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Official from Panjakent decides to nominate for president in order to support the incumbent president

Ibrohimkhon Yusufbekov, an official with the Panjakent culture department and member of the ruling People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT), has decided to nominate for president.

10:55, august 18, 2020

President to hold meeting with health workers today

President Emomali Rahmon is holding a meeting with representative of the country’s health sector today, a source within the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

10:37, august 18, 2020

Coronavirus: the official coronavirus-linked death toll in Tajikistan rises to 64

One COVID-19 patient died yesterday, bringing a total number of the noel coronavirus-linked deaths in the country to 64, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population

16:15, august 17, 2020

Government predicts that TJS will lose 9.1% of its value against USD in 2021-2023

The Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), is expected to lose 3.0% of its value against the dollar (USD) annually in 2021-2023.

15:47, august 17, 2020

Health and nutrition in Tajikistan

While Tajikistan has made significant strides recovering from the collapse of the Soviet Union and ensuing civil war, challenges remain due to low financing, limited health sector management

15:34, august 17, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Mass prayers held in mosques in Uzbekistan today after a five-month break

Muslims gathered in mosques across Uzbekistan on August 17 for first congregational prayers after introduction of mosque closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, Asiatv.

15:09, august 17, 2020

WORLD

Tsikhanouskaya says she's ready to become ‘national leader' of Belarus

Media reports say Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Monday she was ready to lead Belarus and called for the creation of a legal mechanism to ensure that a new fair

14:17, august 17, 2020

Private sector can improve business environment in Tajikistan

During his address to a joint meeting of both houses of parliament, President Emomali Rahmon on December 26 outlined the development of state policy in the areas of trade and services in three

11:58, august 17, 2020

PEAK Tajikistan and UCA launch ‘Grow Your Business’ accelerator program

PEAK Tajikistan and the University of Central Asia (UCA) have launched ‘Grow Your Business’ accelerator program, whch will be delivered jointly by the PEAK Bishkek Business Innovation

11:04, august 17, 2020

President holds Peace Lesson at the opening of news school in Dushanbe

This year, the first school day for Tajik students began on August 17. As usual, it began with the viewing of live broadcast of the speech of the President Emomali Rahmon.

10:18, august 17, 2020

Group of Tajik nationals stranded in Kazakhstan returned home

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of Tajikistan have jointly facilitated the return home of over 200 Tajik migrants who had been stranded at the

09:50, august 17, 2020

Coronavirus: the number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tajikistan exceeds 8,000

40 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 8,065

17:00, august 14, 2020

Safed-Dara Company builds new modern base camp for mountaineers in the Lakhsh district

The Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Safed-Dara has built a new modern base camp for mountaineers on the Moskvin Glade at the altitude of more than 4000 meters above sea level in the Lakhsh

15:59, august 14, 2020

INCIDENTS

Transport minister getting better after a suicide attempt

State of health of the Minister of Transport Khudoyor Khudoyorzoda has been improving and he has been transferred to a regular ward, a representative of the Ministry of Transport told Asia-Plus in

14:41, august 14, 2020

The final version of Tajikistan’s tax code in new reading practically completed

The final version of Tajikistan’s tax code in new reading has practically been completed and it will be submitted for consideration to the relevant ministries and agencies in the near future.

14:04, august 14, 2020

Tax Committee names incorrigible tax dodgers

The Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has named incorrigible tax dodgers.

11:25, august 14, 2020

Rahmon, visiting Russian deputy prime minister discuss cooperation

On Thursday August 13, President Emomali Rahmon received Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Aleksey Overchuk, who arrived in Tajikistan on a working visit, according to the Tajik president’s

10:52, august 14, 2020

Sports uniforms donated to athletes in Khorog on occasion of Athlete’s Day

At the initiative of the president of the Tajikistan Football Federation (TFF) Rustam Emomali, who is also Mayor of Dushanbe, sports uniform have been donated to athletes in Khorog, the capital of

10:32, august 14, 2020

Ex-director of the State Entrepreneurship Support Fund appointed to head the newly established bank

By government’s decree, Hokimsho Bobozoda, who had previously served as Director of the State Entrepreneurship Support Fund, has been appointed to head the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE)

10:12, august 14, 2020

ADB supports development of tourism in Tajikistan

The Tourism Development Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has signed contracts with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and two national non-government organizations

09:41, august 14, 2020

Coronavirus: 38 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan yesterday

38 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 7,950

17:28, august 13, 2020

Tajikistan seeks debt relief from China

The Government of Tajikistan has asked China to give relief on loan obligations in connection with effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the Ministry of Economic Development and

16:41, august 13, 2020

60 Tajik nationals repatriated from Iran

A special flight was organized on August 13 to repatriate 60 Tajik nationals stranded in the Islamic Republic of Iran due to the coronavirus, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

16:20, august 13, 2020

SECURITY

Four Tajik top tank crews to compete in the Tank Biathlon World Championship in Russia

Four Tajik top tank crews will participate place in the Tank Biathlon World Championship 2020 that will take place at the Alyabino Firing Range in Moscow oblast from August 23 to September 5, Colonel

15:19, august 13, 2020

POLITICS

Tajik Democrats to nominate their candidate for president on August 23

The Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) will hold its pre-election congress on August 23, a source within DPT told Asia-Plus Thursday afternoon.

15:03, august 13, 2020

POLITICS

SPT expected to hold its extraordinary congress to nominate its candidate for president on August 22

The Socialist Party of Tajikistan (SPT) is expected to hold its extraordinary congress in Dushanbe on August 22.

14:41, august 13, 2020

Prices and rates rise on average 4.6 percent in January-July this year

In Tajikistan, inflation in the consumer goods sector over the first seven months of this year has stood at 4.6 percent, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

11:35, august 13, 2020

Members of Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament back from summer recess

Members of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have been back from the summer recess.

11:14, august 13, 2020

Tajikistan endorses new forms of property declarations for public servants

The Government of Tajikistan has approved new forms of property declarations for civil servants.

09:39, august 13, 2020