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11:37, september 15, 2017

SOCIETY

Tajikistan climbs 34 spots on World Giving Index for 2017

While Tajikistan’s ranking has improved to 50 from 84, the CAF World Giving Index 2017 indicates that philanthropy has declined globally—with the exception of Africa.

10:49, september 15, 2017

SOCIETY

Days of Tajik Culture to be held in Uzbek capital next month

Days of Tajik Culture will take place in Tashkent from October 10-14, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

10:12, september 15, 2017

ECONOMY

DFID will help transform Tajik capital into smart city

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) will help Tajik authorities transform Dushanbe into smart city.

09:35, september 15, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan takes decisive step toward adopting the Latin alphabet

Kazakhstan’s long-awaited transition from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet may be on the verge of happening, according to EurasiaNet.org .

09:13, september 15, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Tsarist-era coin found in luggage of passenger at Khujand airport

A Russian tsarist-era coin has been found in a luggage of passenger of the Khujand-Moscow flight at the Khujand airport.

16:44, september 14, 2017

ECONOMY

St. Petersburg cultural and business delegation expected to arrive in Dushanbe in late September

A cultural and business delegation of St. Petersburg, led by vice-governor, Ms. Anna Mityanina, will arrive in Dushanbe on September 25 on a three-day visit.

16:11, september 14, 2017

SOCIETY

Days of Russian Culture to be held in Dushanbe this month

Days of Russian Culture will take place in Dushanbe from September 23-27.

15:09, september 14, 2017

INCIDENTS

Darvoz district head says airport director fell to the ground because he had a heart condition

Local officials in southern Tajikistan say the director of the regional airport in the city of Khorog has died after being thrown to the ground by a downdraft from President Emomali Rahmon's

15:03, september 14, 2017

WORLD

Turkey signs deal to get Russian S-400 air defense missiles

Turkey has signed a controversial deal with Russia to arm its forces with Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a deposit had already been paid.

14:37, september 14, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Two suspected parricides arrested in northern Tajikistan

Two residents of the northern Sughd province have been arrested on suspicion of killing their fathers, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

14:13, september 14, 2017

ECONOMY

The upcoming increase in electricity rates will not affect vulnerable families, says Barqi Tojik

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power holding) says the upcoming increase in electricity rates practically will not affect the vulnerable sections of the population as the government pays

11:20, september 14, 2017

POLITICS

Tajikistan: Government a no-show at OSCE conference

Tajikistan has declined to dispatch an official delegation to attend this year’s annual rights conference in Poland held by the OSCE, thereby spurning an event heavily attended instead by the

10:55, september 14, 2017

SECURITY

Tajik president signs decree on autumn conscription campaign

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November 2017, the Tajik president’s official

10:46, september 14, 2017

SECURITY

World Bank provides $50 million to strengthen infrastructure against natural hazards in Tajikistan

Tajikistan, a heavily mountainous region with a population of 8.5 million, is highly vulnerable to climate-induced shocks like droughts, flooding, landslides, and more.

10:01, september 14, 2017

ECONOMY

International Bank of Tajikistan opens its banking service center in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district

The International Bank of Tajikistan (IBT) has opened its banking service center in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district.

09:48, september 14, 2017

POWER

President pays working visit to Darvoz district in Gorno Badakhshan

President Emomali Rahmon yesterday paid a working visit to Darvoz district in Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

09:17, september 14, 2017

INCIDENTS

Head of Khorog airport perishes while seeing off the president at Darvoz airport

The head of the Khorog airport, Dildor Maqsoudshoyev, 60, perished yesterday afternoon while seeing of President Emomali Rahmon at the airport in the Darvoz district of the Gorno-Badakhshan

16:13, september 13, 2017

ECONOMY

Liquefied gas prices rise in Tajikistan

Over the past week, the price of one liter of liquefied gas in Dushanbe has risen 3.50 somoni to 3.80 somoni (9.0 percent increase), with similar price rise in other parts of the country.

15:16, september 13, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Resident of Roudaki district beats his 11-year-old nephew to death

A man from the Roudaki district being in a state of drunkenness has beaten his 11-year-old nephew to death, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

14:52, september 13, 2017

SECURITY

2.5 tons of drugs reportedly seized in Tajikistan during the first stage of Kuknor Operation

The Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan on September 12 hosted a meeting to discuss the results of the first stage of an annual anti-drug operation, dubbed Kuknor 2017 (Poppy

14:32, september 13, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajik president, IsDB head give go-ahead for construction of the next section of Kulob-Darvoz road

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Dr.

14:06, september 13, 2017

SOCIETY

147 Tajik athletes to participate in the2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat

147 Tajik athletes, including 130 men and 17 women, will participate in the2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games that will take place in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, from September 17-21, a

11:22, september 13, 2017

POLITICS

Tajikistan ignores the OSCE Human Dimension Meeting in Warsaw

A Tajik government delegation has not been participating in the ongoing OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw. Ms.

10:54, september 13, 2017

WORLD

Russian defense minister meets Syrian president in Damascus to discuss military cooperation

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on September 12 to discuss the war in Syria, Russian news agencies cited the Russian Defense Ministry as

10:39, september 13, 2017

SOCIETY

JICA supports the implementation of a maternal and child health handbook through capacity building

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been supporting the improvement of maternal and child health care in Tajikistan as one of its priority areas.

10:23, september 13, 2017

POLITICS

Fake SDP leader announces expulsion of head of the SDP organization for Gorno Badakhshan

An announcement of the expulsion of the head of the Social-Democratic Party (SDP)’s organization for the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Alim Sherzmonov, has appeared in social

09:33, september 13, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajik president, IsDB top manager discuss cooperation

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received Dr. Bandar Al Hajjar, the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), according to the Tajik president’s official website.

08:47, september 13, 2017

SOCIETY

University of Technology Sydney, University of Central Asia collaborate on communications and media

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and the University of Central Asia (UCA), yesterday signed an agreement in Australia to strengthen the relationship between the Institutions and encourage

17:18, september 12, 2017

ECONOMY

Electricity prices expected to rise in Tajikistan

By a decree signed by the head of the Government of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on August 29 electricity prices will rise in Tajikistan beginning on October 1 this year.

16:40, september 12, 2017

SOCIETY

Tajikistan Oracle User Group holds 3rd Tajikistan TechConf

On September 7, Tajikistan Oracle User Group (TAJOUG) organized the third annual information communication technology (ICT) conference, dubbed Tajikistan TechConf 2017.