Tajkistan

17:00, january 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik company Tekstil seeks launch of joint venture with Chinese capital

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus - Open joint stock company (OJSC) Tekstil (Textiles) intends to submit for consideration to Chinese entrepreneurs a project for launching joint venture.

16:27, january 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik radio to be shifted to digital format: TV and radio committee head

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus - The TV and Radio-broadcasting Committee head Asadullo Rahmonov told a news conference in Dushanbe today that Tajik state radio will have been shifted to the

15:58, january 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

TV and radio committee to take over Teleradiocom under its jurisdiction

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus -- The Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting under the Government has applied to the Government asking for transferring the Open Joint-Stock Company Teleradiocom

15:27, january 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Joint efforts by DCA and Afghan special services lead to destruction of 7 heroin labs in Afghanistan in 2006

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus - Nine operations by the Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) and Afghan special services led to the seizure of nearly one ton drugs, including 313 kilograms of heroin,

14:55, january 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

TV and radio authorities to submit draft agreement on BBC broadcasts to government soon

DUSAHNBE, January 12, Asia-Plus - A draft government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and the Great Britain on BBC broadcasts in Tajikistan will be submitted for consideration to

14:24, january 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

MoEDT determines new natural-gas rates

Tajikistan has determined new natural-gas rates.

13:27, january 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

EC intends to project new program to assist strengthening of Tajik border protection

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus - The European Commission (EC) intends to project a new program to assist Tajikistan’s in strengthening border protection, Barbara Plinkert, head of the EC Regional

13:00, january 12, 2007

POWER

Mayor urges to complete construction of half-finished buildings in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus - By mayor’s resolution construction of all half-finished buildings in Dushanbe should be completed in 2009.

12:33, january 12, 2007

POWER

Dushanbe mayor announces competition to fill number of vacancies

DUSHANBE, January 12, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidyulloyev has announced competition to fill a number of vacancies in the mayor’s office.

11:30, january 12, 2007

TAJKISTAN

More than 50 Tajik enterprises to attend business forum in Beijing

DUSHNBE, January 12, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from more than 50 Tajik enterprises will take part at a Tajik-Chinese business forum that will be held in China during President Rahmonov’s visit

19:06, january 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Issue of resumption of BBC FM broadcasts in Tajikistan has bureaucratic character: Muller

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus - The resumption of the BBC’s services in Tajikistan on FM frequencies figured in three European Ambassadors’ discussions with Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon

18:34, january 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

German ambassador calls relations between EU and Central Asia long ‘love story’ the will last eternally

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus, - On January 1, Germany took over the presidency of the European Union.

18:00, january 11, 2007

LAW-ORDER

8,354residents of Kulob receive new Tajik passports

KULOB, January 11, Asia-Plus -- 8,354 residents of the city and the district of Kulob received new Tajik passports in 2006, Lieutenant-Colonel Nasreddin Qalandarov, chief of the Kulob department

17:26, january 11, 2007

INCIDENTS

Fires claim 57 lives in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus - Last year, 57 people, including 32 children, were killed by fires that occurred in the republic last year, Nazarboy Jangiyev, Tajikistan’s firefighting service

16:30, january 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan exports more than $ 1 billion worth of primary aluminum in 2006

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus - In 2006, Tajikistan exported 408,009 tons of primary aluminum for a total amount of $ 1.0495 billion.

16:04, january 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

US Embassy’s consular section opens its doors to visitors

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus - The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe today is opening its doors in welcome to a group of visitors. According to the U.S.

15:39, january 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

News agency Khatlon-Press publishes information bulletin

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus - The Kulob-based news agency Khatlon-Press has started publication of news bulletin.

15:07, january 11, 2007

POWER

President continues to shake up officials

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus - On January 10, President Rahmonov introduced a number of staff changes in some ministries and organizations of the country, according presidential press service.

14:40, january 11, 2007

POWER

Tajik MPs endorse amendments to number of laws

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament (Majlisi Namoyandagon) considered bills requiring amendments to a number of laws at a January 10 meeting presided over by

14:06, january 11, 2007

POWER

MP Sherkhon Salimov appointed to head the Agency for the Financial Oversight and the Fight Against Corruption

Former MP Sherkhon Salimov has been appointed as director of the Agency for the Financial Oversight and the Fight Against Corruption.

13:13, january 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

High domestic natural-gas prices hurt Tajik industrial enterprises

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Cypriot JV TajikAzot says high domestic natural-gas prices will hurt Tajik enterprises working on gas.

12:42, january 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Cottonseed-stockpiling campaign slow going in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus -- Although some cotton-growing districts in Tajikistan have over-fulfilled their targets on stocking up cottonseeds, in all, a progress in stockpiling cottonseeds

12:03, january 11, 2007

POWER

New Dushanbe general plan should be drawn up by September 1, 2009

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday January 10, Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsid Ubaidulloyev signed a resolution announcing a tender for revising the general plan for development of Dushanbe

11:30, january 11, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan ratifies supplement to MoU on construction of Sangtuda-2 power plant

On January 10, Tajik parliament ratified a supplement to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the construction of the Sangtuda-2 power plant in Tajikistan.

21:00, january 10, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Deported Tajik migrants will not be granted ‘migration amnesty’, says Russian official

DUSHANBE, January 10, Asia-Plus -- 50,000 Tajik labor migrant deported from the Russian Federation over the past three years for not satisfying migration requirements will not be granted “migration

20:29, january 10, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Russia allots Tajikistan quota of 600,000 labor migrants: Tajik migration service chief

DUSHANBE, January 10, Asia-Plus -- Russian authorities are moving to regulate the labor migration process more tightly.

20:01, january 10, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Turkish Ambassador to promote further expansion of Tajik-Turkish

DUSHANBE, January 10, Asia-Plus -- A new Turkish Ambassador to Tajikistan Akif Aykhan today presented credentials to Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmonov.

19:34, january 10, 2007

INCIDENTS

New details emerge on effects of a January 8 earthquake

ISFARA, January 10, Asia-Plus -- New details have emerged on effects of the earthquake that hit Tajikistan on January 8.

19:16, january 10, 2007

INCIDENTS

56 residential buildings in Isfara affected by Monday tremor

DUSHANBE, January 10, Asia-Plus - 56 residential buildings in the Vorukh jamoat of the northern district of Isfara and school # 6 in the northern district of Shahriston were partially damaged by an

17:19, january 10, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik foreign minister hails role of OSCE in providing regional security and stability

DUSHANBE, December 10, Asia-Plus - OSCE plays an important role in providing security and stability in Central Asia, a letter by Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zaripov to the new OSCE