Tajkistan

17:00, february 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Rahmon receives members of CIS election observation mission

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today received members of the CIS election observation mission, led by the CIC Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev, according

16:42, february 27, 2010

INCIDENTS

Chinese national killed by avalanche in Sughd

KHUJAND, February 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Chinese national was killed on February 25 as an avalanche hit the Shahriston pass in the Sughd province, according to the Sughd police directorate.

16:01, february 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik CCI makes preparations for its 50th jubilee

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry is making preparations for its 50th jubilee, which will be marked on March 30 this year.

15:15, february 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik speaker, head of CIS inter-parliamentary assembly delegation head express satisfaction with preparations for elections

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Organization and holding of the February 28 parliamentary elections as well as participation of the population in this important event were discussed

20:24, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Ten Tajik students granted Mendeleyev Scholarships

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Friday February 26, ten Tajik students received Mendeleyev Scholarships instituted by the Russian Development Foundation, Institute for Eurasian

19:15, february 26, 2010

POWER

President calls on government bodies and entrepreneurs to help poor families on occasion of Navrouz

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A February 26 government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, considered some 40 issues, according to presidential press service.

18:48, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

New primary school open in Sughd’s Asht district

KHUJAND, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A new primary school has been opened in the Asht, Sughd province, according to the Sughd administration press service.

18:32, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Approbation of new textbooks starts in five regions of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Approbation of new textbooks has started in five regions of the country, according to the education project management unit within the Ministry of

18:09, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Representatives from education sector in Qumsangir buy shares in Roghun for TJS75,000 last Thursday

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To support construction of the Roghun HPP representatives from the education sector in Khatlon’s Qumsangir district reportedly bought shares in open

16:34, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Number of Tajikistan’s Internet users reaches 600,000 by Sep 30, 2009

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- According to report by Internet World Stats, the overall number of Internet users in the Central Asian region has exceeded 5 million people.

15:50, february 26, 2010

POWER

New GBAO prosecutor appointed

KHOROG, February 26, Asia-Plus -- New prosecutor of Gorno Badakhshan was appointed on February 25.

15:30, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Afghan presidents discuss further expansion of cooperation

DUSHANBE, February 26, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday afternoon had a telephone conversation with his Afghan counterpart, President Hamid Karzai, according to presidential

15:22, february 26, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Regional official in Khatlon made answerable for crime committed in 2006

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against Kibiryo (phonetically spelled) Safarov, deputy head of Khatlon’S Bokhtar

14:55, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Ural Airlines launches new air route from Khujand to Samara

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s air carrier, Ural Airlines, is launching a new air route from Tajikistan to Russia today – Khujand-Samara, Anna Tomilova, a spokeswoman for

14:23, february 26, 2010

POWER

President introduces a number of new staff changes

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon has introduced a number of staff changes at today’s ongoing government session, according to presidential press service.

14:00, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

XUAR delegation in Tajikistan to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sharif Said yesterday met here with a delegation of China’s Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),

13:46, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan observes ‘day of silence’ on eve of elections

The term of election campaign activities expires today night at 24:00 and the media will be banned from referring to political parties and candidates running for election to parliament.

13:03, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Job fair takes place in Qurghon Teppa yesterday

QURGHON TEPPA, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A job fair was held in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province on February 25.

12:47, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe expected to host CA CCIs forum in May

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday February 24, Sharif Said, head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), met with Mirzo Ghulomov, deputy general manager

11:45, february 26, 2010

SOCIETY

Tajik parliament needs body controlling implementation of adopted laws, says expert

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus /Rasoul Shodon/ -- Over the past five years, outgoing parliament has adopted quite a number of amendments to the laws in force and passed many new laws;

11:30, february 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

3,067 prisoners amnestied in Sughd

KHUJAND, February 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A February 25 meeting of the board of the Sughd regional prosecutor’s office discussed the implementation of president’s decree of November 3, 2009

21:26, february 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CSTO senior military experts gather in Tajikistan to discuss preparations for the Rubezh 2010 exercise

KHUJAND, February 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Senior military experts from member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have gathered today in the city of Qairoqqum, Sughd

20:41, february 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Outgoing Indonesian ambassador meets with Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Outgoing Indonesian Ambassador to Tajikistan Shahril Sabaruddin met here Thursday with Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi at the end of his tenure to

20:27, february 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president, Latvian envoy discuss bilateral economic and transportation cooperation

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday February 25, President Emomali Rahmon received Latvian Ambassador to Tajikistan Igors Apokins.

19:59, february 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Exhibition fair devoted to Women’s Day to take place in Dushanbe in early March

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An exhibition-fair devoted to Women’s Day will take place at the Sports Complex, Qasri Tennis (Tennis Palace), in Dushanbe from March 4-7 this year,

19:39, february 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Amonatbank’s branch Bobojonghafurov repays 78 percent of 2009 government credit

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) in the Bobojonghafurov district, Sughd province has repaid 78 percent of the government credit

19:13, february 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

‘If election results are falsified we will not stand aside,’ says IRPT leader

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Local authorities in Tajikistan never expected such a mass election campaign from the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT), and therefore, they started

18:19, february 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CCER does not agree with the findings of OSCE/ODIHR EOM’s interim report

Tajikistan’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) has denied interim report No2 released by the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission (EOM) on February 22 as “unfounded.

17:32, february 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

OSCE/ODIHR EOM head informs Tajik leader of EOM’s two interim reports

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

16:42, february 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

First session of Apprenticeship Board held at UCA SPCE’s Khorog Campus yesterday

KHOROG, February 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The first session of the Apprenticeship Board took place at the Khorog Campus of the School of the Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) at the