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Tojikobod district now has 164 teaching vacancies

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Tojikobod district in eastern Tajikistan now has 164 teaching vacancies, President Emomali Rahmon remarked at a meeting with local administrators

18:22, october 3, 2008

Rasht regional directorate for combating organized crime closed down

By interior ministerâ€™s resolution the Rasht regional directorate for combating organized crime has been closed down and its chief, Mirzokhouja Ahmadov, is now at the disposal of the Ministry of

17:40, october 3, 2008

Cellular operator greets its 900,000th client

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday October 4, Tajik cellular operator Babilon-Mobile, which accounts for 41 percent of mobile telecommunications services in Tajikistan, will

17:12, october 3, 2008

Anticorruption agency institutes criminal proceedings against NBT senior teller

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has instituted criminal proceedings against Mustafo Asrorov, a senior teller with the

15:22, october 3, 2008

Tajikistan’s Lukhtak participates in international festival of puppet theaters in Moscow

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s puppet theatre Lukhtak (Puppet) is participating in the 4th International Festival of Puppet Theatres that kicked off in Moscow today.

15:10, october 3, 2008

Ex-director of Norak HPS faces charges of embezzling state funds

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has instituted criminal proceedings against Mahmadullo Qurbonov, ex-director of the

15:06, october 3, 2008

Over 30 percent of prisoners in Kyrgyzstan – drug addicts, international organizations say

â€œInternational Originations say that over 30 percent of prisoners in Kyrgyzstan are drug addicts, half of which are injection drug users,â€ Marat Jamankulov representative of the Justice Ministry

15:04, october 3, 2008

EU media seminar to be held in Tashkent on October 2-3

The EU-Uzbekistan media seminar "Liberalization of mass media: important component of society democratization" despite difficulties will be held in Tashkent on October 2-3.

15:01, october 3, 2008

2 Kazakh-French JVs to be set up at Ust Kamenogorsk titanium and magnesium plant

Two Kazakh-French joint ventures are due to be set up at Ust Kamenogorsk titanium and magnesium plant.

15:00, october 3, 2008

Ashgabat and five provinces of Turkmenistan to receive 150 Russian PAZ buses each

Five provinces of Turkmenistan and the capital city of Ashgabat will received 150 Russian PAZ-32054 buses each out of 1000 buses bought earlier by Turkmenistan.

14:59, october 3, 2008

Medvedev points to key vectors of Russian-German cooperation

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called on â€˜extra-regional powersâ€™ not to try to put pressures on the implementation of the Nord Stream project.

14:58, october 3, 2008

Iran hints at nuclear rethink if gets guarantees

A leading Iranian nuclear envoy on Thursday suggested the country could reconsider its uranium enrichment program if it gets cast-iron guarantees of regular international fuel supplies for its

14:57, october 3, 2008

Palin stands her ground in VP debate with Biden

Under intense scrutiny, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin stood her ground Thursday night against a vastly more experienced Joe Biden, debating the economy, energy and global

14:55, october 3, 2008

NATO can't be in Afghanistan forever: Canada's PM

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has committed to pulling out Canadian troops from Afghanistan in 2011, said on Thursday some other Western leaders wrongly believed NATO forces could stay there

14:37, october 3, 2008

President gives a kick-start to the third phase of Dushanbe-Kyrgyz-border Road Rehabilitation Project

TOJIKOBOD, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon is currently in the Tojikobod district.

14:10, october 3, 2008

Tajikistan marks World Mental Health Day

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Events dedicated to World Mental Health Day were launched in Tajikistan today.

13:33, october 3, 2008

Tajik national air carrier to be divided into three divisions

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A process of restructuring the Tajik national air carrier, TajikAir, will be completed by the end of this year, Sanginmurod Nourulloyev, deputy

12:55, october 3, 2008

Coordinating council of International Architects’ Association meets in Minsk

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 16th session of the coordinating council of International Architects’ Association (Association) opened in Minsk, Belarus today.

12:38, october 3, 2008

Kazakh PM to pay visit to Tajikistan in late October

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Masimov will pay an official visit to Tajikistan on October 23-24, according to the MFA.

12:20, october 3, 2008

President sets terms for handing in illegally possessed weapons arms

Speaking at the meeting with local population in Gharm, President Emomali Rahmon noted that illegally possessed weapons should be handed in within the next few days.

11:49, october 3, 2008

Dushanbe to host international anti-drug conference

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An international conference on border protection issues and combating drug trafficking in Central Asia will be held in Dushanbe on October 21-22.

11:40, october 3, 2008

Fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon considers amendments to referendum law

DUSHANBE, October 3, Asia-Plus -- The fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) opened on October 2.

11:29, october 3, 2008

One reportedly cheats Sughd residents out of $98,000 promising them study permits to USA

KHUJAND, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd police directorate is continuing to receive applications from local residents against a 28-year-old resident of the Bobojonghafurov district,

11:16, october 3, 2008

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Tajik athletes win 12 medals in Asian arm-wrestling championship in Almaty

DUSHANBE, October 3, Asia-Plus -- Tajik athletes have won 12 medals, including three gold, four silver and five bronze medals, in the 7th Asian Arm-Wrestling Championship in Almaty,

11:02, october 3, 2008

Muminobod resident jailed for raping his niece

KULOB October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A man has been jailed for 25 years for raping and abusing his niece.

10:49, october 3, 2008

2008 Friendship Run participants arrive in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Participants in the 2008 World Friendship Run entered Dushanbe via the western gate yesterday afternoon.

10:35, october 3, 2008

Tajikistan’s imports rise 50% in 2008: CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics

DUSHANBE, October 3, Asia-Plus -- Experts from the CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics expect Tajikistan’s imports to rise 50 percent this year.

10:20, october 3, 2008

Danghara farmers reach 72.2 percent of this year’s cotton target

KULOB, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in Danghara, one of five cotton-growing farms in Khatlon’s Kulob region, have reached 72.

20:46, october 2, 2008

President promises he will not allow recurrence of civil war in the country

During his meeting with war and labor veterans in Gharm, President Emomali Rahmon has promised that he will not allow recurrence of civil war in the country.

19:55, october 2, 2008