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20:48, march 11, 2008

INCIDENTS

Another Tajik national injured in land mine explosion on Tajik-Uzbek border

Resident of Sughdâ€™s Isfara district has been injured in a landmine explosion on the Tajik-Uzbek border.

20:01, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Opposition parties offer ways out of the present crisis situation in the country

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Three Tajik opposition parties – Democratic, Social-Democratic and Socialist (Mirhusein Narziyev-run wing) parties – released today a joint statement entitled

18:50, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

DCA receives equipment for holding video conference

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) has received a bulk of equipment for holding video conferences, according to DCA.

18:39, march 11, 2008

POWER

Capital mayor urges to intensify city improvement work

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday March 11, Dushanbe Mayor held a meeting with participation of heads of residential quarter and mahalla (community) committees, imam khatibs (mosque

18:20, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Brookings Institution ranks Tajikistan 42nd in index of state weakness

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- In accordance with ratings prepared by the Brookings Institution, Tajikistan has been ranked 42nd among 141 countries in terms of the index of state weakness.

17:45, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Some eight kilos of heroin seized in Khatlon on Sunday

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus - A large amount of heroin has been intercepted by officers from the counternarcotics agency in the Khatlon province.

16:18, march 11, 2008

INCIDENTS

Tajik transportation prosecutor’s office investigates Saturday’s helicopter crash

Black Box of the helicopter Mi-8 that crashed in GBAOâ€™s Shugnan district on March 8 has been found and sent for deciphering to Russian specialists.

15:20, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik journalists discuss professional problems

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Topical problems facing Tajik modern journalism are focus of a roundtable meting dedicated to a Tajik Press Day that opened in Dushanbe today morning.

14:46, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Microloan lender Humo provides more than 3.622 million TJS in loans in Jan-Feb 08

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of this year, the microloan lender Humo has provided 3,622,582 n somonis (TSJ) in loans to the population, which is 2.

14:19, march 11, 2008

Community based tourism development issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- A two-day working meeting of participants in the community based tourism development support projects is concluding n Dushanbe today.

13:29, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik school students to participate in AMPO this year

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajik school students have an opportunity to take part in the Asian Pacific Math Olympiad (APMO) for the first time.

13:13, march 11, 2008

MoC to penalize artistes for lip-synching

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution it is prohibited to use lip-synching in artistic programs of national, provincial, city and district levels as well as in concerts,

12:59, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

DPT helps orphan children

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- The Democratic Party (DPT) has provided humanitarian assistance to Dushanbe orphanages ## 1 and 2, the DPT deputy head Rahmatullo Valiyev said in an interview

12:54, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Celebrations to mark Tajik held in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Celebrations to mark the Tajik Press Day have been launched in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province.

12:45, march 11, 2008

More women enter the workforce, but more than half of all working women are in vulnerable jobs

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- More women are working than ever before, but they are also more likely than men to get low-productivity, low-paid and vulnerable jobs, with no social

12:41, march 11, 2008

SPORT

Tajikistan’s Regar-TadAZ to compete for AFC President’s Cup

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Regar-TadAZ will compete for the AFC President''s Cup 2008, which is an annual international association football competition between domestic

12:27, march 11, 2008

Kazakhstan studies Shahname

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- An international conference dedicated to the gem of Tajik-Persian classical literature, a poetic opus Shahname (The Book of Kings), will be held in Almaty,

12:16, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

GBAO’s regional mental hospital in very poor state

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus – A building of GBAO’s regional mental hospital, which is located in the Roshtqala district, is in a very poor state and requires major repairs, the hospital

12:01, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Areas under potatoes to increase in Ishkashim this year

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus – Areas under potatoes will have been increased in GBAO’s Ishkashim district this year.

11:44, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Publication of Rushon district official newspaper resumes

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus – After being closed fro three months, Payghomi Rushon , an official newspaper of GBAO’s Rushon district, was brought out on March 10.

11:32, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Representatives of CIS states discussing draft agenda of CIS government heads’ meeting

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- The permanent representatives of the CIS states to the CIS institutional bodies have met in Minsk, Belarus to discuss a draft agenda of a meeting of the CIS

11:14, march 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS experts preparing a number of documents

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- A series of CIS events are being held this week.

18:22, march 10, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Electricity rationing still effective in Hissor Valley’s districts

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- Electricity rationing is still effective in Hissor and Shahrinav districts as well as rural areas of Tursunzoda.

18:06, march 10, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Ex head of Tajik Journalists’ Union Mirzohayot Davlatov dies

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- Known Tajik journalists also ex head of Tajik Journalists’ Union Mirzohayot Davlatov, died in Dushanbe Friday, aged 67 after a long illness.

17:50, march 10, 2008

TAJKISTAN

20 million TJS allocated for enhancement of Sughd’s agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- By president’s instruction 20 million somonis (TJS) have been allocated for enhancement of agrarian sector in the Sughd province, according to presidential

17:37, march 10, 2008

POWER

President orders to create 500 ha of new vineyards in Tursunzoda

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- On Monday March 10, President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with participation of Agriculture Minister Qosim Qosimov, Land Reclamation and Water Resources

17:12, march 10, 2008

TAJKISTAN

President Rahmon pays official visit to Algeria

President Emomali Rahmon today left for Algeria on an official visit.

16:43, march 10, 2008

INCIDENTS

On killed, five injured as helicopter crashes in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- One person was killed and at least five others were injured Sunday as a helicopter with foreign mountaineers aboard crashed in GBAO’s Shugnan district,

12:03, march 10, 2008

Computer center for female students opens in Dushanbe with OSCE help

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- A computer center in a student dormitory for orphan girls opened on March 7 with the help of the OSCE Center in Dushanbe. Ms.

