Central Asian News Service: news from Central Asia of 12 January 2009

main news

12 January, 16:16 UZ : Mitsubishi Corporation to implement 3 CDM projects in Uzbekistan

12 January, 15:39 UZ : Uzbekistan citizen killed in Saint Petersburg night club

12 January, 15:26 KG : President Bakiev signs law on freedom of religion, religious organizations in Kyrgyz Republic

12 January, 14:16 KG : Number of illegal migrants from Uzbekistan grows on south of Kyrgyzstan

12 January, 13:38 UZ : Antidoping center to be created in Uzbekistan

12 January, 10:29 TM : Eternal memory and glory to defenders of native land

12 January, 09:24 KG : Power shortage in Tajikistan causes power outages in south of Kyrgyzstan

9 January, 15:53 KG : Gas price for population in Kyrgyzstan grows by almost 80%

9 January, 14:28 KZ : Karate-do Shito-ru; competition to be organized in Astana

9 January, 14:10 KZ : III Congress of the Turkish World Matematicians to take place in Kazakhstan

politics

12-01-2009, 15:26 President Bakiev signs law on freedom of religion, religious organizations in Kyrgyz Republic President Kurmanbek Bakiev signed the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Freedom of Religion and Religious Organizations in the Kyrgyz Republic.

12-01-2009, 15:49 UZ : Saudi King receives credentials from Uzbekistan envoy

12-01-2009, 15:26 KG : President Bakiev signs law on freedom of religion, religious organizations in Kyrgyz Republic

12-01-2009, 13:27 KG : Felix Kulov set to establish fair economic order in Kyrgyzstan

12-01-2009, 11:26 KG : Prime Minister introduced new Minister of Labor and Social Development to her staff

12-01-2009, 11:02 TM : 5 committees created in national Turkmen parliament, including committees for human rights and freedoms

12-01-2009, 10:53 KG : President Bakiev introduces new Vice Prime Minister Uktomkhan Abdullaeva to staff of Prime Minister’s Office

12-01-2009, 09:27 TM : Akja Nurberdiyeva re-elected chairperson of Mejlis of Turkmenistan of 4th convocation

12-01-2009, 09:22 TM : Turkmen president sets tasks for national parliament

12-01-2009, 08:35 KG : Dmitry Fedorov named as Chief of Defense and Security Division of President Bakiev’s Administration

economy

12-01-2009, 09:24 Power shortage in Tajikistan causes power outages in south of Kyrgyzstan

12-01-2009, 14:37 KG : Meeting of Decentralization Coordination Council takes place in Government House in Bishkek

12-01-2009, 13:58 KG : Kyrgyz Ministry of Economic Development to draft 3-year development program for Dordoi market

12-01-2009, 11:26 TM : Berdymuhamedov promises tax benefits to entrepreneurs

12-01-2009, 09:35 TM : Turkmenistan develops of new gas field

12-01-2009, 09:24 KG : Power shortage in Tajikistan causes power outages in south of Kyrgyzstan

12-01-2009, 08:41 KG : Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia plan to set up business council

09-01-2009, 17:02 TM : President of Turkmenistan receives Minister of Economy of United Arab Emirates

09-01-2009, 16:50 KG : Kyrgyzgas Director General says gas talks with Uzbekistan were difficult

09-01-2009, 15:53 KG : Gas price for population in Kyrgyzstan grows by almost 80%

incidents

12-01-2009, 15:39 Uzbekistan citizen killed in Saint Petersburg night club Uzbekistan citizen got mortal wounds during the quarrel in one of Saint Petersburg night clubs.

09-01-2009, 10:55 KG : Prosecutor General files lawsuit against Green Party leader for insulting President Bakiev

08-01-2009, 15:00 KG : Hoax suicide bomber’s belt found in Osh

08-01-2009, 12:20 KG : A group of drunk equestrians attempt to intrude into border outpost at Issykkul

08-01-2009, 12:19 KZ : In Astana damages of water supply system eliminated

08-01-2009, 11:23 KZ : In Kostanay Region six people die

08-01-2009, 09:30 KG : Earthquake hits south of Kyrgyzstan on border with Uzbekistan

07-01-2009, 14:19 KZ : Two people die in fire in Ust-Kamenogorsk

07-01-2009, 11:55 KZ : Five people poisoned by carbon monoxide in Almaty

society

12-01-2009, 14:16 Number of illegal migrants from Uzbekistan grows on south of Kyrgyzstan The tendency of increasing the number of illegal migrants from Uzbekistan on south of Kyrgyzstan was emphasized by sources from Frontier Service, reported Kyrgyzstan Informational agency «24.kg».

12-01-2009, 16:14 KG : Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior sets up group to fight against religious extremism in Internet

12-01-2009, 14:54 KG : All construction projects in Kyrgyzstan to undergo environmental examination

12-01-2009, 14:45 KG : President Bakiev: Ethnic groups need to take more active part in handling economic problems

12-01-2009, 14:25 KG : Kyrgyz communities discuss creation of their coordination council in Moscow

12-01-2009, 14:16 KG : Number of illegal migrants from Uzbekistan grows on south of Kyrgyzstan

12-01-2009, 13:16 UZ : On bottom of Aral forest to be planted

12-01-2009, 13:03 UZ : Popular singer Yulduz Usmanova detained in Uzbekistan

12-01-2009, 11:34 TM : Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov: Benefits encouraging to have three, four, five and more children are needed

12-01-2009, 11:21 TM : President promises to provide housing to Turkmen families

business

12-01-2009, 16:16 Mitsubishi Corporation to implement 3 CDM projects in Uzbekistan Mitsubishi Corp. will implement projects for US$5 million at the largest chemical enterprises of Uzbekistan within Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in 2009. The projects will be implemented at Navoiazot, Maxam-Chirchiq and Ferghanaazot.

