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11:18, january 24, 2012

80 mln somoni earmarked to replenish state reserves in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- 80 million somoni (equivalent to US$16.8 million) are expected to be provided this year to replenish state reserves.

10:58, january 24, 2012

154 mosques and houses of worship in Kulob region get land use certificates

KULOB, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- All the 154 mosques and houses of worship in the Hamadoni, Vose and Muminobod districts of Khatlon province have got certificates of the right to use land,

10:40, january 24, 2012

Panj authorities close five mosques

QURGHON TEPPA, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- In 2011, the local authorities in Khatlon’s Panj district closed down five mosques that were functioning without appropriate permission and

10:09, january 24, 2012

Average monthly wage for 2011 stands at 442 somoni

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- As of November 30, 2011 an average monthly wage in Tajikistan stood at 442 somoni (equivalent to little more than US$93.

09:44, january 24, 2012

Budget reportedly replenished with$9.4 mln from excise tax on cellular communications services

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov told reporters on January 23 that the country’s budget was replenished with 45 million somoni (equivalent to

09:33, january 24, 2012

Underage girls face forced marriages in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- At least 16 cases of underage girls being forced into marriage have been reported in Tajikistan’s southern Khatlon province, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service

09:15, january 24, 2012

Unemployment rate estimated at 2.6 percent of economically active population

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- As of November 30, 2011, more than 55,000 people in Tajikistan were registered as unemployed, which is 7,000 people more than in 2010, Alijon Kulov,

17:27, january 23, 2012

Roghun’s money reportedly gives 25 million somoni in dividends

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- To-date, Roghun’s temporarily surplus funds deposited at Tajik banks have given 125 million in dividends, Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov

16:56, january 23, 2012

Tajik migrant workers to be able to get migration cards straight at Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus – The Dushanbe airport director general Rustam Kholiqov told reporters on January 23 that Dushanbe International Airport and Russia’s Federal Migration Service

16:38, january 23, 2012

Dushanbe airport plans to raise fees for local and foreign air companies

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe International Airport plans to raise the service fee rate for local and foreign air companies from 3 to 5 percent, the Dushanbe airport director

16:06, january 23, 2012

The number of adopters reportedly increases in Sughd

KHUJAND, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The number of persons seeking to adopt a child is reportedly increasing in Sughd province. Ms.

15:47, january 23, 2012

Textile enterprises in Sughd cannot increase production for lack of outlet

KHUJAND, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Textile enterprises operating in the northern province of Sughd cannot increase production because of lack of product market, according to the Sughd

15:44, january 23, 2012

Murderer of couple sentenced to life in jail

KHUJAND, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the northern city of Istaravshan has been sentenced to life in prison for killing local resident Shuhrat Jalolov and his wife.

14:43, january 23, 2012

Tajikistan’s external debt exceeds $2.124 billion

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Minister of Finance Safarali Najmididnov revealed on January 23 that Tajikistan external debt

14:11, january 23, 2012

Ministry of culture takes measures to attract young actors into theaters

The Ministry of Culture is taking measures to attract talented young actors into theaters.

13:39, january 23, 2012

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers energy efficiency bill

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered the bill on the energy efficiency at a January 23

10:54, january 23, 2012

Kulob’s 2012 budget stands at more than 43.166 mln somoni

KULOB, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The budget of the city and the district of Kulob for 2012 amounts to 43,166,717 somoni, Bakhtiyor Nazarov, the head of the Kulob finance department, said.

10:20, january 23, 2012

Tight fog paralyzes Dushanbe’s airport

DUHANBE, January 23, 2012 Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe International Airport had to suspend operations today morning due to a tight fog.

10:06, january 23, 2012

IRP plans to intensify activities of its primary organizations

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan plans to intensify activities of its primary organizations in the provinces.

09:50, january 23, 2012

Rustam Emomali meets with FIFA president in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Sunday January 22, the eldest son of President Emomali Rahmon, Rustam Emomali, who was named in early January as head of Tajikistan’s Football

09:12, january 23, 2012

Tajikistan reportedly ready to help Russian investigate attack against Atovulloyev

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov says Tajik investigators would assist Russian officials in investigating an attack against a well-known Tajik

09:01, january 23, 2012

Drug police officers seize large consignment of narcotics and mercury

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Interior Ministry directorate for combating drug trafficking (drug police) and its offices in the provinces have seized a large

18:06, january 21, 2012

Tajikistan given “Not Free” designation

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Like the previous years, Freedom in the World 2012 has designated Tajikistan as “Not Free” country.

17:16, january 21, 2012

Tajik, Afghan and Kyrgyz drug control chiefs discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of senior representatives from counternarcotics agencies of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan took place in Dushanbe on January 20, the

17:00, january 21, 2012

Chinese farmers reportedly rent fields in Khatlon for cotton cultivation

QURGHON TEPPA, January 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Chinese farmers have reportedly rented fields in the Tajik southern province of Khatlon for cotton cultivation.

16:35, january 21, 2012

Tajik national currency falls 8.1 percent against USD

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- In 2011, the Tajik national currency, the somoni, fell 8.1 percent against the dollar, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

16:20, january 21, 2012

President shakes up prosecution officials and the National Guard’s officers

Sharif Qurbonov has been named to be chief prosecutor of Sughd province and Hotam Asoyev has been named to be the country’s transportation prosecutor.

15:48, january 21, 2012

Wolf attacks reportedly increase in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- At least six people have been attacked by wolves in southeastern Tajikistan in the last several weeks, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on January 20.

15:44, january 21, 2012

40 residents of Sughd detained abroad for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, January 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- In 2011, 40 residents of the Tajik northern province of Sughd, including five women, were detained abroad for drug trafficking, Halimjon Mahmoudov, the

15:29, january 21, 2012

U.S. embassy opens sixth American Corner in Gharm

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2012, Asia-Plus – On January 19, U.S.