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14:40, january 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

28 AIDS sufferers registered in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- In 2007, 339 news cases of HIV infection were registered in Tajikistan and 10 newly registered HIV sufferers are prison inmates, Health Minister Ranokhon

14:05, january 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM, OSCE Center head discuss priorities of cooperation for 2008

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) were major topic

13:45, january 16, 2008

POWER

President urges to increase power supplies to Dushanbe

President Emomali Rahmon has ordered to increase daily electricity supplies to Dushanbe by 1 million kWh due to reducing power supplies to the aluminum plant.

13:17, january 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

World Bank statement on energy policy in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank has made a statement to clarify news reports by some media in relation to the energy shortages in the current extreme weather conditions in

13:03, january 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

MoE takes efforts to return young teachers to schools

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- High-quality education depends on professionalism of personnel, Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov remarked at a news conference in Dushanbe on January

12:45, january 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

SPCE launches two certificate programs in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- On Monday January 14, the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) of the University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Learning Center in Dushanbe held

12:28, january 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe emergency hospital to introduce automated control system soon

DUSHANBE, January 16 Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe emergency hospital will be the first in Tajikistan to introduce an automated control system, Jamshed Homidov, the deputy head physician for the

12:10, january 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Labor migration, donor investments and funds of international drug rings critical components in Tajik economy: Tajik lawyer

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- Rahmatillo Zoirov, head of Tajik Legal Consortium, told a news conference in Dushanbe on January 15 that if entrepreneurship does not develop Tajik economy

11:47, january 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Consultative council for improving investment climate set up n Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- A Consultative Council for Improvement of Investment Climate has been set up under the

11:29, january 16, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Agreement on good-neighborliness opens new era for Tajik-Chinese ties: Tajik ambassador

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- Signing of an Agreement on Good-neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation has opened a new era for Tajik-Chinese ties, Tajik Ambassador to China Rashid

20:56, january 15, 2008

TAJKISTAN

DPT urges government to take measures to resolve energy crisis

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- The Democratic Party (DPT) has made an official statement calling on the government and the parliament to take measures to resolve the energy crisis.

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