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Tajik education ministry and UCA sign cooperation agreement

The Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan and the University of Central Asia (UCA) took a key step forward by signing an Agreement of Cooperation to enhance their mutually beneficial

09:58, september 6, 2018

Asia-Plus website inaccessible for subscribers in Tajikistan for more than a month

The Asia-Plus website – www.news.tj (www.asiaplus.tj) – has been inaccessible for subscribers in Tajikistan for already more than a month.

17:00, september 5, 2018

POLITICS

The 28th session of the CIS Council of Heads of State expected to discuss crime prevention measures

The 28th session of the CIS Council of Heads of State that will take place in Dushanbe on September 28 is expected to discuss crime prevention measures.

16:03, september 5, 2018

Bathhouses and hairdressing shops will be built in all rural areas of Tajikistan

The Government of Tajikistan recommends that bathhouses and hairdressing shops be constructed in all rural areas of the country by 2021, when Tajikistan will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its

15:34, september 5, 2018

Tajik authorities advise drivers of Tajik trucks stranded on Turkmen borders to use other roads to return home

The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan advises drivers of Tajik trucks stranded on Iran-Turkmenistan border to use alternate roads to return home.

14:44, september 5, 2018

Dozens of trucks traveling to or from Tajikistan reportedly stranded on northern and southern borders of Turkmenistan

For the last two weeks, around 50 trucks traveling to or from Tajikistan have lain stranded on the northern and southern borders of Turkmenistan in a standoff that defies immediate explanation,

11:59, september 5, 2018

POLITICS

President Donald Trump intends to appoint new U.S. ambassador to Tajikistan

U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday announced intent to nominate and appoint John Mark Pommersheim to the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Tajikistan.

11:32, september 5, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Case of Bobojon Shirinov charged with killing his ex-wife moves to court

The Prosecutor-General’s Office has completed investigation into the case of Bobojon Shirinov, who is charged with killing his ex-wife, and the case has moved to a court.

11:02, september 5, 2018

Peoples’ Friendship Park to be renamed Firdavsi Park

The People’s Friendship Park in Dushanbe will be renamed Firdavsi Park, according to the Dushanbe mayor’s office.

10:48, september 5, 2018

INCIDENTS

Alleged ringleader behind the deadly attack on foreign cyclists says they acted upon instructions from IRPT

Hussein Abdusamadov, the alleged ringleader behind the July's deadly attack on foreign cyclists in the Danghara district, says they acted upon instructions from the banned Islamic Renascence

09:50, september 5, 2018

Message from the United Nations in Tajikistan about zero tolerance against sexual harassment:

“Sexual harassment offends the very principles of what we stand for as an Organization and undermines the core values of integrity, competence, and professionalism expected of all,” says

17:27, september 4, 2018

Military parade expected to be held in Khorog during president’s visit to Gorno Badakhshan

A military parade is expected to be held in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) during President Rahmon’s working visit to the region, an official source in the

16:52, september 4, 2018

INCIDENTS

Four killed, four others injured in head-on collision in Shamsiddin-Shohin district

Four persons were killed and four others were injured in a two-vehicle head-on collision that took place in the Shamsiddin-Shohin (formerly Shouroobod) district of the Khatlon province on September

16:07, september 4, 2018

EBRD has invested more than 100 million USD in water projects in Tajikistan

Stepping up its effort to support the responsible use of water, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to prepare a policy brief for the efficient and effective development of

15:44, september 4, 2018

WORLD

Banks in Russia face mass ejection of counterfeit banknotes through ATMs

The largest manufacturer of ATMs, NCR, has informed banks about the mass ejection of counterfeit 5000-ruble banknotes, Russian newspaper Vedomost i reports, citing reliable sources in the Russian

11:25, september 4, 2018

Tajik public servants can be fired for concealment of their incomes and assets

Tajik public servants should submit information about their incomes and assets as well as incomes and assets of their relatives to relevant bodies.

10:47, september 4, 2018

Tajikistan expected to host the first round of the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Tajikistan will host the first round of 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, according to Tajikistan Football Federation (TFF).

10:27, september 4, 2018

Tajikistan receives support to improve agricultural statistics

FAO and the EU supports Tajikistan in introduction of a unified statistical system for agricultural production data in the country, vital for agricultural planning and policy-making .

10:19, september 4, 2018

Cycle race organized to commemorate four foreign tourists brutally killed in Danghara

A cycle race was to commemorate four foreign tourists who were brutally killed in brutally killed in the Danghara district on July 29.

10:00, september 4, 2018

INCIDENTS

Tajik man detained after bomb threat on flight to Dushanbe will stay in custody until September 29

Relatives of Davlatqadam Davlatqadamov, who was detained after the bomb threat on flight from Moscow to Dushanbe, say that by ruling handed down by the Zhukovsky city court Davlatqadam will stay

17:43, september 3, 2018

Tajikistan increase power exports to Uzbekistan

Tajikistan increased power exports to neighboring Uzbekistan from the second half of the year.

17:15, september 3, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Dushanbe police seize 120 kilograms of precursors

Dushanbe police have seized 120 kilograms of precursors. Three persons have been arrested on suspicion of trafficking in precursors.

16:30, september 3, 2018

Totaling 2.2 million people reportedly emigrate from Tajikistan in four years (1990, 2000, 2010 and 2017)

According to survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, totaling 2.2 million people emigrated from Tajikistan in four years (1990, 2000, 2010 and 2017).

15:07, september 3, 2018

POLITICS

Rahmon receives Japanese parliamentarian Keiji Furuya

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today received Japanese parliamentarian, Mr. Keiji Furuya, who is the head of the Japan/Tajikistan Parliamentary Friendship Group.

14:43, september 3, 2018

Tajik MPs hold meetings with their voters

Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) will hold meetings with their voters from September 10-18, Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the

14:18, september 3, 2018

Female entrepreneur from Gorno Badakhshan builds first private clinic in the region

A female entrepreneur from the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Ms. Sharofat Vatanshoyeva, has built a private clinic in the region.

11:35, september 3, 2018

Dushanbe mayor’s office provides lump-sum aid to war veterans on the occasion of the national holiday

The Dushanbe mayor’s office has allocated 4,895,300 somoni to provide lump-sum aid to war veterans and persons of equivalent status as well as employees of housing and communal facilities on

11:07, september 3, 2018

Tajikistan wins seven medals at 2918 Asian Games in Indonesia

Tajikistan has won seven medals including four silver and three bronze at the Asian Games in Indonesia.

10:42, september 3, 2018

SECURITY

Chinese senior flag officer expected to pay visit to Tajikistan

Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Military Commission and the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Colonel-General Xu Qiliang, is

10:12, september 3, 2018