Tajkistan

17:56, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Central Asian Regional Public Procurement Forum opens in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday April 11, a fur-day Central Asia Regional Public Procurement Forum opened in the Kazakh city of Almaty.

16:35, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Russian energy head visits site for Sangtuda-1 power plant

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - Anatoly Chubais, head of Russia ''s Unified Energy Systems (YeES), who arrived in Dushanbe today afternoon

14:43, april 12, 2006

POWER

Foreigners prohibited from adopting Tajik children

Tajik parliamentarians have endorsed amendment made to Family Code prohibiting foreigners from adopting Tajik children

13:45, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik communications minister attends 5th jubilee conference “2006 Caspian Telecomm” in Istanbul

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - The Fifth Conference “2006 Caspian Telecomm” opened in Istanbul on April 11.

13:37, april 12, 2006

POWER

1,500 servicemen of MoD sent to Hamadoni for participating in rehabilitation works

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - 1,500 servicemen from construction sub-units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) will be sent within two days to the Hamadoni district for

13:00, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Raw opium produced in Afghanistan last year enough for producing some 500 tons of heroin

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - 19 percent of Afghan drugs are traveling through the so-called northern route, which passes through Tajikistan ,

12:07, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan’s Development Bank intends to cooperation with “Oryonbonk” in financing of projects

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - Kazakhstan ’s Development bank intends to cooperate with Tajikistan ’s “Oryonbonk” in financing of projects

11:46, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

All tickets for train Dushanbe-Konibodom sold to MoD

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - The all tickets for the train Dushanbe-Konibodom for the period till April 20 have been sold.

11:04, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan repairs its rolling stock

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - 20 passenger carriages have arrived in Tajikistan after

10:30, april 12, 2006

POWER

President Rahmonov to address joint session of Tajikistan’s parliament on April 20

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov will address a joint session of Tajikistan’s parliament on April 20, Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the Majlisi Oli (Tajik

10:11, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Gorno Badakhshan tops Tajik regions in conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-plus -- To date, Gorno Badakhshan has reached one third (33 percent) of its target on the spring conscription campaign, according to information from the Ministry of

10:00, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Russian energy head arriving in Tajikistan today

Anatoly Chubais, head of Russia's Unified Energy Systems (YeES) intends to sum up the results of work on construction of Sangtuda-1 power plant in Tajikistan.

19:37, april 11, 2006

INCIDENTS

Torrential rain and strong wind cause serious damage to residential buildings in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Heavy rainfalls and strong wind that hit southern Tajikistan on April 10-11 caused serious damage to the village

18:24, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Prices rise in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Prices of basic food products are continuing to rise in Tajikistan .

17:01, april 11, 2006

LAW-ORDER

By court ruling activity of Tajik Journalists’ Union suspended for three months

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - A court in the Dushanbe district of Ismoili Somoni has made decision suspending activity of Tajik Journalists’ Union

15:13, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

The Tajik deminers set clearing landmines in Panj district on border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajik deminers have set to clearing landmines in the southern district of Panj on the border with Afghanistan, according to information from Tajikistan’s Mine Action

14:57, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

72,908 hectares of lands sown with cotton in Tajikistan so far

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - The cotton-sowing campaign in Tajikistan is ongoing.

14:32, april 11, 2006

POWER

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan to sign 10 agreements

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - More than 10 bilateral agreements are supposed to be signed during President Rahmonov’s official visit to Kazakhstan .

13:51, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan raises electricity rates again

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan has raised electricity rates again.

13:23, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Issue of a type of dam of Roghun power plant not settled yet

, April 11, Asia-Plus - On Saturday April 8, President Emomali Rahmonov received visiting head of “Russian Aluminum” (RusAl) board of directors, Oleg Deripaska.

13:01, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Drug trafficker with 3.7 kilos of heroin detained in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajik drug police have warded off one more attempt by drug trafficker to transport drugs to Russia by plane.

12:39, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe Democrats intend to study pressing problems facing Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - An analytical group has been set up at the Dushanbe organization of the Democratic Party (DPT) to study the most topical

12:10, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe organization of DPT considers formation of faction within the party unacceptable move

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Members of board of the Dushanbe organization of the Democratic Party (DPT) have not supported an idea of the formation of a

10:21, april 11, 2006

POWER

President Rahmonov familiarizes himself with socioeconomic situation in Hamadoni district

President Rahmonov today left for the Hamadoni district Khatlon to familiarize himself with a progress of work on mitigating effects of floods that hit the district last summer.

10:08, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Session of CIS railways council in Tallinn to work out standard traffic schedule of passenger and cargo trains

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - A three-day session of the CIS railways council opened in the Estonian capital of Tallinn on April 11.

17:27, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Head of SPT organization for Vose district detained

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - On April 4, police arrested Shams Zarifov, head of the Mirhusein Narziyev-run wing of the Socialist Party of Tajikistan (SPT) for the Vose

17:01, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Transit of Afghan drugs via Tajikistan’s territory will continue: UNODC representative

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - Mr.

16:37, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan’s Development Bank keen on investing in Tajik chemical industry

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - On Monday April 10, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov met in Dushanbe with a visiting delegation of Kazakh businesspeople led by

15:48, april 10, 2006

LAW-ORDER

Afghan citizen detained in Tajik capital for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - Afghan citizen has been arrested in Dushanbe on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking.

