Tajkistan

Japan’s government completes GGP project in healthcare sector in Dushanbe

On Monday February 10, Mr.

11:34, february 11, 2020

Tajik government develops draft automobile code

The Government of Tajikistan has developed a draft automobile code. The draft code has been sent for consideration to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament).

10:46, february 11, 2020

OJSC NBO Roghun now owes more than 100 million USD to contractors and suppliers

OJSC NBO Roghun administration is seeking new financing sources for completion of construction of the Roghun hydropower plant.

09:56, february 11, 2020

More than Chinese citizens working at industrial enterprises in Tajikistan will be quarantined

All Chinese nationals returning from the Chinese New Year holydays will be held in quarantine, the Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Zarobiddin Faizullozoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on

09:26, february 11, 2020

Coronavirus: Tajikistan evacuates its 54 nationals from Wuhan

Tajik nationals evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, which is at the center of the coronavirus crisis, landed at the Ayni airfield in the Hisor district today morning at 7:00 am, Asia-Plus has

08:54, february 11, 2020

ADB unveils venture platform to invest in impact technology startups

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved the establishment of ADB Ventures, a new venture platform that will support and invest in startups offering impact technology solutions that contribute

17:16, february 10, 2020

KMK proposes to raise water prices

The State Unitary Enterprise Khojagii Manziliu Kommunali (KMK -- the state holding company for public utilities) has proposed to raise water prices and garbage removal fees.

15:59, february 10, 2020

149 industrial enterprises were not in operation in Tajikistan last year

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Minister of Industry and New Technologies Zarobiddin Faizullozoda revealed on February 10 that 149 Tajik industrial enterprises were not in

15:25, february 10, 2020

Turkmenistan reportedly attributes its decision to ban passage of Tajik freight cars via its territory to security problems

Turkmenistan reportedly attributes its decision to ban passage of semi-trucks with cargo bound for Tajikistan through its territory to security problems.

14:44, february 10, 2020

POLITICS

Tajik authorities call border talks with Kyrgyzstan encouraging

Tajik and Kyrgyz delegations met in the Tajik northern city at the end of the last week to continue negotiations on delimitated and demarcations of the shared border.

14:12, february 10, 2020

Fourteen Tajik civil servants acquire skills in policymaking

On February 1, the University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Institute of Public Policy and Administration (IPPA) held a graduation ceremony in Dushanbe for fourteen civil servants from Tajikistan,

11:25, february 10, 2020

CPJ urges Tajik authorities to release independent journalist Daler Sharifov and drop all charges against him

In a statement released on February 6, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urges the Tajik authorities should immediately release journalist Daler Sharifov, drop all charges against him, and

10:17, february 10, 2020

POLITICS

Tajikistan, Malaysia to set up parliamentary friendship group

On Friday February 7, Tajik Foreign Minister Siojiddin Murhriddin met with Mr. Mohamad Ariff Md.

18:00, february 7, 2020

Tajik Air reportedly loses nearly half of its employees

Over the past year, Tajik national air carrier Tajik Air has been forced to say goodbye to nearly half of its employees “Last year, a total number of Tajik Air’s employees was

17:07, february 7, 2020

President appoints 58 graduates as judges

By president’s decrees 153 persons have been appointed to senior positions in the country’s judiciary system, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

15:58, february 7, 2020

Wage rises on average 9 percent, while wage debts rise 92 percent in Tajikistan

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, representatives of the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population revealed on February 7 that an average monthly wage last

15:06, february 7, 2020

Defense ministry reportedly proposes to cut the length of regular service from 24 to 18 months

The Ministry of Defense has proposed to cut the length of regular service from 24 to 18 months. The proposal is still under consideration.

11:12, february 7, 2020

Tajik business community offers 200 amendments to the country’s tax code

Representatives of the private sector have made more than 200 proposals how to improve the country’s tax legislation.

10:31, february 7, 2020

Tajik private broadcasters instructed to report about their weekly broadcast plans

Tajikistan’s communications watchdog has instructed private radio and television companies to report about their weekly broadcast plans each Monday, according to Radio Liberty .

10:18, february 7, 2020

Jailed Tajik human rights lawyer awarded Homo Homini prize

The Prague-based NGO People in Need has awarded its annual Homo Homini prize to Tajikistan’s jailed lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov for his “commitment to defending basic human rights and to

10:00, february 7, 2020

All equipment installed to monitor any natural changes in Lake Sarez area will be replaced

Implementation of a new project of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) aimed at modernization and re-equipment of a monitoring system installed at Lake Sarez will start in Tajikistan in the near future,

17:44, february 6, 2020

Tajik students that will be evacuated from Wuhan will be placed in isolated medical care

A separate quarantine zone with tighter has been prepared for 58 Tajik students that will be evacuated from Wuhan, Samariddin Aliyev, Director of the research Institute of Preventive Medicine,

16:42, february 6, 2020

MLF IMON gets license to offer services to its customers through Islamic banking window

The Microloan Fund (MLF) IMON has got a license to offer services to its customers through Islamic banking windows.

16:13, february 6, 2020

To-date, Tajik central bank has sold gold bars totally weighing 50 kilos to Tajik citizens

Gold bars with a total weight of 100 kilograms are waiting for their customers in storage of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

15:09, february 6, 2020

The majority of drug users in Khatlon are sons of regional officials, says Khatlon chief police officer

The chief of the Khatlon Police Department, Lieutenant-General Iskandar Solehzoda, is seriously concerned over the increase in drug addiction among youth and rising prostitution in the province.

14:33, february 6, 2020

POLITICS

Tajik and Ukrainian foreign ministries hold first ever political consultations

Bilateral political consultations between Tajikistan and Ukraine took place in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on February 4.

11:40, february 6, 2020

World Bank to provide 30 million USD to improve Dushanbe residents’ access to safe drinking water

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali yesterday received Mr. Jan-Peter Olters, World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan.

11:12, february 6, 2020

President orders to carry out two republican contests this year

Two republican contests will be held in Tajikistan this year in honor of celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence that will be marked on September 9, 2021.

10:16, february 6, 2020

Structure of the Committee for TV and Radio broadcasting needs improvement, says newly appointed head of the Committee

Structure of the Committee for TV and Radio broadcasting needs improvement, the newly appointed head of the Committee, Nouriddin Said, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 5.

09:40, february 6, 2020