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09:30, january 5, 2015

Chronicle: Highlights of December, 2014

DUSHANBE, January 5, 2015, Asia-Plus: December 1-3 - Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda visited

09:55, december 31, 2014

Access to YouTube, Odnoklassniki restricted in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 31, 2014, Asia-Plus -- YouTube and a popular Russian social network, Odnoklassniki, were inaccessible through many Internet service providers in Tajikistan on December 30.

13:27, december 30, 2014

Fragile State Index ranks Tajikistan 55th among 178 nations

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The tenth annual Fragile States Index, Fragile States Index-2014, ranks Tajikistan 55th among 178 nations.

15:35, december 29, 2014

President inaugurates new building of orphanage in Varzob

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Monday December 29, Tajik President attended a ceremony of an official opening of an additional building of the orphanage for children with disabilities

15:13, december 26, 2014

Altai State University opens its representative center in Khujand

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik school students now may study for entering Altai State University (Russia) at the University’s representative center that has recently opened in

14:52, december 26, 2014

Sughd’s budget for 2015 expected to stand at nearly 1.3 billion somoni

KHUJAND, December 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd regional budget for 2015 is expected to stand at nearly 1.3 somoni.

14:07, december 26, 2014

2015 declared as the Year of Production Entrepreneurship and Creative Initiativ

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe legislature has declared 2015 as the Year of Production Entrepreneurship and Creative Initiatives in Dushanbe.

13:20, december 26, 2014

Implementation of the environmental monitoring program discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Parliamentary hearings to discuss the progress of implementation of the country’s environmental monitoring program designed for 2013-2017 took place on

15:54, december 25, 2014

Tajik government, EBRD sign agreement on rehabilitation of Khorog water supply system

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed an agreement on sovereign guarantee for the

15:27, december 25, 2014

EBRD supports improvement of solid waste management in Norak

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to support municipalities in Tajikistan in their efforts to improve people’s

15:12, december 25, 2014

The new tax will lead to increase in prices for mobile phone services, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Increase in excise tax on mobile phone services and rental payment will lead to a definite increase in prices for mobile phone services, Ghafour Irkayev,

13:26, december 24, 2014

A Nation Of Labour Migrants: A Thousand Sad Stories

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11:15, december 22, 2014

High tech maternity hospitals in Khatlon

How do the medical facilities inaugurated by the President in Khuroson and Yavan work?

11:28, december 19, 2014

50 Tajik nationals detained in FMS’s raid in Moscow

DUSHANBE, December 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- More than 100 foreign citizens working with a number of Russian production companies were detained in a raid conducted by Russia’s Federal Migration

11:04, december 19, 2014

More than 36,000 people reportedly provided with jobs in Tajikistan in Jan-Nov 2014

DUSHANBE, December 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- According to the Agency of Labor and Employment Department of the Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan, 105,000

10:20, december 19, 2014

More than 10,100 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Jan-Nov 2014

DUSHANBE, December 19, 2014, Asia-Plus /Payrav Chorshanbiyev/ – Thirty-six countries of the world have provided almost 55 million U.S.

09:57, december 19, 2014

Imagine the world where all the rights of all children are respected!

DUSHANBE, December 19, 014, Asia-Plus -- The European Union Delegation (EUDEL) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Tajikistan, in cooperation with other partners, organized a

09:49, december 19, 2014

OSCE provides training for Aarhus Centers and environmental NGOs in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – A two-day training course for Aarhus Centers and other non-governmental organizations on raising awareness of disaster risk reduction took place at the OSCE

16:58, december 16, 2014

Two arrested in Vahdat for illegally teaching Islamic studies to children

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – Two illegal underground religious schools have reportedly been shut down in Vahdat Township for not having permission to teach Islamic studies to children.

13:57, december 16, 2014

Seminar on strategic litigation opens in Warsaw tomorrow

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar on strategic litigation will kick off in Warsaw tomorrow.

13:28, december 16, 2014

National workshop for employees of civil registration offices in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The project, Technical Assistance to Support the Strengthening of the Health Information System in Tajikistan, funded by the European Union, provided

11:34, december 16, 2014

Former field commander of PFT Suhrob Qosimov dies

A former influential field commander in the Popular Front of Tajikistan (PFT) Suhrob Qosimov died in Dushanbe today.

13:21, december 14, 2014

New head of Media Council elected

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – An annual reporting back meeting of the Media Council of Tajikistan took place in Dushanbe on December 12.

12:55, december 14, 2014

Google Translate adds Tajik language

DUSHABE, December 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Tajik language was included in Google’s online translation system on December 12 alongside Kazakh and Uzbek as well as seven African languages.

15:15, december 11, 2014

Number of HIV sufferers increases in Sughd

KHUJAND, December 11, 2014, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The number of HIV sufferers is increasing in the northern Sughd province.

09:36, december 11, 2014

UE’s declaration on Human Rights Day

DUSHANBE, December 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) Federica Mogherini on December 10 released the Declaration on behalf of

16:36, december 10, 2014

ARTICLE 19 calls on Tajik authorities to review the media law

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – ARTICLE 19 calls on the Tajikistan authorities to review the Media Law and bring it into full compliance with international freedom of expression standards.

17:03, december 9, 2014

U. S. Government supports early grade reading assessment findings

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday December 9, U.S.

09:50, december 8, 2014

Tajik TV stops dubbing Hollywood films

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports Tajik state television began airing English-language films in their original versions and three channels are now showing Hollywood and

15:31, december 7, 2014

Winter Handicraft Fair & International Day of Persons with Disabilities held in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- For the first time in Tajikistan, the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which promotes an understanding of disability issues and mobilizes