Tajkistan

09:35, september 8, 2020

SOCIETY

Ringing bell ceremony at UCA heralds the start of new academic year at School of Arts and Sciences

The ringing bell ceremony at the University of Central Asia heralded the start of the new academic term of 2020-2021 at the School of Arts and Sciences.

16:32, september 7, 2020

SOCIETY

Female activist calls on the Tajik authorities to toughen punishment for sexual violence against children

Female activist Zulya Rahmatova has called on the Tajik authorities to toughen punishment for sexual violence against children.

16:00, september 7, 2020

POWER

Tajik employers obligated to pay allowances to fly-in/fly-out employees and mobile workers

Tajik government has obligated local employers to pay allowances to fly-in/fly-out employees and mobile workers.

15:18, september 7, 2020

ECONOMY

Tajikistan resumes the supply of electricity to Afghanistan

Tajikistan has resumed the supply of electricity to neighboring Afghanistan, Nozir Yodgori, a spokesman for Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company), told Asia-Plus in an

14:55, september 7, 2020

SOCIETY

AKF fosters the development of resilient, values-based civil society in Tajikistan

While the government has pledged support for the development of civil society organizations (CSOs), Tajikistan faces challenges with the legal enabling environment for non-governmental organizations,

14:29, september 7, 2020

SOCIETY

Somon Air expected to operate charter flight from Dushanbe to Minsk and return on September 10

Tajikistan’s privately owned air company Somon Air is expected to operate a charter flight from Dushanbe to Minsk and return on September 10.

11:51, september 7, 2020

SECURITY

Tajikistan finishes 3rd in the 2nd division of the Tank Biathlon World Championship 2020

Tajikistan has finished third in the second division of the Tank Biathlon World Championship 2020, yielding to tank crews from Vietnam, who were first, and Laos, who were second, according to the

11:28, september 7, 2020

SOCIETY

Tajik Communists nominate their leader to run for president

Tajik Communists have nominated their leader Miroj Abdulloyev to run for president.

10:44, september 7, 2020

SOCIETY

Lawyer from GBAO questioned by Security agents after announcing bid for president

A 30-year-old lawyer from the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has reportedly been questioned by security officers after he announced his intention to run for president in the October 11

10:33, september 7, 2020

ECONOMY

Somon Air replenishes its fleet with Mi-8AMT helicopter

Tajikistan’s privately owned air company Somon Air has replenished it fleet with Mi-8AMT helicopter. It is already the second helicopter in Somon Air’s fleet.

10:02, september 7, 2020

ECONOMY

The first enterprise registered at FEZ Kulob

The first enterprise has been registered at the Kulob Free Economic Zone (FEZ Kulob) – Tojik Almos LLC.

09:48, september 7, 2020

SOCIETY

One more coronavirus-related death reported in Tajikistan and 68 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan over the past weekends

One more officially confirmed coronavirus-linked death was reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed coronavirus-related deaths in the country to 70,

16:57, september 4, 2020

POWER

Interagency Commission for Protection of State Secrets to be set up in Tajikistan

Interagency Commission for Protection of State Secrets will be set up in Tajikistan. An appropriate decree on this subject was signed by President Emomali Rahmon on August 25.

16:27, september 4, 2020

ECONOMY

Somon Air expected to operate a special flight to New Delhi next week

Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier Somon Air plans to operate a special flight from Dushanbe to New Delhi on September 9, according to the company’s official page on Facebook .

15:52, september 4, 2020

SOCIETY

Sughd regional maternity hospital in Khujand closed for 14-day quarantine

The Sughd regional maternity hospital in Khujand has been closed for a 14-day quarantine, an official source within the Sughd Health Directorate told Asia-Plus Friday (September 4) afternoon.

15:29, september 4, 2020

SOCIETY

A 30-year-old unknown lawyer from GBAO states his intent to run for president

A 30-year-old lawyer from the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Faromouz Irgashev, has seized upon the change in rules lowering the age threshold for presidential candidates to 30 years and

12:15, september 4, 2020

POLITICS

SCO foreign ministers to gather in Moscow next week to discuss cooperation

Russian media reports say Moscow will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers' meeting, which is reportedly scheduled on September 9-10.

11:47, september 4, 2020

LAW-ORDER

Danghara resident jailed 25 years for raping his daughter

Resident of the Danghara district in the Khatlon province, Azizullo Abdulloyev has been jailed for raping his daughter, according to the press center of the Prosecutor-General’s Office.

11:00, september 4, 2020

POWER

Science & Nature TV channel expected to be launched in Tajikistan next year

The government has ordered relevant bodies to begin work on establishing a new national TV channel “Science & Nature.

10:34, september 4, 2020

SOCIETY

Iran sends second anti-coronavirus medical shipment to Tajikistan

Iran has sent the second anti-coronavirus medical shipment to Tajikistan. Iran’s air carrier Kish Air airlifted 2.5 tons of medical supplies into Tajikistan yesterday afternoon.

09:51, september 4, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus: 8,654 officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan as of September 3

Thirty-six new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVDI-9 in the

17:12, september 3, 2020

SOCIETY

Over 300 Tajik nationals stranded in Kazakhstan returned home

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of Tajikistan jointly facilitated the return home of over 300 Tajik migrants who had been stranded at the Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan

17:05, september 3, 2020

SOCIETY

Tajik ruling party nominates incumbent president as candidate for president

An extraordinary congress of the ruling People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) took place at the Kokhi Borbad State Complex in Dushanbe on September 3.

16:20, september 3, 2020

ECONOMY

Exchange rate of USD against TJS predicted to be 1:10.69 in Tajikistan by the end of this year

An exchange rate of the dollar (USD) against the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), set by the National Bank of Tajikistan on September 2 was 1:10.3198.

15:27, september 3, 2020

SOCIETY

Association of Legal Aid to Labor Migrants may open its representative office in Tajikistan

The issue of opening a representative office of the Association of Legal Aid to Labor Migrants in Dushanbe is currently under consideration, according to the Russian Embassy in Dushanbe.

14:40, september 3, 2020

SOCIETY

No mass events to be held this year in Tajikistan on the occasion of Independence Day

This year, Tajikistan will celebrate Independence Day modestly amid coronavirus pandemic.

11:46, september 3, 2020

SOCIETY

President signs decree on autumn conscription campaign

On Wednesday September 2, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November 2020, the president’s press

11:31, september 3, 2020

ECONOMY

Reservoir powering the Nurek hydropower plant filled completely, says Tajik power utility company

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company) says water levels in the reservoir powering the Nurek hydroelectric power plant (HPP) have reached the required mark of 910 meters.

11:00, september 3, 2020

SECURITY

Pentagon warns that China may want more bases in Tajikistan

Pentagon annual report to Congress, which was released on September 1,warns that China may be eyeing new military bases in neighboring Tajikistan, where the People's Liberation Army (PLA)

09:48, september 3, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus: 8,654 officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan as of September 2

Thirty-five new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVDI-9 in the