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16:21, march 17, 2008

POWER

IoM migration service chief appointed to head defense and public order department at president’s office

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree Ramazon Rahimov, formerly chief of the migration service at the Ministry of Interior (MoI), has been appointed to head the defense and

15:43, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

288 families in Dushanbe to give house-warming parties on the eve of Navrouz

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Eight nine-story residential buildings at the Hofiz Sherozi Street in Dushanbe will be put into exploitation on the even of Navrouz, Shavkat Saidov, a

15:26, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

TDB offers new service to its customers – car loan

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Closed joint-stock company Tajikistan Development (TDB) has introduced a new service for its customers – car loan.

15:00, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Budget provides 42 TJS for one of course of treatment of TB patient

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- In all, $47 are provided for one course of medical treatment of TB patient in Tajikistan, Asia-Plus has learned from Sadullo Saidaliyev, the head of the

14:32, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Candidates from two parties run in parliamentary by-election in Kolkhozobod constituency

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Candidates from two political parties – ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) and the Party of Economic Reforms – are running in by-election to the Majlisi

14:05, march 17, 2008

Cardiology center helps orphaned children in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Medical workers with the Republican Cardiology center at the Ministry of Health (MoH) intend to give presents to inmates of Orphanage # 1 in Dushanbe on

13:48, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe police report large drug haul in Tajik capital

Officers from the Dushanbe police directorate have seized nearly 40 kilograms of drugs in a single haul in the area of the bread-baking plant in Dushanbeâ€™s Shohmansour district.

13:13, march 17, 2008

POWER

President to hold traditional meeting with representative of intelligentsia on Wednesday

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will hold a traditional meeting with the representatives of the Tajik intelligentsia at the Center for Strategic Studies on March 19,

12:43, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Orienbonk’s loan portfolio exceeds 557 million TJS

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- As of March 1, 2008, a loan portfolio of open-joint-stock company Orienbonk, Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, has amounted to 557.

12:24, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS experts gather in Moscow to discuss labor migrant problems

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- A two-day session of the working group for harmonization of a draft convention on legal status of the CIS labor migrants and their families within the CIS

12:07, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS tourism council meets in Moscow today

DUSHANBE , March 17, Asia-Plus -- A session of the CIS Tourism Council is opening at the President-Hotel in Moscow today.

12:01, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Three textile mills to open in Tajikistan by autumn

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Three new textile mills are expected to have been put into operation in Tajikistan by the autumn, Asia-plus ahs learned at the Ministry of Energy and

11:45, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Specialists warn about threat of locust infestation in border areas

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Members of a special locust control commission at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) visited several Khatlon districts bordering on Afghanistan at the end of

11:41, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Three arms caches discovered in Khatlon last week

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Three arms caches have been discovered in southern Tajikistan.

11:29, march 17, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Russian energy entity seeks state support for hydroelectricity projects in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Projects for construction of hydropower plants on the transboundary rivers in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are of special interest, Leonid Drachevsky, the deputy

11:15, march 17, 2008

LAW-ORDER

We hope for unbiased trial, says Oripov’s defense lawyer

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- “I have managed to familiarize myself with major part of case materials of my client and relaying of initial analysis of evidences and documents, I may

19:55, march 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

First center for realization and maintenance of Tojiron’s tractors opens in Rudaki

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- An official opening of the center for realization and maintenance of tractors assembled by Tajik-Iranian joint venture TojIron was held in the Rudaki district

19:24, march 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

USD/TJS exchange rate in exchange offices now lower than the official one

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- USD/TJS (Tajik national currency somoni) exchange rate in currency exchange offices is currently lower than the exchange rate set by the National bank of

18:52, march 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Iran to help Tajikistan build cardiac surgery clinic

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Health Minister Nusratullo Salimov heading Tajik delegation was on a visit to Iran on March 8-13.

18:26, march 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Job fair held in Tajik capital on Friday

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- A job vacancies fair was held in Dushanbe on March 14.

17:44, march 15, 2008

Consumer Rights Day marked on March 15

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- Every year, around the world, World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is celebrated on March 15. It marks the day President John F.

17:15, march 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Transport and border crossing issues discussed in Almaty on March 13-14

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- The 13th Session of the SPECA (UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia) Project Working Group on Transport and Border Crossing (PWG-TBC) was held

16:31, march 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Syria to open embassies in Damascus and Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- On March 14, President Emomali Rahmon held talks with Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Shara in Dakar, Senegal on sidelines of the 11th OIC Summit.

16:06, march 15, 2008

POWER

Dushanbe park design competition announced

Capital mayor has announced the Dushanbe park design competition.

15:26, march 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS foreign ministers’ meeting to consider 15 draft documents

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- 15 draft documents will be considered at a session of the CIS council of foreign ministers that is scheduled to be held in Moscow on March 28.

15:10, march 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Health minister urges to define the real number of TB sufferers

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- Health Minister Nusratullo Salimov on March 14 held a meeting with participation of senior representatives from the Ministry of Health (MoH) to discuss the TB

14:46, march 15, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Trial of former UTO field commander starts in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- On Friday March 14, the Supreme Court started consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against Fathullo Tojiddinov, the former commander of the rapid

12:31, march 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan among top four CIS states in money remittances: Russian central bank

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus - In 2007, $1.

12:22, march 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

More than 5,000 TB patients registered in Tajikistan: RCS

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus -- On occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, which is annually held on March 24, Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) organizes a series of activities in

12:10, march 15, 2008

Tajik RCS distributes humanitarian aid to Kulob residents

KULOB, March 15, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) has provided humanitarian aid to orphans and children with intellectual disabilities in Khatlon’s Kulob district.