Central Asia

13:56, may 20, 2016

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz MPs introduce bill to increase control over media

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2016, Asia-Plus – EurasiaNet.

11:24, may 19, 2016

CENTRAL ASIA

Son of former Kyrgyz prime minister jailed on espionage charges

DUSHANBE, May 19, 2016, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service reports a court in Bishkek has sentenced a former Kyrgyz prime minister''s son, Altynbek Muraliyev, to 12 years in prison on

11:06, may 13, 2016

CENTRAL ASIA

Three Kyrgyz politicians charged over alleged plan to overthrow government

DUSHANBE, May 13, 2016, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service reports that Kyrgyz authorities say they have detained and charged three leading members of the People''s Parliament movement.

12:00, may 3, 2016

CENTRAL ASIA

China acquires 16,000 square kilometers of what was once Central Asian land

DUSHANBE, May 3, 2016, Asia-Plus – An article “Central Asian Land and China” that as posted on Radio Liberty’s website on May 2 notes that one topic guaranteed to inflame passions in

09:58, april 22, 2016

CENTRAL ASIA

New Kazakh law allows chemical castration of pedophiles

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2016, Asia-Plus Kazakh – Radio Liberty reports that Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a bill allowing the use of chemical castration to punish convicted

13:49, april 4, 2016

CENTRAL ASIA

Representatives of CA nations and the United States meet to promote jobs, prosperity and stability

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of the five Central Asian nations and the United States gathered in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, today for a three-day meeting to discuss

11:14, april 1, 2016

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz president, German FM discuss regional security issues

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev yesterday met in Bishkek with visiting Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who

14:44, february 25, 2016

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan builds rail link to the Ferghana Valley that bypasses Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2016, Asia-Plus – Uzbekistan has completed construction of a rail link to the Ferghana Valley that bypasses Tajikistan.

10:12, february 15, 2016

CENTRAL ASIA

ESCAP executive secretary calls for improved regional integration in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, February 15, 2016, Asia-Plus -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Dr.

10:50, february 1, 2016

CENTRAL ASIA

Moscow sewing workshop fire kills 10 Central Asian migrants

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Twelve people, including three children, have died after a fire swept through a sewing workshop in the east of the Russian capital Moscow on January 30.

10:58, december 28, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

2015: A rough year for Central Asia

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Turkmen Service , known locally as Azatlyk , has assembled the Majlis, a panel, to discuss events in Central Asia in 2015

10:17, december 22, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

11th EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting held in Astana yesterday

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The 11th EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting took place in the Kazakh capital, Astana, yesterday.

10:42, december 21, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh capital hosts the 11th EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The 11th EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting is taking place in the Kazakh capital, Astana, today.

09:28, december 11, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Seminar to discuss impact of external factors on security and development in CA held in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, December 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- An international seminar titled “The Impact of External Factors on Security and Development in Central Asia" took place in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, on

11:25, december 2, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

EU BOMCA and CADAP discuss work plans with national partners

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2015, Asia-Plus – During the first regional meetings arranged by Border Management Programme in Central Asia – Phase 9 (BOMCA-9) and Central Asia Drug Action Programme – Phase

14:40, december 1, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

EU BOMCA 9 and CADAP 6 launched in Bishkek

DUSHANBE December 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Kyrgyzstan on November 30 hosted the Conference of an official opening of the Border Management in Central Asia Programme’s ninth phase

09:39, november 30, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Turkey's downing of Russian warplane put most of Central Asia’s nations in a tough spot

DUSHANBE, November 30, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports that Turkish-Russian tensions have put most of Central Asia’s nations in an extremely awkward position.

13:13, november 23, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Dushanbe hosts 6th meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Central Asian nations this week

DUSHANBE, November 23, 2015, Asia-Plus – The sixth annual Meeting Central Asian Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs is expected to take place in Dushanbe on November 27.

09:59, november 13, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Roundtable to discuss management of Central Asian water resources held in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable entitled “Advancing Regional Dialogue on the efficient application of International Law in the management of Water Resources as a Factor for

14:53, november 12, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Terrorists from Afghanistan may engulf Central Asia, says Kyrgyz chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2015, Asia-Plus - Central Asia is threatened with a terrorist spillover from neighboring Afghanistan, Kyrgyz Prosecutor-General, Ms.

16:18, november 2, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

New U.S. assistance programs in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

10:41, october 26, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Japan’s PM pledges ¥12 billion to Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Japan Time reports that Japan yesterday pledged ¥12.

11:06, october 16, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Germany to shut its air base in Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – According to Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service, Germany says it will close its air base in Uzbekistan, shutting the last Western military installation there.

13:39, october 14, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbeks unpick cotton to please no-show PM

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service reports that farmers in Uzbekistan''s eastern Ferghana region say they were ordered to glue white tufts of cotton back onto

14:25, october 6, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan resigns itself to a place in Moscow’s orbit

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports that with the ballot counting all but over in Kyrgyzstan''s parliamentary vote, the results drive home the extent to which

10:05, october 1, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan reportedly faces growing internal and external security challenges

DUSHANBE, October, 2015, Asia-Plus – The International Crisis Group reports that Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia’s only even nominal parliamentary democracy, faces growing internal and external security

11:18, september 28, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

U.S. creates new format of dialogue with Central Asia

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with the five Central Asian Foreign Ministers: Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Erlan Idrisov, Kyrgyzstan Foreign

09:49, september 21, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asia battered by currency turmoil

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – Eurasianet.

14:53, september 18, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

UNECE signs United Nations Development Assistance Framework with Uzbekistan for 2016-2020

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will strengthen its support to Uzbekistan’s development efforts through the implementation of a

10:32, september 11, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Tajik Deputy PM participate in Berlin conference on water and good neighborly relations in CA

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim, took part in the conference on ware and good neighborly relations in Central Asia (CA) that took place in Berlin