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New social-political weekly, SSSR, expected to be brought out in Tajikistan on Independence Day

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The first edition of a new social-political newspaper, entitled SSSR , is expected to be issued on Tajikistan’s Independence day, which is

17:32, september 4, 2008

Sughd disabled people build two for themselves

KHUJAND, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Disabled people living in northern Tajikistan take efforts to earn money.

17:03, september 4, 2008

SPORT

Two Tajik athletes with disabilities to participate in Beijing 2008 Paralympics

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two Tajik athletes with disabilities will participate in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics that is being officially opened today evening, according to

16:23, september 4, 2008

Lighting made ready for introduction into operation at Khujand airport

KHUAJND, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In the near future, the Khujand airport will be able to receive any type of aircraft.

15:00, september 4, 2008

Tethys intends to provide one of Tajikistan’s districts with natural gas before the end of this year

Canada's Tethys Petroleum Limited, an independent upstream energy firm with a focus on Central Asia, is currently working on partially tackling problems of oil and natural-gas supplies to Tajikistan

13:55, september 4, 2008

Fruit-and-vegetable export issues to be discussed in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to export of fruits and vegetables will be discussed at a session of the Supervisory Board for the Project to Promote Trade in

13:27, september 4, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Shepherd faces charge of attempting to rape US female tourist

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Shepherd from the Ishkashim district in Gorno Badakhshan, Chorshanbe Khusravov, has been detained by local police on suspicion of having attempted to

13:18, september 4, 2008

Prospects of Kazakh-Chinese trade-economic relations debated in Kazakh Government

Prime Minister Karim Massimov met with Chinaâ€™s Ambassador to Kazakhstan Zhang Xiyun in Astana on September 3, reported the PMâ€™s press service.

13:17, september 4, 2008

Russian Prime Minister discusses nuclear power investment in Uzbekistan

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that during his visit to Tashkent, he discussed attracting Russian investments to Uzbekistan, particularly to the nuclear power industry.

13:16, september 4, 2008

Kyrgyzstan remains CIS leader on inflation growth

Kyrgyzstanâ€™s inflation growth rates remain one of the highest in CIS, the Intergovernmental Statistics Committee of the Commonwealth reported.

13:15, september 4, 2008

Turkish energy and natural resources minister visits Ashgabat

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Turkish energy and natural resources minister Mehmet Hilmi Guler in Ashgabat on 2 September.

13:14, september 4, 2008

European MPs urge Russian pullout from Georgia

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Wednesday urging Russia to withdraw its troops from Georgia under a ceasefire agreement with the Caucasus state.

13:13, september 4, 2008

Moscow says U.S. seeks control of post-Soviet states

The visit by U.S.

13:12, september 4, 2008

Russia may push forward with S-300 sales to Iran

Russia may proceed with plans to sell advanced S-300 air defense systems to Iran under a secret contract believed to have been signed in 2005, a Russian analyst said on Monday.

13:11, september 4, 2008

General: US forces to up Afghan winter offensives

American troops in Afghanistan will step up offensive operations this winter because insurgents are increasingly staying in the country to prepare for spring attacks.

13:05, september 4, 2008

Bookshop Ganjina opens in Khujand

KHUJAND, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A bookshop Ganjina has opened in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province.

12:57, september 4, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Killer sentenced to life imprisonment

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe has sentenced a 23-year-old resident of Dushanbe Suhrob Tangriyev to life imprisonment.

12:43, september 4, 2008

Tajik anticorruption official attends 8th session of the council of the CIS financial control institutions heads

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 8th session of the council of heads of supreme financial control institutions of the CIS states opened at Russia’s Chamber of Accounts in Moscow

12:17, september 4, 2008

INCIDENTS

Tajik national killed in Russia’s Leningrad region

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus – A Tajik national has been killed in Russia’s Leningrad region, Russia’s news agency Interfax reported.

11:53, september 4, 2008

Tajikistan marks a Day of Book

USHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan marks a Day of Book today. This event has been initiated by President Emomali Rahmon.

11:47, september 4, 2008

Khorog technical lyceum moves to new building

KHOROG, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Khorog Technical Lyceum (vocational-technical school) has moved to new building in the village of Debasta, Shugnan district, some 25 kilometers to the

11:31, september 4, 2008

Russia and Kazakhstan competition on grain market leads to reduction of flour prices in Kulob

KULOB, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The price for a 50-kilogram sack of Kazakh grade 1 wheat flour on markets in Kulob has been reduced from 125 to 122 somonis and the price for a

10:17, september 4, 2008

INCIDENTS

Four killed, three injured in Sughd traffic accident

KHUJAND, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed and at least three others were injured Wednesday morning as a car Mitsubishi fell into precipice in the northern Sughd

19:23, september 3, 2008

Tajikistan, Afghanistan sign power purchase agreement

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On 29 August, the governments of Tajikistan and Afghanistan signed a power purchase agreement under the Regional Power Transmission Interconnection

18:21, september 3, 2008

Representatives of 26 countries to attend the Forum of Persian-speaking People in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of 26 countries across the world are expected to attend the next Forum of Persian-speaking People of the World due in Dushanbe on

17:57, september 3, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Sughd customs officers confiscate large consignment of counterfeit beer

DUSHANBE, September 3, Asia-Plus -- A large consignment of counterfeit beer has been intercepted in northern Tajikistan.

17:43, september 3, 2008

Medical workers in Sughd to be tested for HIV

KHUJAND, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Medical workers with all hospitals and polyclinics in the Sughd province will be tested for HIV-infections, Abdujalol Jabborov, director of the Sughd

16:23, september 3, 2008

Women constitute only 10 percent of deputies of lower house of Tajik parliament

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An international two-day conference, formally titled “Role of Female MPs in Development of Society” opened in Dushanbe today.

16:03, september 3, 2008