Tajkistan

The only oil-production enterprise in southern Tajikistan under threat of closure

The only oil-production enterprise in southern Tajikistan under the threat of closure because of lack of finance for clearing oil fields, Muhammadjon Nematov, the head of the oil-producing enterprise

10:00, january 9, 2018

Tajikistan’s state holding company for public utilities receives JICA President Award

The State Unitary Enterprise Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali (KMK -- the state holding company for public utilities) has received JICA President’s Award.

17:01, january 8, 2018

INCIDENTS

Rock fall blocks highway connecting Dushanbe and the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region

A rock fall that occurred today in the Shamsiddin-Shohin (formerly Shouroobod) district of the Khatlon province has reportedly blocked the highway connecting Dushanbe and the Gorno Badakhshan

16:46, january 8, 2018

TJS21,500 raised from charity concert will be spent for treatment of children suffering from cancer disease

21,500 somoni (TJS) raised from recent charity concert in Dushanbe will be spent for treatment of children suffering from cancer disease.

14:42, january 8, 2018

POWER

Tajikistan makes preparations for launching direct air communication between Dushanbe and Yerevan

The Government of Tajikistan has ordered relevant ministries and agencies to take measures to establish direct air communication between Dushanbe and Yerevan By government’s decree the

14:21, january 8, 2018

New Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Tajikistan takes up his duties

Ambassador Hasan Dilsuz Oglu Mammadzada has taken up his duties as Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan.

14:00, january 8, 2018

POWER

CES chief urges heads of regional emergency management agencies to remove shortcomings

Rustam Nazarzoda, the head of the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) under the Government of Tajikistan, has held a meeting to review the results of work carried out by the

13:44, january 8, 2018

Tajik authorities name ‘technical problems’ as reason for temporary suspension of access to messaging app

Access to messaging app Viber has been restored in Tajikistan.

11:44, january 8, 2018

SECURITY

China reportedly building military base for Afghan armed froces at Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan

A military base for the Afghan armed forces is being built in the Afghan northern province of Badakhshan, representative of the Afghan Defense Ministry, General Dawlat Waziri, was quoted as saying by

11:00, january 8, 2018

Uzbek premier expected to pay working visit to Tajikistan this week

Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov is expected to pay a two-day working visit to Tajikistan from January 10-11, a reliable source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus today morning.

10:46, january 8, 2018

Uzbek president expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan this year

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is reportedly expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan this year.

09:48, january 8, 2018

Dushanbe resident detained on suspicion of organizing illegal labor migration

A 25-year-old resident of Dushanbe has been detained on suspicion of organizing illegal labor migration, according to the Interior Ministry’s press center.

17:16, january 5, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Khairullo Mirsaidov’s father says he has seen his detained son only once over the past month

“I have seen my detained son only once over the past month,” Habibullo Mirsaidov, father of Khairullo Mirsaidov, told Asia-Plus in an interview on January 5.

16:45, january 5, 2018

Uzbek FM receives envoys of four Central Asia’s nations to discuss regional cooperation

On Friday January 5, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov received Tajik Ambassador to Uzbekistan Sodiq Imomi, Kyrgyz Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniyar Sydykov, Turkmen Ambassador to Uzbekistan

15:55, january 5, 2018

Tajik, Egyptian national libraries expected to establish cooperation

Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Egypt Khusrav Noziri yesterday met in Cairo with Ahmed al-Shawki, head of the General Authority for National Library and Archives of Egypt.

15:17, january 5, 2018

Kazakh leader says the establishment of the EAEU has nothing to do with restoration of the Soviet Union

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev says the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has nothing to do with restoration of the Soviet Union.

14:39, january 5, 2018

Kyrgyz MP proposes to move Kyrgyz Embassy from Dushanbe to Khujand

Kyrgyz MP Taabaldy Tillayev suggests that the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Tajikistan should be moved from the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, to the city of Khujand, the administrative center of the Tajik

14:09, january 5, 2018

NBT’s minimum capital requirements for newly established banks revised downwards to TJS50 million

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT)’s minimum capital requirements for newly established banks has been revised downwards to 50 million somoni (TJS).

11:33, january 5, 2018

POWER

Youth Park expected to be laid out in Tajik capital

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has signed a decree on laying out a Youth Park in the Tajik capital.

11:08, january 5, 2018

Tajik telecommunications regulator limits access to messaging app Viber

Users of the most popular messaging app in Tajikistan, Viber, have reported they are no longer able to use the program for voice calls. They now can send only text messages with Viber.

10:35, january 5, 2018

U.S. hits Tajikistan for religious freedom violations

The U.S. Department of State has hit Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan as well as Iran and Pakistan for religious freedom violations.

10:19, january 5, 2018

Attestation of imam-khatibs sees dozens of imam-khatibs sacked for insufficient knowledge of Islam

Compulsory attestation, or examination of imam-khatibs (worship leaders of Friday mosques) by a commission comprising representatives of the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) and the Shuroi Ulamo

16:47, january 4, 2018

President’s executive office receives letter accusing head of PDP organization for Panjakent of financial violations

The President’s Executive Office has recently received a letter accusing Murod Shukurzoda, the head of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s organization for the northern

15:58, january 4, 2018

Battle for Bokhtar Operating Company ends in defeat for Tethys Petroleum

Battle for Bokhtar Operating Company has ended in defeat for Tethys Petroleum.

11:47, january 4, 2018

Afghan drug traffickers who attacked Tajik border guards had been serving their terms in Tajik jails but had been amnestied

The majority of Afghan drug traffickers who attacked Tajik border guards last month had reportedly been serving their terms in Tajik jails but they had been amnestied.

11:12, january 4, 2018

The pair from GBAO recognized as the best young family in Tajikistan

Married couple from the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Gholib Niyatbekov and Gulandom Nazarmamadova, have been recognized as the best young family in Tajikistan.

10:25, january 4, 2018

Tajikistan advised to raise electricity rates

Tajikistan: Heightened Vulnerabilities, Despite Sustained Growth , a report released by the World Bank on December 28 notes that the Tajik authorities have prioritized energy sector reform given the

09:53, january 4, 2018

Uzbekistan reportedly proposes Tajikistan to launch flights to Samarqand and Bukhara

Uzbekistan has proposed Tajikistan to launch flights to the Uzbek cities of Samarqand and Bukhara, a reliable source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus today morning.

17:06, january 3, 2018