Tajkistan, Society

09:55, february 1, 2011

Tajik authorities must take care of country-fellowmen in Tunisia and Egypt, says PDP representative

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The latest developments in Tunisia and Egypt are internal problems of these nations and we hope they will be solved with due regard to national

08:28, february 1, 2011

It may be chain reaction following Tunisia/Egypt unrest, says known Tajik religious leader

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Known Tajik religious leader Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda has expressed concern that it may be chain reaction in Muslim nations following Tunisia/Egypt

17:40, january 31, 2011

Religious radicals or Communists may come to power in some Arab nations, says CPT leader

DUSHANBE, January 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The main reason for recent unrest in a number of Arab nations, in particular Egypt and Tunisia, is a neocolonial politics that has replaced an

16:57, january 31, 2011

Egypt’s leader has not yet realized that it is time resign, says Tajik political scientist

DUSHANBE, January 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Crisis is getting deeper in Egypt because the leader of this country has not yet realized that it is time for him to resign from his post, Tajik

16:06, january 31, 2011

Attestations of imams of Dushanbe’s mosques to be held soon

DUSHANBE, January 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Attestations of imams of 17 mosques in Dushanbe, quizzing them on their knowledge of Islamic principles, will be held at the Committee on Religious Affairs

16:05, january 31, 2011

Attestations of imams of Dushanbe’s mosques to be held soon

DUSHANBE, January 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Attestations of imams of 17 mosques in Dushanbe, quizzing them on their knowledge of Islamic principles, will be held at the Committee on Religious Affairs

08:59, january 31, 2011

439 dog bite cases reported in Kulob in 2010

KULOB, January 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 439 dog bite cases were registered in the city and the district of Kulob last year, the Kulob chief sanitary inspector Jamshed Rafiyev said in an

17:17, january 29, 2011

Sughd environmental protection authorities promise cash award for detention of poachers

KHUJAND, January 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Sughd environmental protection authorities are taking measures to preserve the Syr Darya fish reserves.

15:38, january 29, 2011

UNFPA conduct national survey on ageing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- UNFPA CO in Tajikistan jointly with UNDESA presented a national survey on ageing in Tajikistan in Dushanbe on January 27, according to UNFPA CO in

18:12, january 28, 2011

Amendment made to the Family Code causes confusion, says IRP leader

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An amendment to the Family Code may cause a great deal of confusion in the issue of marriages between Tajik nationals and citizens of other countries or

11:50, january 28, 2011

Tajikistan ought to settle issue of social insurance of labor migrants, says expert

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan ought to settle the issue of social insurance of labor migrants with countries, which are primary destinations for labor migrants from

09:25, january 28, 2011

US$1.3 mln spent for introduction of pension payment card system in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Since January 1, more than 57,000 pensioners in Dushanbe, Kulob and Qurghon Teppa have used plastic cards to get their pensions, Minister of Labor and

09:06, january 28, 2011

48,700 people get status of unemployed in 2010

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In 2010, 48,700 people, or 2.

17:17, january 27, 2011

Interior Ministry official files defamation lawsuit against the Asia-Plus newspaper

Anvar Taghoymurodov, the chief of the Interior Ministry body empowered to combat organized crime, has filed the defamation lawsuit against the Asia-Plus newspaper, asking for 1 million somoni as

14:05, january 27, 2011

Two new labs established at the Pamir Biology Institute

KHOROG, January 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two new labs for soil analysis and the biological method of combating plant pests have bee established at the Pamir Biology Institute.

13:40, january 27, 2011

AKF constructs water supply network in Shouroobod district

KULOB, January 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In 20110, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Tajikistan supported to construct water pipelines in six villages of Khatlon’s Shouroobod district, the Shouroobod

12:30, january 27, 2011

Bombing attack at Domodedovo airport may lead to increase in xenophobia in Moscow

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A bombing attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, in which some international media outlets have seen “Islamic trace,” may lead panic, frustration, statement

08:39, january 27, 2011

RTR-Planeta can be picked up by 38.5% of the population of Sughd

KHUJAND, January 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- RTR-Planeta can be picked up only by 38.

17:30, january 26, 2011

More than 200 tons of ferula produced in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 200 tons of ferula were produced in Tajikistan last year, the chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection Talbak Salimov told reporters

15:17, january 26, 2011

Tajikistan-Luxembourg friendship society set up in Luxembourg

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An initiative group numbering 37 people have set up the Society of Friendship of Tajikistan and Luxembourg, Tajik MFA information department reports.

14:38, january 26, 2011

Tajik ambassador visits Tajik nationals wounded in the Domodedovo airport blast

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Russia Abdumajid Dostiyev yesterday visited Moscow hospitals ## 7 and 12, where Tajik nationals wounded in the January 24 blast at

14:34, january 26, 2011

Correction

The January 25 item of Asia-Plus Blitz titled “Chinese nationals account for more 60% of labor migrants working in Tajikistan” should have noted that Tajik labor migrants remitted 2.1 billion U.S.

14:30, january 26, 2011

SCI conducts survey of population of Marco Polo sheep in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from international organization, Safari Club International (SCI), jointly with Tajik researchers are conducting a survey of the population

14:21, january 26, 2011

15 mosques suspended from their function in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, January 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 15 mosques were temporarily suspended from their function in Gorno Badakhshan last year for failure to be reregistered with the Committee on Religious

16:25, january 25, 2011

Suicide on the rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE/KHUJAND, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The chairperson of the Committee for Women and Family Affairs, Sumangul Taghoyeva, told reporters on January 24 that 703 cases of suicide and

16:22, january 25, 2011

Chinese nationals account for more 60% of labor migrants working in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 2,360 labor migrants, with more than 60 percent (1,427 people) of them being Chinese nationals, are currently working in Tajikistan, Valijon

16:09, january 25, 2011

838 instances of violation of land code recorded in Kulob in 2010

KULOB, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Inspections by specialists from the Kulob land management committee recorded 838 instances of violation of the country’s land legislation, ranging from use of

14:48, january 25, 2011

Tajik authorities admit blockage of a number of independent websites in 2010

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities have admitted that a number of independent websites were blocked last year.

17:00, january 22, 2011

3,841 newborns registered in the city and the district of Kulob in 2010

KULOB, January 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In 2010, 3,841 newborn were registered in the city and the district of Kulob, whish is 62 newborns more than in 2009, according to the Kulob agency for

17:13, january 21, 2011

1,004 new HV infection cases detected in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 1,004 new cases of HIV infection were detected in Tajikistan last year, according to the Republican AIDS Center.