team and Tajik medical staff tend to patients in Panj

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Six medical specialists from the U.S.

10:30, april 18, 2009

POWER

Dushanbe marks Capital City today

By Dushanbe authoritiesâ€™ decision celebration of a Capital City Day has started by subbotinik (volunteer work) and city-wide action on cleaning the Dushanbinka River bank areas of debris.