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09:59, october 31, 2018

President orders to establish folk craft centers in the country’s cities

A government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, took place in Dushanbe on October 30.

09:24, october 31, 2018

LDPR leader expected to arrive in Dushanbe today

Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, is expected to arrive in Dushanbe today on a two-day working visit.

16:50, october 30, 2018

Kyrgyz MPs endorse the candidacy of new Kyrgyzstan’s ambassador to Tajikistan

Kyrgyz MPs have endorsed the candidacy of new Kyrgyzstan’s ambassador to Tajikistan, according to 24.kg news agency.

15:04, october 30, 2018

Tajik national currency, the somoni, turns 18

The Tajik national currency, the somoni, turned 18 on October 30, 2018. The currency is named after the father of the Tajik nation, Ismoil Somoni.

14:26, october 30, 2018

Tajik business circles reportedly seek cooperation with Chinese companies

Tajik business circles’ interest in expansion of cooperation with Chinese companies reportedly promotes the latter’s entering Tajikistan’s market.

11:23, october 30, 2018

Case of police officer who fatally ran over teen in Kulob remitted for re-examination

The case of Saidmumin Islomov, an investigator with the Interior Ministry’s office in Kulob, who fatally ran over the 15-year-old Firdavs Halimov in Kulob, has been remitted for re-examination.

11:04, october 30, 2018

Part of Obi Garm Health Center will be passed into private hands

The State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) will put some buildings and facilities of the Obi Garm Health Center on auction.

10:33, october 30, 2018

Emomali Rahmon offers condolences for Indonesia crash

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has conveyed his condolences to those affected by the crash of a jetliner minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital, killing a large number of people.

10:07, october 30, 2018

Well-known Tajik filmmaker and actor Marat Aripov dies

Well-known Soviet and Tajik filmmaker and actor Marat Aripov died in Dushanbe yesterday, aged 84, after a long illness.

09:23, october 30, 2018

China to allot additional funds for construction of parliament and government complexes in Dushanbe

China will allot additional funds in no-strings aid for construction of parliament and government complexes in Dushanbe. China will provide 900 million yuan, which equals 129.5 U.S.

16:55, october 29, 2018

Tajikistan and Turkmenistan finally reach agreement on TAT railway project

Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have finally managed to reach an agreement on intensification of work on implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan (TAT) railway project.

14:53, october 29, 2018

Supreme Court puts ex-chief of the interior ministry drug enforcement directorate on trial in absentia

The Supreme Court has reportedly put the ex-chief of the Interior Ministry Drug Enforcement Directorate (UBNON), Fayzullo Gadoyev, on a trial in absentia.

14:14, october 29, 2018

Japan’s Government hands over border crossing point to Tajikistan

On October 25, a hand-over ceremony of the Border-crossing point (BCP) “Langar” to Tajik Border Forces and Customs Services took place in Ishkashim district, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous

11:31, october 29, 2018

Poverty in Tajikistan

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11:21, october 29, 2018

Dushanbe asks Moscow to give amnesty to Tajik labor migrants

If the Russian Federation declares migration amnesty it will allow legalizing a significant number of Tajik labor migrants working in Russia.

10:50, october 29, 2018

Resident of Khujand fined 5,000 somoni for celebrating her birthday at a restaurant

A resident of the northern city of Khujand has been fined 5,000 somoni (equivalent to some 530 U.S. dollars) for celebrating her birthday at a restaurant On September 17, resident of Khujand, Ms.

10:16, october 29, 2018

Ex-chief the interior ministry drug enforcement directorate jailed for drug trafficking

Ex-chief of the Interior Ministry Drug Enforcement Directorate, Fayzullo Gadoyev, has been jail for involvement in large-scale drug trafficking.

09:44, october 29, 2018

EU urges Tajikistan to cease blocking access to news and social media websites

On Friday October 26, The European Union and the Republic of Tajikistan held their tenth Human Rights Dialogue in Dushanbe.

16:46, october 26, 2018

Barqi Tojik now reportedly owes 1.029 billion somoni to OJSC Sangtudinskaya GES-1

Barqi Tojik power holding (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company) now reportedly owes more than 1 billion somoni to Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates

15:53, october 26, 2018

Who will provide Tajik labor migrants with a pension?

The necessity of providing pensions to Tajik labor migrants by employers is one of the key issues of the Sixth Tajik-Russian Inter-Parliamentary Forum entitled “Tajikistan-Russia: Potential of

11:56, october 26, 2018

Russia expected to provide 6 billion rubles for construction of Russian-language schools in Tajikistan

Russia is expected to provide six billion rubles within the next few years for construction of five Russian-language schools in Tajikistan.

11:30, october 26, 2018

Tajik national air carrier reportedly acquires Bombardier CRJ200

Tajik national air company, Tajik Air, has reportedly acquired Bombardier CRJ200.

10:57, october 26, 2018

Pay a fine and be free; ex-deputy chief of the drug enforcement directorate released after paying a fine

In accordance with a ruling handed down by a court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district on October 19, ex-deputy chief of the Interior Ministry Drug Enforcement Directorate (UBNON), Jourakhon

10:05, october 26, 2018

Tajikistan reportedly received some 10 million cubic meters of Uzbek gas by October 1 this year

Tajikistan has received nearly 1 million U.S.

17:00, october 25, 2018

Tajik parliament speaker asks his Russian counterpart to assist with providing social protection to Tajik labor migrants

Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament) Speaker, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, today met in Moscow with State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) Speaker Vyacheskav

16:01, october 25, 2018

Tajikistan reportedly continues reducing aluminum production

Tajikistan continues reducing production of primary aluminum.

15:01, october 25, 2018

15,000 residents of Guliston get access to safe drinking water

As part of his working trip to the northern Sughd province, President Emomali Rahmon today visited the city of Guliston (formerly Qayroqqum), according to the Tajik president’s official website.

14:25, october 25, 2018

ADB holds Fourth Capacity Building Forum on Successful Project Design and Implementation

The Forum for Successful Project Design and Implementation: Implementing Strategy 2030 on the Ground concluded at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters today.

11:42, october 25, 2018

Prosecutor asks for 20-year-sentnece for general’s son who brutally killed his wife

A prosecutor in the trial of ex-secretary of Higher Economic Court of Tajikistan Bobojon Shirinov has asked the Dushanbe city court to sentence Shirinov to 20 years in prison.

11:18, october 25, 2018

Dushanbe mayor proposes to remove tints from public passenger vehicles

Dushanbe Mayor, Rustam Emomali, has proposed the Government to put ban on tinting windows of public passenger vehicles in the Tajik capital.