15:11, april 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

Central Asian Regional Public Procurement Forum opens in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday April 11, a fur-day Central Asia Regional Public Procurement Forum opened in the Kazakh city of Almaty.

Russian energy head visits site for Sangtuda-1 power plant

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - Anatoly Chubais, head of Russia ''s Unified Energy Systems (YeES), who arrived in Dushanbe today afternoon

Foreigners prohibited from adopting Tajik children

Tajik parliamentarians have endorsed amendment made to Family Code prohibiting foreigners from adopting Tajik children

Tajik communications minister attends 5th jubilee conference “2006 Caspian Telecomm” in Istanbul

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - The Fifth Conference “2006 Caspian Telecomm” opened in Istanbul on April 11.

1,500 servicemen of MoD sent to Hamadoni for participating in rehabilitation works

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - 1,500 servicemen from construction sub-units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) will be sent within two days to the Hamadoni district for

Raw opium produced in Afghanistan last year enough for producing some 500 tons of heroin

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - 19 percent of Afghan drugs are traveling through the so-called northern route, which passes through Tajikistan ,

Kazakhstan’s Development Bank intends to cooperation with “Oryonbonk” in financing of projects

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - Kazakhstan ’s Development bank intends to cooperate with Tajikistan ’s “Oryonbonk” in financing of projects

All tickets for train Dushanbe-Konibodom sold to MoD

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - The all tickets for the train Dushanbe-Konibodom for the period till April 20 have been sold.

Tajikistan repairs its rolling stock

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - 20 passenger carriages have arrived in Tajikistan after

President Rahmonov to address joint session of Tajikistan’s parliament on April 20

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov will address a joint session of Tajikistan’s parliament on April 20, Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the Majlisi Oli (Tajik

Gorno Badakhshan tops Tajik regions in conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-plus -- To date, Gorno Badakhshan has reached one third (33 percent) of its target on the spring conscription campaign, according to information from the Ministry of

Russian energy head arriving in Tajikistan today

Anatoly Chubais, head of Russia's Unified Energy Systems (YeES) intends to sum up the results of work on construction of Sangtuda-1 power plant in Tajikistan.

Torrential rain and strong wind cause serious damage to residential buildings in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Heavy rainfalls and strong wind that hit southern Tajikistan on April 10-11 caused serious damage to the village

Prices rise in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Prices of basic food products are continuing to rise in Tajikistan .

By court ruling activity of Tajik Journalists’ Union suspended for three months

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - A court in the Dushanbe district of Ismoili Somoni has made decision suspending activity of Tajik Journalists’ Union

The Tajik deminers set clearing landmines in Panj district on border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajik deminers have set to clearing landmines in the southern district of Panj on the border with Afghanistan, according to information from Tajikistan’s Mine Action

72,908 hectares of lands sown with cotton in Tajikistan so far

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - The cotton-sowing campaign in Tajikistan is ongoing.

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan to sign 10 agreements

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - More than 10 bilateral agreements are supposed to be signed during President Rahmonov’s official visit to Kazakhstan .

Tajikistan raises electricity rates again

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan has raised electricity rates again.

Issue of a type of dam of Roghun power plant not settled yet

, April 11, Asia-Plus - On Saturday April 8, President Emomali Rahmonov received visiting head of “Russian Aluminum” (RusAl) board of directors, Oleg Deripaska.

Drug trafficker with 3.7 kilos of heroin detained in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajik drug police have warded off one more attempt by drug trafficker to transport drugs to Russia by plane.

Dushanbe Democrats intend to study pressing problems facing Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - An analytical group has been set up at the Dushanbe organization of the Democratic Party (DPT) to study the most topical

Dushanbe organization of DPT considers formation of faction within the party unacceptable move

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Members of board of the Dushanbe organization of the Democratic Party (DPT) have not supported an idea of the formation of a

President Rahmonov familiarizes himself with socioeconomic situation in Hamadoni district

President Rahmonov today left for the Hamadoni district Khatlon to familiarize himself with a progress of work on mitigating effects of floods that hit the district last summer.

Session of CIS railways council in Tallinn to work out standard traffic schedule of passenger and cargo trains

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - A three-day session of the CIS railways council opened in the Estonian capital of Tallinn on April 11.

Head of SPT organization for Vose district detained

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - On April 4, police arrested Shams Zarifov, head of the Mirhusein Narziyev-run wing of the Socialist Party of Tajikistan (SPT) for the Vose

Transit of Afghan drugs via Tajikistan’s territory will continue: UNODC representative

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - Mr.

Kazakhstan’s Development Bank keen on investing in Tajik chemical industry

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - On Monday April 10, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov met in Dushanbe with a visiting delegation of Kazakh businesspeople led by

Afghan citizen detained in Tajik capital for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - Afghan citizen has been arrested in Dushanbe on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking.

Representatives from Kazakh business structures to discuss with Tajik officials investment in economic projects

DUSHANBE , April 10, Asia-Plus - A delegation of Kazakh businessmen led by Kambar Shalgimbayev, head of Kazakhstan ’s Development Bank, arrived in