Tajkistan

19:05, august 18, 2006

INCIDENTS

Strong tremor jolts Tajik capital today afternoon

Quite strong earthquake shook Tajik capital today afternoon. No damage or injured reported.

19:00, august 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

First edition of “Muhojir” magazine brought out in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- An official presentation of the first edition of quarterly magazine entitled “Muhojir” (Migrant) was held in the Mission of the International Organization for

17:31, august 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s Vostokredmet to produce jubilee souvenirs from precious metals by Tajikistan’s Independence Day

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- The Vostokredmet (Eastern Rare Metals) state enterprise based in northern Tajikistan has received order from the country’s government for producing jubilee

14:06, august 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Restoration of Uzbekistan’s membership of CSTO to strengthen role of this organization in Central Asia, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- Restoration of Uzbekistan’s membership of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will strengthen a role of this regional security organization in the

13:10, august 18, 2006

INCIDENTS

Five killed, two inured in car collision in Khatlon yesterday

Five persons were killed and at least two others were injured Thursday as two cars collided near Qurghon Teppa.

12:43, august 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Shortage of fuel may impede cotton harvest in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- A cotton-picking campaign has already been launched in a number of districts of southern Tajikistan, and they have yielded some 2,000 tons of cotton over the

12:00, august 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Journalists invited to attend contest on HIV/AIDS problem

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- Central Asian project to fight AIDS funded by the World Bank and the British Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) has announced a

11:45, august 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik medical works mark their professional holiday today

According to information from the Ministry of Health, at present Tajikistan has 3,5000 doctorâ€™s vacancies and practically the same number of nurses.

11:00, august 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

PDPT sets up election staff in Rudaki district

DUSAHNBE, August 18, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) has set up an election staff in the Rudaki district within the framework of preparations for presidential

10:49, august 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik capital makes preparations for Tajik-Russian inter-parliamentary forum set for late August

DUSAHNBE, August 18, Asia-Plus - Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, presided over a meeting of the organizing committee for holding

10:21, august 18, 2006

INCIDENTS

Blaze at oil reservation in the Titov Street in Tajik capital extinguished

Firefighters have managed to extinguish fire that broke out at the oil reservation in the Titov Street in Dushanbe yesterday afternoon and prevent powerful blast.

19:22, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Russian, Tajik presidents discuss bilateral cooperation

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - On Thursday August 17, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov met in the Russian resort city of Sochi with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, to discuss

19:01, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik minister of interiors awarded Russian decoration for providing support in neutralization of drug syndicate in Russia

DUSHANBE, August 17 - On Thursday August 17, visiting Russia’s Minister of Interiors Rashid Nurgaliyev bestowed on his Tajik counterpart, Khumdin Sharipov, Russia’s reward “For Providing Assistance.

18:41, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Joint operations by Tajik, Russian interior ministries lead to prevention of activity of over 40 transnational criminal groups

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - Russia and Tajikistan have made considerable success in preventing drug trafficking both in the territory of Russia and in the territory of Tajikistan, Russian

18:08, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Volume of production in Tajikistan’s fuel-energy complex reduces by 2.1 percent

DUSAHNBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - In January-July 2006, the volume of production in Tajikistan’s fuel-energy complex has amounted to 175.1 million Somonis (equivalent to US$52 million), which is 2.

17:35, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Authors of textbooks for Tajikistan’s secondary schools to take training in the United States

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and American Councils for International Education (ACCELS) have announced the launch of the fifth

16:49, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik nationals who left the country during civil war lose refugee status, says source in Tajik labor ministry

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - Henceforth, Tajik nationals, who left Tajikistan during the civil war, have lost the refugee status, according to information from the Ministry of Labor and Social

14:28, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Declaration of amnesty just political move of Emomali Rahmonov ahead of presidential election, says DPT deputy head

DUSAHNBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - Intention of President Emomali Rahmonov to declare amnesty is just his political move ahead of the presidential election, Rahmatullo Valiyev, the deputy head of

13:23, august 17, 2006

POWER

Declared amnesty applies, first of all, to women, minors, and elderly people, says president’s representative to parliament

Amnesty will be granted within six months after signing of the amnesty law by the president.

12:53, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

EAEC leaders approve Uzbekistan’s membership of CSTO

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - The leaders of five member nations of Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) have approved Uzbekistan’s membership of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

12:18, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

EAEC leaders visit Tajik agricultural exhibition in Sochi

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - Leaders of member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) who have gathered in the Russian resort city of Sochi for informal summit, yesterday visited

11:53, august 17, 2006

POWER

Joint session of both chambers of Tajik parliament to be held on August 31

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - The Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) and the Majlisi Namoyandagon

11:33, august 17, 2006

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon’s extraordinary session discusses amnesty bill today

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - An extraordinary session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) is considering an amnesty bill today.

11:13, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Seventh joint board meeting of interior ministries of Tajikistan and Russia focuses on migration problems

Opened today board meeting of the interior ministries of Tajikistan and Russia will mainly focus on problems of labor migration.

10:48, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

‘Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan have to speed up a process of unification of legislative documents before 2007,’ says President Rahmonov

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan comes out for necessity of the Eurasian Economic Community’s (EAEC) entering qualitatively new level of interaction in resolving integration issues,

10:20, august 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Fixed-line payments by time for Tajikistan’s population lowered by 40 percent

Tajik antimonopoly commission has passed ruling making changes to a pricelist of fixed-line payments by time introduced in February this year.

19:28, august 16, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Heads of state from EUAEC member nations focus on common energy market and customs union

DUSHANBE, August 16, Asia-Plus -- Leaders of member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) launched a two-day informal summit in southern Russian Wednesday, focusing on a common energy

18:45, august 16, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Russian minister of interiors hails present level of cooperation between the interior ministries of the two countries

DUSAHNBE, August 16, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to combating organized crimes, drug trafficking and illegal migration are aims of the seventh board meeting of the interior ministries of Tajikistan

18:21, august 16, 2006

INCIDENTS

Another two Tajiks become victims of skinheads attack in Moscow

DUSHANBE, August 16, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday August 15, a group of skinheads numbering some 20 people attacked two Tajiks in the Veyernaya Street in Moscow and inflicted multiple stab wounds,

17:54, august 16, 2006

TAJKISTAN

External trade turnover of Tajikistan amounted to over US$1.7 billion in January-July 06

DUSHANBE, August 16, Asia-Plus - Over the first seven months of this year, an external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electric energy and natural gas, has amounted to US$.1.