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10:52, january 4, 2013

Dushanbe’s budget earmarks over TJS 4.2 mln for extra payments to pensions and allowances

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe’s budget for 2013 earmarks more than 4.

09:37, january 3, 2013

Umarali Qavvatov slams President Rahmon

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik opposition leader detained in Dubai has denounced the fraud case against him and accused Tajik President Emomali Rahmon of running a “totalitarian

11:20, january 2, 2013

Kulob’s 2013 budget reportedly exceeds 64.236 mln somoni

KULOB, January 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Kulob’s budget for 2013 will be 64,236,206 million somoni and its revenue part will stand at 29,619,534 somoni, according to the Kulob finance department.

11:58, december 31, 2012

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14:49, december 30, 2012

Number of Kulob pensioners higher than number of working people in Kulob

KULOB, December 30, 2012, Asia-Plus -- To-date, 17,917 pensioners have been registered in the city and the district of Kulob, an official source at the Kulob agency for social protection of

14:15, december 30, 2012

Gallup: over 50% of CA return migrants say their professional qualifications improved

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2012 Asia-Plus – According to surveys conducted by Gallup in nine former Soviet republics, nearly four in 10 migrants who have returned home to their countries in the former

13:55, december 30, 2012

President visits Tajikistan’s largest boarding school

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Friday December 28, President Emomali Rahmon visited Dushanbe Boarding School # 1, which is Tajikistan’s largest boarding school.

13:09, december 30, 2012

Tajik-Iranian joint venture for producing disposable syringes launched in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2012, Asia-Plus – Tajik-Iranian joint venture for producing disposable syringes has been launched in Dushanbe.

09:33, december 28, 2012

New Year's festivities in Dushanbe are expected to include concerts and fireworks

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- an Article “Central Asians Stand By ''Un-Islamic'' New Year''s Traditions” by Farangis Hajibullah posted on Radio Liberty’s website notes that

13:32, december 27, 2012

WHO lists Tajikistan among countries with highest rates of early marriages

DUSHANBE, December 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An article “Child Marriage – A Threat to Health” posted on the website of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe notes that data

10:01, december 27, 2012

Agreement on voluntary medical insurance for Tajik migrants singed in Moscow

DUSHANBE, December 27, 2012, Asia-Plus – The Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan and Russia’s insurance company, VSK, have signed an insurance agreement in Moscow.

16:06, december 26, 2012

Russian company supplies enriched flour to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Russian export company, Altai Flour Mills Co., Ltd., has begun supplying enriched flour to Tajikistan.

15:20, december 26, 2012

Japan supports enhancement of microsurgery in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Japan has allocated 111,714 U.S.

10:25, december 26, 2012

Tajik communications service agency revokes its decision to block websites

Asomiddin Atoyev, the chairman of Tajikistan’s Association of Internet Service Providers, says Internet service providers received an instruction from the communications service agency to unblock

09:53, december 26, 2012

Nearly 33,000 people placed in jobs in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2012, Asia-Plus – According to the State Agency for Social Protection, Employment and Migration, 98,242 Tajik citizens have applied to the Agency for assistance over the

15:10, december 25, 2012

Tajikistan ranked 61st among 146 countries in terms of charitable behavior

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – The World Giving Index 2012 has ranked Tajikistan (113 scores) 61st among 146 countries in terms of charitable behavior.

13:54, december 25, 2012

Tajik juvenile prisoners complain of torture

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Parents of children, who are serving their terms in juvenile correctional colony, say their children are complaining of ill-treatment and beatings.

17:16, december 24, 2012

“Odnoklassniki” and Twitter will not be blocked in Tajikistan

Meanwhile, Russian social network sites “Moy Mir” and “Vkontakte” are on the list of websites to be blocked in Tajikistan.

12:27, december 24, 2012

Tajik leader releases multi-DVD box set ... on himself

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Just in time for the holidays, state movie producer Tajikkino has released a multi-DVD collection of documentaries on Emomali Rahmon''s reign as

17:32, december 22, 2012

Tajik authorities reportedly intend to block more than hundred websites

Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, reports that Russian social network sites such as “Vkontakte” and “Odnoklassniki” are also on the “black” list of websites to be blocked.

11:00, december 21, 2012

Migration service agency makes potential labor migrants aware of migration realities abroad

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik migration service agency is completing a series of meetings with potential labor migrants in the Vahdat Township today.

09:51, december 21, 2012

EU launches a new Health Project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The European Union is funding a new project “Technical Assistance to Support the Strengthening of the Health Information System” in Tajikistan.

15:37, december 20, 2012

Council for discussing topical issues to be set up at mayor’s office

DUSHANBE, December 20, Asia-Plus -- A council to discuss the most topical issues will be set up at the Dushanbe mayor’s office in the near future.

14:25, december 20, 2012

Nearly one million tons of domestic was removed from Tajik capital in Jan-Nov 2012

DUSHANBE, December 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The collection of the domestic waste disposal fees from the public and enterprises remains a serious problem.

15:37, december 18, 2012

Heavy snowfalls hit Baljuvon, disrupting electricity supplies

KULOB, December 18, 212, Asia-Plus -- Heavy snowfalls have hit the Baljuvon district, disrupting power supply to ten villages in the district, Mirzo Ismoilov, head of the Kulob power supply

15:03, december 18, 2012

UN Secretary-General calls on States to protect migrants’ rights

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- In a message for International Migrants Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges human rights-based national policy responses to address

14:29, december 18, 2012

International Migrants Day marked on December 18

Tajik migration service agency reports that over the first ten months of this year, a total of 765,005 persons left Tajikistan and 484,915 persons returned.

10:29, december 18, 2012

Uranium tailings in Tajikistan remain as an environmental and ecological risk, the study says

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations advised Tajikistan Friday to establish a Centre for Radiation Safety and Protection within the Ministry of Health, to continue working

16:58, december 17, 2012

Tajik school student wins first round of International Math Olympiad

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The 10th grade student from the Dushanbe-based Lyceum, Hotam & P.V.

15:37, december 17, 2012

Barqi Tojik says Dushanbe downtown has already been provided with heat

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2012 Asia-Plus -- The Barqi Tojik power holding notes that residential customers in downtown Dushanbe have been provided with heat and hot water since November 12.