Tajkistan

Tajikistan in 5th position among CIS states in industrial production growth

DUSHANBE, November 7, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is in fifth position among the CIS states in terms of industrial production growth for January-September 2007, the CIS interstate committee for

19:19, november 6, 2007

Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital today morning

DUSHANBE, November 6, Asia-Plus -- A mild tremor jolted Dushanbe and its adjoining areas Tuesday morning. The earthquake measuring 2.0-3.0 on the 12-point scale occurred around 7:15 a.m.

19:04, november 6, 2007

The United States ready to assist Tajikistan with training of peacekeeping personnel

DUSHANBE, November 6, Asia-Plus -- The United States is ready to assist Tajikistan with training of military personnel for participating in peacekeeping operations, the US Central Command

17:02, november 6, 2007

Disaster response teams of Tajikistan’s RCS practice disaster relief

DUSHANBE, November 6, Asia-Plus -- Disaster response teams of Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) have completed an exercise on testing the backup disaster response plan, Asia-Plus has

20:33, november 5, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Imprisoned Legkopromcontract director goes on hunger strike

DUSHANBE, November 7, Asia-Plus -- An imprisoned director general of the State Unitary Enterprise Legkopromcontract, 54-year-old Rahmatullo Turmanov, has gone on hunger strike, “protesting

17:25, november 5, 2007

PDPT fields Kulob mayor in Khatlon legislature by-election

KULOB, November 5, Asia-Plus -- The organization of the People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) for the city of Kulob has nominated Kulob mayor Homid Abdulloyev to stand for by-elections to the

16:15, november 5, 2007

Capital mayor’s office holds meeting to discuss recent price hike

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe municipal authorities discussed issues related to recent increase in prices of some basic food products at a November 3 meeting presided over by

15:05, november 5, 2007

US Central Command chief arrives in Tajikistan tomorrow

DUSHANBE, October 31, Asia-Plus - Chief of the US Central Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, and his wife Mrs.

14:53, november 5, 2007

Tajikistan in 117th position in the Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan with a score of 3.37 has been ranked 117th in the Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008 released by the World Economic Forum.

14:26, november 5, 2007

President Rahmon congratulates Tajikistan’s people on Constitution Day

Congratulating Tajikistanâ€™s people on a Constitution Day, President Emomali Rahmon noted that the countryâ€™s Constitution adopted in 1994 has created opportunities for constructing rule-of-law

13:45, november 5, 2007

Tajik-language keyboard appears in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- The first Tajik-language keyboard has appeared in Tajikistan, Asia-Plus has learned from Bahor Irkayev, academic adviser to Tajikistan’s Engineering Academy.

12:29, november 5, 2007

Establishment of CAREC Institute crucially important initiative: ADB president

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- The 6th Ministerial Conference may prove to be crucial event for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program and considerably strengthen

12:16, november 5, 2007

EBRD intends to provide funds to assist Tajikistan with resolving cotton debt crisis

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to cooperation between Tajikistan and the European bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), investment climate in Tajikistan, progress

11:51, november 5, 2007

ADB provides $22 million to support flood risk management system for Khatlon

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- A loan agreement to support the Khatlon Province Flood Risk Management Project was signed between the Tajik government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

11:33, november 5, 2007

Tajik leader, ADB president discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday November 3, President Rahmon met with visiting Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda, who arrived in Dushanbe to attend to the

11:15, november 5, 2007

Tajikistan tops Central Asian states in drawing WB credit funds

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the Word Bank were major topic of a meeting of President with

17:23, november 3, 2007

Improvement of regional trade to allow using potentials of each of CAREC countries more efficiently: President Rahmon

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus -- The chief task of regional integration is in promoting more weighty positions for participating in world economy in order to develop economy, provide stability

16:32, november 3, 2007

Tajikistan, ADB sign loan agreement on Regional Road Corridor Improvement Project

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a loan agreement on the Regional Road Corridor Improvement Project.

15:18, november 3, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Afghan national detained in Tajik capital with more than 45 kilos of drugs

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Interior Ministry directorate for combating drug trafficking (drug police) have warded off an attempt of drug pushing in Dushanbe,

15:07, november 3, 2007

Bulk of new text books for general schools presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus -- On Friday November 2, the Education Projects Management Unit (PMU) presented two new educational programs and six textbooks for Tajik-language general

14:45, november 3, 2007

National Guard commanders’ car blows up, no injured reported

DUSHANBE, October November 3, Asia-Plus -- A service car of commander of Tajik National Guard, Major-General Rajabali Rahmonaliyev, has blown up, Asia-Plus has learned at the Ministry of

14:00, november 3, 2007

SCO member-states ink agreement on customs cooperation

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus – Prime ministers of the member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have signed an agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs affairs.

13:54, november 3, 2007

Media self-regulation in Central Asia focus of OSCE Conference

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus -- Media self-regulation and its benefits for media freedom was the focus of the Ninth Central Asia Media Conference that ended in Dushanbe yesterday.

19:58, november 2, 2007

US, Tajikistan continue cooperation in education

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- On Friday November 2, Mr. Abdujabbor Rahmonov, Tajik Minister of Education, and Mr. William Frej, Regional Mission Director, U.S.

19:42, november 2, 2007

Tajik parliament passes budget for 2008

The lower house of the Tajik parliament has approved the national budget for 2008, which stands at 4.557billion somonis.

18:53, november 2, 2007

Council of SCO Premiers meets in Tashkent

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus – A Council of Prime Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization met in Tashkent on Friday.

18:30, november 2, 2007

Gasoline prices continuing to rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- Prices of gasoline have risen more than 7 percent over a couple of days in Dushanbe.

17:51, november 2, 2007

MoE takes different measures to improve study of English in schools

Education minister has stated that students who studied English at universities abroad should work not less then ten years in the education sector of the country.

15:59, november 2, 2007

CSTO MPs concerned over change in configuration of NATO military presence in Europe

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has expressed concern about change in configuration of military presence of

15:15, november 2, 2007