Tajkistan

12:26, december 13, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik authorities violate rights of Mahmadruzi Iskandarov: DPT deputy head

DUSHANBE, December 13, Asia-Plus -- The first deputy chairman of the Democratic Party led by the imprisoned Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, Jumaboy Niyozov, has accused Tajik authorities of violating rights

12:04, december 13, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Iskandarov-run DPT seeks compromise with split faction

DUSHANBE, December 13, Asia-Plus -- A board of the Democratic Party (DPT) led by the imprisoned Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, seeks comprise with a faction of the DPT split from the party in April this

19:51, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Seminar on using renewable energy resources held in Qurghon Teppa

QURGHON TEPPA, December 12, Asia-Plus - A seminar formally titled “Use of Renewable Energy Resources in Tajikistan” was held in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province, today.

19:18, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

More than 7 kilos of raw opium intercepted in Shuroobod Monday

KULOB, December 12, Asia-Plus - An operation by the Shuroobod police directorate has led to the seizure of more than 7 kilograms of raw opium in the are bordering on Afghanistan.

18:51, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Cypriot JV Central Asian Bank to be liquidated this year

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - Tajik-Cypriot JV, the Central Asian Bank (CAB), will have been liquidated by the end of this year, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

18:21, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

CIS highways services project plan of approach to borders of contiguous states

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - More than 10 issues were discussed at the 27 th session of the council of the CIS highways administrations that was held in Brest, Belarus, last week.

17:44, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Seminar on management of highways held in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - A one-day training seminar for employees of Tajikistan’s highways services on management and maintenance of automotive roads was held in Dushanbe on December 12,

16:45, december 12, 2006

POWER

Egypt’s Ambassador presents credentials to President Rahmonov

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus -- Dr.

16:13, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Experts from Central Asia+Japan Dialogue to meet in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - Kideki Uyama, head of the Section for Central Asia and Caucasus, Europe Department, Japan’s MFA, is arriving in Dushanbe today evening, according to Japan’s

14:59, december 12, 2006

POWER

Mayor urges to complete decorating work before December 25

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev demands that a work on decorating the city to mark New Year should be completed before December 25, Shavkat Saidov, a

14:28, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Police operation leads to seizure of more than 40 kilos of raw opium in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - An operation by police has led to the seizure of a large amount of raw opium in Dushanbe.

14:00, december 12, 2006

POWER

PM familiarizes visits site for Sangtuda-1 station

Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov today left for the site for Sangtuda-1 to familiarize himself with a progress of preparations for damming the Vakhsh River.

13:41, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

JBIC mission arriving in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - A mission of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) led by Shokhei (phonetically spelled) Hara, director of Division II, Development Assistance Strategy

13:18, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Egypt’s Ambassador presents credentials to President Rahmonov

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus -- Dr.

12:46, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

French defense minister to arrive in Tajikistan December 16

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus -- France’s Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie will arrive in Tajikistan on December 16, according to the Tajik MFA.

12:23, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

ECO secretary general arriving in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus -- Ambassador Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is arriving in Tajikistan on December 12 for a four-day visit, according

12:02, december 12, 2006

LAW-ORDER

37 Tajiks wanted by DCA for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE December 12, Asia-Plus -- 37 citizens of Tajikistan aged 21 to 55 are wanted by Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking, press

11:30, december 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Cooperation between CIS special services in combating drug trafficking discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus -- Two-day consultations to discuss cooperation between the law enforcement and special services of the CIS states in combating drug trafficking will open at the

20:17, december 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Central Asian experts discuss guidelines for avian influenza surveillance

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - More than 150 specialists from the Ministries of Health and Agriculture from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attended the

20:00, december 11, 2006

LAW-ORDER

Corruption-prevention agency assumes some functions of financial oversight office and tax police

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - The newly established Agency for the Fight Against Corruption and Economic Crimes will assume some functions of the Financial Oversight Committee, Department for

19:39, december 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president, RAO YeES head to attend ceremony of damming Vakhsh River Friday

The construction of a dam of Sangtuda-1 power plant will officially commence on December 15.

19:11, december 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

SPECA experts gather in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - Issues related to simplification and development of trade between member nations of the UN Special Program for Economics of Central Asia (SPECA) are major topics

18:44, december 11, 2006

POWER

Mayor to bring younger people into the city administration

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - The Dushanbe mayor considers that employees with the Dushanbe mayor’s office that reached pension age should be retired.

18:06, december 11, 2006

POWER

Dushanbe mayor replaces heads of some municipal services

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe Mayor, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, issued a resolution on December 11 removing Nina Kravchenko as the head of the Dushanbe health department and replacing

17:00, december 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan plans to quadruple the number of poultry by 2015

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan plans to have quadrupled the number of poultry by 2015, Muzaffar Mirzoyev, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection,

16:00, december 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik journalists visit Afghanistan

KABUL, December 11, Asia-Plus - A group of Tajik journalists is currently in Afghanistan on a fact-finding visit.

15:06, december 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Construction of drainage tunnels of Sangtuda-1 station planned to be finished on Friday

Tomorrow, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov is visiting site for Santuda-1 power plant to familiarize himself with a progress of the construction works.

