Tajkistan

Former security officer sentenced to 14 year in prison

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus -- Former security officer has got a long jail term for a number crimes, including drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons.

15:14, february 7, 2008

Tougher electricity rationing to be introduced in Tajik capital

Tajik power holding introduces tougher electricity rationing in Dushanbe.

14:12, february 7, 2008

Corruption one main obstacles on way of investments in Tajikistan’s economy, says Tajik economist

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus -- Tajik economist, Doctor of Sciences in Economics Nouriddin Qayumov regards corruption as one of main obstacles on the way of foreign investments in

13:15, february 7, 2008

Media registration now open for ADB's 41st annual meeting in Madrid

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has opened media registration for its 41st Annual Meeting to be held on May 3-6 2008 at the Institución Ferial de Madrid

13:00, february 7, 2008

Sadriddin Shamsuddinov appointed to head the national news agency

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus -- Sadriddin Shamsudidnov, formerly director of the Shabakai Avval TV Channel (First TV Channel), has been appointed to head the national news agency Khovar,

12:43, february 7, 2008

IFC, Dushanbe weekly launch public campaign to raise CACGP awareness

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus -- IFC (International Finance Corporation) Tajikistan and the Dushanbe weekly Biznes i Politka (Business & Politics) have launched a public

12:23, february 7, 2008

2nd phase of primary professional education reform project to be presented next week

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus -- An official presentation of the Second Phase of the Primary Professional Education Reform Project will be held at the “Mercury” Hotel in Dushanbe on

12:08, february 7, 2008

Tajik, Uzbek energy companies deny reports about alleged suspension of electricity supplies to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan’s state energy company Uzbekenergo has denied reports released by some media

11:55, february 7, 2008

Two Tajiks detained in Moscow for robbing their fellow-countrymen

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus - Two Tajik nationals have been detained in Moscow on suspicion of robbing passengers on the rail route from Dushanbe to Moscow, Muhammad Egamzod, press

11:41, february 7, 2008

INCIDENTS

Cold weather likely to stick in Tajikistan till mid-February

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus -- The cold weather is likely to stick in Tajikistan till mid-February, Mahmad Safarov, deputy director of the Hydrometeorology Agency, told Asia-Plus

11:20, february 7, 2008

New power supply schedule for Dushanbe under consideration, says Tajik energy official

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus -- A new power supply schedule for Dushanbe is currently under consideration in the

19:51, february 6, 2008

Capital mayor’s office accuses Barqi Tojik of undue power cutoffs in some areas of Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding has ignored a letter by Deputy Dushanbe Mayor, Jamshed Mansourov, of February 4, which says that a

19:12, february 6, 2008

Exemption from VAT and customs duty for spare parts allows Tajik-Iranian JV improving its activity

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus -- Exemption of TojIron, Tajik-Iranian tractor manufacturing company, from value added tax (VAT) and customs duty fro spare parts will allow the company

18:20, february 6, 2008

Presidential adviser reports on serious economic damage from sever frost

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus -- Energy crisis was focus of a meeting of Tajikistan’s economic team hosted by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) on February 5.

17:08, february 6, 2008

INCIDENTS

Chief of Rasht directorate for combating organized crime considers himself to be not guilty of the Gharm shootout

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus - Mirzokhouja Ahmadov, the chief of the Rasht directorate for combating organized crime, does not consider himself to be guilty of a shootout that occurred in

16:32, february 6, 2008

Central Asia’s states discuss rational use of water resources in the region

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus -- An international conference has been held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to discuss issues related to raising rationality of use of water resources in the Central

16:18, february 6, 2008

Mass fight involving some 50 people occurs outside Agroinvestbonk’s head office in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus -- A mass fight involving some 50 young men occurred outside a head office of Agroinvestbonk in Dushanbe Tuesday afternoon.

15:57, february 6, 2008

Lecturer at Khujand University arrested for bribery

KHUJAND, February 6, Asia-Plus -- Lecturer at Khujand State University has been arrested on suspicion of having taken bribe from students.

15:43, february 6, 2008

AFEW launches health development project in Sughd

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus -- The AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEWS) lunches the Access Project, which is aimed at supporting development of health sector and psychosocial services

15:07, february 6, 2008

Two drug pushers detained in Tajik capital yesterday

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) have detained two alleged drug pushers in Dushanbe.

14:48, february 6, 2008

Turkmenistan nearly doubles electricity supplies to Tajikistan

According to Tajik power holding, Tajikistan now receives electricity supplies from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan at the rate of 6.6 million and 2.2 million kWh per day respectively.

14:08, february 6, 2008

RCS launches HIV/AIDS-prevention project for injecting drug users

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus -- With support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) has launched a new project,

11:56, february 6, 2008

First edition of MoI mouthpiece brought out today

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus - The first edition of a new weekly Qonun va Jomea (Law and Society) has been brought out in Dushanbe.

11:28, february 6, 2008

President Rahmon reshuffles ministerial officials

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a number of decrees and resolutions reshuffling some ministerial officials.

20:42, february 5, 2008

Khovar editor appointed senior adviser to the president

DUSHANBE, February 5, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree of February 5 Zafar Saidzoda, formerly Director of the national News Agency Khovar, has been appointed Senior Adviser to the Tajik

19:16, february 5, 2008

Another case of baby being born to HIV-infected mother reported in Sughd

KHUJAND, February 5, Asia-Plus -- Another case of baby being born to an HIV-infected mother has been reported in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province, bringing a total number of

19:13, february 5, 2008

MoI releases statement on he Gharm incident

In a statement released on February 5, in particular, names persons involved in an attack on the OMON servicemen.

16:22, february 5, 2008

Afghan national detained in Gorno Badakhshan with 10 kilos of hashish

DUSHANBE, February 5, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the GBAO counternarcotics directorate, have detained Afghan national in the Niwodak area of Khorog with 10 kilograms of hashish, according to

16:10, february 5, 2008

Tajik CCI seeks Arab investors’ cooperation to enhance agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, February 5, Asia-Plus -- Attraction of investments in agrarian sector was focus of a February 2 meeting of Sharif

15:48, february 5, 2008