Tajkistan

16:05, october 23, 2017

SOCIETY

Japan’s Government completes five GGP projects in Tajikistan

On October 17-20, Mr.

15:47, october 23, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Moscow court passes verdict on gang charged with killing 14 people

The Moscow city court has passed verdict on a gang charged with killing 14 people in Moscow, Moscow and Yaroslav oblasts in 2014-2015, Medouza writes, citing the Investigative Committee of the

14:58, october 23, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Tajik official gets lengthy jail term for illegal purchase and sale of lands in Roudaki district

A Tajik official has got a lengthy jail term for illegal purchase and sale of lands in the Roudaki district.

14:22, october 23, 2017

ECONOMY

Agroinvestbonk reduces its staff by more than 1,500 people in order to improve activities

Open Join-Stock Company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk has reduced its staff by 1,520 people in order to improve its financial situation. Only 524 people now work for the bank.

13:32, october 23, 2017

POWER

Number of holidays increasing in Tajikistan

A number of holidays is increasing in Tajikistan as the government has offered amendments to the country’s law on holidays, A draft law worked by the government offers to put three new

12:00, october 23, 2017

ECONOMY

Central Asian governments must help people and businesses become more productive, says WB official

An article Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia, titled Dream Bigger: Building the Middle-Class in Central Asia , in particular, notes that in Kazakhstan, extreme poverty

11:48, october 23, 2017

ECONOMY

Owner of one of Tajikistan’s largest gas retailer detained on suspicion of tax evasion and document fraud

Rajabali Odinayev, the owner of Umed-88, one of Tajikistan’s largest gas retailers, has been detained by anticorruption officers on suspicion of tax evasion and large-scale fraud.

10:52, october 23, 2017

POWER

President signs decree on termination of powers of chairman of Rasht court in connection with his death

Powers of chairman of the Rasht district court have been terminated in connection with his death, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:40, october 23, 2017

ECONOMY

ADB president to pay three-day visit to Tajikistan this week

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao will pay a three-day visit to Tajikistan to hold talks with Tajik state officials and attend the 16th Ministerial Conference of the Central

10:11, october 23, 2017

SOCIETY

First social cafe opens in Tajik capital

The first social café named “Dar Yak Zamin” (On One Earth) has opened in Dushanbe.

09:13, october 23, 2017

SOCIETY

JICA Supported a Seminar on Medical Equipment Maintenance

Ex-participants of JICA Training Course on Management and Maintenance of Medical Equipment have conducted a seminar on proper medical equipment maintenance at the Maternity Department of the

17:21, october 20, 2017

SOCIETY

Rights group urges US Secretary of State to support LGBT community in Tajikistan

Human Rights First on October 18 expressed alarm over reports that Tajikistani authorities have created a registry of gay and lesbian citizens and called on U.S.

16:32, october 20, 2017

ECONOMY

All Tajik national television channels to move to Dushanbe-Plaza building

All Tajik national television channels will move to a 22-story building of Dushanbe Plaza, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

16:08, october 20, 2017

POLITICS

“We open for further deepening of cooperation with Tajikistan,’ says Uzbek president

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has congratulated Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

15:26, october 20, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajik fuel supply company falls into disgrace; its top managers reportedly flee the country

Tajik fuel supply company Umed-88 has fallen into disgrace and its top managers have reportedly fled the country.

14:24, october 20, 2017

SECURITY

Taliban and IS militants expected to intensify activities along the Afghan-Tajik border in spring

Taliban and Islamic State (IS) terror group militants are expected to intensify activities along the Afghan-Tajik border in spring, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

11:41, october 20, 2017

POLITICS

Turkmen president expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov yesterday received visiting Turkmenistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Berdiniyaz Myatiyev, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

11:20, october 20, 2017

INCIDENTS

Afghan drug trafficker detained in Shugnan with a large amount of hashish

Two separate operations carried out by Tajik drug control officers have reportedly resulted in the seizure of nearly 14 kilograms hashish An operation carried out by drug control

11:04, october 20, 2017

INCIDENTS

Mass brawl in Dushanbe ends in murder

A mass brawl that took place on the bank of the Dushanbinka River in Dushanbe ends in murder.

