Tajkistan

13:54, october 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Three candidates for president registered by CCER so far

Tajikistanâ€™s central electoral commission has still registered three candidates for president: Emomali Rahmonov (PDPT); Ismoil Talbakov (CPT) and Olimjon Boboyev (Party of Economic Reforms).

12:11, october 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

CCER begins registering candidate for president

The Democratic Party has left the presidential election and now, five parties will continue race for presidency.

11:51, october 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan introduces electricity rationing

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus - Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding has announced new measures rationing electricity supplies in the country.

11:26, october 9, 2006

POWER

Tajik PM calls on European companies to invest in Tajik economy

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus - Expanded cooperation between Tajikistan and the European Union were at the center of discussions between Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov and a delegation from the

10:00, october 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

U.S. expects upcoming election to be step forward in terms of meeting international standards: U.S. official

Tajikistan has good potentials to build the practices and institutions that will serve Tajikistan well for democratic stability in the future, senior US diplomat told journalists Friday following his

20:08, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik students studying in Beijing to vote for incumbent president: Russian media

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus– A meeting of Tajik students studying at various higher educational institutions in China was held in Beijing on October 5.

19:38, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Socialists in Khatlon collect 56,484 signatures to support their leader as candidate for president

QURGHON TEPPA, October 6, Asia-Plus - Supporters of the Socialist Party (SPT) in the Khatlon province have collected 56,484 signatures to support the SPT leader Abduhalim Ghafforov as candidate for

19:17, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Democrats the last to collect enough signatures to register their candidate

DUSAHNBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - Three other political parties – The Communist Party (CPT), Agrarian Party (APT) and Socialist (SPT) parties – have also managed to collect enough number of

19:00, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

27,312 resident of Kulob support incumbent president’s candidacy

KULOB, October 6, Asia-Plus - The People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) has collected 27,312 signatures in the city of Kulob to support its candidate Emomali Rahmonov.

18:41, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Representatives from three political parties included into district electoral commission in Kulob

KULOB, October 6, Asia-Plus - The district electoral commission for Kulob constituency includes representatives from three political parties.

17:15, october 6, 2006

POWER

Mayor calls on media to cooperate in tackling problems

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - Issues related to public transport services were major topics of a meeting of Dushanbe Mayor, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, with representatives of a number of the

16:24, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Interfood Tajikistan 2006 exhibition to be held in Tajik capital in November

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - The 1 st Tajikistan International Exhibition -- Food, Drinks, Packaging & Food Technology – will be held in Dushanbe on November 23-25.

15:57, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

50 other medical workers join ranks of family doctors in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - 50 medical workers, 20 doctors and 30 nurses, have completed a six-month training course on family medicine at the Sughd clinical medicine training center in

15:28, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik private air company gets license for operating flights

The first private airline, Somon Air, is supposed to have started its activity by the end of the year.

15:03, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

DCA dog finds drugs hidden in car tank

DUSHNBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - Officers from Tajik counternarcotics agency yesterday stopped a car Opel Astra on the entry to Dushanbe.

14:44, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

EU countries interested in expansion of cooperation with Tajikistan, says German ambassador

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan is of great interest for countries of the European Union (EU) in terms of its geopolitical location, German Ambassador to Tajikistan Gainer Muller

14:21, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik drug control chief calls on international community to combine efforts to fight drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - Drug situation in Tajikistan and in the Central Asian region as a whole directly depends on the situation in Afghanistan.

13:55, october 6, 2006

POWER

Rahmonov monthly receives some 500 letters from Tajik citizens

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - Some 500 letters from Tajik citizens monthly come to President Rahmonov’s website, presidential press service reported.

13:19, october 6, 2006

POWER

Russian, Belarus presidents congratulate Rahmonov on his birthday

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko sent telegrams of congratulations to Emomali Rahmonov on occasion of his 54

12:51, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Dug pusher with 3 kilograms of heroin detained in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSAHNBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - Another attempt of drug pushing has been warded off in Dushanbe.

12:22, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Air Arabia intends to operate regular flights to Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus - Air carrier Air Arabia (United Arab Emirates) intends to operate regular flight from Sharjah to Dushanbe.

11:01, october 6, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Kazak Bank weighs purchase of stake in SohibkorBonk

ATF Bank that has already purchased a 7.1% stake of SohibkorBonk intends to assume the 65% ownership in it by the end of this year.

19:21, october 5, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Reform of system of inspection of SMEs has been launched in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 5, Asia-Plus -- A reform of a system of inspection of small and medium enterprises (SME) has been launched in Tajikistan.

18:09, october 5, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Culture Ministry requests printing house for suspending publication of Democrats’ weekly

DUSHANBE, October 5, Asia-Plus -- Publication of an official newspaper of the Democratic Party (DPT) newspaper, Adolat (Justice), has been suspended again.

16:14, october 5, 2006

LAW-ORDER

Four Tajik border guards get extended jail terms

KHUJAND, October 5, Asia-Plus - A military court in Khujand has sentenced four servicemen at frontier post Lakkon at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border in Isfara to lengthy terms in jail for negligence.

15:29, october 5, 2006

TAJKISTAN

More than 1,570 kilograms of drugs seized by Tajik border guards in January-September 06

DUSHANBE, October 5, Asia-Plus - The first nine months of this year have seen 13 engagements between Tajik border guards and armed drug smugglers on the Tajik-Afghan border, Tajik border’s service

14:49, october 5, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik industrial enterprises incur losses for lack for irregular gas supplies

Tojikgaz debts to Uzbekistan may bring to industrial crisis in Tajikistan.

14:12, october 5, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Assistant US Secretary of State for South and Central Asia arriving in Tajikistan tomorrow

DUSHANBE, October 3, Asia-Plus - Richard Boucher, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, is arriving in Tajikistan tomorrow, October 6.

12:43, october 5, 2006

POWER

Rahmonov visits Hissor to familiarize himself with socioeconomic situation in the district

DUSHANBE, October 5, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmonov yesterday visited the Hissor district.

11:18, october 5, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Socialists and Communists have to work a lot to collect enough signatures needed to registers candidate

DUSAHNBE, October 5, Asia-Plus -- Candidate for president from the People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) and the Party of Economic Reforms have also connected enough number of signatures needed to