Tajkistan

Two officials detained in Tajikistan on suspicion of illegal land transactions

Two officials have been detained in Tajikistan on suspicion of illegal land transactions, according to the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption.

15:17, december 12, 2018

Salaries of employees of OJSC NBO Roghun raised by 50 percent

The Government of Tajikistan has set coefficient pay for salaries of employees of the Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) NBO Roghun, which operates the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

14:32, december 12, 2018

Dushanbe mayor takes education sector under control

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has signed a decree on establishing the Education Development Council under the City Administration.

14:11, december 12, 2018

U.S. Department of State lists Tajikistan among countries violating religious freedom

On November 28, U.S. Secretary of State, Michael R.

11:35, december 12, 2018

INCIDENTS

Student of Tajik Institute of Finance and Economics detained for robbery

The fourth-year student of Tajik Institute of Finance and Economics, Rustam Fayziyev, 21, and a 35-year-old resident of Dushanbe, Huvaydo Sadirov, have been detained for robbery, according to the

10:54, december 12, 2018

Kazakhstan supports Dushanbe-1 CHP plant

Kazakhstan has provided assistance to the combined heat and power (CHP) plant Dushanbe-1. Kazakhstan’s government has reportedly allotted 1.5 million U.S.

09:34, december 12, 2018

SECURITY

One more frontier post built on Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

Tajikistan has built one more frontier post on its common border with Afghanistan in Khatlon province.

16:59, december 11, 2018

Tajikistan, Moldova vow to boost economic cooperation

The third meeting of the Tajikistan-Moldova intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation took place in Chisinau, Moldova on December 10. Co-chaired by Mr.

16:29, december 11, 2018

Dushanbe-based clothing factory put on auction again

Dushanbe-based Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Guliston (clothing factory) has been put on auction again.

15:34, december 11, 2018

Woman from Khatlon gets lengthy jail term for burying her grandson alive

A 58-year-old Hojaroi Ashourova from the village of Iftikhor in Jomi district (Khatlon province) has got a lengthy jail for burying her three-year-old grandson alive .

11:38, december 11, 2018

Prosecutor asks for 20-year sentence for woman who buried her grandson alive

A prosecutor in the trial of a 58-year-old Hojaroi Ashourova from Jomi district in Khatlon province, who buried her three-year-old grandson alive, yesterday asked the Khatlon regional court to

10:50, december 11, 2018

Police officers, vocational-technical students clean Dushanbe central avenue of litter

Police officers and vocational-technical school students have participated in an action on cleaning Dushanbe streets of litter.

09:54, december 11, 2018

Newly appointed Chinese ambassador presents copy of his credentials to Tajik foreign minister

A new Ambassador of China to Tajikistan, Mr. Lu Bin, yesterday presented the copy of his credentials to Tajik Foreign Minister, Sirojiddin Muhriddin.

09:16, december 11, 2018

FAO and Tajikistan collaborate on food security in the country

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture of Tajikistan last month signed the project document “Developing Capacity for Strengthening

17:04, december 10, 2018

International community expresses concern over blockage of Internet sites in Tajikistan

Today, in honor of the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the international community and the Tajik government discussed the importance of protecting these universal human

15:30, december 10, 2018

Dushanbe the first in Central Asia to install New Year’s tree

Dushanbe is the first among the Central Asian capital cities to install a New Year’s tree.

14:47, december 10, 2018

Tajik geologists reportedly discover two new minerals and name them “falgarit” and “badakhshanit”

Tajik researchers have reportedly discovered two new minerals this year – ‘falgarit’ and ‘badakhshanit’.

14:21, december 10, 2018

INCIDENTS

Soldier shoots officer to death in Gorno Badakhshan

A soldier has shot to death an officer in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

14:04, december 10, 2018

UNDP promotes creating opportunities for women in energy sector in Tajikistan

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) last week conducted the first national workshop on strengthening opportunities for women in energy sector, one that has been inherently perceived as

11:36, december 10, 2018

Five new neighborhoods expected to be built in Tajik capital

Five new neighborhoods are expected to be built in Dushanbe’s Sino district as part of the ambitious municipal redevelopment plan that includes the construction of modern buildings.

10:56, december 10, 2018

SECURITY

Tajikistan listed among countries with low terrorism impact factor

The Institute for Economics and Peace ranks Tajikistan 74th among 163 countries in terms of terrorism impact factor. Tajikistan is followed by Kazakhstan. (75th).

09:48, december 10, 2018

Istiqlol traffic police chief arrested for bribery

The chief of the traffic police department of the northern city of Istiqlol (formerly Taboshar) has been arrested for taking bribe.

09:33, december 10, 2018

The territory of Tajik capital expected to be extended by 25,000 hectares by 2040

The issue of change in administrative borders of the Tajik capital will be discussed at the next session of the Dushanbe local council (Majlis) that will take place on December 18.

16:31, december 7, 2018

Tajik capital hosts the meeting of foreign ministers of The Central Asia plus Japan Dialogue next week

Foreign ministers of Central Asia’s nations (Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and Japan will gather in Dushanbe next week for the 7th meeting of foreign

15:32, december 7, 2018

Tajik FM again calls on OSCE participating States to refrain from conducting double standard policy

In a report delivered at the 25th meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Milan, Italy, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin on

11:40, december 7, 2018

INCIDENTS

Six Tajiks killed in traffic accident in Russia

Six persons, including three minors, were killed and four others, including one minor, were injured on December 6 as car VAZ-2114 collided with an ambulance in Russia’s Krasnodar region.

10:53, december 7, 2018

Election of new GBAO governor postponed until February next year

The 17th session of the local council (Majlis) of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) was adjourned on December 5 until December 11.

10:20, december 7, 2018

CIS leaders gather in St. Petersburg for informal summit

St. Petersburg yesterday hosted an informal summit of heads of state from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

09:54, december 7, 2018

This year’s last session of Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament takes place on December 25

The Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, has signed a resolution on convening the 17th session of the Majlisi Milli of the fifth

09:26, december 7, 2018