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School accountants trained in per capita financing model

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Accountants at general schools of 24 cities and districts of the country, which will be shifted to the per capita financing system beginning on

17:58, november 19, 2008

Afghan school teachers take refresher course at Tajik universities

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Refresher course for Afghan school teachers was launched at Tajik State Teachers’ Training University in Dushanbe on November 19.

17:27, november 19, 2008

Tajikistan reaches only nearly 60 percent of 2008 cotton target this year so far

The countryâ€™s cotton growers are taking real measures to gather cotton without any loss, however, bad weather conditions have seriously affected this yearâ€™s cotton-harvesting campaign.

15:34, november 19, 2008

CSTO defense ministers meet in Yerevan to discuss development of Rapid Deployment Force in CA

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The next meeting of the council of defense ministers of member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be held in Yerevan,

15:14, november 19, 2008

Tajik agriculture minister, German ambassador discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Germany in the field of agriculture were the focus of a meeting of

15:07, november 19, 2008

Kazakh Industry and Trade Ministry to allocate money in lease housing

Kazakh Industry and Trade Ministry suggests investing 15 billion tenge to increase volume of lease housing construction within the frameworks of housing state program optimization.

15:06, november 19, 2008

Kyrgyzstan to increase gold production up to 30 tons by 2011

Kyrgyzstan plans to increase gold production rates up to 30 tons per year by 2011, head of the State Agency of Geology and Mineral Resources, Kapar Kurmanailev.

15:04, november 19, 2008

Uzbek Leasing International, Maybank sign credit agreement for US$2m

Uzbek Leasing International A.O. and Malaysia's Maybank signed a credit agreement for US$2 million on November 17. The credit was issued for five years, the Uzbek company said.

15:02, november 19, 2008

Turkmen-Austrian high level talks held in Vienna

Turkmenistan and Austria held high level talks in Vienna on Monday as part of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's official visit to Austria.

15:00, november 19, 2008

Russia for raising UNSC efficiency with compact membership - Churkin

Russia is calling for raising efficiency of the UN Security Council with preservation of its compact membership, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said on Tuesday.

14:59, november 19, 2008

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with the leadership of Colombia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday will hold talks with the leadership of Colombia, the first country on his Latin American tour.

14:57, november 19, 2008

Iran sends mixed signals on US-Iraq pact

Reaction in Iran to the approval by Baghdad of a controversial military pact with Washington has been mixed, with praise from the judiciary, a blast from conservative papers and silence from

14:56, november 19, 2008

U.S. commander in Afghanistan has reconciliation plan

The top commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday recommended a plan to stem growing violence by empowering local Afghan leaders, including former Taliban members.

14:41, november 19, 2008

Change of UK Ambassador to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Trevor Moore was appointed Her Majesty''s Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan in succession to Mr.

14:08, november 19, 2008

ADB to help improve Tajikistan’s power supply

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus - An ageing facility in Tajikistan’s electricity supply network which is in danger of collapse is being rehabilitated with support from the Asian

13:48, november 19, 2008

Battle Standard handed over to Khorog border unit

KHOROG, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A Battle Standard was handed over to the Khorog unit on November 18.

13:36, november 19, 2008

POWER

Government continues reshuffling education officials

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday November 18, the government singed several resolutions introducing a number staff changes in the education sector.

13:20, november 19, 2008

865 new TB cases detected in Kulob this year

KULOB, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first ten months of this year, 865 new cases of tuberculosis have been detected in all the ten districts of Khatlon’ Kulob region with a total

12:44, november 19, 2008

Republican Center for Socioeconomic Development conducts meeting on regional policy

KULOB, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Republican Center for Socioeconomic Education and Development conducted a roundtable in Kulob on November 18.

12:30, november 19, 2008

Tajik speaker to chair EAEC IPA session in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, November 19, Asia-Plus -- A session of the Interstate Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC), chaired by Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the

11:59, november 19, 2008

Construction of enterprise for deep processing of cotton fiber in Sughd nearing completion

KHUJAND, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Construction of buildings with overall space of 8,700 square meters for the enterprise for deep processing of cotton fiber the settlement of Nov, the

11:45, november 19, 2008

New building constructed for health center in GBAO’s Shugnan district

KHOROG, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A new building has been constructed for the health center in the village of Navobod, GBAO’s Shugnan district due to funds provided from local budget,

11:29, november 19, 2008

Uzbekistan returns 60 percent of its energy debt to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan is returning its energy debt to Tajikistan, according to Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding.

11:15, november 19, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Unidentified men rob university in Khujand

KHUJAND, November 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A group of unidentified men have robbed the Tajik State University of Law, Business and politics in Khujand.

20:17, november 18, 2008

Informational-educational campaign on disabled children’s problems launched in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An informational-educational campaign on disabled children’s problems was launched in Tajikistan on November 17.

19:35, november 18, 2008

School of Independent Journalism completes implementation of project

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Independent School of Journalism “Tajikistan – 21st Century” (School) has completed implementation of the “Access to Information: Cooperation and

18:56, november 18, 2008

Juvenile crime rate decreasing in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, November 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- According to local specialists, juvenile crime rate is decreasing in the Sughd province.

18:31, november 18, 2008

POWER

President reshuffled diplomatic chiefs abroad

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday November 18, President Emomali Rahmon singed decree reshuffling diplomatic chiefs abroad.

17:51, november 18, 2008

Liquefied-gas shipment to Tajikistan to resume in late November

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Liquefied-gas shipments to Tajikistan that were suspended tend days ago are expected to resume in late November, Yormahmad Begahmadov, the head of

16:51, november 18, 2008