10:30, october 20, 2017

SOCIETY

Tajik blue-color foreign passports are not valid any more for traveling to some countries

Tajik blue-color foreign (international travel) passports are no longer valid for traveling to some countries.

09:53, october 20, 2017

ECONOMY

President promises to cancel power rationing if population and enterprises use electricity economically

President Emomali Rahmon has promised cancel power rationing if population and enterprises use electricity economically during autumn-winter period.

09:18, october 20, 2017

POWER

Dushanbe hosts Mayor’s Cup tournament

A tournament on mini football for Mayor’s Cup is starting in Dushanbe today.

17:33, october 19, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at about 2.8686 billion USD in Jan-Sep 2017

Over the first nine months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power, has amounted to 2.8686 billion U.S. dollars, which was 99.

16:45, october 19, 2017

SOCIETY

Jails and labor migration the main sources of religious radicalism

Lately experts are speaking more and more frequently about two sources for swelling ranks of religious extremists – jails and labor migration.

14:31, october 19, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajikistan continues exporting electricity, mainly to Afghanistan

Tajikistan is continuing to export electricity, mainly to Afghanistan.

14:02, october 19, 2017

INCIDENTS

Entrepreneur couple brutally killed in northern Tajikistan

60-year-old entrepreneur couple Maqsoudjon Neamatulloyev and Iboda Nematulloyeva is found brutally killed in their house in the Unji jamaot, the Bobojon-Ghafourov district of the northern Sughd

13:28, october 19, 2017

SOCIETY

Tajikistan grand mufti, Istanbul mufti condemn coup attempts in Tajikistan and Turkey

Head of the Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulama -- an Islamic council that issues fatwas (religious rulings) and religious guidance to Islamic religious organizations) Saidmukarram Abduqodirzoda has met

11:38, october 19, 2017

POLITICS

Tajikistan, Germany hold political consultations in Berlin

Tajikistan and Germany held political consultations in Berlin on October 17, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

11:14, october 19, 2017

SOCIETY

Jabbor Rasoulov’s grandchildren intend to file lawsuit against the Dushanbe mayor’s office

Relatives of known Tajik statesman are indignant at the fact of reburial of him without informing them.

10:31, october 19, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajkistan

Japan’s Government completes five GGP projects in Tajikistan

On October 17-20, Mr.

Moscow court passes verdict on gang charged with killing 14 people

The Moscow city court has passed verdict on a gang charged with killing 14 people in Moscow, Moscow and Yaroslav oblasts in 2014-2015, Medouza writes, citing the Investigative Committee of the

Tajik official gets lengthy jail term for illegal purchase and sale of lands in Roudaki district

A Tajik official has got a lengthy jail term for illegal purchase and sale of lands in the Roudaki district.

Agroinvestbonk reduces its staff by more than 1,500 people in order to improve activities

Open Join-Stock Company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk has reduced its staff by 1,520 people in order to improve its financial situation. Only 524 people now work for the bank.

Number of holidays increasing in Tajikistan

A number of holidays is increasing in Tajikistan as the government has offered amendments to the country’s law on holidays, A draft law worked by the government offers to put three new

Central Asian governments must help people and businesses become more productive, says WB official

An article Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia, titled Dream Bigger: Building the Middle-Class in Central Asia , in particular, notes that in Kazakhstan, extreme poverty

Owner of one of Tajikistan’s largest gas retailer detained on suspicion of tax evasion and document fraud

Rajabali Odinayev, the owner of Umed-88, one of Tajikistan’s largest gas retailers, has been detained by anticorruption officers on suspicion of tax evasion and large-scale fraud.

