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11:49, july 25, 2018

Tajikistan reportedly behind all former Soviet republics in terms of wage rate

According to findings of monitoring conducted by Russia’s National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Tajikistan is behind all the former Soviet republics in terms of wage

11:19, july 25, 2018

Tajik MFA demands severe punishment to killer of Tajik girl

On Tuesday June 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan yesterday sent a note regarding the murder of little Tajik girl in the Russian city of Serpukhov to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

10:38, july 25, 2018

Human rights watchdogs ask EU to place individual travel ban or asset freeze sanctions on some Tajik officials

In a joint letter to the European Union released on July 23, Civil Rights Defenders, Freedom Now, Human Rights Watch and Norwegian Helsinki Committee expressed serious concern about the human

10:05, july 25, 2018

Tajik, Uzbek presidents discuss prospects of further expansion of cooperation between their countries

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday had a telephone conversation with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

16:26, july 24, 2018

Chief prosecutors from CIS nations will gather in Dushanbe in September to discuss cooperation

The next 28th meeting of the Coordinating Council of Prosecutors General of CIS Member Nations will take place in Dushanbe on September 20, an official source at the Prosecutor-General’s Office

16:05, july 24, 2018

Uzbekistan expected to start providing loans to Tajik enterprises working in both countries

Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) and Uzbekistan’s National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity have reportedly agreed on conditions, under which Uzbekistan will provide loans to

15:28, july 24, 2018

Supervisory board for Tajik national carrier expected to be set up

By president’s decree issued on July 10, 2018 the Supervisory Board for Tajik Air (Tajikistan’s national air carrier) will be set up, The Supervisory Board of the Open Joint-Stock

14:54, july 24, 2018

This year, Tajik Muslims reportedly made Sadaqa al-Fitr donations totaling 40 million somoni

This year, Tajik Muslims have reportedly made Sadaqa al-Fitr donations totaling 40 million somoni (equivalent to 4.3 million U.S.

13:58, july 24, 2018

Customers of IMON International the first in Tajikistan to receive remittances through Viber chatbot

Customers of IMON International are the first in Tajikistan to receive remittances through Viber chatbot.

11:42, july 24, 2018

Five-year-old Tajik girl found dead near railway station in Serpukhovo, Moscow oblast

A five-year-old Tajik girl was found dead yesterday not far from the railway station in the city of Serpukhov, Moscow oblast, according to Moskovsky Komsomolets .

10:58, july 24, 2018

Tajik foreign minister meets with his Central Asian counterparts in Kyrgyzstan

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin paid a working visit to Kyrgyzstan on July 20-22 for participation in a meeting of the Central Asian foreign ministers that took place in the Kyrgyz resort

10:32, july 24, 2018

Over 1,100 kilos of drugs seized at Tajik-Afghan border in H1 2018

The first half-year of 2018 has seen 17 engagements between Tajik border guards and armed drug smugglers on the Tajik-Afghan border, according to the Main Border Guard Directorate at the State

10:11, july 24, 2018

Criminal proceedings instituted against IRPT leader under the provisions of 16 articles of Tajikistan’s Penal Code

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Shermuhammad Shohiyon, the head of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan, noted on July 23 that a case of Muhiddin Kabiri, the leader of the banned

17:22, july 23, 2018

WB: Tajik government needs to develop mechanisms to mitigate negative impact of electricity tariff increase on vulnerable parts of population

The spring 2018 edition of the biannual Tajikistan Economic Update by the World Bank (WB), Changing Regional Environment: Critical to Capitalize , outlines the economic situation in Tajikistan, as

16:26, july 23, 2018

Over 1,100 tons of faulty foods products withdrawn reportedly from shelves in H1 2018

As a result of inspections carried out by employees of Tojikstandart (Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection) over the first six months of this year, more than

15:32, july 23, 2018

Tajik-Russian joint military exercise in GBAO closes with a final phase at the Jelondi training ground

Tajik-Russian joint military exercise in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) closed on July 21 with a final phase at the “Jelondi” training ground featuring missions with

15:06, july 23, 2018

Border service denies reports that IRPT leader’s grandson not allowed to leave the country for medical treatment as ‘baseless’

The Main Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) denies reports that Tajik authorities have blocked Ibrohim (Hamza) Tillozoda, the grandson of Tajikistan’s

11:27, july 23, 2018

More than 2,500 Tajik nationals put on international wanted list

On the sidelines of the CIS interior ministers’ meeting that took place in the Azeri capital of Baku on July 19-20, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov held talks with IINTERPOL Secretary

10:52, july 23, 2018

Police officer who fatally ran over teen in Kulob acquitted

Saidmumin Islomov, an investigator with the Interior Ministry’s office in Kulob, who fatally ran over the 15-year-old Firdavs Halimov in Kulob, has been acquitted.

10:31, july 23, 2018

Tajik Muslims now undergo fingerprinting before going on Hajj

This year, Tajik Muslims will undergo fingerprinting before leaving for Hajj, Afshin Muqim, a spokesman for the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan, told Asia-Plus

17:46, july 20, 2018

Negotiations between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on delineation of mutual border under way

Negotiations between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on delineation of the disputed stretches of the mutual border are under way and a certain progress has been made, Azizmuhammad Karimzoda, the deputy

17:19, july 20, 2018

Chinese farmers rent more than 18,000 ha of lands in Tajikistan, says Tajik official

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the deputy head of the State Committee on Land Management and Geodesy, Azizmuhammad Karimzoda, revealed on July 20 that Chinese farmers have

16:25, july 20, 2018

More than 357 kilos of narcotic drugs burnt in DCA incinerator in Dushanbe

More than 357 kilograms of narcotic drugs have been burnt in a special narcotic-burning incinerator of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) in Dushanbe, the DCA press center reported on July 20.

16:07, july 20, 2018

Dilovar Gulov taken into custody and criminal proceedings instituted against him

Dilovar Gulov, the son of ex-Minster Gul Sherali, has been taken into custody and criminal proceedings have been instituted against him.

15:06, july 20, 2018

Gazprom reportedly continues work on exploring new gas fields in Tajikistan

Igor Shatalov, the head of the office of Gazprom International (an affiliate of Russia’s state-controlled company Gazprom) in Tajikistan, says Gazprom has decided to give up licenses for

12:24, july 20, 2018

Orienbonk denies reports about agreement between it and Chinese company on sale of water of Lake Sarez as baseless

Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Orienbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, has denied reports that it allegedly concluded an agreement with Heaven Springs Dynasty Harvest

11:12, july 20, 2018

Cost of housing in Tajik capital soaring

Housing prices are soaring in Dushanbe.

10:30, july 20, 2018

Construction of new power substation commences in Khujand

Construction of a new large power substation has commenced in the northern city of Khujand. It will be the fifth power substation in the city.

10:03, july 20, 2018

Investigation into the explosion in the Bokhtar police department completed; district police inspector faces charge of negligent homicide

Investigation into the explosion that occurred in the Bokhtar (formerly Qurghon Teppa) police department on December 1, 2017 has been completed.

17:33, july 19, 2018

Ismoili Somoni Hotel expected to be put in commission next year

A long lasting construction of a 5-star “Ismoili Somoni” Hotel in Dushanbe is expected to be completed before the end of this year and it will be put in commission in 2019.