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10:52, april 17, 2015

15 new facilities expected to be put into commission in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – On the occasion of the Tajik Capital City Day, fifteen new facilities will be put into commission in Dushanbe on April 18, according to the Dushanbe mayor’s

15:16, april 16, 2015

Working group meeting on improving social accountability held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday April 16, Oxfam in collaboration with its partner organization Consumer Union organized the third session of Working Group meeting on Improving

13:49, april 16, 2015

2050: Water supplies to dwindle in parts of the world, threatening food security and livelihoods

DUSHANBE, April 16l, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In 2050 there will be enough water to help produce the food needed to feed a global population expected to top nine billion, but overconsumption, degradation

10:08, april 16, 2015

94-year-old war veteran from Roudaki district asks President Rahmon to send him for Hajj

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The 94-year-old veteran of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 from the Roudaki district, Karim Qurbonov, says his last dream is to perform Hajj, the Muslim

16:41, april 15, 2015

Tajik employees of Russian base protest over unpaid wages

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports dozens of local civilian support staff at a Russian military base in Tajikistan protested on April 15, saying they have

16:12, april 15, 2015

German ambassador was ready to meet rally participants

German Embassy in Dushanbe has officially commented on a rally that took place in front of the Embassy Wednesday morning.

13:56, april 15, 2015

Protest rally held outside German Embassy in Dushanbe

Tajik police have detained about a dozen protesters who rallied in front of the German Embassy in Dushanbe.

10:28, april 15, 2015

Asia-Plus’s website hit with DDoS attack again

Over the past ten days, it has already been the third attempt to make the website unavailable to its subscribers.

15:02, april 14, 2015

The number of HIV sufferers increases in Sughd province considerably

KHUJAND, April 14, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The number of HIV sufferers has increased by more than 10 percent in the northern province of Sughd over the first three months of this year.

10:41, april 14, 2015

About 6,000 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Q1 2015

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2015, Asia-Plus – Twenty-five countries of the world have provided more than 10.3 million U.S.

09:56, april 14, 2015

Tajik authorities introduce new age restrictions on people wanting to perform the Hajj

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Committee on Religious Affairs and Regulation of National Traditions and Rituals under the Government of Tajikistan (CRA) has introduced new age

09:19, april 14, 2015

Top Tajik official says NGOs a threat

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2015, Asia-Plus—Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports the chairman of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security, Saymumin Yatimov, has accused nongovernmental

13:45, april 13, 2015

More than 28 tons of fishes produced by fishing farms in Sughd in Q1 2015

KHUJAND, Aril 13, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, fishing farms in the northern province of Sughd have produced 28 tons of fishes to a total amount of 521,100 somoni,

15:49, april 11, 2015

Japan’s government supports construction of women’s center in Qumsangir

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday April 9, Mr.

15:36, april 11, 2015

Construction of bridge connecting Tajik and Kyrgyz border areas nears completion

KHUJAND, April 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Construction of a bridge that will connect two border villages of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is nearing completion.

15:14, april 11, 2015

Project for rehabilitation of drinking water supply systems launched in Panj

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Thursday, April 9, a groundbreaking ceremony for the Grant Aid Project for Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Supply Systems in the Panj district of Khatlon

15:31, april 10, 2015

38 new cases of HIV infection registered in Kulob in the first quarter of this year

KULOB, April 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- 38 new cases of HIV infection have been registered in 10 districts of the Kulob region of the southern Khatlon province over the first three months of this

13:50, april 10, 2015

SPI ranks Tajikistan 96th among 133 nations in terms of social progress

DUSHANBE, April 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.-based nonprofit organization, Social Progress Imperative (SPI), ranks Tajikistan 96th among 133 national sin terms of social progress.

16:37, april 9, 2015

UCA celebrates policy analysis program graduates in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The University of Central Asia’s Institute of Public Policy and Administration (UCA IPPA) celebrated the graduates of its Certificate Program in Policy

14:42, april 9, 2015

There are 849 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2015, Asia-Plus – There are 849 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 in Tajikistan, according to the Republic Council of Veterans of War and Labor.

13:17, april 8, 2015

TajWSS Network holds meeting to discuss water supply and sanitation issues

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan Water Supply and Sanitation (TajWSS) Network is having a meeting today to discuss water supply and sanitation issues.

09:38, april 7, 2015

Russia beefs up exam for migrants

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty cited Russian newspaper Izvestia as reporting on April 6 that Russia has drafted a new, tougher version of its compulsory exam on Russian

10:11, april 6, 2015

Mission East concludes operations in Kulob

KULOB, April 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Mission East has closed its field office in Kulob.

14:09, april 2, 2015

New radio station goes on the air in Khujand

KHUJAND, April 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A new radio station, Shahri Man (My City), has gone on the air in Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd.

10:58, april 2, 2015

Tajikistan invites Chinese investments in construction of a new ‘modern’ city in Sughd

KHUJAND, April 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Sughd Governor Abdurahmon Qodiri held talks with Mr.

14:31, april 1, 2015

Japan continue supporting enhancement of Tajikistan’s social sector

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – Japan’s government continues supporting enhancement of Tajikistan’s social sector. According to Japan’s Embassy in Dushanbe Mr.

10:53, april 1, 2015

New medical and diagnostic center built in Khujand

KHUJAND, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A new medical and diagnostic center called “Tobbi Ajam” (Persian Medicine) has opened in Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd.

10:27, april 1, 2015

AI: The number of death sentences recorded in 2014 jumped by almost 500 compared to 2013

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- An alarming number of countries used the death penalty to tackle real or perceived threats to state security linked to terrorism, crime or internal instability

09:34, april 1, 2015

Chronicle: Highlights of March, 2015

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus: March

17:38, march 31, 2015