Tajkistan, Power

16:57, february 22, 2014

New staff changes in the government

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – New staff changes have been introduced to the Tajik government.

15:09, february 21, 2014

Tajik MPs draft law on oil and gas

DUSHANBE, February 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A group of deputies of the Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has drafted a law on oil and gas.

13:55, february 16, 2014

Rahmon meets newly appointed officials of power-wielding structures

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Saturday February 15, President Emomali Rahmon met with a group of newly appointed officials of the country’s power-wielding structures.

13:56, february 12, 2014

Tajik parliament ratifies protocol on amendments to Tajik-Russian agreement on labor activity

DUSHANBE, February 12, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has ratified the protocol on amendments to the government-to-government agreement between

13:05, february 10, 2014

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers amendments proposed to the constitutional court law

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament discussed amendments proposed to the constitutional court law at a

10:28, february 10, 2014

Large consignment of ecstasy seized in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA) have broken up an organized criminal group engaged in peddling ecstasy in the

17:04, february 4, 2014

Tajik Railways head retires on a pension

Longtime head of Tajik Railways (Tajik sate rail company) Amonullo Hukumatullo, who occupied that position for more than 12 years, has been replaced.

09:50, february 3, 2014

Ex-minister of finance appointed to head agency for social insurance and pensions

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Ex-Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov has been appointed to head the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions under the Government of Tajikistan,

17:54, january 29, 2014

MP doubts reasonableness of prices for biometric passports and identification cards

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday January 29, the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) discussed amendments to the country’s law on the national budget

16:18, january 25, 2014

Ex-defense minister appointed presidential aide for security affairs

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2014, Asia-Plus – By president’s decree Colonel-General Sherali Khairulloyev, who had previously served as Minister of Defense, has been appointed the Aide to the President

16:20, january 22, 2014

Tajikistan ratifies agreement to finance the Fourth Global Partnership for Education Fund Grant

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday January 22, the Majlisi Namoyandagon ratified a grant agreement to finance the Fourth Global Partnership for Education Fund Grant.

16:04, january 22, 2014

Tajikistan ratifies grant agreement with ADB

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) has ratified a grant agreement with the Asian Development Bank on the Creation of Sustainability to Climate

16:24, january 21, 2014

Ex-minister of labor appointed Tajikistan's representative to the United Nations

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2014, Asia-Plus – Mr.

14:15, january 21, 2014

Ubaidulloyev introduces his new deputies to the mayor’s office staff

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev held a meeting on January 20 to discuss issues related to rehabilitation of the city roads and preparations for the

10:54, january 20, 2014

Tajikistan drafts social casework law

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a draft law on the social casework at a January 20 meeting,

16:40, january 19, 2014

Tajik president’s executive office reorganized

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – By president’s decree President’s Executive Office has been reorganized.

15:20, january 19, 2014

Deputy defense ministers replaced

DUSHANBE, January 19, Asia-Plus – On Saturday January 18, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with recently appointed deputy defense ministers, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

14:44, january 17, 2014

Two deputy mayors of Dushanbe dismissed

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Ms. Sanovbar Rahimova and Mr. Abdulhaq Oyev have been relieved of their posts of deputy mayors of Dushanbe. Ms.

10:34, january 17, 2014

Akramsho Felaliyev heads PDP faction in Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- MP Akramsho Felaliyev has been elected to head the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s fiction in Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon).

11:23, january 16, 2014

Tajikistan’s poverty rate decreased by 2.6% in 2013, says president

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – In 2013, money incomes of the population rose 18 percent and monthly wage rose 21.

14:56, january 15, 2014

President criticizes Tajikistan’s banking system for poor performance

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An enlarge meeting of the Tajik government, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, is being held in Dushanbe today to review the results of the past

15:53, january 14, 2014

Current number of public servants in Tajikistan reportedly nears 19,000

DUSHANBE, January 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- As of January 1, 2014, the number of public servants in Tajikistan was estimated at more than 18,000, Grez Qosimov, the head of the Public Service

10:16, january 9, 2014

Heads of Darvoz and Rushan districts nominated for the Majlisi Milli

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Saidburhon Abdurahmonov, Chairman of the Darvoz District in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), and Khudoyor Khudoyorov, Chairman of GBAO’s Rushan

15:38, january 8, 2014

Tajik parliament ratifies two grant agreements concluded with IDA

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday January 8, the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) ratified two grant agreements signed between the Government of

14:00, january 8, 2014

Implementation of health insurance law postponed until 2017

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have seconded government’s offer to postpone implementation of part of the health

10:43, january 8, 2014

News conferences on the results of the last year’s work expected to start next Monday

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Ministers, department heads, and local officials are expected to begin to give news conferences on the results of work carried out in 2013 on January 13.

14:03, january 6, 2014

Emomali Rahmon introduces a number of new staff changes

DUSHANBE, January 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Monday January 6, President Emomali Rahmon received a group of recently appointed officials.

11:28, december 31, 2013

Staff changes introduced to the government

DUSHANBE, December 31, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A number of staff changes have been introduced at a December 30 meeting of the government. According to the Tajik president’s official website, Ms.

11:05, december 31, 2013

Rahmon orders to provide financial assistance to families of Tajik nationals affected by terrorist a

DUSHANBE, December 31, 2013, Asia-Plus – President Emomali Rahmon has ordered to provide financial assistance to families of Tajik nationals that were affected by a terrorist act that occurred in

11:08, december 29, 2013

President signs a number of laws

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Saturday December 28, President Emomali Rahmon singed a number of laws adopted by the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) and