11:45, march 10, 2008

TAJKISTAN

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Another Tajik national injured in land mine explosion on Tajik-Uzbek border

Resident of Sughdâ€™s Isfara district has been injured in a landmine explosion on the Tajik-Uzbek border.

Opposition parties offer ways out of the present crisis situation in the country

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Three Tajik opposition parties – Democratic, Social-Democratic and Socialist (Mirhusein Narziyev-run wing) parties – released today a joint statement entitled

DCA receives equipment for holding video conference

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) has received a bulk of equipment for holding video conferences, according to DCA.

Capital mayor urges to intensify city improvement work

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday March 11, Dushanbe Mayor held a meeting with participation of heads of residential quarter and mahalla (community) committees, imam khatibs (mosque

Brookings Institution ranks Tajikistan 42nd in index of state weakness

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- In accordance with ratings prepared by the Brookings Institution, Tajikistan has been ranked 42nd among 141 countries in terms of the index of state weakness.

Some eight kilos of heroin seized in Khatlon on Sunday

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus - A large amount of heroin has been intercepted by officers from the counternarcotics agency in the Khatlon province.

Tajik transportation prosecutor’s office investigates Saturday’s helicopter crash

Black Box of the helicopter Mi-8 that crashed in GBAOâ€™s Shugnan district on March 8 has been found and sent for deciphering to Russian specialists.

Tajik journalists discuss professional problems

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Topical problems facing Tajik modern journalism are focus of a roundtable meting dedicated to a Tajik Press Day that opened in Dushanbe today morning.

Microloan lender Humo provides more than 3.622 million TJS in loans in Jan-Feb 08

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of this year, the microloan lender Humo has provided 3,622,582 n somonis (TSJ) in loans to the population, which is 2.

Community based tourism development issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- A two-day working meeting of participants in the community based tourism development support projects is concluding n Dushanbe today.

Tajik school students to participate in AMPO this year

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajik school students have an opportunity to take part in the Asian Pacific Math Olympiad (APMO) for the first time.

MoC to penalize artistes for lip-synching

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution it is prohibited to use lip-synching in artistic programs of national, provincial, city and district levels as well as in concerts,

DPT helps orphan children

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- The Democratic Party (DPT) has provided humanitarian assistance to Dushanbe orphanages ## 1 and 2, the DPT deputy head Rahmatullo Valiyev said in an interview

Celebrations to mark Tajik held in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Celebrations to mark the Tajik Press Day have been launched in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province.

More women enter the workforce, but more than half of all working women are in vulnerable jobs

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- More women are working than ever before, but they are also more likely than men to get low-productivity, low-paid and vulnerable jobs, with no social

Tajikistan’s Regar-TadAZ to compete for AFC President’s Cup

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Regar-TadAZ will compete for the AFC President''s Cup 2008, which is an annual international association football competition between domestic

Kazakhstan studies Shahname

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- An international conference dedicated to the gem of Tajik-Persian classical literature, a poetic opus Shahname (The Book of Kings), will be held in Almaty,

GBAO’s regional mental hospital in very poor state

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus – A building of GBAO’s regional mental hospital, which is located in the Roshtqala district, is in a very poor state and requires major repairs, the hospital

Areas under potatoes to increase in Ishkashim this year

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus – Areas under potatoes will have been increased in GBAO’s Ishkashim district this year.

Publication of Rushon district official newspaper resumes

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus – After being closed fro three months, Payghomi Rushon , an official newspaper of GBAO’s Rushon district, was brought out on March 10.

Representatives of CIS states discussing draft agenda of CIS government heads’ meeting

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- The permanent representatives of the CIS states to the CIS institutional bodies have met in Minsk, Belarus to discuss a draft agenda of a meeting of the CIS

CIS experts preparing a number of documents

DUSHANBE, March 11, Asia-Plus -- A series of CIS events are being held this week.

Electricity rationing still effective in Hissor Valley’s districts

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- Electricity rationing is still effective in Hissor and Shahrinav districts as well as rural areas of Tursunzoda.

Ex head of Tajik Journalists’ Union Mirzohayot Davlatov dies

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- Known Tajik journalists also ex head of Tajik Journalists’ Union Mirzohayot Davlatov, died in Dushanbe Friday, aged 67 after a long illness.

20 million TJS allocated for enhancement of Sughd’s agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- By president’s instruction 20 million somonis (TJS) have been allocated for enhancement of agrarian sector in the Sughd province, according to presidential

President orders to create 500 ha of new vineyards in Tursunzoda

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- On Monday March 10, President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with participation of Agriculture Minister Qosim Qosimov, Land Reclamation and Water Resources

President Rahmon pays official visit to Algeria

President Emomali Rahmon today left for Algeria on an official visit.

On killed, five injured as helicopter crashes in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- One person was killed and at least five others were injured Sunday as a helicopter with foreign mountaineers aboard crashed in GBAO’s Shugnan district,

Computer center for female students opens in Dushanbe with OSCE help

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- A computer center in a student dormitory for orphan girls opened on March 7 with the help of the OSCE Center in Dushanbe. Ms.

Road communication with Zarafshon Valley’s districts restored

PANJAKENT, March 10, Asia-Plus -- Road communication with Sughd’s Panjakent, Ayni and Kuhistoni Mastchoh districts has been restored.