President signs decree on termination of powers of chairman of Rasht court in connection with his death

Powers of chairman of the Rasht district court have been terminated in connection with his death, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

ADB president to pay three-day visit to Tajikistan this week

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao will pay a three-day visit to Tajikistan to hold talks with Tajik state officials and attend the 16th Ministerial Conference of the Central

First social cafe opens in Tajik capital

The first social café named “Dar Yak Zamin” (On One Earth) has opened in Dushanbe.

JICA Supported a Seminar on Medical Equipment Maintenance

Ex-participants of JICA Training Course on Management and Maintenance of Medical Equipment have conducted a seminar on proper medical equipment maintenance at the Maternity Department of the

Rights group urges US Secretary of State to support LGBT community in Tajikistan

Human Rights First on October 18 expressed alarm over reports that Tajikistani authorities have created a registry of gay and lesbian citizens and called on U.S.

All Tajik national television channels to move to Dushanbe-Plaza building

All Tajik national television channels will move to a 22-story building of Dushanbe Plaza, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

“We open for further deepening of cooperation with Tajikistan,’ says Uzbek president

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has congratulated Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Tajik fuel supply company falls into disgrace; its top managers reportedly flee the country

Tajik fuel supply company Umed-88 has fallen into disgrace and its top managers have reportedly fled the country.

Taliban and IS militants expected to intensify activities along the Afghan-Tajik border in spring

Taliban and Islamic State (IS) terror group militants are expected to intensify activities along the Afghan-Tajik border in spring, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

Turkmen president expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov yesterday received visiting Turkmenistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Berdiniyaz Myatiyev, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

Afghan drug trafficker detained in Shugnan with a large amount of hashish

Two separate operations carried out by Tajik drug control officers have reportedly resulted in the seizure of nearly 14 kilograms hashish An operation carried out by drug control

Mass brawl in Dushanbe ends in murder

A mass brawl that took place on the bank of the Dushanbinka River in Dushanbe ends in murder.

Tajik blue-color foreign passports are not valid any more for traveling to some countries

Tajik blue-color foreign (international travel) passports are no longer valid for traveling to some countries.

President promises to cancel power rationing if population and enterprises use electricity economically

President Emomali Rahmon has promised cancel power rationing if population and enterprises use electricity economically during autumn-winter period.

Dushanbe hosts Mayor’s Cup tournament

A tournament on mini football for Mayor’s Cup is starting in Dushanbe today.

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at about 2.8686 billion USD in Jan-Sep 2017

Over the first nine months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power, has amounted to 2.8686 billion U.S. dollars, which was 99.

Jails and labor migration the main sources of religious radicalism

Lately experts are speaking more and more frequently about two sources for swelling ranks of religious extremists – jails and labor migration.

Tajikistan continues exporting electricity, mainly to Afghanistan

Tajikistan is continuing to export electricity, mainly to Afghanistan.

Entrepreneur couple brutally killed in northern Tajikistan

60-year-old entrepreneur couple Maqsoudjon Neamatulloyev and Iboda Nematulloyeva is found brutally killed in their house in the Unji jamaot, the Bobojon-Ghafourov district of the northern Sughd

Tajikistan grand mufti, Istanbul mufti condemn coup attempts in Tajikistan and Turkey

Head of the Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulama -- an Islamic council that issues fatwas (religious rulings) and religious guidance to Islamic religious organizations) Saidmukarram Abduqodirzoda has met

Tajikistan, Germany hold political consultations in Berlin

Tajikistan and Germany held political consultations in Berlin on October 17, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

Jabbor Rasoulov’s grandchildren intend to file lawsuit against the Dushanbe mayor’s office

Relatives of known Tajik statesman are indignant at the fact of reburial of him without informing them.

Issues of shipping goods in Central Asia discussed in Almaty

A two-day annual Central Asia trade forum is concluding in the Kazakh city of Almaty today.