Central Asia

17:14, june 18, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev contracts COVID-19

Kazakhstan’s influential former president Nursultan Nazarbayev has self-isolated after testing positive for COVID-19, his spokesman Aidos Ukibay wrote on Twitter .

10:38, june 16, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz premier resigns over probe into the assignment of national radio frequencies

Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service says Kyrgyz Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziyev has resigned, citing an ongoing criminal investigation into the assignment of national radio frequencies.

10:23, june 16, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Record number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Uzbekistan on June 15

A record number of officially confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in Uzbekistan on June 15. CentralAsia.

14:27, june 15, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh health minister contracts COVID-19

Kazakh Health Minister Yelzhan Birtanov on Sunday confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 virus and was admitted to an infectious diseases hospital in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan.

10:48, june 15, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan extends quarantine until August 1

Aiming to prevent coronavirus spread, the government of Uzbekistan has decided to extend the quarantine until August 1, according to Fergana news agency .

16:27, june 11, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Turkmenabat’s healthcare workers get ready for the WHO visit and staff redundancies

Chronicles of Turkmenistan reports that there are no people except guards and staff in the quarantine zone and the specially-designated department of Turkmenabat’s infectious diseases

10:25, june 11, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan agree to reopen border crossing points along their common border

To speed up the movement of cargo Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to reopen all border crossing points (BCPs) along their commonborder Official websites of governments of both countries say

16:29, june 10, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz ex-premier sentenced to 18 years in prison for graft

A court in Bishkek has found former Prime Minister Sapar Isakov guilty of misusing state funds allocated for the renovation of Bishkek’s National History Museum and a hippodrome in the northern

16:07, june 3, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan’s security services claim RFE/RL reporters took money for investigation

The security services in Kyrgyzstan have tried to deflect claims of rampant corruption in the country’s customs service by alleging, without attempting to provide evidence, that Radio

16:47, june 1, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

About 175 people reportedly injured in fresh clashes along the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border

About 175 people, including about 150 Uzbek nationals and 25 Kyrgyz nationals, have reportedly been injured as fresh clashes have erupted along the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border.

10:23, june 1, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

The United States spearheads the creation of a new three-way line of diplomatic dialogue in Central Asia

Eurasianet reported on May 28 that the United States is currently experimenting with three-way dialogue with Uzbekistan, Afghanistan.

17:32, may 26, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

US government provides $2 million to address the needs of Central Asian migrants during COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed 2 million U.S. dollars to protect migrants in Central Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

11:50, april 29, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

China hands over 100,000 COVID-19 test kits to Uzbekistan

China is continuing to provided assistance to Uzbekistan with combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

15:44, april 24, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Google the first foreign Internet company to pay VAT in Uzbekistan

The State Tax Committee (STC) of Uzbekistan says Google Commerce Limited has paid 85,000 euros in the value added tax (VAT) in Uzbekistan for the first quarter of this year, according to Fergana

11:56, april 20, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

UCA distributes 500 care packages to vulnerable population in Naryn

The University of Central Asia (UCA), together with volunteers and social workers have distributed ,care packages to families in need in Naryn.

14:52, april 15, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

The number of cases of coronavirus continues increasing in Central Asia

There are few countries left in the world that the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has not yet reached. In the Central Asian region Coronavirus cases are continuing to increase as well.

10:43, april 14, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

27 medical workers contract COVID-19 in Almaty on April 12 alone

27 medical workers have contacted a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kazakh city of Almaty over the past 24 hours, Fergana news agency reported on April 13.

10:16, april 13, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

The number of COVID-19 cases increasing in Uzbekistan

Russia’s news agency Sputnik reported on April 12 that according to data from Uzbekistan Health Ministry, more than 100 new cases of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were registered in

17:24, april 10, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

COVID-2019: Lessons for Central Asia and impact on foreign policy

“The current crisis is a readiness test of Central Asian countries to build up regional political interaction, remove trade barriers, increase economic cooperation and resolve most

10:20, april 8, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan “as a leader in the region” ready to offer humanitarian aid to Central Asia’s nations to combat COVID-19

Kazakhstan is ready to provide humanitarian aid to the Central Asian nations to combat a novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Kazakh President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev wrote on his Twitter page on April 7.

09:52, april 8, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

People infected with COVID-19 identified in all regions of Uzbekistan

People infected with a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been identified in all regions of Uzbekistan, according to Fergana news agency .

10:26, april 6, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Number of cases of coronavirus increasing in Central Asia

There are few countries left in the world that the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has not yet reached. In the Central Asian region Coronavirus cases are increasing as well.

11:45, april 2, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh president unveils more coronavirus mitigation plans

On March 31, The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the nation on television to talk about fresh measures intended to soften the blow of the coronavirus epidemic on private

10:44, april 1, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan bans import of gasoline and diesel fuel from Russia

Kazakh authorities have introduced an embargo on imports of gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel from Russia for a period of three months.

16:11, march 31, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan’s third most populous city reportedly quarantined over coronavirus outbreak

Additional restrictions are introduced in Shymkent, Kazakhstan’s third most populous city, due to coronavirus spread, according to Fergana news.

09:42, march 31, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan expected to introduce wheat, flour export quotas over coronavirus-related emergency

Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry has said it plans to impose limits on the amount of wheat it allows to be exported so as to ensure there are sufficient grain stocks to tide it over during a

17:15, march 27, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Coronavirus cases increasing in Central Asia

In neighboring Uzbekistan, officials announced the country's first death from coronavirus.

14:28, march 20, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asian nations take additional measures against coronavirus

Central Asian nations are moving to take additional measures to slow or to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

11:45, march 19, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan locks down its two largest cities due to coronavirus outbreak

As of midnight on March 19, Kazakhstan’s two largest cities, Almaty and Nur-Sultan, will be placed on lockdown.

17:17, march 18, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan expected to grow industrial hemp

Uzbekistan is looking to get into hemp production. Relevant amendments have been made to the country’s law on narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors.