Tajkistan

Yusuf Rahmon can be relieved of his post of Tajikistan’s chief prosecutor?

By president’s instruction an extraordinary session of Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) is taking place in Dushanbe today to consider the issue of

10:04, january 24, 2020

20 of 63 current members of parliament want to become parliamentarians again

20 of 63 current members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’ lower chamber of parliament) want to become parliamentarians again.

09:31, january 24, 2020

OSCE representative for freedom of the media calls on Tajik authorities to accredit RFE/RL staff members

OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Media Harlem Desir has called on the Tajik authorities to grant accreditations to Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service staff members. Mr.

17:43, january 23, 2020

Tajikistan suspends flights to China

Flights operated by Tajikistan’s Somon Air and South China Airlines to China has been temporarily suspended.

17:15, january 23, 2020

Traditional ministerial news conferences expected to start next week

Heads of ministries and agencies of Tajikistan as well as heads of provinces and cities will begin giving news conferences on the results of the past year’s work on January 27, 2020.

17:03, january 23, 2020

Nearly 45,000 Tajik nationals obtained Russian citizenship last year

Nearly 45,000 Tajik nationals obtained Russian citizenship last year, Fergana news agency says, citing the Russian Interior Ministry Main Migration Directorate.

16:37, january 23, 2020

Tajik experts about pros and cons of Tajikistan’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union

Professor Hojimuhammad Umarov, expert on Tajik economy, considers that accession to the Eurasian Economic Union promises the country more benefits than harm.

14:56, january 23, 2020

LAW-ORDER

Two jailed for disseminating fake U.S. dollars

Two persons have got lengthy jail terms for disseminating counterfeit U.S. dollars. They have reportedly disseminated about 10,000 fake U.

11:39, january 23, 2020

WHO decides to reconvene emergency committee on coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) emergency committee on coronavirus met in Geneva yesterday.

10:28, january 23, 2020

RFE/RL says Tajik government 'impeding' it from functioning in Tajikistan

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly has told the Tajik government it failed to honor its commitments to allow RFE/RL’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , to function without obstruction.

09:42, january 23, 2020

Rustam Emomali nominated for Dushanbe legislature

The ruling People’ Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) has nominated Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali for the Dushanbe local council (Majlis).

17:49, january 22, 2020

World Bank provides $30 million to Tajikistan for development of its rural economy

The World Bank will provide a grant to Tajikistan for development of its rural economy, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Secretariat. A grant agreement for 30 million U.S.

17:13, january 22, 2020

Number of individual entrepreneurs increases while private companies see decline in numbers

Around 26,000 business entities declared insolvency in 2019, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

16:42, january 22, 2020

INCIDENTS

Dushanbe-Khujand highway reopens for traffic

The Dushanbe-Khujand highway has reopened for traffic today afternoon, Daler Merganov, a spokesman for the Branch of Innovative Road Solutions (IRS) in Tajikistan, told Asia-Plus in an interview.

16:05, january 22, 2020

New electricity billing meters to be installed in Dushanbe

The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) today ratified an investment agreement on introduction of an automate system of control and metering of electric power in

15:27, january 22, 2020

Tajikistan provides tax benefits to Tajik-Uzbek joint venture manufacturing home appliances

Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have voted for ratification of an investment agreement for construction of Tajik-Uzbek joint home appliance

14:57, january 22, 2020

POLITICS

Dushanbe, Bishkek start discussing land exchange issue

Dushanbe and Bishkek have begun discussing the land exchange issue. Tajik authorities hope that the border delimitation issue has got off the ground.

11:53, january 22, 2020

Tajik authorities hand only partial accreditation to four RFE/RL staff members in Dushanbe

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported yesterday that Tajik authorities have again failed to fully grant the accreditation requests of RFE/RL journalists and staff members.

11:27, january 22, 2020

INCIDENTS

Dushanbe-Khujand highway temporarily closed for traffic due to avalanches

The Dushanbe-Khujand highway has been temporarily closed for traffic after a series of avalanches today blocked the highway in some places.

10:37, january 22, 2020

Tajikistan toughens control over people arriving in the country from China

Tajikistan has toughened control over people arriving in the country from China.

10:01, january 22, 2020

Foodstuffs reportedly rose in cost 10.9 percent last year

The year-end inflation in the consumer goods sector last year reportedly stood at 8.0 percent. The cost of products of the food industry last year increased by 10.

09:41, january 22, 2020

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2019

In 2019, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan amounted to 4.523.7 billion U.S. dollars, which was 107.1 percent of the 2019 level or 294.4 million U.S.

17:28, january 21, 2020

President shakes up officials

President Emomali Rahmon has introduced a number of staff changes. By president’s decree Ms.

16:19, january 21, 2020

More than 7,000 servicemen expected to be on military parade in Dushanbe on February 23

A military parade dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the formation of Tajikistan’s Armed Forces will take place in Dushanbe on February 23, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

15:58, january 21, 2020

More than 70 Muslim Brotherhood suspects reportedly detained in Tajikistan this month alone

Media reports say more than 70 Muslim Brotherhood suspects have been detained in Tajikistan this year. The detainees reportedly include university professors, imams, and government officials.

14:44, january 21, 2020

National Coordinator on the Police Reform Program replaced

In agreement with President Emomali Rahmon the National Coordinator on the Police Reform Program has been replaced.

14:11, january 21, 2020

Risk of avalanches in mountain areas remains high, says emergency management committee

Although all highways in Tajikistan are open for traffic, risk of avalanches in mountain areas remains high, according to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan.

11:43, january 21, 2020

Tajikistan reports new record coal production

Tajik coal-mining enterprises produced more than 2 million tons of coal last year, which is 121,000 tons more than in 2018, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT).

10:43, january 21, 2020

LAW-ORDER

Police say no probe into activist's 'sex video'

Police have decided not to open a criminal probe to find the perpetrators behind a sex video shared online in an apparent smear campaign against a woman activist, according to Radio Liberty’s

10:32, january 21, 2020