Tajkistan

16:54, october 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Some 7,000 cars delivered by physical entities to Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus -- Physical entities have delivered some 7,000 cars to Tajikistan since the beginning of the year, Nematboy Rahmatov, First Deputy Chief of the Customs

13:57, october 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik national caught in Russia with around 7 kilos of heroin

DUSAHNBE, October 18, Asia-Plus – Police in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Volga republic of Tatarstan, have confiscated more than 6.

13:47, october 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Large arms cache discovered in Hissor

A large arms cache has been discovered in the Hissor district.

13:32, october 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Railways seeks investors to purchase new train cars

DSUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Railways seeks investors for the purchase of new train cars.

12:47, october 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Eastern Europe and some CIS states overtakes East Asia on ease of doing business

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus -- This year Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union surpassed East Asia on the ease of doing business, according to Doing Business 2008 — the fifth in

11:25, october 18, 2007

POWER

Youth Committee head appointed Ambassador to Japan

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree Davlatali Saidov, formerly Chairman of the Committee for Youth Affairs, Sports and Tourism, was appointed Tajikistan’s Ambassador to

10:40, october 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

BBC veterans train Tajik journalists in multimedia journalism

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus -- An enlarged training seminar on multimedia journalism is going on in Dushanbe.

10:19, october 18, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Democrats hopes for clean hands of ruling PDPT in upcoming parliamentary by-election in Kulob

KULOB, October 18, Asia-Plus -- An organization of the Masoud Sobirov-run Democratic Party (DPT) by for the city of Kulob has decided to field its candidate in parliamentary by-election that

19:12, october 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Issues of reducing impact of HIV/AIDS discussed in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, October 17, Asia-Plus -- The third regional meeting of managers and coordinators of the “Social Accompaniment” project, sponsored by AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW), is going on in

18:28, october 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik CCI seeks German EPOS’ cooperation in Germany’s EPOS in creating traveling labs

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 16, Odil Sangov, the first deputy head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) met with Ms.

18:10, october 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Youth committee take efforts to encourage young men to serve in the army

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- The youth committee under the Tajik government has taken efforts to encourage young men to serve the army.

17:55, october 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Official presentation of EBRD BAS Program held in Tajikistan capital Wednesday

DUSAHNBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- An official press conference on the occasion of presentation of the European bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Business Advisory Services BAS Program

17:30, october 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

ADB and DFID to help implementation of Tajikistan's private sector development strategy

DUSHANBE , October 17, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) grant package totaling US$ 2 million will help boost the Tajikistan

17:12, october 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Youth committee breaks sending of labor migrants to Russia and Belarus?

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- Under agreements with economic entities from the Russian Federation and Belarus the Committee for Youth Affairs, Sports and Tourism was supposed to send some

16:36, october 17, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Director of Rudaki poultry factory faces charge of illegal allotment of 43 ha of lands for housing

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutor-General Bobojon Bobokhonov told a news conference in Dushanbe on October 17 that the Prosecutor-General’s Office has instituted criminal proceedings

16:11, october 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Saudi Development Fund provides technical assistance to Dushanbe hospital

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- Under an agreement between the Government of Tajikistan and the Saudi Development Fund, a technical assistance in an amount of $4.

13:56, october 17, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Orima top manager held in pretrial detention facility of GKNB: Tajik chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- Marouf Oripov, director general of the company M&P, which operates a chain of supermarkets Orima in Tajikistan, is currently being held at the pretrial

13:41, october 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan ranked 115th among 169 countries in index measuring press freedom level

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has been ranked 115th in an index measuring the level of press freedom in 169

13:14, october 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Union of Tajiks of Russia to convene its constituent congress in Moscow in early November

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- Interregional Union of Tajiks of Russia is expected to convene its constituent congress in Moscow on November 5, 2007, Asia-Plus has learned from Muhammad

12:10, october 17, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Central Asia needs economic model of water consumption, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- Yarash Poulodov, Director General of the Research Institute for Water Engineering and Land Reclamation of the Ministry of Water Resources and Land

11:16, october 17, 2007

POWER

President harshly criticizes improper activities of Khatlon authorities

Speaking at a meeting of Khatlon authorities in Qurghon Teppa, President Rahmon demanded that practice of writing off debts and extending term of repaying debts should be stopped.

18:15, october 16, 2007

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers bill on registration of real estate properties

DUSHANBE, October 16, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill on state registration of real estate properties at an

17:41, october 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Inspections by Tojikstandart record some 2,360 instances of violation of standardization requirements

DUSHANBE, October 16, Asia-Plus -- 4,300 inspections carried out by Tojikstandart (Tajikistan’s Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection) over the first nine

17:21, october 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik savings bank increases its total capital by 31.7 percent

DUSHANBE, October 16, Asia-Plus -- A total capital of AmonatBonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) rose 31.

16:06, october 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tigrovaya Balka reserve in danger

DUSHANBE, October 16, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives from of the Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences told a news conference in Dushanbe on October 16 that a unique natural reserve

15:43, october 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Russian electricity monopoly head proposes to construct hydropower plant on the Lake Sarez

DUSHANBE, October 16, Asia-Plus -- The board of Tajikistan’s National Academy of Sciences gave a news conference today to report on the results of work carried out by the Academy in

15:24, october 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Russian president in Iran for landmark visit

DUSHANBE, October 16, Asia-Plus – Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Iran for a historic visit, the first visit by a Kremlin leader since Stalin joined a summit there in World War II.

11:33, october 16, 2007

POWER

President Rahmon visits Khatlon

During his stay in Qurghon Teppa, President Emomali Rahmon will preside over meeting of local authorities to sum up Khatlonâ€™s economic results in January-September this year.

10:40, october 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

European court orders Russia to pay $56,000 to Tajik ex-minister

DUSHANBE, October 16, Asia-Plus – The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ordered Russia on Friday to pay 40,000 euros ($56,000) in compensation to a former Tajik trade minister for his

10:20, october 16, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CIS electric power council considers common electricity market concept

DUSHANBE, October 16, Asia-Plus -- The CIS Electric Power Council has considered establishing in three states a common electricity market at its 32nd session in Dushanbe.