Tajkistan

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan reportedly plan to launch four bus routes this year

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan reportedly plan to launch four bus routes this year, according to Podrobno.uz news website.

10:56, march 20, 2018

Rahmon leaves for New York to attend UN events dedicated to international water decade

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today morning left for New York to participate in the UN events dedicated to the International Decade of Action “Water for Sustainable Development.

10:37, march 20, 2018

Children with congenital heart disease were the first guests of Dushanbe’s World of Fairytales

A new stadium, new children’s entertainment center, renovated railway bridge and restored park were put in commission in Dushanbe yesterday.

17:26, march 19, 2018

The first tourism festival expected to take place in Tajikistan on March 22

The first Festival of Culture and Tourism is expected to take place in Dushanbe on March 22.

16:48, march 19, 2018

Tajikistan celebrates Day of Culture for the first time this year

This year, Tajikistan will celebrate a new public holiday – Day of Culture – for the first time.

16:11, march 19, 2018

President calls on intelligentsia to protect national interests

On Monday March 19, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with representatives of Tajik intelligentsia.

15:25, march 19, 2018

Russia changes air passages for Tajik airlines operating flights to Russia

Russian has changed air passages for Tajik airlines – Tajik Air and Somon Air -- operating flights to Russia.

14:27, march 19, 2018

LAW-ORDER

The man suffering from mental disease kills his 3-year-old daughter and injures other members of his family

A man suffering from a mental disease has killed his 3-year-old daughter and seriously injured other members of his family.

14:06, march 19, 2018

95 percent of Russian nationals living in Tajikistan reportedly vote for incumbent Russian president

95 percent of Russian nationals living in Tajikistan have reportedly voted for the incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin.

11:24, march 19, 2018

Tajikistan ratifies Tajik-Uzbek agreement on visa-free travel

Tajikistan has ratified its agreement with Uzbekistan on visa-free travel next week. The deal enables citizens of each country to visit the other for up to 30 days without obtaining a visa.

11:01, march 19, 2018

Rahmon holds traditional meeting with representatives of Tajik intelligentsia today

The meeting that is being held at the National Library of Tajikistan aims to discuss topical problems, new proposals and the results of research and education activities.

10:46, march 19, 2018

Rahmon congratulates Vladimir Putin on his reelection as Russian president

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his reelection, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:21, march 19, 2018

Rahmon congratulates Xi Jinping on his reelection as President of China

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has offered his congratulations to China's Xi Jinping upon his reelection as President.

09:58, march 19, 2018

Tajik MP Muhabbatsho Ruzador dies

Member of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoaydnagon) of parliament (Majlis Oli), Muhabbatsho Ruzador, died of heart failure Monday morning, aged 62, according to the Majlisi Namoyandagon

17:52, march 16, 2018

Tajikistan asks for postponing negotiations over Ural Airlines flights to Tajikistan

Tajikistan has asked Russia for postponing negotiations over Ural Airlines flights to Tajikistan until late March.

15:47, march 16, 2018

Navrouz festival celebrations in Panjakent adjourned

This year, the main celebrations to mark the Navrouz festival were supposed to take place in the northern city of Panjakent on March 21 but they were adjourned until March 25 or 26h in connection

15:09, march 16, 2018

Orienbonk concludes agreements with two leading banks of Uzbekistan

Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Orienbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, has signed cooperation agreements with two leading banks of Uzbekistan.

14:29, march 16, 2018

SECURITY

Tajik central bank adds 1000 other people to the list of Tajik nationals having contacts with terrorists

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has extended the list of Tajik nationals wanted for committing grave crimes and having contacts with terrorists.

13:56, march 16, 2018

Meeting to review the results of DWCP for 2015-2017 and set priorities of new DWCP held in Dushanbe

A meeting to review the results of the Decent Work Country Program (DWCP) for 2015-2017 and set priorities of a new DWCP took place in Dushanbe on March 14, according to the UN News Center .

11:30, march 16, 2018

TALCO signs five agreements with Uzbek companies totaling 460 million USD

The Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) and its affiliates have signed five agreements with Uzbek companies totaling 460 million U.S. dollars.

10:49, march 16, 2018

SECURITY

OSCE Border Management Staff College hosts a border security and management workshop

A two-day Border Security and Management Workshop concluded in Dushanbe on March 14.

10:39, march 16, 2018

POLITICS

Tajikistan will never leave its neighbors without water, says President Emomali Rahmon

Rational and targeted use of water and energy resources was called as one of the main directions of cooperation between the Central Asian nations.

16:49, march 15, 2018

Deflation reported in Tajikistan’s consumer sector last month

Deflation was reported in Tajikistan’s consumer sector in February as prices and rates for services rendered to the population and food products last year fell 0.1 and 0.

16:24, march 15, 2018

Tashkent-Dushanbe flight expected to be operated with stopover in Samarqand due to low passenger traffic

Tashkent-Dushanbe flight is expected to be operated with a stopover in the Uzbek city of Samarqand in the near future, an official source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

15:48, march 15, 2018

Tajikistan climbs 14 places in happiness rankings

The United Nations on March 14 released The World Happiness Report 2018 , which ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels, and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants.

15:10, march 15, 2018

‘Reset’ in Asia-Plus newspaper: the newspaper changes its design

On Thursday March 15, Asia-Plus newspaper was issued in a new design. In addition to external changes new headings have appeared in the newspaper.

14:28, march 15, 2018

Rahmon to attend UN events dedicated to the International Decade of Action “Water for Sustainable Development”

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is expected to visit New York from March 21-23 to participate in the UN events dedicated to the International Decade of Action “Water for Sustainable Development.

14:03, march 15, 2018

Rahmon congratulates German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her reelection

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her victory in Sunday’s elections, which gave her a fourth term at the helm of her country.

12:03, march 15, 2018

EU considered as donor to support Tajikistan’s national budget

Co-chaired by Mr. Luc Devigne, Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia and the OSCE at the European External Action Service and Mr.

11:25, march 15, 2018