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12:37, april 13, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan seeks Dubai Aluminum cooperation

DUSHANBE, April 13, Asia-Plus - An official five-day visit of President Emomali Rahmon to the United Arab Emirates will conclude today afternoon and Rahmon is expected to return home today evening.

12:10, april 13, 2007

POWER

Head of state to address parliament on April 30

DUSHANBE, April 13, Asia-Plus - Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) yesterday passed yesterday passed a resolution on holding of the

11:34, april 13, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik national air carrier raises passenger fares on flights to Moscow

Tajik State Air Company TajikAir has raised passenger fares on flights to Moscow.

11:02, april 13, 2007

Children’s drawings travel round SCO states

MOSCOW, April 13, Asia-Plus - International exhibition of children’s drawings formally titled “Children Draw Fairy-Tales” opened at the Children’s Center Museion of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

10:30, april 13, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik national radio to be shifted to digital technologies

DUSHANBE, April 13, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s national radio will be shifted to digital broadcasting, Asadullo Rahmonov, Chairman of the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting, remarked at a news

19:00, april 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Turkey to boost educational cooperation

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus - Tajik, Turkish education ministers have signed a series of documents aimed at further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and Turkey in the field of

18:32, april 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Education minister dissatisfied with low knowledge level of teachers and students at high schools

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus - The present knowledge level of students and teachers at highs schools leaves much to be desired, Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov remarked at a news conference

18:04, april 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Russian drug police to open its local office in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus - The Drug Control Agency Director Rustam Nazarov told journalists in Dushanbe on April 12 that Russia’s Federation Drug Control Service (FSKN) will open its local

17:16, april 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

1,022 kilos of opiate narcotics intercepted by Tajik law enforcement agencies in January-March

Tajik drug control kingpin says that the amount of opiate narcotics confiscated in Tajikistan is on the rise.

16:33, april 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Additional manpower to be recruited for rehabilitation of Dushanbe-Chanak highway

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus -- A test asphalting of one of sections of the highway from Dushanbe to Uzbek border via Khujand started in the Mastchoh district in the beginning of this week,

16:00, april 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Another three TV stations granted broadcasting licenses, sys TV and radio broadcasting committee head

DUSHANBE, April 12, -- Another three TV stations in Tajikistan have received broadcasting licenses, Asadullo Rahmonov, Chairman of the Committee for TV and Radio-Broadcasting, said at a news

15:23, april 12, 2007

Role of civic society in development process discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus - National conference entitled “Development of Civic Society in Tajikistan: Realities and Prospects” opened in Dushanbe today.

14:56, april 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CIS border troops commanders meet in Yerevan to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus – The 57th session of the CIS Council of Border Troops Commanders opened in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan today.

14:24, april 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Kyrgyz national detained in Gorno Badakhshan for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus – A Kyrgyz national has been detained at the border-crossing checkpoint at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border in the Murgab district of Gorno Badakhshan on suspicion having been

14:00, april 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

The US Department of State official arrives in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus - Evan Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, arrived in Dushanbe yesterday night for a working visit.

13:03, april 12, 2007

POWER

Rahmon calls on Dubai business community to explore openings in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon has called on the business community in Dubai to visit Tajikistan and explore the investment opportunities available in its natural

12:36, april 12, 2007

POWER

Tajik president discusses with UAE state officials ways to boost economic cooperation

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus - Prospects of bilateral relations between Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were main topics of meetings Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held with

11:01, april 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan seeks UAE investing in development projects

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus - Tajik entrepreneurs seek cooperation with their Arab colleagues.

19:28, april 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CSTO comes out for presence of international forces in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus – Interfax – “The presence of international coalition in Afghanistan is profitable for member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,” the head of a

18:10, april 11, 2007

SPORT

Tajikistan to take part in Asian Futsal Championship in Japan

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s national team will take part in Asian Futsal Championship that will be held in Japan from May 13 to May 19.

17:19, april 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Nine Afghan armed drug traffickers detained in Shuroobod

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajik border troops have detained nine Afghan armed drug traffickers with a large amount of drugs in the territory of the Shuroobod district, according to the border

15:45, april 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan reaches 35 percent of the spring conscription target

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus -- Over the first ten days of the spring conscription campaign, the spring conscription campaign has reached 35 percent of the target, which is considered a good

15:12, april 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Former Tajik Ambassador to Russia to run in May 20 parliamentary by-elections

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus -- As it was reported yesterday, two candidates have been fielded so far to run in a May 20 parliamentary election in the Jomi constituency.

14:48, april 11, 2007

Award ceremony for the winner of the competition on improvement of the capital city held today

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus -- An award ceremony for the winner of the competition on a concept of improvement of Dushanbe and planting it with trees was held at the Dushanbe agency for

14:12, april 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Railways experiences shortage of cargo cars

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s Railways is currently experiencing an acute shortage of cargo cars, Usmon Qalandarov, the head of the economic department of the Tajik Railways, said.

13:20, april 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

AgroInvestBonk to help TSB get remote areas

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus - TojikSodirotBonk (TSB) and AgroInvestBonk have signed a loan agreement for $500,000.

12:56, april 11, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Border officer gets lengthy jail term for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, April 11, Asia-Plus - Chief of the border commandant’s office for the Ghonchi district in Sughd, Major Nourullo Davlatov, has got a lengthy jail term for having been involved in drug

12:24, april 11, 2007

SCO culture ministers to meet in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus -- The fourth meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) council of culture ministers will b held in Dushanbe from April 23-26, according to the Ministry

11:53, april 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik counternarcotics agency opens its next office in Afghanistan

Tajik Drug Control Agency plans to open its third local office in Afghanistan.

11:05, april 11, 2007

Rector of Tajik National Conservatoire Talabsho Sattorov dead at 54

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajik national television early today announced the death of known Tajik composer and Rector of Tajik National Conservatoire Talabkhuja (Talabsho) Sattorov.