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Rail imports exceed rail exports 34 times in Kulob

KULOB, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first seven months of this year, rail shipments from Kulob have amounted to little more than 1,000 tons, while rail imports into Kulob over the same

10:43, august 18, 2008

Construction of two schools officially commences last Friday

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- Two new schools to accommodate 300 pupils each will appear in Dushanbe’s Sino district and the Roudaki district, some 17 kilometers to the south of Dushanbe.

10:30, august 18, 2008

Yovon chemical plant official faces precursor trafficking charges

DUSHANBE, August 19, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Alleged precursor trafficker has been detained in Dushanbe.

10:15, august 18, 2008

Shahritus farmers to yield 13,500 tons of cotton this year

QURGHON TEPPA, August 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Farmers from Khatlon’s Shahritus district have yielded 1,000 tons of cotton so far.

20:53, august 16, 2008

SPORT

Another Tajik boxer qualifies for place in quarterfinal in Beijing Olympic Boxing

A 21-year-old Tajik boxer Anvar Yunusov has qualified for a place in the quarterfinal in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Boxing in the flyweight division (-51 kilograms).

19:29, august 16, 2008

Russia’s state-run agricultural bank to open it office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 16, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Rosselkhozbank (Russia’s state-controlled agricultural bank) intends to open its representative office in Tajikistan, PRIME-TASS

18:53, august 16, 2008

UN agency to help Tajikistan avert famine

DUSHANBE, August 16, 2008, Asia-Plus – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) will supply Tajikistan with $10 million worth of food this year to avert famine, the aid agency said.

18:45, august 16, 2008

A number of medical facilities opened in Khujand

KHUJAND, August 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A new building for the regional endocrinology center has been opened in Khujand on occasion of a Medical Worker’s Day, which is marked in Tajikistan on

11:10, august 16, 2008

Failed state index ranks Tajikistan 37th among 177 countries

DUSHANBE, August 16, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is among the 60 most vulnerable states listed in the world’s “Failed State Index,” which is a select list of places with serious governance

10:50, august 16, 2008

Chkalovsk-based charity supports launch of dehqon farms in Sughd through providing loans

KHUJAND, August 16, 2008, Asia-Plus - the Chkalovsk-based international charitable public association Jovid has launched the project to support setting up dehqon (peasant) farms in the Sughd

10:30, august 16, 2008

Armenia’s auditing company to examine Tajik bank’s activity

DUSHANBE, August 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Armenia’s consulting and auditing company Grant Thornton is examining work of the Tajik incorporated industrial bank for reconstruction and

19:26, august 15, 2008

POWER

Rahmon congratulates his Indian counterpart on India’s Independence Day

DUSHANBE, August 15, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today sent a telegram of congratulations to his Indian counterpart, Mrs.

17:41, august 15, 2008

Two servicemen may stand trial for divulgence of state secret

KHUJAND, August 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd military prosecutor’s office has completed investigation into case of two private soldiers of one of border units, deployed in northern Tajikistan,

16:54, august 15, 2008

Kazakh, Syrian Governments to sign Agreement on mutual protection and encouragement of investments

Kazakh, Syrian Governments are to sign an agreement on mutual protection and encouragement of investments, reported Ministry of Industry and Trade press office on August 14.

16:54, august 15, 2008

IFC Executive Vice President to visit Uzbekistan

Mr. Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO of International Finance Corporation (IFC), is expected to visit Uzbekistan on August 17-18.

16:52, august 15, 2008

N. Nazarbaev: CIS is an amorphous formation

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev declared yesterday after the meeting with President Kurmanbek Bakiyev at the Issyk-Kul Lake that, the Commonwealth of Independent States is amorphous

16:50, august 15, 2008

Ashgabat to host international electric power engineering forumс

On August 21-23, Ashgabat will host the International Exhibition and Scientific Conference titled â€œPrimary areas of power engineering industry development in Turkmenistanâ€.

16:48, august 15, 2008

U.S., Poland sign missile defense deal

The United States and Poland signed a deal to deploy missiles as part of a U.S. defense shield in the ex-Communist-bloc country amid a military crisis in Georgia.

16:47, august 15, 2008

S.Ossetia, Abkhazia to seek sovereignty under international law

South Ossetia and Abkhazia will seek independence from Tbilisi under international law, the leaders of Georgia's two rebel regions said Thursday at a joint news conference in Moscow.

16:38, august 15, 2008

Russian military concerned by U.S. cargo flights to Georgia

Russia's General Staff said Thursday it was concerned by the nature of cargoes the United States was airlifting to Georgia, questioning if they were really humanitarian aid.

16:37, august 15, 2008

Turkmenistan to donate 20 tons of foodstuffs and school accessories to Afghanistan

On the occasion of Independence Day of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan will donate to the Afghan people 20 tons of foodstuffs and school accessories for schoolchildren.

16:10, august 15, 2008

INCIDENTS

Search for August 5 traffic accident victims stopped

KHUJAND, August 15, Asia-Plus -- Sughd rescue service has stopped an operation to search for victims of three traffic accidents that took place in the Ayni district on August 5, Khudoiberdi

15:46, august 15, 2008

This year, Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts on September 1: Shuroi Ulamo

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- This year, Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins in Tajikistan on September 1 and will continue for 30 days until September 30, Salomatsho Shokirov, aid to

15:14, august 15, 2008

Khujand-based JV’s jeans exports increase

KHUAJND, August 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Jeans exports of the Khujand-based closed joint-stock company (CJSC) SATN have increased by 10 percent this year, the SATN director general Ilhom

14:38, august 15, 2008

MoI migration services launches raids to expose illegal immigrants

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Migration service within the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has launched special raids in the country ahead of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation (SCO) to

14:15, august 15, 2008

ADB appoints Zhao Xiaoyu as vice-president

DUSHANBE, August 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), acting on the recommendation of President Haruhiko Kuroda, approved the appointment of Zhao

14:03, august 15, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Eight members of transnational drug-trafficking group get long jail terms

Eight members of the transnational drug-trafficking group, including four Tajik border guards, have been sentenced to long terms in prison.

13:12, august 15, 2008

Issues of improving cooperation between local authorities, public associations, private sector and donors in GBAO discussed in Khorog

KHOROG, August 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to improving cooperation between local authorities, public associations, private sector and donors were a major topic of a seminar

12:39, august 15, 2008