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20:20, january 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Education minister inaugurates new school in Shahrinav

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov has inaugurated a new school in the village of Khujii Bolo in the Shahrinav.

18:14, january 15, 2008

POWER

Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district government reports on its economic results in 2007

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- Fayzullokhon Isupov, chairman of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, on January 15 gave a news conference on district’s economic results in 2007.

16:24, january 15, 2008

INCIDENTS

Trapped people rescued, says MoTC official

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- Some 90 cars trapped in a series of avalanches that blocked in some places the highway from Dushanbe to Khujand on January 11 have been reelased from snow

15:56, january 15, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Last year’s blasts in Dushanbe not yet solved, says Tajik chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into two last year’s blasts in Dushanbe – outside the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex (November 14) and near the Supreme Court building (June 16) –

15:19, january 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Babies died not because of electricity supply cutoff; their condition was hopeless: MoH

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) today made a statement regarding death of a number of newborn babies at the Dushanbe maternity houses.

14:38, january 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Iran’s company to launch third phase of Shagon-Zighar project in late March

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus - Iran’s construction company Sabir International will start the third phase of the project for construction of a 35-kilometer road Shagon-Zighar in late

13:29, january 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Sangtuda-1 not yet launched while they already divide up its electrical power

Tajik state energy company Barqi Tojik says electricity generated by the first of four units of the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power station will go to meeting requirements of southern Tajikistan in

13:02, january 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Global Fund provides aid to combat HIV/AIDS in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- To improve HIV/AIDS supervision in Tajikistan cars VAZ-2107 have been handed over to Tajikistan’s Republican AIDS-Prevention Center for distributing to a

12:42, january 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

SDPT, DPT agree to dialogue with political parties

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- Social-Democratic Party (SDPT) is ready for dialogue with all political parties of the country, the SDPT leader Rahmatillo Zoirov said in an interview with

12:20, january 15, 2008

POWER

Interagency commission for Tajikistan’s joining WTO set up

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- An interagency two-level commission for issues of Tajikistan’s joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been set up.

11:59, january 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Iran’s new ambassador to arrive in Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

11:30, january 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Education minister says winter holidays will not be extended

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- The school winter holidays will not be extended, Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov said in an interview with Asia-Plus.

20:09, january 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Electricity generated by the first unit of Sangtuda-1 station to be used to meet electricity requirements of Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 14, Asia-Plus -- Electricity generated by the first of four units of the sangtuda-1 hydropower plant will be used to meet electricity requirements of southern Tajikistan,

20:05, january 14, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Head of Rudaki poultry farm faces office abuse charge

DUSHANBE, January 14, Asia-Plus -- Tajik General-Prosecutor’s Office has completed investigation into criminal case instituted against Hasan Azimov, director of the poultry farm in the Rudaki

16:16, january 14, 2008

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers the laws returned by the president for reconsideration

DUSHANBE, January 14, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered three laws returned by the president to the parliament for

15:48, january 14, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Prosecutors investigate death of baby at Dushanbe maternity house # 3

DUSHANBE, January 14, Asia-Plus - A prosecutor’s office in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district it to investigate the death of baby at Dushanbe maternity house # 3, Tajik chief prosecutor Bobojon

15:33, january 14, 2008

INCIDENTS

Some Tajik universities do not meet fire safety requirements: Tajik firefighting service

Inspections by Tajik firefighting service have revealed that a number of higher educational institutions, including Tajik Agriculture University and Russian-Tajik Slavonic University (RTSU), do not

14:42, january 14, 2008

INCIDENTS

Avalanches on highway from Dushanbe to Khujand trap some 90 vehicles

DUSHANBE, January 14, Asia-Pus -- Some 90 vehicles has been trapped in avalanches on the highway Dushanbe-Khujand, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

14:00, january 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Orienbonk has its credit portfolio of more than 520 million somonis

DUSHANBE, January 14, Asia-Plus -- As of January 1, 2008, open joint stock company Orienbonk, which is Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, has had its credit portfolio of more than 520

13:17, january 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Iran's new ambassador to Tajikistan confers with Iranian President

DUSHANBE, January 14, Asia-Plus – Iran''s new ambassador to Tajikistan along with Iran’s to South Africa, Armenia and the Philippines as well as Iran''s general consul in the Russia’s Tatarstan

12:50, january 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Iran says will clear up nuclear issues with IAEA by late February

Iran will clear up all of the UN nuclear watchdog's remaining questions concerning its controversial nuclear program by late February, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said on

12:46, january 14, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Introduction of the Sangtuda-1 unit into non-load-operation postponed until today

DUSHANBE, January 14, Asia-Plus -- Introduction of the first of four units of the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power station (HPS) has been postponed until today.

11:30, january 14, 2008

AKDN to build the fourth bridge across the Panj River in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, January 14, Asia-Plus -- In 2007, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) provided more than $23 million through a number of programs to support development of various branches of

18:40, january 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Unit of Sangtuda-1 station ready for non-load operation

The first of four units of the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power station (HPS) is expected to be introduced into non-load operation tomorrow.

18:05, january 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik political parties have to start dialogue: Center fro Strategic Studies

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus -- To promote further development of Tajikistan Tajik political parties ought to start dialogue, Sayfullo Safarov, deputy director of the Center for Strategic

17:30, january 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Institute for Professional Development of Electronic Media Specialists to open in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus -- Asadullo Rahmonov Chairman of the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting, told a news conference in Dushanbe on January 11 that the Institute for

17:15, january 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

14 Tajik schools students to participate in Central Asia School Olympiad

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus -- 14 Tajik schools students will participate in the Central Asia School Olympiad that will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Education Minister Abdujabbor

17:07, january 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

5,535 Tajik students study at universities abroad

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus -- In 2007, a special commission of the Ministry of Education (MoE) inspected 39 educational facilities across the country, Noilsho Nouraliyev, a spokesman for a

16:46, january 12, 2008

Center for Strategic Studies says all ethnic groups have equal opportunities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus -- A fair and sound nationality policy is conducted in Tajikistan, Zuhro Madaminjonova, head of the department for political and ethnopolitical process of the

16:08, january 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tojikcement to increase the volume of production of cement this year

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus -- Modernization of the State Unitary Enterprise Tojikcement (Dushanbe cement plant) is expected to be completed in the first half-year of 2008 and the