Central Asian News Service: news from Central Asia of 24 March 2009

Today news:

culture

13:44 Turkmen painters’ works at international exhibition in Moscow

11:51 Nukus residents pay last respects to artist Jolybay Izentaev

11:16 “Uzbekfilm” to release new film “Tahdid” in April

10:56 Famous Turkmen musician dies in Ashgabat

economy

13:42 State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange news

12:07 Sultanov: Oil price at USD 40 per barrel in 2009

12:06 Foreign trade turnover of Tajikistan exceeds $550 million

11:53 MEA: GDP to be USD 10.822 by 2013

10:37 TDH: From dialogue to mutually advantageous projects

09:42 Kazakhstan to reduce areas of irrigated lands

politics

13:31 Kyrgyzstan marks People’s Revolution Day

12:58 Nazarbaev to begin first state visit to Finland

10:32 Kazakhstan welcomes Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zone Initiative

09:53 Amnesty International urges Turkmenistan to implement Universal Periodic Review recommendations

09:51 Kazakhstan sees Romania as a potential bridgehead to Europe

society

13:16 Zubkov: Russia and Tajikistan should abolish visa regime

13:09 Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine leads in number of tuberculosis resistant to drugs cases

12:22 Ministry of Justice starts working with journalists, who cover law making process

11:53 New rules granting working permits to enter into force on April 1

11:14 Former citizens of Turkmenistan organized Novruz celebration in Israel

11:12 Seminar on traditional Kazakh embroidery held in Aktobe

10:55 EFCA leads seminar on prevention of social orphan-hood

10:54 International seminar dedicated to implementation of early education standards held in Tashkent

10:43 Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia: Development of ecotourism in Kazakhstan

10:36 Uzbekistan team wins second place in international cookery specialists competition

10:14 Population and housing census starts in Kyrgyzstan

business

12:55 Kungrad factory plans to export 36 thousand tons of products 2009

10:23 Uzbekneftegaz, CNPC discuss cooperation issues

09:52 COSCOM launches new service

incidents

11:38 Avalanche blocks Bishkek-Osh road

analysis & comments

10:21 Eurasianet: Despite hard times opera-ballet reopened for Novruz

09:50 Uzbekistan becomes role model for economic growth and progress

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