12-01-2009, 15:43 UZ : GM Uzbekistan official dealers exempted from VAT for five years

09-01-2009, 15:34 KZ : On Karaganda Arcelor Mittal Temirtau mines special commission to start work

09-01-2009, 14:13 KG : Prime Minister Chudinov to visit Tokmok milk processing factory

09-01-2009, 10:56 UZ : New Uzbekistan-Korean joint venture launched

09-01-2009, 09:26 UZ : New joint venture established in Fergana

09-01-2009, 09:07 UZ : SSP-Expocontact to organize education and carrier exhibition

08-01-2009, 15:52 KG : Some dozens of foreign mining companies suspend exploration of minefields in Kyrgyzstan

08-01-2009, 14:40 KG : Kyrgyztelecom drops monthly fees for telecommunication services since 2009

science & technology

09-01-2009, 14:10 III Congress of the Turkish World Matematicians to take place in Kazakhstan The III Congress of Turkish World Matematicians will take place for the period from June 30 to July 4, 2009 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, reported al-Faraby Kazakh National University.

07-01-2009, 13:01 KZ : Kazakhstan creates its innovation infrastructure

06-01-2009, 13:57 UZ : Uzbektelekom conducts seminar «IP telephony, as basis for NGN network »

29-12-2008, 13:09 UZ : Tashkent university hosts conference on IT and youth

26-12-2008, 08:34 KZ : Proton-M with Russian satellites Glonass-M launched from Baikonur

25-12-2008, 16:57 TJ : Cases of human rabies infection doubled in Tajikistan

25-12-2008, 16:52 TJ : 1.422 HIV – infected registered in Tajikistan

24-12-2008, 12:10 TM : TIHR: From Turkey with U.S. dollars and AIDS

23-12-2008, 10:16 UZ : Conference on biodiversity takes place in Nukus

analysis & comments

09-01-2009, 09:13 Capitalisation to strengthen financial stability of corporations In international practice, the paid-in capital of a corporation is one of the main financial indicators reflecting the attractiveness of the company as an object of investment. Although, for some companies successfully operating in the market, the earnings may exceed the size of the paid-in capital several time, the latter still plays a determining role in investment decisions.

08-01-2009, 10:50 KG : Business AKIpress: 9 questions for 2009 – how will Kyrgyzstan’s economy develop?

06-01-2009, 10:04 KG : Project Syndicate: Central Asia’s waking giant

25-12-2008, 11:09 KG : New political system in Kyrgyzstan: in search of sustainability

24-12-2008, 11:46 TM : IWPR: Foreign-Led Construction Projects Face Audit in Turkmenistan

23-12-2008, 13:16 TJ : EurasiaNet: Dushanbe sticking with cotton, despite another horrid harvest

23-12-2008, 13:07 TJ : CACI Analyst: Tajik Labor Migration and its consequences for women

23-12-2008, 11:22 TM : Dead dictator still casts shadow on Turkmens

18-12-2008, 11:02 TM : TDH: In the mirror of world press: towards genuine democracy and progress

culture

12-01-2009, 10:29 Eternal memory and glory to defenders of native land The exposition Battle of Geokdepe – the Paragon of Courage is opened at the Museum of Fine Arts on 10 January.

08-01-2009, 14:27 UZ : Uzbekistan painters get medals in international festival

08-01-2009, 10:35 KZ : XI week of photo art organized in Almaty

08-01-2009, 10:19 UZ : Young Uzbekistan musicians perform in London

06-01-2009, 13:52 KZ : In Palm Springs on International Film Festival Central Asian films to be demonstrated

25-12-2008, 15:17 KZ : Famous Kazakh pianist to give concert in Bishkek

25-12-2008, 14:37 TM : New Year’s Tree sparkles with millions of colourful lights

24-12-2008, 13:09 UZ : Exhibition dedicated to Israel sainted places to be held in Tashkent

24-12-2008, 11:18 TM : Iranian Film Festival launched in Ashgabat

sport

12-01-2009, 13:38 Antidoping center to be created in Uzbekistan For preventing doping scandals with Uzbekistan sportsmen , work on creating antidoping center in Uzbekistan started in this country in 2009, reported 12.uz citing Secretary General of National Olympic Committee Malik Babaev.

12-01-2009, 10:25 TM : Junior soccer tournament held in Ashgabat

09-01-2009, 14:28 KZ : Karate-do Shito-ru; competition to be organized in Astana

09-01-2009, 13:22 UZ : Box tournament in honor of Sydney Jackson starts in Tashkent

09-01-2009, 12:17 UZ : Bunyodkor searches new main coach in Spain

09-01-2009, 11:38 KZ : In Austrian Bischofshofen ski competition completed

09-01-2009, 09:17 UZ : Istomin receives wildcard for Australian Open

08-01-2009, 11:34 UZ : Uzbekistan National championship gets 2 place in IFFHS rating

08-01-2009, 09:51 UZ : AFC Champions League draw held

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