Tajkistan

14:52, february 15, 2018

SOCIETY

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

ECONOMY

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

LAW-ORDER

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

ECONOMY

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

LAW-ORDER

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

ECONOMY

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

ECONOMY

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

ECONOMY

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

SOCIETY

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

SOCIETY

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

ECONOMY

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

POWER

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

ECONOMY

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

ECONOMY

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

LAW-ORDER

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

SOCIETY

Annual Japanese cultural fair "JAPAN DAYS" takes place in Dushanbe this week

Organized by the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe, the annual Japanese cultural fair "JAPAN DAYS" will take place at the Ismaili Center in Dushanbe on February 17-18.

17:20, february 13, 2018

SOCIETY

The number of heliotrope poisoning cases reportedly rises to 34 in Ishkashim

Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population says the number of residents in the Ishkashim district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) poisoned by

16:45, february 13, 2018

SOCIETY

Exhibition of works by known Tajik artists being held in Geneva

An exhibition of more than 50 works by known Tajik painters is being held in Geneva.

15:32, february 13, 2018

ECONOMY

What could Tajikistan export to Uzbekistan?

Tajikistan has drawn up the list of export goods it could offered Uzbekistan.

15:05, february 13, 2018

POLITICS

One more border crossing point reopens along the Tajik-Uzbek border

One more border crossing point has reopened along Tajikistan’s common border with Uzbekistan bringing the number of operational border crossing points (BCPs) along the Tajik-Uzbek border to

14:23, february 13, 2018

ECONOMY

Record amount of gold produced by Tajikistan last year

Tajikistan produced a record amount of gold in 2017 – 5,500 kilograms, which is 11.

13:57, february 13, 2018

POWER

Tajik parliament launches e-mail and hotlines for citizens

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) has launched e-mail ([email protected]) and hotlines 221-68-16, 221-1378, 221-11-43 and 221-11-17 for citizens.

13:33, february 13, 2018

ECONOMY

The First MicroFinanceBank opens banking service center in Dushanbe

In line with its expansion plan, The First MicroFinanceBank (FMFB) opened its new Banking Service Center (BSC) in Dushanbe city, at 34 Aynee Street, taking to 37 the total number of its Business

11:31, february 13, 2018

INCIDENTS

Road-hog who killed a sweeper in hit-and-run accident has been taken under custody

A 23-year-old road-hog, who killed a sweeper in a hit-and-run accident, has been taken under custody.

10:49, february 13, 2018

SECURITY

Over 223.5 kilograms of narcotic drugs seized at Tajik-Afghan border this month so far

This month has seen three engagements between Tajik border guards and armed drug traffickers on the Tajik-Afghan border, Mohammad Ulughkhojayev, a spokesman for the Main Board Guard Directorate at

10:14, february 13, 2018

POLITICS

Qatar ready to support organization of exhibitions of Tajik cultural heritage in its museums

Tajik Ambassador to Qatar Khisrav Sohibzoda on February 11 met in Doha with Qatar Museums Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mansour bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud.

09:49, february 13, 2018

POLITICS

Tajikistan values ties with Qatar

On Sunday February 11, Tajik Ambassador to Qatar Khisrav Sohibzoda met in Doha with Qatari State Minister for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi.