Tajkistan

15:00, march 19, 2007

POWER

Ninth session of Dushanbe legislature to be held on March 29

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - The next, ninth, session of the Dushanbe city legislature (Majlis) is scheduled for March 29.

14:35, march 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

More than 40 kg of heroin intercepted at Afghan border in Khatlon late Thursday

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - More than 55 kilograms of drugs were intercepted at the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon on the night of March 15-16.

13:44, march 19, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan to raise public sector wages

More than 100 million somonis are provided from the countryâ€™s budget for increasing public sector wages and pensions.

13:19, march 19, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan to open its embassies in Riyadh, Tokyo

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - On Saturday March 17, President Emomali Rahmonov singed decrees on opening Tajik embassies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Tokyo, Japan, presidential press service

11:41, march 19, 2007

TAJKISTAN

One-third of Tajikistan’s population has TB bacterium in their bodies, says Tajik doctor

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - One-third of Tajikistan’s population now has the TB bacterium in their bodies, but not everyone who is infected develops the disease and asymptomatic latent TB

12:49, march 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Azeri head of state invites Tajik speaker to visit Azerbaijan

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Expansion of inter-parliamentary cooperation between Tajikistan and Azerbaijan was one of major topics of a March 16 meeting of Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of

11:30, march 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Some 500 people annually die of TB in Tajikistan, says chief doctor at TB-prevention center

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Despite recent progress, tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant health and economic problem in Tajikistan with an incidence of 127 cases per 100,000 population,

20:36, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan seeks Azerbaijan’s investing gas and oil sector

Tajik Ministry of Energy and Industries plans to offer Azeri investor four gas and oil projects.

20:00, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan sign education cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of education.

19:17, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Establishment of FTZ within EAEC area discussed in Kazakh capital

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus - A draft concept of the establishment of a free trade zone (FTZ) has been discussed at a meeting of the Integration Committee of the Eurasian Economic Community

18:11, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Drug control officers detain drug pusher

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus - On Thursday March 15, officers from the Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) detained a 27-year-old resident of Kulob Dushanbe when he was trying to push 1.

16:30, march 16, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan, Azerbaijan to exchange embassies

Two further political and economic relations Tajikistan and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement on exchange of embassies.

14:42, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Power shortages cause serious damage to the food industry enterprises

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus - Daily losses of the Sanoati Gushtu Shir (meat and milk industry) state unitary enterprise caused by power shortages amount to 35,000 somonis, the enterprise top

13:55, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Some 15 kilograms of drugs intercepted by Tajik police Thursday

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus -- Tajik police intercepted some 15 kilograms of drugs in the republic Thursday, March 15, according to the ministry of interior (MoI).

13:35, march 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Bundestag delegation concludes its visit to Tajikistan by meeting in German House in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Germany’s Bundestag concludes its visit to Tajikistan by a meeting that will be held in the German House in Dushanbe today afternoon.

11:30, march 16, 2007

POWER

German MPs donates computers to their Tajik colleagues

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus -- Visiting Members of the German Bundestag yesterday handed over computers and other office equipment to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of

20:21, march 15, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Azerbaijan signs 11 cooperation documents

Azerbaijanâ€™s President Ilham Aliyev visit to Tajikistan has yielded a series of bilateral cooperation documents.

20:00, march 15, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Nine newspapers not brought out today because of power shortages

DUSAHNBE, March 15, Asia-Plus - The next editions of a number of Dushanbe newspapers have not been brought out following strict power limitations introduced in some areas of Dushanbe.

18:53, march 15, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Afghan drug trafficker wounded in skirmish at the border in Panj

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus - Tajik border troops have warded off an attempt by a group of armed Afghan drug traffickers to cross the Tajik border in the Khatlon province.

17:31, march 15, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Rahmonov receives head of Bundestag delegation

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus - State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Germany were discussed today in Dushanbe at a meeting of President Emomali

15:23, march 15, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Azerbaijan’s president arrives in Tajikistan

Azerbaijanâ€™s President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Dushanbe today morning for an official two-day visit. Today, he is scheduled to meet with his President Rahmonov.

14:53, march 15, 2007

TAJKISTAN

JV Aprelevka to resume development of deposit Ikkijelon

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus - Tajik-Canadian gold mining joint venture Aprelevka intends to have resumed mining and processing of ores at the Ikkijelon deposit in northern Tajikistan this year,

14:19, march 15, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Russia ought to expand information interaction

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan and Russia ought to expand information interaction, Tajik journalists and senior representatives from Russia’s news agency RIA Novosti remarked at a

13:53, march 15, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Water level in reservoir powering Norak station continuing to decline

Under the instruction for use of the Norak dam, it is prohibited to use the reservoir for powering the Norak station if the water level in the reservoir drops below the critical mark.

12:34, march 15, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Russian military base in Tajikistan constructs residential buildings for its servicemen

DUSHANBE, March 15, Asia-Plus - Russian military base in Tajikistan has constructed three multi-story residential buildings for its servicemen in Dushanbe and the Khatlon province.

20:43, march 14, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Afghanistan offers Tajikistan to increase number of flights

DUSHANBE, March 14, Asia-Plus -- Afghanistan has offered Tajikistan to increase the number of flights linking their capital cities.

18:49, march 14, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan introduces restrictions on imports of poultry

DUSHANBE, March 14, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan has introduced restrictions on imports of chickens and others birds and poultry from the countries, where an outbreak of bird flu was registered, Tajik

17:56, march 14, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Japan’s embassy donates two minivans equipped with motopumps to capital firefighters

DUSHANBE, March 14, Asia-Plus - Japan’s Embassy in Dushanbe today handed over two minivans Gazel equipped with motopumps to the Dushanbe firefighting service.

16:06, march 14, 2007

POWER

MPs adopt law on national symbols of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 14, Asia-Plus - Tajik parliament has endorsed a new bill on national symbols of the country.

15:14, march 14, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik weekly editor elected to head international association of Persian-language journalists

DUSHANBE, March 14, Asia-Plus - A three-day international meeting of Persian-language media in Dushanbe ended on March 13 with the establishment of a new media association -- International