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14:44, august 8, 2016

Problems of youth radicalization discussed in Dushanbe

An international conference formally titled “Radicalization of Youth as Threat to Security in Central Asia” is being held in Dushanbe today.

09:43, august 8, 2016

First group of Tajik Hajj pilgrims expected to fly to Jeddah on August 21

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2016, Asia-Plus /Mavzouna Abdulloyeva/ - The first group of Tajik Hajj pilgrims is expected to fly to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on August 21.

08:58, august 8, 2016

30 female entrepreneurs from Sughd receive grants from local authorities

KHUJAND, August 8, 2016, Asia-Plus - 30 female entrepreneurs from the northern Sughd province have received grants totaling 200,000 somoni from local authorities.

13:22, august 5, 2016

Some Dushanbe’s neighborhoods will be left without water on August 10 and 17

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2016, Asia-Plus – The Dushanbe mayor’s office says some neighborhoods of Dushanbe will be left without water on August 10 and 17.

10:13, august 5, 2016

Annual Pamir Invest Forum takes place in Khorog from August 23-24

KHOROG, August 5, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), will host an annual Pamir Invest Forum to promote investment and regional trade.

15:10, august 4, 2016

HRW urges Tajik authorities to release Abubakr Azizkhojayev

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities should immediately release Abubakr Azizkhojayev, a well-known businessman and government critic who was sentenced on July 7, 2016 to

09:43, august 4, 2016

Mobile operators in Tajikistan required to reregister all SIM cards already in circulation

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2016, Asia-Plus – Mobile operates in Tajikistan are required to reregister all SIM cards already in circulation.

15:38, august 3, 2016

Communications service agency says it has nothing to do with news websites blockage

Communications service agency says it has nothing to do with news websites blockage.

14:46, august 3, 2016

Each year, the AKDN reaches 2 million students

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2016, Asia-Plus – The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has worked for many years to ensure that students of all ages have access to quality learning opportunities.

14:43, august 3, 2016

UCA Summer Camp participants shape ideas into enterprises at innovative entrepreneurship evening

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Participants at this year’s University of Central Asia (UCA) Summer Camp gained insight into how a business grows from an ambitious idea to a successful

09:08, august 3, 2016

Reporters in Tajikistan to face fines of US$75 to US$100 for using unfamiliar words

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2016, Asia-Plus – AFP reports Tajikistan is going to start fining reporters caught using words not known to regular readers.

13:49, august 2, 2016

Average remittance income fallsl

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2016, Asia-Plus /Payrav Chorshanbiyev/ -- The World BankĂ˘€™s survey Listening to Tajikistan (L2TJK) notes that average remittance income fell in real terms between

10:24, august 2, 2016

Tajik journalists to be fined for ignorance of state language

Tajik journalists will be fined for ignorance of state language.

08:51, july 28, 2016

Training on social work with people who use drugs

DUSHANBE, July 28, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Two experts from German organizations “Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe“ and “Vista GmbH” have provided a second training on dealing with people who use drugs for the

10:52, july 27, 2016

Japan increases scholarship quota for Tajikistan beginning from 2017

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Japan and the Government of Tajikistan have agreed on the “Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship” (JDS).

09:13, july 22, 2016

Second UCA Summer Camp welcomes grade 10 students from the region

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The University of Central Asia (UCA) is hosting the top Grade 10 students from Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan for its Annual Summer Camp that

15:57, july 21, 2016

301,654 Tajiks traveled to Russia for seasonal work in H1 2016

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2016, Asia-Plus – Over the first six months of this year, 308,676 labor migrants, including 40,682 women, have left Tajikistan seeking better employment opportunities, which was

13:57, july 21, 2016

Publication of Komsomolskaya Pravda suspended in Tajikistan

Publication of Komsomolskaya Pravda, a daily Russian tabloid newspaper, has been suspended in Tajikistan.

11:32, july 21, 2016

Madrasahs shut down in Sughd province

All five madrasahs (schools offering religious education) have been shut down in the northern Sughd province.

09:19, july 18, 2016

Over 12,000 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in H1 2016

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2016, Asia-Plus – Forty-six countries of the world have provided 23.5 million U.S.

16:02, july 15, 2016

Postponement of launch of joint Persian-language TV channel not politically motivated

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Postponement of the launch of a joint Persian-language TV channel is not politically motivated, Mahmadsaid Shohiyon, the head of the Committee for TV and

09:56, july 15, 2016

Danghara reportedly more than 4,000 years old

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2016, Asia-Plus – Archeological discoveries show that the Danghara district is more than 4,000 years old, Farhod Rahimi, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, told

16:09, july 14, 2016

The State of the World's Children 2016 report discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2016, Asia-Plus – UNICEF Country Office in Tajikistan has presented The State of the World''s Children 2016 report.

16:24, july 13, 2016

Free insulin dries up in Tajikistan, says health minister

About 100 diabetics died in 2010-2011 in Tajikistan because of untimely provision of free insulin.

11:10, july 13, 2016

Heavy rains expected to hit some areas in Tajikistan, windsquall possible

CES under the Government of Tajikistan is warning of possible heavy rains and windsquall.

16:50, july 12, 2016

FAO launches project to improve food security of Tajik migrants’ households

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The families of migrants who have left Tajikistan in search of work abroad will be an important focus of a new FAO project set to get under way here soon.

14:34, july 12, 2016

A meeting of Dushanbe Water and Sanitary Summit organizing committee held on July 12

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2016, Asia-Plus – A meeting of the Organizing Committee for High-Level International Symposium on SDG 6 and Targets Ensuring that No One Is Left Behind in Access to Water and

10:37, july 12, 2016

Dushanbe mayor sacks Shohmansour bazaar head and Dushanbe zoo director

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2016, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has sacked director of the Shohmansour bazaar and director of Dushanbe Zoo for failure to fulfill their duties properly.

15:12, july 11, 2016

Number of Tajik nationals leaving the country for seasonal work reportedly decreases

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2016, Asia-Plus – Over the first six months of this year, more than 308,600 labor migrants, including 40,000 women, have left Tajikistan, which is 8 percent less than in the same

11:10, july 11, 2016

People working at borders through the eyes of child

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The EU-funded Border Management Program in Central Asia (BOMCA) in Tajikistan has summed up the results of drawing competition.