Tajkistan

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

LAW-ORDER

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.

10:42, october 25, 2018

Rahmon inaugurates new building of Sughd TV station and bicycle plant in Khujand

As part of his working trip to the northern Sughd province, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday visited the city of Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province, where he attended an official opening

09:58, october 25, 2018

The United States and Tajikistan hold Annual Bilateral Consultations in Dushanbe

Emilia A. Puma, U.S.

09:52, october 25, 2018

Vice-premier criticizes Khatlon officials for poor preparedness for winter season

Deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim, has sharply criticized the poor preparedness of the Khatlon province for winter season, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

15:54, october 24, 2018

Tajikistan continues exporting electric power though many its rural areas experience electricity shortages

Many Tajikistan’s rural areas are currently experiencing electricity shortages, meanwhile Tajikistan exported more than 2.5 billion kWh of electric power during the April-September period.

14:38, october 24, 2018

Japanese cultural fair to take place in Dushanbe from October 27-28

A Cultural Fair “JAPAN DAYS” will take place at Ismaili Center in Dushanbe from October 27-28.

14:25, october 24, 2018

Innovation program “Generation Unlimited” launches a Youth Challenge in Tajikistan

On Wednesday October 24, Tajikistan launched a Youth Challenge to develop projects aimed at increasing secondary-age education, skills for learning, employability and professional preparedness of

14:12, october 24, 2018

SECURITY

Tajikistan will continue to be at risk of civil unrest given the instability of GBAO, says U.S. rating agency

Fitch Ratings notes that reports of Tajik government crack-down in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) highlights the lingering threat of civil unrest to the country's political

11:29, october 24, 2018

LDPR leader expected to pay working visit next week

Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, is expected to pay working visit to Tajikistan from October 31 to November 2.

10:34, october 24, 2018

Tajik MPs to raise Tajik labor migrants’ problems with Russian counterparts

Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev heading a parliamentary delegation has left for Moscow for participation in the Tajik-Russian

10:02, october 24, 2018

Exhibition dedicated to beauty of Tajik women opens in Beijing

An exhibition of works by Chinese painter Yan Yaya dedicated to beauty of Tajik women has opened in Beijing.

09:43, october 24, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Seventeen Tajiks on trial over killing of four foreign cyclists

Seventeen Tajiks have gone on trial on suspicion of involvement in the killing of four foreign cyclists on a southern mountain road in late July, according to Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service .

17:15, october 23, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Trial of persons involved in deadly attack on foreign cyclists in Danghara starts in Dushanbe

A trial of persons involved in the brutal attack on a group of foreign cyclists in the Danghara district (Khatlon province) began in Dushanbe Tuesday morning.

16:54, october 23, 2018

President inaugurates one more flagpole in northern Tajikistan

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

16:34, october 23, 2018

SECURITY

GBAO authorities have no claim on me, except unpaid loan of TJS 50,000, says Tolibbek Ayombekov

Tolibbek Ayombekov, who is considered one of informal leaders in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), says GBAO authorities have no claim on him, except for unpaid loan of TJS 50,000.

15:01, october 23, 2018

SECURITY

GBAO fulfills its autumn conscription campaign target ahead of schedule

The Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has reportedly fulfilled its autumn conscription campaign target ahead of schedule.

13:58, october 23, 2018

Enhanced regional cooperation and coordination can help Asia-Pacific countries manage regional issue

Regional cooperation is increasingly necessary to tackle a rising number of cross-border challenges in Asia and the Pacific, including infrastructure gaps, trade connectivity, financial contagion,

13:47, october 23, 2018

Tajikistan marks International Snow Leopard Day

A photo exhibition, dubbed In the Footsteps of Snow Leopard, which kicked off at Dushanbe’s art-café Mazza today gives stat to a week of educational and cultural events dedicated to the

11:03, october 23, 2018

JICA provides road maintenance equipment to Sughd and Khatlon provinces

On Monday October 22, the handover ceremony of the road maintenance equipment provided under “Project for Improvement of Equipment for Road Maintenance in Sughd Province and the Eastern Part of

10:49, october 23, 2018

Rahmon inaugurates asphalt manufacturing enterprise in northern Tajikistan

President Emomali Rahmon has attended an official opening ceremony of an asphalt manufacturing enterprise in the northern Sughd province.

10:24, october 23, 2018

Dushanbe and Washington to outline cooperation priorities

Ms. Emilia A. Puma, U.S.

09:59, october 23, 2018

Dushanbe hosts international puppet theater festival

The Sixth International Puppet Theater Festival, dubbed Chodari Khayol (The Curtain of Imagination), will take place in Dushanbe from October 22-26 offering top entertainment for kids and adults.

17:07, october 22, 2018

Rahmon inaugurates health center and carpet weaving workshop in Jabbor-Rasoulov district

President Emomali Rahmon has inaugurated a health center and a carpet-weaving workshop in the Jabbor-Rasoulov district of the Sughd province.

16:28, october 22, 2018

It is time to liquidate the troubled banks, say local experts

Some local experts consider that trying to save such troubled banks as Tojiksodirotbonk (TSN) and Agroinvestbonk under conditions of vulnerability and instability of the country’s banking

15:02, october 22, 2018

President pays working visit to Sughd province

President Emomali Rahmon today started a working visit to the northern Sughd province, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

14:39, october 22, 2018