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15:41, march 18, 2015

Popular Tajik TV host gets long jail term for fraud

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2015, Asia-plus -- A court in Dushanbe has sentenced a popular television anchor, Muattara Jourayeva, to six years in prison after convicting her of fraud, Radio Liberty’s Tajik

15:32, march 18, 2015

ADB expected to support Tajik government’s anti-crisis program

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today received Mr. Umesh Kumar, Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

15:08, march 18, 2015

World Bank continues investing in better public services for Tajikistan’s population

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday March 17, the World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved a grant of US$13.

13:51, march 18, 2015

Tajikistan has imported 94,700 tons of oil products in January-February this year

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of this year, Tajikistan has imported 94,700 tons of oil products to a total amount of 67.3 million U.S.

11:48, march 18, 2015

Head of UN regional center in Central Asia replaced

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday appointed Petko Draganov of Bulgaria as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional

11:33, march 18, 2015

Ombudsman advises Tajik authorities to improve prison conditions

In his report on the 2014 activities, Tajik Ombudsman Zarif Alizoda advises the government of Tajikistan to increase financing of penitentiary institutions.

10:52, march 18, 2015

Big step taken towards solving Kyrgyz-Tajik border issues, says Kyrgyz vice-premier

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – A draft government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on their common border was discussed yesterday at a meeting of the Kyrgyz

10:27, march 18, 2015

Foundation stone laid for Central Asia’s largest theater in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday performed the foundation-stone ceremony for the National Theater of Tajikistan in Dushanbe, which is expected to be

09:56, march 18, 2015

Implementation of the health information system started in online mode from January 1, 2015

DUSHANBE, Mach 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The project, Technical Assistance to Support the Strengthening of the Health Information System in Tajikistan, funded by the European Union, has provided

09:42, march 18, 2015

Development of fruit and vegetable processing sectors in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The 4th capacity building session on food safety/НАССР (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and marketing in the

15:57, march 17, 2015

Afghanistan’s neighbors fears extremists’ activities, says Russian diplomat

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – Associated Press reports the top U.N.

15:40, march 17, 2015

European Union appoints new special envoy for Central Asia

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – European Union Foreign Ministers have appointed a new special envoy for Central Asia.

15:12, march 17, 2015

IRP leader to participate in two international conferences in Malaysia

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader will participate in two international conferences in Malaysia – Asian Forum for Peace and Development and International

14:22, march 17, 2015

President assesses the March 1 parliamentary elections as democratic and transparent

President Rahmon has assessed the March 1 parliamentary elections as democratic, free and transparent.

13:53, march 17, 2015

Deputy speakers of the Majlisi Namoyandagon elected

DUSHANBE, March 17 2015, Asia-Plus -- Deputy speakers of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) have been elected.

11:41, march 17, 2015

Shukurjon Zuhurov reelected the lower parliament house speaker

Shukurjon Zuhurov has been reelected Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament).

11:08, march 17, 2015

US to maintain Crimea sanctions until Russian rule ends

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Washington vowed on Monday (Mar 16) to keep sanctions on Moscow for the annexation of Crimea as long as the peninsula remains under Russian rule, urging

10:56, march 17, 2015

Four said killed by police in violence near Afghan-Turkmen border

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty cited a local leader in an ethnic Turkmen village near Afghanistan''s border with Turkmenistan as saying that police killed at least four people

10:48, march 17, 2015

Dushanbe mayor warns to introduce serious staff changes

DUSHANBE, March 17 2015, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev held a meeting on March 16 to review some infrastructure development projects, Shavkat Saidov, a spokesman for the

09:57, march 17, 2015

The first sitting of the newly elected Majlisi Namoyandagon held today

Representatives of international and independent media outlets are not attending the first sitting of the lower parliament house for the first time in twenty years.

09:30, march 17, 2015

Tajikistan’s inflation for Jan-Feb 2015 stands at 0.7 percent

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for the two months of this year has stood at 0.7 percent, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

16:26, march 16, 2015

Head of the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting replaced

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015 Asia-Plus – Head of the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting under the Government of Tajikistan has been replaced.

16:17, march 16, 2015

President’s son reportedly appointed to head the anticorruption agency

The eldest son of Tajikistan’s president, Rustam Emomali, who had previously served as head of the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan, was appointed to head the Agency for State

15:24, march 16, 2015

CSTO head’s concerns about Afghan border security baseless, say Afghan border police chief

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – Afghan border guards consider that concerns of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Nikolay Bordyuzha about the Afghan-Tajik

14:37, march 16, 2015

More than 47 kilos of narcotics seized by Tajik police Sunday

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik police reportedly seized more than 47 kilograms of narcotics last Sunday.

14:24, march 16, 2015

Tajik handicraft products put on display at CIS’s largest fair for gifts and crafts

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik jewelry, soozani style carpets, national design bags and socks, and other national handicraft products have been put on display at CIS largest fair for

13:44, march 16, 2015

Earth Hour to be marked on March 28 this year

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – This year, Earth Hour will be marked on March 28, from 8:30 to 9:30 pm during participants’ local time.

11:12, march 16, 2015

Afghan teacher among the top ten Global Teacher Prize finalists

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – Afghan teacher Azizullah Royesh was among the top ten finalists for the Global Teacher Prize.

10:57, march 16, 2015

Defense minister promotes heads of a number of Khatlon’s districts to the next reserve office ranks

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On completion of a large-scale anti-terror drill that was conducted in the southern province of Khatlon on March 11-14, the Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo has

10:18, march 16, 2015

Independent media will not attend the first session of the newly elected parliament lower house

Representatives of independent media outlets will not attend the first session of the newly elected Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) that will take place in Dushanbe on