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11:51, november 5, 2007

INCIDENTS

ADB provides $22 million to support flood risk management system for Khatlon

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- A loan agreement to support the Khatlon Province Flood Risk Management Project was signed between the Tajik government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

11:33, november 5, 2007

POWER

Tajik leader, ADB president discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday November 3, President Rahmon met with visiting Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda, who arrived in Dushanbe to attend to the

11:15, november 5, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan tops Central Asian states in drawing WB credit funds

DUSHANBE, November 5, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the Word Bank were major topic of a meeting of President with

17:23, november 3, 2007

POWER

Improvement of regional trade to allow using potentials of each of CAREC countries more efficiently: President Rahmon

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus -- The chief task of regional integration is in promoting more weighty positions for participating in world economy in order to develop economy, provide stability

16:32, november 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, ADB sign loan agreement on Regional Road Corridor Improvement Project

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a loan agreement on the Regional Road Corridor Improvement Project.

15:18, november 3, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Afghan national detained in Tajik capital with more than 45 kilos of drugs

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Interior Ministry directorate for combating drug trafficking (drug police) have warded off an attempt of drug pushing in Dushanbe,

15:07, november 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Bulk of new text books for general schools presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus -- On Friday November 2, the Education Projects Management Unit (PMU) presented two new educational programs and six textbooks for Tajik-language general

14:45, november 3, 2007

INCIDENTS

National Guard commanders’ car blows up, no injured reported

DUSHANBE, October November 3, Asia-Plus -- A service car of commander of Tajik National Guard, Major-General Rajabali Rahmonaliyev, has blown up, Asia-Plus has learned at the Ministry of

14:00, november 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

SCO member-states ink agreement on customs cooperation

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus – Prime ministers of the member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have signed an agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs affairs.

13:54, november 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Media self-regulation in Central Asia focus of OSCE Conference

DUSHANBE, November 3, Asia-Plus -- Media self-regulation and its benefits for media freedom was the focus of the Ninth Central Asia Media Conference that ended in Dushanbe yesterday.

20:12, november 2, 2007

Tajikistan to mark Theatre Day on November 7

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- Celebrations to mark a Theatre Day and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Tajikistan’s Russian Dramatic Theatre named after Vladimir Mayakovsky

19:58, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

US, Tajikistan continue cooperation in education

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- On Friday November 2, Mr. Abdujabbor Rahmonov, Tajik Minister of Education, and Mr. William Frej, Regional Mission Director, U.S.

19:42, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik parliament passes budget for 2008

The lower house of the Tajik parliament has approved the national budget for 2008, which stands at 4.557billion somonis.

18:53, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Council of SCO Premiers meets in Tashkent

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus – A Council of Prime Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization met in Tashkent on Friday.

18:30, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Gasoline prices continuing to rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- Prices of gasoline have risen more than 7 percent over a couple of days in Dushanbe.

17:51, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

MoE takes different measures to improve study of English in schools

Education minister has stated that students who studied English at universities abroad should work not less then ten years in the education sector of the country.

15:59, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CSTO MPs concerned over change in configuration of NATO military presence in Europe

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has expressed concern about change in configuration of military presence of

15:15, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik relief organization helps children’s department of Dushanbe burn-treatment facility

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- Children’s department of the Dushanbe burn-treatment facility has reopened after the major repairs.

13:49, november 2, 2007

POWER

WB intends to participate in tender for construction of Roghun station, says WB vice-president

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank intends to participate in a tender for completing construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power station (HPS) with a new investment program, Mr.

12:56, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

‘If journalists do not create self-regulation body themselves, government will create it’: Nansmit head

DUSHANBE, October 2, Asia-Plus -- “Journalistic community of Tajikistan should concern with self-regulation issues itself, otherwise the government will concern with this issue and

12:30, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Average monthly wage to reach $56 next year, said deputy labor minister

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- The cost of the set of food products included in the consumer basket for actual consumption (based on figures from households studied during January-August

12:26, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

ADP president arrives in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda arrived in Tajikistan yesterday evening for a three-day working visit. .

12:12, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Canada’s Tethys Petroleum Limited to start work on extracting Tajik natural gas before the end of the year

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- Canada’s Tethys Petroleum Limited (Tethys) will start work on extraction of Tajik natural gas before the end of this year.

11:47, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Electricity prices to rise in Tajikistan next year

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus - Beginning from the next year, electricity rate residential customers will rise, Asia-Plus has

11:25, november 2, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik bank wins the competition “The ALLURE Money Transfer System Service”

DUSHANBE, November 2, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday November 1, Aleksei Ryabukhin, an official with Russia’s closed joint-stock company United Card Service (UCS), handed over $5,000 in prize money

20:37, november 1, 2007

TAJKISTAN

MoE asks US Embassy for promoting opening of branch of one of US universities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 1, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Education Minister Abdiujabbor Rahmonov has asked the US Embassy in Dushanbe for promoting opening of a branch of one of US universities in Tajikistan.

20:15, november 1, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Self-regulation of media is not censorship, says OSCE official

DUSHANBE, November 1, Asia-Plus -- The issue of self-regulation is of significant importance for Tajikistan, because after the civil war the country got in the democratic way of development

18:47, november 1, 2007

POWER

Tajik Embassy in Beijing launches its information website

DUSHANBE, November 1, Asia-Plus – A ceremony of an official opening of informational website of the Tajik Embassy in Beijing was held today.

18:29, november 1, 2007

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers draft national budget for 2008

DUSHANBE, November 1, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill on the draft national budget for 2008 at a November 1

16:18, november 1, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik antimonopoly commission takes measures to address cooking oil crisis

The antimonopoly directorate of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade intends to study the situation having formed on markets to find out the cause of cooking oil price hike in the country.