Tajkistan

Tajikistan establishes award for contributions to the development of democracy

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports Tajikistan has established a ‘democracy’ award whose recipients will receive cash and a medal emblazoned President Emomali Rahmon’s

14:25, february 16, 2018

POLITICS

Tajik, Uzbek working groups meet in Jizzakh to discuss border delineation issues

The working groups of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan for delimitation and demarcation of mutual border held a meeting in the Uzbek city of Jizzakh from February 7 to February 16 to discuss issues related

13:53, february 16, 2018

POLITICS

Uzbek authorities expected to allocate 1 ha plot of land for construction of Tajikistan’s Embassy

Uzbek authorities will allocate the 1 ha plot of land in downtown Tashkent for construction of Tajikistan’s Embassy, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

11:27, february 16, 2018

Rahmon extends condolences to Donald Trump over Florida school shooting tragedy

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon yesterday sent a message of condolences to US President Donald Trump over the Florida shooting tragedy, according to the Tajik president’s official

10:57, february 16, 2018

POLITICS

Tajik ruling party holds its plenum in Dushanbe today

The People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) is holding its plenum in Dushanbe today.

10:37, february 16, 2018

14th session of Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament takes place in Dushanbe today

The 14th session of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) of the fifth convocation is taking place in Dushanbe today afternoon.

10:13, february 16, 2018

New air routes as well as railway and bus links will connect cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan plan to establish regular air communication between the Tajik capital and Uzbek cities of Bukhara and Samarqand.

09:30, february 16, 2018

SECURITY

Tajikistan’s interior minister addresses the OSCE Security Committee in Vienna

The Interior Minister of Tajikistan, Colonel-General Ramazon Rahimzoda, addressed the OSCE participating States in the Hofburg Conference Center, Vienna, on February 12, 2018.

16:41, february 15, 2018

INCIDENTS

Heavy snowfalls hit some areas of Tajikistan

Heavy snowfalls on February 14-15 caused a series of avalanches in Tajikistan.

16:18, february 15, 2018

Anticorruption agency says education ministry the most corrupt governmental agency in Tajikistan

According to findings by the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, the Ministry of Education and Science is the most corrupt governmental agency in Tajikistan.

15:38, february 15, 2018

TALCO consumed 16.5 percent of Tajikistan’s electricity last year

According to Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company), the Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) last year consumed 16.5 percent of Tajikistan’s electricity, which is 13.

14:52, february 15, 2018

A dance teacher at a choreography school in Dushanbe fired for skipping presidential address

A dance teacher at a choreography school in Dushanbe has been fired for not listening to President Emomali Rahmon's annual address to the nation on television.

14:44, february 15, 2018

SECURITY

Central Asian defense leaders meet in Kabul for security talks

NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan noted on February 14 that senior military leaders from Central and South Asian nations and the United States gathered in Kabul for a February

14:26, february 15, 2018

TIKA gives out certificates to Tajik welding instructors

A month-long training course for welding instructors working with adult education centers and technical vocational schools concluded at the Labor and Employment Agency at the Ministry of Labor,

13:38, february 15, 2018

Finance ministry officials summoned to anticorruption agency for questioning over Umed-88’s case

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Ilyos Idriszoda, the deputy chief of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, revealed on February 15 that officials

11:58, february 15, 2018

Ex-participants of JICA training courses in transport sector hold a seminar

On February 9, a seminar of ex-participants of JICA’s training courses in the transport sector was held in the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan.

11:51, february 15, 2018

Trial of police officer from Dousti district: police vs medical workers

Officers from the Dousti police station claim that Tolibjon Doustov was still alive when they took him to the hospital in the Qubodiyon district. Meanwhile, medical workers say the opposite.

11:21, february 15, 2018

INCIDENTS

195 people killed in emergency situations in northern Tajikistan last year

195 people were killed in emergency situations in the Sughd province last year, Anvar Qosimov, head of the Sughd emergency management agency, told reporters in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd

10:53, february 15, 2018

Tajikistan expected to increase power supply to Afghanistan up to 1.5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity

Tajikistan will increase the volume of electricity being supplied to Afghanistan during the summer period.

09:48, february 15, 2018

Negotiations on delivery of Tajik electricity to Uzbekistan under way

Dushanbe and Tashkent have not yet reached any concrete agreement on the delivery of Tajik electricity to Uzbekistan.

16:34, february 14, 2018

Tajikistan’s investment portfolio includes 68 projects totaling nearly 25 million somoni

Tajikistan’s investment portfolio now includes 68 projects totaling nearly 25 billion somoni (equivalent to 2.8 billion U.S.

15:14, february 14, 2018

Nine villages in Romit Gorge to got electricity for the first time

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will provide 6 million U.S. dollars for improvement of power supply and medical service in the Romit Gorge, which is subordinate to Vahdat Township.

14:46, february 14, 2018

1,500 domestic violence complaints filed with the Committee for Family and Women’s Affairs last year

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the chairperson of the Committee for Family and Women’s Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan, Ms.

14:08, february 14, 2018

Akia bus assembly plant introduced into operation in Tajik capital Wednesday

A joint Tajik-Turkish plant to assemble Turkish buses Akia, AKIA AVESTO, was officially introduced into operation in Dushanbe today, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

13:27, february 14, 2018

SECURITY

Belarus president calls on CSTO member nations to jointly modernize armed forces

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on February 13 that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member nations ought to carry out a joint work on modernization of their armies,

11:44, february 14, 2018

President hands over keys to new apartments in Dushanbe to the National Guard officers

President Emomali Rahmon today morning handed over keys to new apartments in Dushanbe’s Mehrobod neighborhood (former Kalinin Settlement) to 60 officers of the National Guard of Tajikistan,

11:22, february 14, 2018

Tajikistan to open currency exchange points along its common border with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT)’s office in the Sughd province says currency exchange points will begin to operate along Tajikistan’s common border with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in

10:51, february 14, 2018

Tajikistan plans to begin supplying surplus electricity to Uzbekistan

Tajikistan reportedly plans to begin supplying surplus electricity to Uzbekistan. This year, Tajikistan is expected to supply 1.5 billion kWh of electricity to the neighboring country.

10:16, february 14, 2018

Three police officers detained for blackmailing gay man in order to extort money from him

Three police officers have been detained for allegedly blackmailing a gay man in order to extort money from him.

09:45, february 14, 2018