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12:52, september 24, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president, US envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan discuss Afghan problems

DUSHANBE, September 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon met in with Mr.

12:26, september 24, 2009

TAJKISTAN

EU-Tajikistan Human Rights Dialogue held in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, September 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday September 23, the Human Rights Dialogue between the Republic of Tajikistan and the European Union took place for the second time in

12:09, september 24, 2009

POWER

Tajik president calls on wealthy countries to bear share of responsibility towards the developing countries

Delivering a statement in general debates of the 64th session of the UN General Assembly, President Emomali Rahmon noted that the global financial and economic crisis had been primarily caused by the

11:28, september 24, 2009

TAJKISTAN

ADB expects Tajikistan’s balance of payments deficit to stand at 8.8% by the end of this year

DUSHANBE, September 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects a balance of payments deficit in Tajikistan to stand at percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010.

11:14, september 24, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Issue of cancellation of licensing production of audiovisual products to be discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting formally titled “Developed Media – Guarantee of National Security of Tajikistan” will be held in Dushanbe tomorrow.

10:59, september 24, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Education ministry seeks government’s support for establishment of industrial parks

DUSHANBE, September 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Education (MoE) is seeking government’s support for establishment of industrial parks at Tajik higher educational institutions.

10:45, september 24, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik ecology organizations point to the necessity of adopting national energy saving program

DUSHANBE, September 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Non-governmental organizations dealing with the environmental protection issues point to the necessity of adopting an efficient national energy

10:29, september 24, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Financing of education sector to be increased last year, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, September 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Financing of the education sector will be increased next year despite effects of the global financial crisis, the first Deputy Education Minister

19:06, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

One more American Corner opens in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Today, the Deputy Governor of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Shamsiddin Orumbekov, Deputy Mayor of Khorog, Bibinigor Sadonshoyeva, and U.S.

18:47, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Russian employers now owe over RR 30 mln to Tajik labor migrants

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, the representative office of the Tajik Interior Ministry migration service in Moscow has received 411

18:00, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Kulob cotton farmers yield the first 10,000 tons of cotton to this date

KULOB, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Five cotton-growing districts in Khatlon’s Kulob zone have yielded the first 10,000 tons of raw cotton by September 23, which is 21,921 tons fewer than in

17:26, september 23, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Killer of Isfara police official reportedly indentified

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Police have reportedly identified the killer of Saidumar Saidov, the chief of the criminal investigation squad within the Isfara police.

17:07, september 23, 2009

Some 500 researchers from 46 countries to participate at international conference on Imam Azam in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Some 500 researchers from 46 countries have already confirmed their participation at an international conference formally titled “Heritage of Imam

14:42, september 23, 2009

DFID allocates £ 17 mln for reduction of poverty in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) allocates £ 17 million for reduction of poverty in Central Asia, the DFID

13:51, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

UN set to boost the ICT capacity of CIS states

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To mark the start of a series of capacity building workshops on information and communication technology (ICT) essentials for policymakers in the

13:35, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Russian and Belarus companies participate at job fairs in Sughd offering more than 1,000 jobs

KHUJAND, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- More than 10 enterprises from Russia and Belarus are participating at a job fair that has opened in Khujand today morning.

13:13, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Drug cache containing more than 92 kilos of narcotics discovered Shuroobod

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A drug cache containing a large amount of various narcotics has been discovered in Khatlon’s Shuroobod district, according to the press service of

13:01, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Swiss Government presents Tajik schools with highly accurate, modern maps of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus - 50,000 maps have been developed and produced by the Swiss company Orell Füssli Kartographie AG, based in Zurich, in close collaboration with the

12:44, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik delegation to attend the OSCE’s annual HDIM in Warsaw

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik delegation will attend the OSCE’s annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) that will be held in Warsaw from September 28 to

12:17, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Youth’s Labor Exchange sends labor migrants to Belarus

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Youth’s Labor Exchange of Tajikistan and Belarus Construction Enterprise # 13 have signed a cooperation agreement.

12:06, september 23, 2009

POWER

President Rahmon calls for development of renewable energy resources

President Emomali Rahmon addressed the UN Climate Change Summit in New York yesterday underlining the necessity of taking urgent measures to develop and use renewable energy resources and

11:14, september 23, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Fraud introducing himself as high-ranking law enforcement officer detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd security directorate have arrested the resident of the northern city of Chkalovsk Qurbonali Tabarov, who was pretending to be

10:59, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikagrileasing’s logistics center opened in Konibodom

KONIBODOM, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus - The State Unitary Enterprise Tajikagrileasing has opened its branch in Sughd’s Konibodom district.

10:45, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan produces some 42,000 tons of raw cotton this year so far

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A mass cotton-harvesting campaign is progressing in the country and farmers in Khatlon and Sughd provinces have yielded some 42,000 tons of raw

10:30, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Efficient management of financial resources in higher education system to be discussed today

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting to discuss issues related to efficient management of financial resources in the higher education system under conditions of the

10:15, september 23, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Issues of legal support for journalists to be discussed in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to legal support for media and journalists in Tajikistan will be discussed at Tajik Journalists’ Union in Dushanbe today.

19:31, september 22, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Top managers of Taboshar hospital face embezzlement charge

KHUJAND, September 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of top managers of the central city hospital in the northern city of Taboshar face charge of embezzlement of state funds, according to the

18:38, september 22, 2009

SOCIETY

Tajikistan will able to overcome crisis only after prices of aluminum and cotton rise: Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will probably overcome the global financial crisis only after the international prices Tajikistan’s major commodities – aluminum and

18:07, september 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Finance minister appreciates IMF mission’s support

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday September 19, Finance Minister Safarali Najmiddinov met with visiting International Monetary Fund’s mission to Tajikistan, led by Mr.

17:53, september 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Conditions for sustainable economic development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia discussed in Astana

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The international conference "Creating Conditions for Sustainable Economic and Social Development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Fighting