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15:36, march 15, 2024

ECONOMY

Development partners support development of sustainable agriculture system in Tajikistan

At the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture of Tajikistan, a roundtable entitled “Development of the Agro-Food and Sustainable Agriculture System for the Period up to 2030: Implementation

12:21, march 15, 2024

WORLD

Palestinian death toll in Gaza Strip rises to 31,341, says Gaza Hamas-run health ministry

Media reports says that the Hamas-run Health Ministry stated at a press conference yesterday that the Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 31,341.

11:39, march 15, 2024

SOCIETY

Tajikistan ranks last among CIS member countries in terms of the number of private car owners

The number of vehicles has significantly increased in Tajikistan in recent years. However, the country still lags behind its neighbors in terms of the number of private cars per capita.

10:33, march 15, 2024

SECURITY

Tajik, Kyrgyz delegations meet in Batken discuss carrying out spring field work in border areas

Kyrgyzstan’s news agency Turmush , citing the press center of the administration of the Kyrgyz district of Batken, reported on March 14 that the Kyrgyz and Tajik delegations have met in Orto

10:01, march 15, 2024

ECONOMY

Construction of new hydropower plants starting in GBAO, says energy minister

Construction of the Sanobod hydropower plant in Rushan district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) will allow you to export electricity abroad, in particular to the north of Pakistan

17:06, march 14, 2024

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan, China eye joint uranium exploration

Eurasianet says a state-owned uranium producer in Uzbekistan is in talks with China Nuclear Uranium, also state-run, on the possibility of working together to develop a pair of mines.

16:48, march 14, 2024

SOCIETY

Power rationing continuing, the schedule not respected, can’t get through to the relevant agencies

Asia-Plus has already written that residents of different regions of the country are complaining about non-compliance with the promised power supply schedule during the holy month of Ramadan.

16:06, march 14, 2024

ECONOMY

Successful debut: the sale of the first issue of government bonds generated over US$9.1 million

The process of selling government bonds of the first issue has been completed in Tajikistan, an official source within the Securities and Special registration Agency of the Ministry of Finance (MoF),

15:13, march 14, 2024

ECONOMY

The European Union and Tajikistan discuss development cooperation

On March 12, Mr. Ashourboy Solehzoda, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan, Mr.

11:29, march 14, 2024

SOCIETY

At least 15 deaths caused by worsening power shortages in Tajikistan this winter

Millions of residents of rural areas in Tajikistan continue to live without power or have it for just a few hours per day, especially in the colder months.

10:16, march 14, 2024

LAW-ORDER

Prosecutor asks for life imprisonment for four suspected of killing Orienbonk deputy head

A prosecutor in the trial of 14 people suspected of kidnapping and killing Shuhrat Ismatulloyev, the first deputy chairman of Orienbonk, has asked the Supreme Court to sentence four of them to

09:34, march 14, 2024

SOCIETY

Letting Women Lead: Bridging the Finance Gap for Women-Led Businesses

I get to meet many courageous women in my work for IFC in Southwest and Central Asia [1] . I’ve witnessed the seemingly unsurmountable challenges they encounter every day.

16:51, march 13, 2024

POWER

President and Dushanbe mayor attend groundbreaking ceremonies for construction of buildings of 3 ministries

On Wednesday March 13, President Emomali Rahmon and Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Rustam Emomali, who is also the Mayor of Dushanbe, attended groundbreaking

15:57, march 13, 2024

ECONOMY

Kazakhstan donates 15,000 tons of fuel oil to Tajikistan for energy facilities

Kazakhstn’s Orda.

