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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

LAW-ORDER

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

SPORT

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

LAW-ORDER

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

The Duke of York to pay visit to Tajikistan in late October

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- His Royal Highness The Duke of York is expected to pay visit to Tajikistan on October 26-27, according to information from the MFA.

19:02, october 2, 2008

ADB completes first project for rehabilitation of roads in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has completed its first project for rehabilitation of roads in Tajikistan - Dushanbe-Qurghon Teppa-Danghara-Kulob Road

17:45, october 2, 2008

Tajikistan ranked 17th among 141 countries in actual attraction of investments in 2007: UNCTAD report

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In 2007, Tajikistan topped the CIS state in terms of actual attraction of foreign

16:57, october 2, 2008

Border guards report large drug haul in Shuroobod

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The main border directorate within the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) has reported a large drug haul (totaling 204 kilograms) on the

15:29, october 2, 2008

SPORT

International U-13 tennis tournament for President’s Cup kicks off in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An International U-13 Tennis Tournament for Tajik President’s Cup will kick off at the Central Stadium in Dushanbe on October 4. Ms.

15:16, october 2, 2008

Tajik authorities ban activities by Jehovah's Witnesses in the country

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities has banned activities by Jehovah''s Witnesses in the country, Asia-Plus ahs learned from Nozirjon Bouriyev, head of the center for

14:47, october 2, 2008

President familiarizes himself with progress of construction of branch of teachers’ training university in Gharm

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Gharm, administrative center of the Rasht district, was the first leg of President Emomali Rahmon’s visit to eastern Tajikistan.

14:33, october 2, 2008

Kyrgyzstan to increase export by 20%, import – 50% in 2008

Kyrgyzstan is expected to increase export and import rates in 2008, by 20 and 50 percent respectively, experts of the CIS Statistics Committee reported.

14:32, october 2, 2008

Turkmenistan to set up committee to manage free economic zones

A committee on managing free economic zones will be set up in Turkmenistan, Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at a government meeting held in Balkan province on 29 September.

14:31, october 2, 2008

Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister meets with chairman of ENRC PLC board of directors

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov on Tuesday held the meeting with the chairman of the board of directors of ENRC PLC, David Cooksey.

14:29, october 2, 2008

Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are among top leading companies of Asian mobile communication industry

Analytical company Research and Markets published statistics of Asian mobile communication markets for last years in 34 courtiers, reported "IT World".

14:28, october 2, 2008

SDC finances six projects amounting to about US$20,000 in the field of art and culture

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) will finance six projects amounting to about 20,000 US dollars in the filed of art and culture

14:28, october 2, 2008

Iran to keep cooperating with IAEA – Soltanieh

Iran's envoy to the IAEA said Wednesday his country would continue its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, expecting the agency to work within its jurisdiction.

14:26, october 2, 2008

Medvedev, Merkel meet in Russia amid Georgia tensions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was to meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev here Thursday as the major trading partners moved to overcome strains sparked by the recent war in Georgia.

14:25, october 2, 2008

Medvedev: No grounds for Cold War with US

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday that he sees no ideological grounds for a war with the United States â€” cold or hot â€” despite strained relations with Washington and the NATO

14:24, october 2, 2008