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Anticorruption agency accuses Dushanbegaz of embezzlements

DUSHANBE, January 22, Asia-Plus -- A damage caused to state by illegal activity of Dushanbegaz (Dushanbe natural-gas distributor) last year is 3.

15:19, january 22, 2008

Anticorruption agency purges its ranks

DUSHANBE, January 22, Asia-Plus -- Sherkhon Salimzoda, Director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, told a news conference in Dushanbe on Monday that the

14:46, january 22, 2008

Tajik, Kyrgyz counternarcotics agencies sign cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, January 22, Asia-Plus -- Chiefs of counternarcotics agencies of Tajikistan (Rustam Nazarov) and Kyrgyzstan (Alimbay Sultanov) signed a cooperation agreement in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

13:55, january 22, 2008

Hearing of case of reporters for tabloid newspaper resumes today

DUSHANBE, January 22, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has resumed consideration of a case of three female reporters for the Dushanbe tabloid newspaper Ovoza

13:45, january 22, 2008

Case of Orima top manager remitted for further inquiry

DUSHANBE, January Душанбе.

13:29, january 22, 2008

Improving rural livelihoods and living standards in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, January 22, Asia-Plus -- The project “Improving Rural Livelihood and Living Standards in the Khatlon Region” was launched on January 1, 2008 in the Khatlon province.

13:15, january 22, 2008

Russia-Tajikistan trade up 75.2% to $857 mln in 2007

DUSHANBE, January 22, Asia-Plus – Trade between Russia and Tajikistan in 2007 rose 75.2% year on year reaching $857 million, the Tajik foreign minister said on Monday.

13:01, january 22, 2008

Russia’s prestigious medal to be given to head of Tajikistan’s Pushkin Society

DUSHANBE, January 22, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s prestigious Pushkin Medal will be given to Ms.

12:21, january 22, 2008

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers amendments to the 2008 budget law

DUSHANBE, January 22, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered amendments to the RT Law “On the National Budget for 2008”

11:30, january 22, 2008

New financing mechanism for farming units progressing

Since the beginning of the year, more than 20,000 of 32,300 cotton-growing farms have concluded contracts with banks for totaling 157,258,900 somonis.

20:56, january 21, 2008

Launch of Santuda-1 station’s unit has not yet had beneficial effect on electricity supplies in the province

QURGHON TEPPA, KHUJAND, January 21, Asia-Plus -- The launch of the first of four units of the Sangtuda-1 has not yet had beneficial effect on electricity supplies in the provinces, which are

20:14, january 21, 2008

Some US companies express wish to participate in consortium for completing construction of Roghun HPS: FM

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- Last year, relations of Tajikistan with the far abroad countries were developing with a particular focus on more efficient use of existing opportunities,

19:22, january 21, 2008

Tajikistan’s relations with CIS states develop dynamically: FM

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi told journalists in Dushanbe on Monday that Tajikistan’s relations with the CIS states are developing dynamically and the

18:43, january 21, 2008

Tajikistan signs 96 bilateral agreements last year, says FM

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan continues following its policy of establishment and strengthening of cooperation with foreign countries and international organizations, Foreign

18:21, january 21, 2008

Tajikistan to limit import of RHD cars next month

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- Beginning on February, import of right-hand drive (RHD) cars will be limited to Tajikistan.

18:06, january 21, 2008

CIS experts to meet in Minsk to discuss migration and human-trafficking issues

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- A document on training of personnel to deal with migration issues and a draft statement of the CIS heads of state on expansion of cooperation in combating

17:38, january 21, 2008

Tajik customs officers transfer more than 1 billion TJS to the country’s budget in 2007

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- In 2007, Tajik customs officers collected 1.

15:32, january 21, 2008

EAEC Interstate Council to meet in Moscow to discuss Customs Union

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to laying legal foundation of the Customs Union will be discussed at a session of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) Interstate Committee

15:08, january 21, 2008

Children’s entertainment complex to be built in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s first children’s entertainment complex will be constructed in Dushanbe within the next few years, Abduvali Komilov, director of the Agency for

15:06, january 21, 2008

Dushanbe mayor’s office sums up Tajik capital’s economic results in 2007

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office, presided over by its head Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, was held on January 19.

15:05, january 21, 2008

Construction of Santuda-1 station example of successful cooperation, says Rahmon

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s residents will feel efforts of builders of the Sangtuda-1 power plant soon, President Emomali Rahmon remarked at ceremony of the launch of the

13:38, january 21, 2008

Population of fine-wooled sheep increases in Darvoz

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus – Population of fine-wooled sheep is planned to have increased to 20,000 in GBAO’s Darvoz district over the next five years.

13:25, january 21, 2008

IT Academy opens at UCA's SPCE in Khorog

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus – The School pf Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) of the University of Central Asia (UCA) has opened IT Academy in its office in Khorog, Tajikistan

12:55, january 21, 2008

Tajikistan, Russia confirms readiness to jointly complete construction of Roghun HPS

The first of four units of Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power station (HPS) was launched on January 20.

12:00, january 21, 2008

More than 2,000 Tajik labor migrants deported from Russia last year

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- 2,236 Tajik labor migrants were deported from the Russian Federation last year for breaking Russian migration, Ramazon Rahimov, chief of the migration service of

17:49, january 19, 2008

INCIDENTS

Temperatures expected to drop below -15 Celsius on the night of January 19-20

DUSHANBE, January 19, Asia-Plus -- Temperatures in Tajikistan are expected to drop below – 15 Celsius on the night of January 19-20, according to the Hydromet Agency.

16:46, january 19, 2008

Tajikistan’s economy impacted by foreign economic factors, says expert

DUSHANBE, January 19, Asia-Plus -- Unfavorable macroeconomic policy of the government and low level of domestic manufacture led to rise in inflation rate in the country last year, known Tajik

16:20, january 19, 2008

Inflation stands at some 20% in late 2007

DUSHANBE, January 19, Asia-Plus -- In 2007, inflation exceeded all expectations and had stood at 19.

15:43, january 19, 2008