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09:43, july 21, 2014

Resident of border village in Shouroobod reportedly taken hostage by unknown armed people

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2014, Asia-Plus – Resident of the Shouroobod district in the southern province of Khatlon has reportedly been taken hostage by unknown armed people from his village.

09:21, july 21, 2014

‘Mr. Sodiqov had contact with some negative people in Tajikistan,’ says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2014, Asia-Plus – An article “Tajikistan: Foreign Minister’s UK Visit Overshadowed by Researcher’s Arrest” that was posted on Eurasianet’s website on July 14 notes that two weeks

15:18, july 19, 2014

Russian social network site partially blocked in Tajikistan?

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Users of a number of Internet service providers (ISPs) say they have not had access to the Russian social network site Odnoklassniki since morning of July 19.

14:42, july 19, 2014

Tajik chief prosecutor gets acquainted with the process of investigation of the latest Vorukh incide

ISFARA, July 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutor-General Sherkhon Salimzoda visited the Tajik northern city of Isfara on July 18.

13:45, july 19, 2014

Tajik artisans fly to Kyrgyzstan for a 2-week cycle of events within EU-funded project

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Eight Tajik craftsmen will fly to Bishkek tomorrow to take part in a series of initiatives organized within the framework of the project “Handicraft and

13:39, july 19, 2014

Fifth and final riparian meetings on Roghun assessment studies held in Almaty

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The fifth information-sharing and consultation meetings on the Assessment Studies for the proposed Roghun Hydropower Project (Roghun HPP) took place on July

16:47, july 18, 2014

Tilloi Tojik expected to begin commercial production of gold at Sebi Kopa deposit next month

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The state-owned gold mining company, Tilloi Tojik (Tajik Gold), is expected to begin commercial production of gold at the Sebi Kopa deposit that is located in

16:26, july 18, 2014

Involvement ruled out in case against Tajik president's relative

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities say they are ruling out the involvement of a distant relative of President Emomali Rahmon in a deadly, high-profile traffic accident, Radio

16:16, july 18, 2014

Tajik police reportedly prevented five terrorist acts in H1 2014

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- 9,339 crimes have been reported in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, which is 500 cases more than in the same period last year, Interior

15:39, july 18, 2014

Traffic offenders reportedly fined a total of more than TJS 13 mln after Safe City campaign launched

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Road traffic offenders have been fined a total of more than 13 million somoni (TJS) since the “Safe City” campaign was launched in Dushanbe on October 31,

15:12, july 18, 2014

Interior minister outlines main problems facing Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, 3,062 juvenile crimes have been reported in Tajikistan, which is 126 cases more than in the same period last year,

14:35, july 18, 2014

Mistakes made during development of the Istiqlol Tunnel construction project, says Tajik minister

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik Minister of Transport Khairullo Asozoda revealed on July 18 that mistakes have been made during development of the Istiqlol Tunnel

13:55, july 18, 2014

President Rahmon extends condolences over deadly Malaysian airline crash

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday July 18, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon sent a cable of condolences to Malaysia’s Prime Minister Dato'' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji

12:02, july 18, 2014

Tseres Group supplies Altai rye flour to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – Limited liability company, Tseres Group, has shipped the first consignment of Altai rye flour to Tajikistan this month.

10:50, july 18, 2014

Drug control officers reportedly destroy 3,123 shrubs of Indian hemp in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) have reportedly destroyed 3,123 shrubs of Indian hemp.

10:35, july 18, 2014

Interior minister inspects the special police unit company deployed in Rasht

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Interior Minister of Tajikistan, Lieutenant-General Ramazon Rahimzoda, has visited the Rasht district (eastern Tajikistan), where he has got acquainted with

10:11, july 18, 2014

Kyrgyz president, Tajik foreign minister discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, July 18, Asia-Plus – On Thursday July 17, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov met in Bishkek with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev on the sidelines of the fifth meeting of the

09:57, july 18, 2014

Detained Tajik researcher sees mother, lawyers

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A lawyer for detained Tajik researcher Alexander Sodiqov says his client has been allowed to see his mother for the first time since his arrest last month,

15:32, july 17, 2014

Rumi district administration gives back lands from Chinese farmers

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The administration of the Rumi district in the southern province of Khatlon has canceled a contract with China’s Qinyang Inhai on leasing farmland, Abboskhouja

14:05, july 17, 2014

Majlisi Milli gives consent to prosecution of judge from High Economic Court

Members of Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament have given consent to prosecution of Jalol Isroilov, the judge at the High Economic Court of Tajikistan.

13:32, july 17, 2014

Natural disasters reportedly left 27 dead in Tajikistan in H1 2014

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – According to the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES), 52 natural disasters have been registered in the country over the first six months

13:02, july 17, 2014

World Bank Group provided $11.9 billion to Europe and Central Asia in fiscal year 2014

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank Group reportedly provided $11.

12:38, july 17, 2014

UNDP to support strengthening of Tajikistan’s border infrastructure

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister Nizomiddin Zohidi received UNDP Country Director in Tajikistan Norimasa Shimomura on July 16.

12:08, july 17, 2014

Japan to provide assistance with providing security in the Central Asian region

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Foreign ministers from the five Central Asian countries and Japan gathered in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, on July 16 for a conference known as the Central

11:38, july 17, 2014

OeEB grants AccessBank Tajikistan a USD 5 million senior loan

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank (OeEB), the Development Bank of Austria grants a USD 5 million long term (4 years) senior loan facility to AccessBank

17:12, july 16, 2014

Representatives of interior ministries and border services of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan meet in Isfa

KHUJAND, July 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- In a report released in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province, chief of the Interior Ministry’s office in Sughd, Major-General Sharif Nazarov, revealed on July

15:26, july 16, 2014

Tajikistan servicemen participate in CSTO military exercises in Russia

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The task force of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan (MoD), led by Colonel Ilhom Aliyev, is participating in military exercises involving members of the

15:11, july 16, 2014

Norak HPP generated its 400 billionth kWh of electricity Tuesday at 8:00 pm

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday July 15 at 8:00 pm, Tajikistan’s largest Norak hydroelectric power plant (HPP) reportedly generated its 400 billionth kilowatt-hour of electricity

14:56, july 16, 2014

Construction of Central Asia’s largest mosque expected to be completed in Dushanbe in 2016

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Construction of Central Asia’s largest mosque is expected to be completed in Dushanbe in 2016, Abduvali Komilzoda told journalists in Dushanbe on July 16.

14:33, july 16, 2014

The flow of tourists to Gorno Badakhshan reportedly declines

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Khorog-based weekly Impulse reports that compared to last year the flow of tourists to the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has declined.