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15:25, may 18, 2007

‘Drug dealers tried to use DHL office in Dushanbe in their own interest,’ says Tajik police official

Tajik drug police have stopped an attempt of smuggling a large amount of narcotics to Russia due to help of employees of the DHL local office in Dushanbe.

12:51, may 18, 2007

Australian ambassador calls for expansion of exchange of students between Australia and Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 18, Asia-Plus - Australian Ambassador to Tajikistan Robert James Tyson today presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon.

11:35, may 18, 2007

Switzerland delivers 5,140 books to Tajik State Medical University

DUSHANBE, May 18, Asia-Plus -- Switzerland delivered 5140 books to the Tajik State Medical University named after Abu Ali ibn Sino (TSMU) for the amount of $145''000.

11:05, may 18, 2007

Dushanbe traffic police launch operation

DUSHANBE, May 18, Asia-Plus -- To prevent traffic accidents, traffic police in Dushanbe has launched 10-day operation dubbed “Bus.” The action was launched on May 15 and will last till May 25.

17:00, may 17, 2007

Finland’s Helkama Forste interested in cooperating with Tajik fridge-producing plant

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus -- Finnish company Helkama Forste is interested in establishing cooperation with Tajik fridge-producing plant, Olga Haryu (phonetically spelled), the company’s director

16:23, may 17, 2007

Tajik border guard killed in landmine explosion at Afghan border in Panj district

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus - Another person has been killed in landmine explosion in Tajikistan.

15:40, may 17, 2007

Kyrgyzstan fully seconds Tajikistan’s water-energy initiative, says Kyrgyz foreign minister

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan share the same stances on energy issue.

14:58, may 17, 2007

Trans-Asian cooperation agreement signed in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus - A trans-Asian agreement on cooperation between associations of markets and commercial enterprises of China’s Xinjinag-Uighur Autonomous Region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

14:26, may 17, 2007

Several districts in Tajikistan threatened with flooding

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus - Following recent heavy rainfalls, several districts in Tajikistan are threatened with floods, according to the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense

13:11, may 17, 2007

Russian national detained for attempt to illegally remove antiquarians from Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus - Tajik customs officers have stopped an attempt by Russian national to illegally remove antiquarians from Tajikistan.

11:06, may 17, 2007

President sings property legalization law

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed the RT Law “On Amnesty for Physical and Juridical Entities Following Their Legalization of Property.

18:31, may 16, 2007

Unidirectional labor migration to Russia negatively impacts Tajikistan, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, May 16, Asia-Plus -- Unidirectional labor migration, when nearly 100 percent of labor migrants leave for Russia, negatively impacts Tajikistan, Saodat Olimova, the head of the public

17:50, may 16, 2007

UNODC donates mobile drug-testing lab to Tajik counternarcotics agency

DUSHANBE, May 16, Asia-Plus - An official ceremony of handover of mobile drug-testing lab to Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) was held in Dushanbe on May 16.

16:41, may 16, 2007

OJSC Tajikkhimprom to be auctioned soon

DUSHANBE, May 16, Asia-Plus - Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Tajikkhimprom (Yovon chemical plant) will be put for auction within the next few days, Asia-Plus has learned from Tohir Askarov, the

14:00, may 16, 2007

Tajikistan not known to harbor terrorist groups: US Country Reports on Terrorism 2006

DUSHANBE, May 16, Asia-Plus - U.S.

13:36, may 16, 2007

Tajik DCA chief meets with EC Delegation to Afghanistan head to discuss drug control issues

Tajik Drug Control Agency Director, Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarov, and visiting Head of the European Commission to Afghanistan, Ambassador Hansjorg Kretchmer, have discussed drug control

12:31, may 16, 2007

PM presides over meeting to discuss GBAO development issues

DUSHANBE, May 16, Asia-Plus - Issues related to socioeconomic development of Gorno Badakhshan were discussed at a May 15 meeting presided over by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, presidential press

12:06, may 16, 2007

President Rahmon meets with heads of Rasht Valley’s districts to discuss development issues

DUSHANBE, May 16, Asia-Plus - On Tuesday May 15, President Emomali Rahmon met with heads of Rasht Valley’s districts (eastern Tajikistan) to discuss issues related to socioeconomic development of

11:27, may 16, 2007

Kyrgyz ministerial delegation arriving in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, May 16, Asia-Plus - A Kyrgyz ministerial delegation is arriving Dushanbe today afternoon for a two-day working visit.

10:30, may 16, 2007

MoI tops Tajik law enforcement agencies in drug seizures

DUSHANBE, May 16, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two weeks of May, officers from the ministry of interior (MoI) have solved 19 drug-related crimes and seized some 130 kilograms of drugs, Asia-Plus has

19:01, may 15, 2007

Tajik national air carrier suspends flights to Munich. It claims Munich flights unprofitable

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s national air carrier, TajikAir, has temporarily suspended flights to Munich.

18:38, may 15, 2007

UC RUSAL and HYDROOGK begin construction of Boguchanskiy Aluminum Smelter

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest producer of aluminum and its alloys, and HydroOGK, Russia’s leader in the area of renewable energy, have begun construction of the

17:47, may 15, 2007

FSB reports arrest of Tajik national in Dagestan

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers on May 13 conducted a special operation in Khasavyurt (Dagestan republic) in which they detained active

17:23, may 15, 2007

Dushanbe mayor urges to finish residential complex in Dushanbe’s microrayon 82 in two years

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus - Issues related to speeding up construction of residential complex in Dushanbe’s microrayon 82 were discussed at a meeting of Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev

16:21, may 15, 2007

Kulob produces a total of 14.2408 million somonis worth of industrial goods in January-April

KULOB, May 15, Asia-Plus -- Over the first four months of the year, the city and the district of Kulob have produced a total of 14.2408 million somonis worth of industrial goods, which is 4.

15:41, may 15, 2007

Beeline expands its operations into Khatlon

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus -- Cellular operator Beeline has expanded its operation into Norak as well as the districts of Qumsangir, Qubodiyon and Yovon in the Khatlon province,

15:05, may 15, 2007

The Netherlands Ambassador presents credentials to President Rahmon

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus - The Ambassador of the Netherlands to Tajikistan Klaas van der Temple today presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon.

14:41, may 15, 2007

Ways to reduce disaster risks discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus - A two-day conference on preventing and reducing disaster risks in Tajikistan is concluding in Dushanbe today.

14:13, may 15, 2007

Suit of Mahmadruzi Iskandarov-led DPT rejected

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus - A district court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district has rejected suit filed by Mahmadruzi Iskandarov-run wing of the Democratic Party (DPT) requesting to nullify a

13:02, may 15, 2007

Work on construction of Sangtuda-1 plant behind schedule

Delay in construction of the Sangtuda-1 power plant may cause postponement of introduction of its first generator into operation till later time.