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14:12, april 30, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Two farming unit heads face abuse and arbitrariness charges

QURGHON TEPPA, April 30, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon anticorruption agency have instituted criminal proceedings against tow farming unit heads.

13:51, april 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Sub-machine-gun Kalashnikov discovered at Afghan border in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus – Officers from the GBAO police directorate have discovered sub-machine-gun Kalashnikov hidden in the border area Nivodak at the Tajik-Afghan border in Khorog.

13:32, april 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

US Embassy public affairs officer meets with students in Khorog

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus – Jacqueline McKennan, Public Affairs Officer, the US Embassy in Dushanbe, held a meeting with students of the Journalism Department at Khorog State University.

13:20, april 30, 2008

Activity of ORA Tajikistan suspended for three months

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district has handed down ruling to suspend activity of the ORA Tajikistan for three months following application of the

12:40, april 30, 2008

INCIDENTS

Three killed, two injured in traffic accident in Sughd

KHUJAND, April30, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and two others were injured in Sughd’s Bobjonghafurov district on Monday as drunk driver hit them, according to the Sughd police

12:21, april 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Cotton sowing campaign nears completion in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, April 30, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in the northern Sughd province have reached 96 percent of the cotton sowing target.

12:11, april 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Moratorium on inspection of SMEs significant step forward, says expert

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus -- Introduction of a two-year moratorium on inspection of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is a significant step forward in supporting development of

11:51, april 30, 2008

POWER

Government endorses plan of preparations for winter

The government yesterday endorsed a plan of preparations for autumn-winter 2008-09 and establishment of two free economic zones in the country

10:48, april 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Wages rise. And what about living conditions? - experts’ opinions

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus -- Rise in minimum wage will promote the present poverty by 5 percent if there is no artificial increase of prices that impedes improvement of living conditions

10:33, april 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Iranian economic commission to meet in Tehran

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Tajik-Iranian commission for economic and trade cooperation will be held in Tehran, Iran from May 3-8.

10:16, april 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Participation of Kazakhstan in consortium for Roghun project to discussed during Rahmon’s visit to Astana

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus -- Participation of Kazakhstan in an international consortium for completing construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power station in Tajikistan is expected to

20:25, april 29, 2008

POWER

Meeting to discuss agrarian sector development issues held in Rudaki

President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with senior representatives of presidentâ€™s office, government and relevant ministries and organizations in the Rudaki district today to discuss agrarian

19:28, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Beginning on May 1, Qarasou crossing to work every day

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- This year, the Qarasou Crossing on Tajik-Chinese border in GBAO’s Murgab district will work every day, except weekends and holidays, from May through

19:10, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

New health center opens in Roshtqala district

KHOROG, April 29, Asia-Plus -- A new health center opened in the village of Tavdem, GBAO’s Roshtqala district on April 28.

18:00, april 29, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Rumi police directorate chief bribery and rape charges

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- On Monday April 28, officers from the Khatlon anticorruption directorate arrested the Rumi police directorate chief, Major Rahmon Sharifov.

16:15, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Family medicine support issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- The Swiss-Tajik Health Care Reform and Family Medicine Support Project is holding its annual planning workshop for 2008-2009 today.

15:58, april 29, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Tajik, Kyrgyz interior ministers meet in Isfara

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Interior ministers of Tajikistan (Mahmadnazar Solehov) and Kyrgyzstan (Moldomus Kongantiyev) met today in the Tajik northern city of Isfara to discuss

15:48, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Ruling party wins parliamentary by-election in Rumi district

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Member of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) Kholnazar Mahmadaliyev won an April 27 by-election in Khatlon’s Rumi district to the Majlisi

15:06, april 29, 2008

Chernobyl cleanup workers mark 22nd anniversary of the disaster

QURGHON TEPPA/DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Members of Tajikistan’s Soyuz-Chernobyl Public Association (association of the Chernobyl cleanup workers) gathered in Qurghon Teppa, Khatlon

14:30, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Japan supports construction of agriculture training and promoting center in Muminobod

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus --The Handover Ceremony of the Grant Project or “Preparation of the Agriculture Training

14:17, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Khatlon official says it is necessary to change mechanism of acceptance of cotton by cotton ginneries

QURGHON TEPPA, April 29, Asia-Plus -- The present mechanism of acceptance of raw cotton by cotton-ginning factories does not meet new methods of financing the cotton sector, Sadullo

13:50, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Large amount of drugs intercepted in GBAO Monday night

KHOROG, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the GBAO police directorate have warded off any attempt by Afghan drug trafficker to smuggle a large amount of drugs into the region.

13:21, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

MoH works out safe maternity program

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has elaborated a draft national plan of actions on safe maternity for the period until 2010.

12:34, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Remittances to Orienbonk nearly double

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Remittances to open joint-stock company (OJSC) Orienbonk nearly doubled in the year to April 1, 2008, Asia-Plus has learned at Orienbonk’s head office in

12:16, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Working groups set up for launching joint Persian-language TV channel

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan, Iran and Afghanistan have set up working groups for establishing a joint Persian-language TV channel, Asadullo Rahmonov, the head of Tajikistan’s

11:36, april 29, 2008

POWER

Capital mayor calls on Dushanbe residents to remit monthly wages to account for construction of Roghun station

An enlarged meeting of the Dushanbe mayorâ€™s office held on April 28 discussed presidentâ€™s address to parliament.

10:45, april 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Cotton sowing campaign nears completion

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajik farmers have planted cotton on 228,705 hectares of land by April 28, which is 90 percent of the target, Asia-Plus has learned from Saidmurod

10:27, april 29, 2008

Japan’s Government provides $86,634 worth of medical equipments to CES hospital

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- A ceremony of handover of $86,634 worth of medical equipments to the hospital of the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES) was held on April 28.

10:10, april 29, 2008

POWER

IMF, Tajikistan near solution of existing problems, says IMF executive director

DUSHANBE, April 29, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to cooperation between Tajikistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were discussed at a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with Mr.

21:16, april 28, 2008

TAJKISTAN

ARI rates decreasing in Gorno Badakhshan, health official says

DUSHANBE, April 28, Asia-Plus -- 8,840 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), with 5,997 of them being reported among children under 14, have been officially registered in Gorno