14:56, march 13, 2024

SOCIETY

Hakim Nizami connecting link between world’s Persian speakers, says Tajik Ambassador to Iran

Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA reported on March 11 that the Ambassador of Tajikistan to the Islamic republic of Iran, Nizomuddin Zohedi, has called Hakim Nizami or Nizami Ganjavi, the

12:02, march 13, 2024

POWER

Dushanbe mayor instructs to provide outdoor lighting of social facilities with solar

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has instructed relevant agencies and officials to provide outdoor lighting of capital city-based schools, kindergartens, healthcare facilities as well as high-rising and

11:22, march 13, 2024

SOCIETY

USAID contributes US$7 million to WFP to bolster assistance for vulnerable households

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has generously contributed US$7 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to bolster assistance for vulnerable households

11:04, march 13, 2024

ECONOMY

Tajikistan bets it all on hydropower

Posted on Radio Liberty’s website, an article by Chris Rickleton notes that having spent much of the last decade and several billion dollars building the Roghun "megadam,"

10:37, march 13, 2024

CENTRAL ASIA

A mosque in hi-tech style reopens after reconstruction in Tashkent’s Chilanzar district

The Hasankhon Qori mosque has reopened after reconstruction in Tashkent’s Chilanzar district, Pdrobno.uz reported on March 11. Podrobno.

09:39, march 13, 2024

SECURITY

Russia-led military bloc holds command-and-staff drill on situation in Central Asia

A two-day command-and-staff drill being held by the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led military bloc, is concluding today.

17:49, march 12, 2024

ECONOMY

Enterprises with participation of Uzbek capital operating in Tajikistan invested US$74.1 mln in the country’s economy in 2007-2023

90 enterprises with participation of Uzbek capital operating in Tajikistan have reportedly invested 74.1 million US dollars in the country’s economy over the past seventeen years.

16:46, march 12, 2024

SOCIETY

Number of officially registered unemployed decreasing in Tajikistan

According to data of the Agency for Statistics under the President, the number of officially registered unemployed in Tajikistan in December last year was 48,300, which 12.

16:06, march 12, 2024

LAW-ORDER

Khatlon chef prosecutor does not agree with the verdict against the former bodyguard of Commander Khouja

The Khatlon chief prosecutor’s office has expressed disagreement with the Bokhtar city court's decision to reduce the prison term Yusuf (Jourabek) Solehov, a former bodyguard of one of

15:21, march 12, 2024

LAW-ORDER

Resident of Vahdat Township gets a jail term of five years on charges of extremism

A court in Vahdat Township considers actions of a 23-year-old Shahboz Sharifbek falling under the Penal Code’s article related to criminal offences of extremism, though his relatives say he has

11:36, march 12, 2024

INCIDENTS

Three killed, two other injured in Ayni traffic accident

Three people were killed and two others injured on March 11 as a car fell off the road with a height of almost 800-900 meters, according to Emergencies Committee’s Office in Sughd province.

11:06, march 12, 2024

POWER

Tajik president receives Uzbek PM to discuss economic cooperation issues

On Monday March 11, President Emomali Rahmon received Uzbek Prime Minister Abdualla Aripov, who arrived in Dushanbe to in the next meeting of the Tajik-Uzbek Joint Intergovernmental Commission for

10:49, march 12, 2024

SECURITY

Over the past 3 years, 24 Tajiks have committed suicide terrorist acts in 10 countries of the world, says president

The number of terrorist attacks committed by Tajik citizens in other countries has increased in recent years that damages the reputation of the country in the international arena, President Emomali

09:30, march 12, 2024

POLITICS

U.S. Ambassador calls on Tajik authorities to 'support journalists' rights'

Tajik authorities must respect journalists’ freedom of expression.

17:26, march 11, 2024

SOCIETY

Tajikistan marks the Tajik Press Day on March 11

On Monday March 11, Tajikistan marked the Tajik Press Day. By president’s decree the Tajik Press Day has been marked on March 11 since 1993.

16:32, march 11, 2024

SOCIETY

Tajik authorities promise to increase electricity supplies during the holy month of Ramadan

Tajik authorities have promised to increase electricity supplies to residential customers in the regions, who have experienced power rationing since later September last year, to 8 house per day