Tajkistan

Tajik bikers make preparations for 2018 bikers’ season

The 2018 bikers’ season opens in Dushanbe today. Bikers gathered near the Navrouzgoh State Complex today morning for registration.

10:15, april 27, 2018

Tajikistan develops SIM card for tourists

Tajikistan is rolling out a new strategy to promote hassle-free travel for tourists. A special SIM card for tourists has been developed in Tajikistan.

09:36, april 27, 2018

Workshop on Internet technology to support effective management reforms

A three-day workshop on Internet technology to support effective management reforms concluded in Dushanbe yesterday.

17:13, april 26, 2018

Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions vs. Tojiksodirotbonk; 2 million somoni at stake

Mutual financial claims between the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions under the Government of Tajikistan and Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) are currently being considered by judicial authorities.

15:48, april 26, 2018

TAJKISTAN

New head of the Sughd department for youth and sports affairs appointed

A new head of the Sughd department for youth and sports affairs has been appointed.

15:21, april 26, 2018

More than one-third of Tajikistan’s population affected by malnutrition, says FAO report

The FAO report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2017 , has revealed food insecurity, nutrition problems in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region.

11:21, april 26, 2018

Tajikistan calls on EBRD to participate in construction of Roghun hydropower plant

Tajikistan has called on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Bank (EBRD) to participate in construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

10:31, april 26, 2018

An Islamic State orphan returns to Tajikistan

Muhammadrahim Shoyev has finally gotten his wish -- the Tajik man has been reunited with his 10-year-old granddaughter, the only member of his son's family of six to have survived their move to

10:16, april 26, 2018

RSF ranks Tajikistan 149th out of 180 countries in terms of press freedom

NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has ranked Tajikistan 149th out of 180 countries for press freedom, placing it between Russia (148th) and Ethiopia (150th) in terms of restrictions on reporters.

09:40, april 26, 2018

POWER

Journalist appointed deputy mayor of Isfara

Female journalist has been appointed deputy mayor of the Tajik northern city of Isfara. President has supported her candidacy for this position. Ms. Madina Boboyon, 36, has replaced Ms.

09:21, april 26, 2018

Fines for traffic violations last year reach nearly half a billion somoni in Tajikistan

Fines for traffic violations last year have reportedly reached nearly half a billion somoni in Tajikistan.

16:55, april 25, 2018

In Tajikistan, 26 percent of foreign direct investment reportedly made in mining sector

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tajikistan increased by nearly 355 million U.S.

16:09, april 25, 2018

POWER

Tajik parliament speaker says achievement of accord on Farhod HPP is important strategic step

Tajik parliament speaker says an achievement of accord between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on the Farhod hydroelectric power plant (HPP) is an impotent strategic step.

15:21, april 25, 2018

The somoni continues depreciating against the dollar

The value of the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), has continued to depreciate against the U.S.

14:12, april 25, 2018

ADB operations reach 32.2 billion USD in 2017, says ADB annual report

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Report 2017 , released on April 24, notes that annual operations of ADB reached a record US$32.

11:44, april 25, 2018

SCO member nations concerned over strengthening of extremists in Afghanistan’s northern provinces

Member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have spoken out in favor of stepping up their activities to fight extremism and prevent conflict situations in Afghanistan, Russian

11:31, april 25, 2018

Former head of Tajprombank reportedly arrested

Jamshed Ziyoyev, former head of Tajprombank, which is currently under liquidation, has reportedly been arrested.

10:39, april 25, 2018

90 newly-fledged warrant officers join Tajik border troops

Ninety servicemen have finished special warrant officers’ courses at the Training Center of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS).

10:28, april 25, 2018

SCO foreign ministers’ meeting in Beijing results in signing of 14 documents

A meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) yesterday ended in Beijing with signing of 14 documents, including a meeting resolution.

10:06, april 25, 2018

SCO Council of Foreign Ministers nominates head of Uzbek think tank for the post of the Organization secretary-general

The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has nominated Vladimir Norov, Director of the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of

17:17, april 24, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Russian experts to help establish the cause of death man who died after one-day police custody

Experts serving at the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan will help establish the cause of death of Abdurasoul Nazarov who died after one-day police custody in Dushanbe.

16:29, april 24, 2018

EU – Tajikistan seminar on implementation of the gender equality principles in Tajikistan kicks off in Dushanbe

The 8th European Union – Tajikistan's Civil Society Seminar on "Practical Implementation of the Gender Equality Principles in Tajikistan" is taking place in Dushanbe.

16:15, april 24, 2018

Tajik school students reportedly win 13 gold medals at Malaysian International Young Inventors Olympiad

Tajik school students have won 13 gold, 13 silver and 8 bronze medals at the Malaysian International Young Inventors Olympiad (MIYIO 2018) that took place in the Malaysian city of Kedah at the end of

15:25, april 24, 2018

Russia raises military efficiency of its military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

The Russian Ministry of Defense is taking measures to prevent possible penetration of militants from northern provinces of Afghanistan into territories of Central Asian member nations of the

11:57, april 24, 2018

WB: Remittances to countries in Europe and Central Asia grew 21 percent in 2017

The World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief notes that remittances to low- and middle-income countries rebounded to a record level in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline.

11:35, april 24, 2018

French company will supply equipment for new control tower at the Dushanbe airport

Equipment for the new control tower at the Dushanbe airport will be supplied by French Company Thales, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus today morning.

11:03, april 24, 2018

Tajik defense minister in Beijing to participate in SCO defense ministers’ session

Tajik Defense Minister, Colonel-General Sherali Mirzo, is currently in Beijing to attend the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) that is being

10:32, april 24, 2018

Tajik, Pakistani foreign ministers meet in Beijing to discuss cooperation

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov yesterday met in Beijing with his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Muhammad Asif on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the

10:18, april 24, 2018