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11:55, october 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan plans to produce more than 75,000 tons of coal this year

DUSAHNBE, October 12, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan plans to have produced more than 75,000 tons of coal this year.

11:27, october 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik finance control specialists to familiarize themselves with work of their European colleagues

DUSHANBE, October 12, Asia-Plus - Within the next few days, a group of employees from the Tajik State Finance Control Committee will travel to Budapest to familiarize themselves with activity of

11:01, october 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Untargeted use of funds provided for seed potato causes serious damage: Tajik audit official

DUSHANBE, October 12, Asia-Plus - A damage caused by untargeted use of funds provided from the country’s budget for purchase of seed potato has amounted to 720,000 somonis (equivalent to

10:33, october 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Increasing gas prices to affect living level of the population, says Tajik MP

DUSHANBE, October 12, Asia-Plus - “Any sudden spike in fuel prices leads to increase in the prices of basic food products and affects living level of the population,” Yusuf Akhmedov, member of the

19:00, october 11, 2006

POWER

Tajikistan ratifies agreement on joint use of CSTO military facilities

DUSHANBE, October 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajik MPs today ratified an agreement on a joint use of facilities of military infrastructure of member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

18:35, october 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Technical-vocational schools need modernization of their material-technical basis: Tajik labor official

DUSAHNBE, October 11, Asia-Plus -- The main part of labor migrants, some 46 percent, leaving the country in search of seasonal work, are working in the construction sector, 3%-4% are engaged in

18:25, october 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Kulob NGO opens information resource center for labor migrants

KULOB, October 11, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob Civil Society Support Center Shahrvand is making preparations for opening the first in Kulob Information Resource Center for Labor Migrants.

17:30, october 11, 2006

POWER

Tajik lower house endorses amendments to a number of laws

DUSHANBE, October 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament (Majlisi Namoyandagon) today approved a number of bills on amendments to the country’s law on military service and

16:45, october 11, 2006

Tajik Center for Strategic Studies does not agree with results of Transparency International 2005 CPI

DUSHANBE, October 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Center for Strategic Studies today gave a news conference on the results of work carried out in January-September this year.

15:52, october 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Finance control committee to publicize results of inspection of use of funds in construction of jubilee objects in Kulob

DUSHANBE, October 11, Asia-Plus -- The State Finance Control Committee has inspected the use of funds provided for the construction of jubilee objects in Kulob, Abdujabbor Shirinov, the head of the

15:06, october 11, 2006

POWER

Tajik servicemen now take oath of loyalty to president as well

DUSHANBE, October 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajik parliamentarians have endorsed a bill requiring an oath of loyalty to the president.

14:24, october 11, 2006

LAW-ORDER

Independence Day Amnesty concludes

DUSHANBE, October 11, Asia-Plus -- 3,960 people, including 252 women, 20 minors and 108 foreign citizens, have been released under Tajikistan’s amnesty law this year, according to the penal system

13:04, october 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

CCER registered another two candidates

Central electoral commission has registered another two candidates for president. Five candidates will run in the November 6 presidential election.

12:31, october 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

CCER considers issue of registration of candidates running on behalf of Socialists and Agrarians today

DUSHANBE, October 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) is meeting today morning to consider the issue of registration of two other candidates for the

12:02, october 11, 2006

POWER

PM visits Qumsangir, orders to complete reconstruction of quake-affected houses before winter

DUSHANBE, October 11, Asia-Plus - Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov yesterday visited the Qumsangir district to familiarize himself with a progress of reconstruction work in the areas hit by two

11:03, october 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan seeks purchasers for geranium oil

KHUJAND, October 11, Asia-Plus -- On October 12, narcology centers located in the northern province of Sughd will receive 14 computers, according to the Sughd health department.

19:02, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

WB, ADB carry out third joint review of their operations in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 10, Asia-Plus - On October 10, the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) carried out the third joint review of their Tajikistan portfolio operations.

18:49, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

OSCE/ODIHR deploys observation mission for Tajik presidential election

DUSHANBE, October 10, Asia-Plus - On Monday October 9, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) opened a long-term Election Observation Mission in Tajikistan ahead of

18:16, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan seeks purchasers for geranium oil

DUSHANBE, October 10, Asia-Plus - Since 1993, Tajikistan has sought purchasers for eight tons of geranium oil produced in the republic in the Soviet time.

16:28, october 10, 2006

Tajik movie “Ovora” wins two awards in Eurasia film festival in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, October 10, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan was represented by two movies in the 3 rd International Eurasian Film Festival in Almaty: “Ovora” (The Rover) by Gulandom Muhabbatova and Daler

15:26, october 10, 2006

SPORT

Tajik young athletes with disabilities win two golden and one silver medals in Special Olympics Games in Rome

DUSHANBE, October 10, Asia-Plus - Four Tajik young athletes with disabilities – Nilufar Dadaboyeva from the Chorbogh orphanage, Junaidullo Aliyev and Sanovbar Khalilova from the special lyceum, and

14:55, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Registered candidates holds meetings of their staffs today

DUSHANBE, October 10, Asia-Plus - Three registered candidates for president today held meetings of their staffs to discuss their agitation campaigns.

14:22, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

23,325 voters expected to vote in Norak November 6

KULOB, October 10, Asia-Plus - 23,325 voters are expected to vote in Norak on November 6, Alimurod Ismoilov, the head of the district electoral commission for Norak, remarked at a meeting with

13:48, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan to raise gas price for Tajikistan

Uzbekistan plans to raise the price of natural gas for Tajikistan in 2007.

12:54, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan to participate at meeting of CIS energy council in Astana

DUSHANBE, October 10, Asia-Plus -- The 30 th session of the CIS energy council will be held in the Kazakh capital city of Astana on October 13.

12:31, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

2nd health care exhibition opens in Dushanbe today

DUSAHNBE, October 10, Asia-Plus -- The second Dushanbe International Healthcare Exhibition DIHE 2006 opened at the Kokhi Borbad State Complex in Dushanbe today.

12:08, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

RRP top Tajikistan regions in cotton yielding

DUSHANBE, October 10, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has yielded 342,900 tons of cotton by October 9, which comprises 62.

11:18, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan to invest in power plants

DUSHANBE, October 10, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov met with top managers of Kazakhstan’s Investment Fund and ATF Bank in Dushanbe on October 9.

10:00, october 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

RusAl, SUAL, Glencore sign consolidation agreement

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- Two Russian aluminum giants, Russian Aluminum (RusAl) and Siberian Ural Aluminum (SUAL), and Switzerland''s Glencore have signed an agreement on the consolidation

19:00, october 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

CCER refuses registration of Narziyev as candidate for president

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus - Tajik central electoral commission has refused registration of Mirhusein Narziyev, the leader of the unregistered wing of the Socialist Party (SPT) as candidate for