Tajkistan

Complainant hopes for results of results of linguistic examination

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- Linguistic examination of an article critical of a Tajik singer Raihona Rahimova made by the Institute of [Tajik] Language and Literature of the Academy of

17:29, october 9, 2007

AgroInvestBonk first in Tajikistan to use Islamic banking principles

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) AgroInvestBonk, one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, is the first in the country to use principles of Islamic

15:45, october 9, 2007

Trial of three female reporters for Tajik tabloid newspaper was adjourned as complainant did not come

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The trial of three female reporters for the Dushanbe tabloid newspaper Ovoza (Rumors) was expected to begin in a court of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi

15:00, october 9, 2007

Customs Union will undoubtedly promote economic development of all counties that will join it: Tajik researcher

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe a summit of the Eurasian Economic Community may be the most constructive and fruitful over the whole history of the Community, known Tajik economist,

14:56, october 9, 2007

Tajik power holding ready for working in winter period

Top managers of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding assure that all holdingâ€™s sub-divisions and facilities are ready fro working in winter period.

13:23, october 9, 2007

CIS has good potentials that have not been realized so far, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The CIS summit that was held in the Tajik capital last weekend has come up to all my expectations, Sayfullo Safarov, the deputy director of the Center for

13:20, october 9, 2007

Plan for CIS development shows that organization has future

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus – The concept of the development of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) signed in Dushanbe must clear all doubts about the organization’s future, Moldovan

12:42, october 9, 2007

CIS chief prosecutors gather in Armenia to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The Armenian capital city of Yerevan has hosted a session of the coordination council of the CIS chief prosecutors.

12:23, october 9, 2007

Police officer charged with drug trafficking granted partial amnesty

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- Officer from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), Captain Sharif Tourayev has got a long term of jail for drug trafficking and polygamy.

11:50, october 9, 2007

Major policy reforms needed to boost economic growth and reduce poverty: WB review

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank launched the first volume of the Programmatic Public Expenditure Review for Tajikistan with a focus on Public Expenditure, Fiscal Space and

11:32, october 9, 2007

Tajik exports increase, while imports decrease

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- Tajik government summed up the country’s economic results in January-September at an October 8 meeting presided over by President Emomali Rahmon,

11:03, october 9, 2007

CIS electric power council to meet in Tajik capital on October 12

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The 32nd session of the CIS Electric Power Council will be held in Dushanbe on October 12.

10:35, october 9, 2007

Annual education fair to open in Tajik capital Wednesday

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The Higher Education Support Program and Scholarship Program run by the Tajik Branch of Open Society Institute/Assistance Foundation (OSI/AF) jointly with Tajik

10:15, october 9, 2007

Trial of three female reporters for Tajik tabloid newspaper expected to start today

The trial of three female reporters for the Dushanbe tabloid newspaper Ovoza, charged with defamation and insult, is expected to begin in a court of Dushanbeâ€™s Firdavsi district today.

17:56, october 8, 2007

Tajikistan needs labor market to meet domestic labor demands, says local expert

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- “Internal labor migration has become serious problem for Tajikistan and we should tackle this problem as soon as possible,” Anvar Boboyev, the deputy

17:16, october 8, 2007

Capital mayor’s office discuss housing and animal control issues

DUSHAHNBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev presided over a meeting of the staff of the mayor’s office on October 8.

16:49, october 8, 2007

Passenger traffic via Khujand airport international terminal decreases

DUSHNBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- Passenger traffic via the Khujand airport international terminal, which is operated by local open joint - stock company (OJSC) Nourafshon, has decreased, Artyom

16:23, october 8, 2007

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers bill on national budget for 2008

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered bills on the country’s national budget for 2008 and indices

15:20, october 8, 2007

INCIDENTS

Seven killed, five injured in two traffic accidents in Tajikistan last weekends

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and two others were injured Sunday as a sedan Mercedes fell into precipice in the Danghara district, Asia-Plus has learned at Tajik

14:10, october 8, 2007

Tajikistan nears 60 percent of national cotton target

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus - Tajik cotton farmers have reached 58 percent of the national cotton target, having yielded some 320,000 tons of raw cotton by October 8, Asia-Plus has learned

12:07, october 8, 2007

One Afghan drug trafficker killed, another one wounded in skirmish at border in Shuroobod

Tajik police warded off an attempt by Afghan drug traffickers to smuggle more than 87 kilograms of opium into Shuroobod Saturday night, killing one drug trafficker and wounding another one.

11:26, october 8, 2007

Emomali Rahmon bestows Ismoili Somoni Order on Vladimir Putin

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has been awarded high Tajik decoration.

11:09, october 8, 2007

CSTO leaders sign more than 20 documents

CSTO leaders have singed more than 20 documents, which stipulate the formation of a coordinate council on illegal migration and extraordinary situations, a legal basis of peacekeeping activities, and

11:00, october 8, 2007

CIS leaders agree to form body controlling migration

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus – The leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have agreed to set up a special body overseeing migration processes on the post-Soviet area,

18:30, october 6, 2007

CSTO leaders to sign two packages of documents

Collective peacekeeping mechanisms are one of the main issues on the agenda of a CSTO summit.

17:19, october 6, 2007

Russia helps strengthen Tajikistan’s defense capacity, says Tajik leader

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus -- Commenting on the upcoming summit of the Collective Security treaty Organization, President Emomali Rahmon said that Tajikistan is located on southern border

17:05, october 6, 2007

EAEC leaders think the same way on all issues

Heads of member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) have reached consensus on all issues tabled to the agenda of a session of the EAEC Interstate Committee that was held in Dushanbe on

16:18, october 6, 2007

CSTO secretary general hopes Dushanbe summit will be efficient and give serious impulse to further expansion of interaction

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus -- “Today’s summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should be efficient and give a serious impulse to further expansion of our

15:39, october 6, 2007

EAEC summit opens in Dushanbe

A summit of the Eurasian Economic Community that opened in the Tajik capital has brought together the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

15:21, october 6, 2007