12:51, december 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Conference to discuss press freedom and media policy in Tajikistan held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 9, Asia-Plus -- Promoting press freedom and the shaping of a modern media policy in Tajikistan were major topics at an OSCE-supported conference that was held at Russian-Tajik

12:30, december 9, 2006

POWER

Europe’s presence in Central Asia should be more efficient, says EU special envoy

DUSHANBE, December 9, Asia-Plus -- On Friday December 8, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov received the European Union’s (UN) Special Representative for Central Asia Pierre Morel.

11:28, december 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

Tajik authorities violate rights of Mahmadruzi Iskandarov: DPT deputy head

DUSHANBE, December 13, Asia-Plus -- The first deputy chairman of the Democratic Party led by the imprisoned Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, Jumaboy Niyozov, has accused Tajik authorities of violating rights

Iskandarov-run DPT seeks compromise with split faction

DUSHANBE, December 13, Asia-Plus -- A board of the Democratic Party (DPT) led by the imprisoned Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, seeks comprise with a faction of the DPT split from the party in April this

Seminar on using renewable energy resources held in Qurghon Teppa

QURGHON TEPPA, December 12, Asia-Plus - A seminar formally titled “Use of Renewable Energy Resources in Tajikistan” was held in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province, today.

More than 7 kilos of raw opium intercepted in Shuroobod Monday

KULOB, December 12, Asia-Plus - An operation by the Shuroobod police directorate has led to the seizure of more than 7 kilograms of raw opium in the are bordering on Afghanistan.

Tajik-Cypriot JV Central Asian Bank to be liquidated this year

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - Tajik-Cypriot JV, the Central Asian Bank (CAB), will have been liquidated by the end of this year, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

CIS highways services project plan of approach to borders of contiguous states

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - More than 10 issues were discussed at the 27 th session of the council of the CIS highways administrations that was held in Brest, Belarus, last week.

Seminar on management of highways held in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - A one-day training seminar for employees of Tajikistan’s highways services on management and maintenance of automotive roads was held in Dushanbe on December 12,

Egypt’s Ambassador presents credentials to President Rahmonov

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus -- Dr.

Experts from Central Asia+Japan Dialogue to meet in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - Kideki Uyama, head of the Section for Central Asia and Caucasus, Europe Department, Japan’s MFA, is arriving in Dushanbe today evening, according to Japan’s

Mayor urges to complete decorating work before December 25

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev demands that a work on decorating the city to mark New Year should be completed before December 25, Shavkat Saidov, a

Police operation leads to seizure of more than 40 kilos of raw opium in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - An operation by police has led to the seizure of a large amount of raw opium in Dushanbe.

PM familiarizes visits site for Sangtuda-1 station

Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov today left for the site for Sangtuda-1 to familiarize himself with a progress of preparations for damming the Vakhsh River.

JBIC mission arriving in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus - A mission of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) led by Shokhei (phonetically spelled) Hara, director of Division II, Development Assistance Strategy

Egypt’s Ambassador presents credentials to President Rahmonov

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus -- Dr.

French defense minister to arrive in Tajikistan December 16

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus -- France’s Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie will arrive in Tajikistan on December 16, according to the Tajik MFA.

ECO secretary general arriving in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus -- Ambassador Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is arriving in Tajikistan on December 12 for a four-day visit, according

37 Tajiks wanted by DCA for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE December 12, Asia-Plus -- 37 citizens of Tajikistan aged 21 to 55 are wanted by Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking, press

Cooperation between CIS special services in combating drug trafficking discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus -- Two-day consultations to discuss cooperation between the law enforcement and special services of the CIS states in combating drug trafficking will open at the

Central Asian experts discuss guidelines for avian influenza surveillance

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - More than 150 specialists from the Ministries of Health and Agriculture from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attended the

Corruption-prevention agency assumes some functions of financial oversight office and tax police

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - The newly established Agency for the Fight Against Corruption and Economic Crimes will assume some functions of the Financial Oversight Committee, Department for

Tajik president, RAO YeES head to attend ceremony of damming Vakhsh River Friday

The construction of a dam of Sangtuda-1 power plant will officially commence on December 15.

SPECA experts gather in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - Issues related to simplification and development of trade between member nations of the UN Special Program for Economics of Central Asia (SPECA) are major topics

Mayor to bring younger people into the city administration

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - The Dushanbe mayor considers that employees with the Dushanbe mayor’s office that reached pension age should be retired.

Dushanbe mayor replaces heads of some municipal services

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe Mayor, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, issued a resolution on December 11 removing Nina Kravchenko as the head of the Dushanbe health department and replacing

Tajikistan plans to quadruple the number of poultry by 2015

DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan plans to have quadrupled the number of poultry by 2015, Muzaffar Mirzoyev, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection,

Tajik journalists visit Afghanistan

KABUL, December 11, Asia-Plus - A group of Tajik journalists is currently in Afghanistan on a fact-finding visit.

Construction of drainage tunnels of Sangtuda-1 station planned to be finished on Friday

Tomorrow, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov is visiting site for Santuda-1 power plant to familiarize himself with a progress of the construction works.

Conference to discuss press freedom and media policy in Tajikistan held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 9, Asia-Plus -- Promoting press freedom and the shaping of a modern media policy in Tajikistan were major topics at an OSCE-supported conference that was held at Russian-Tajik

Europe’s presence in Central Asia should be more efficient, says EU special envoy

DUSHANBE, December 9, Asia-Plus -- On Friday December 8, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov received the European Union’s (UN) Special Representative for Central Asia Pierre Morel.

Tajik central bank changes refinancing rate

The National Bank of Tajikistan has increased the refinancing rate from 9% to 10%.