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China accounts for more than 38% of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in January this year

Twenty-six countries of the world provided about US$3.3 million worth of 387.

11:25, march 2, 2021

50 students of the Khujand lyceum for talented children qualify for the IMEC.online final round

60 students of the Khujand Lyceum for Talented Children participated in the preliminary round of the IMEC-online Olympiad and 50 of them reportedly qualified for the IEC-online Final Round that will

11:00, march 2, 2021

Rahmon appreciates China’s readiness to provide COVID-19 vaccine aid to Tajikistan

On Monday March 1, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon had telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:26, march 2, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Son of jailed deputy head of SDPT gets a jail term of six years

The son of jailed deputy head of the Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) has got a lengthy jail term.

09:39, march 2, 2021

Tajik president reiterates support for efforts to restore peace and stability in Afghanistan

President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received Mir Rahman Rahmani, the Speaker of Afghanistan’s lower house (Wolesi Jirga, the House of Representatives) of parliament.

17:43, march 1, 2021

AKF implements SDC-supported Health and Habitat Integration Project in Rasht region

Second meeting of the Steering Committee for the Improving Health and Habitat Integration in the Rasht Region Project, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and

17:27, march 1, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Who is the real owner of the millions of dollars and 90 kilos of gold seized in Tajikistan?

Afghan parliament vice-speaker Mohammad Mirza Katawazai has stated that he was not involved in the smuggling of 90 kilograms of gold and 15 million U.S.

16:46, march 1, 2021

70-year-old Tajik Jehovah’s Witness marks two years in jail

Shamil Hakimov, a Jehovah’s Witness who turned 70 last month, marked two years in a Tajik prison on February 26 after his conviction in part for having a Bible, according to Eurasianet .

15:57, march 1, 2021

World Bank: The objective of tax reform is in encouraging business to invest

In a statement delivered at the 22nd Session of the Consultative Council on Improvement of the Investment Climate under the President of Tajikistan, Mr.

15:22, march 1, 2021

OJSC Sangtudinskaya GES-1 seeks opportunity to sell electricity generated by Sangtuda-1 HPP itself

Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP), seeks an opportunity to sell electricity generated by the Sangtuda-1 HPP itself.

14:25, march 1, 2021

Liquefied natural gas prices rise in Dushanbe

Since the beginnin of this year, liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have risen nearly 12.5 percent in Dushanbe, with similar price rises in other regions of Tajikistan.

11:53, march 1, 2021

Tajikistan increases electricity deliveries to Afghanistan

Tajikistan has increases electricity deliveries to Afghanistan. Meanwhile, many Tajik rural areas have had electricity only eighteen hours per day.

11:21, march 1, 2021

In January, inflation rate estimated at 0.7 percent

In January, inflation rate in Tajikistan stood at 0.7 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

10:41, march 1, 2021

Afghan parliament speaker pays working visit to Tajikistan

Mir Rahman Rahmani, the Speaker of Afghanistan’s lower house (Wolesi Jirga, the House of Representatives), heading an Afghan delegation arrived in Dushanbe on a working visit on March 27,

10:22, march 1, 2021

Dushanbe, Tashkent discuss the procedure of crossing mutual border

While proceeding via border crossing points (BCPs) along the Tajik-Uzbek border people must pass a paid express test for COVID-19, a source within the government of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an

17:25, february 26, 2021

SECURITY

Tajikistan to host four CSTO military exercises this year

Four joint exercises for military personnel of member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are expected to be conducted in Tajikistan this year.

16:23, february 26, 2021

Dushanbe expected to host the 9th ministerial conference of HoA-IP in late March

Dushanbe is expected to host a senior officials meeting and the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) on March 29 and 30.

15:24, february 26, 2021

Compared to January 2019, Tajikistan’s external trade turnover in January this year fells 45.2 percent

In January 2020, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan amounted to 408 million U.S.

14:16, february 26, 2021

INCIDENTS

One more suicide attempt prevented in Tajik capital this month

Police officers have prevented one more suicide attempt in Dushanbe.

11:40, february 26, 2021

Foreign nationals permitted to travel to Tajikistan without a PCR-based test

Tajik authorities permit foreigners to enter the country without a PCR-base test if they have a COVID-19 vaccination, Navrouz Jaffarov, the head of Directorate for Sanitary and Epidemiological

11:03, february 26, 2021

Tajikistan, EDB discuss prospects of cooperation for this year

Tajik Ambassador to Russia Immuddin Sattorov on February 25 met in Moscow with Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), according to the Tajik Embassy in Moscow.

10:36, february 26, 2021

WORLD

President Biden orders U.S. airstrike in Syria, targeting Iran-backed militia

U.S.

10:17, february 26, 2021

Tajikistan ranks 143rd among 158 nations in terms of preparedness for advanced technologies

Tajikistan ranks 143rd among 158 nations in a “Readiness Index” developed by the Technology and Innovation Report 2021 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

09:42, february 26, 2021

Amendments offered to the Tax Code compromise non-cash payments, say Alif-Bank specialists

Representatives of Alif-Bank say Tajik business people and potential investors are looking forward to the development of a new tax code.

16:07, february 25, 2021

INCIDENTS

Highways connecting Tajik capital with GBAO and Sughd province reopen but not for all

Highways connecting Dushanbe with the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region and Sughd Province have been cleared of snow and movement along them has been restored but not for all vehicles.

15:09, february 25, 2021

First online countrywide multi-hazard risk assessment platform launched in Tajikistan

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) jointly with the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has launched Tajikistan’s first Countrywide Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment

14:25, february 25, 2021

IATA expected to launch a digital platform for passengers in late March

To reopen borders without quarantine and restart aviation governments need to be confident that they are effectively mitigating the risk of importing COVID-19.

12:06, february 25, 2021

Electrical equipment manufacturing enterprise to be constructed in Tajik capital

The Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Tajikgidroelektromontazh (Tajik hydroelectric installation) will construct an electrical equipment manufacturing enterprise in Dushanbe.

11:29, february 25, 2021

POWER

President orders 30 percent rise in student grants

President Emomali Rahmon today signed a decree to increase student grants, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:51, february 25, 2021