Tajkistan, Society

15:07, july 10, 2014

Regional administrator points out untargeted use of state funds by some districts in Khatlon

QURGHON TEPPA, July 10, Asia-Plus -- The deputy head of the Khatlon directorate for land reclamation and irrigation, Shamsiddin Gadoyev, notes that some districts in Khatlon province have misused

10:35, july 10, 2014

Regional seminar on engaging the media in countering terrorism in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A regional seminar on engaging the media in countering terrorism in Central Asia kicked off in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on July 9.

17:14, july 9, 2014

Sughd province, Altai krai to sign agreement on trade and economic cooperation

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Administrations of the Tajik northern province of Sughd and Russia’s Altai krai are expected to sign an agreement on trade-economic, scientific-technical and

13:23, july 9, 2014

What is in store for remittances market in Russia?

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – News website Banki.

09:46, july 9, 2014

Tajik journalists visit Xuzhou

BEIJING, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Five Tajik journalists participating in a media cooperation forum formally entitled “Silk Road Economic Belt” yesterday along with their colleagues from other

15:25, july 7, 2014

Center for Strategic Studies conducts survey to determine the number of middle class in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan is conducting a survey to assess living conditions in households across the country, Ms.

13:31, july 7, 2014

Radicalization of youths is the main threat to Tajikistan’s security, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – Involvement of youths in extremist organization poses serious threat to the country’s security, deputy director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the

13:04, july 7, 2014

Education ministry reportedly takes measures to provide schools with enough number of teachers

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Schools in Tajikistan are experiencing an acute shortage of teachers of the Russian language, chemistry, physics, biology and basic science, Ministry of

10:17, july 7, 2014

Sughd delegation to visit Russia’s Altai krai this week

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – A delegation of the Tajik northern province of Sughd is expected to visit Russia’s Altai krai this week.

10:05, july 7, 2014

Day of Tajikistan held at the Ramadan Pavilion Festival in Moscow

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Day of Tajikistan was held at the Ramadan Pavilion Festival outside the Memorial Mosque at the Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow on July 4.

11:51, july 4, 2014

Interior minister and prosecutor-general visit Khorog

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2014, Asia-Plus - Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda and Prosecutor-General Sherkhon Salimzoda visited Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) from

17:06, july 3, 2014

TUSUR participates in establishment of Tajikistan’s space monitoring system

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tomsk State University of Control System and Radioelectronics (TUSUR) has reportedly signed a contract on establishment of a network of situation centers in

15:37, july 3, 2014

GBAO civil society activists apply to the president for help

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Members of a joint commission for investigation into the last Khorog incident, who represent local civil society, have applied to the president for help.

09:29, july 3, 2014

Dushanbe butchers exempted from communal payments during Ramadan

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By Dushanbe mayor’s decision all butcher’s shops operating in Dushanbe are exempted from communal payments during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

09:27, july 3, 2014

Tajik Consulate in Almaty to open center to help labor migrants

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – A center designed to assist Tajik labor migrants will begin operating at Tajikistan''s General Consulate in Kazakhstan''s largest city, Almaty, Radio Liberty

09:21, july 3, 2014

Families resettled from Tavildara to Qumsangir complain about poor living conditions

QURGHON TEPPA, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Families resettled from the Tavildara district (Rasht Valley in eastern Tajikistan) to the Qumsangir district in the southern Khatlon province are

09:16, july 3, 2014

Tajikistan, JICA sign grant agreements

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On June 27, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to provide grant

11:47, july 1, 2014

More than 100 young officers join the ranks of Tajik Armed Forces this year

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- More than 100 young officers have graduated from the Military Institute at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in fourteen military disciplines this year.

09:58, july 1, 2014

Tajikistan adopts program for development of private kindergartens and schools

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik government has endorsed the program for development of private kindergartens and schools in the country designed for 2014-2020.

09:46, july 1, 2014

An open letter to all the citizens of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Dr. John Heathershaw, University of Exeter, United Kingdom and Prof.

09:32, july 1, 2014

Chronicle: Highlights of June, 2014

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2014, Asia-Plus: June

16:36, june 26, 2014

Declaration by the EU on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – On the occasion of the United nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the European Union made the following declaration on June 26.

13:09, june 26, 2014

Rahmon congratulates residents of Tajikistan on the National Unity Day

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated residents of Tajikistan on the National Unity Day.

11:30, june 26, 2014

Malaysian university expected to open its branch in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s Ministry of Education and Science and the LimKokWing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on

10:44, june 26, 2014

‘Say No to Torture’ action takes place in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – An action entitled “Say No to Torture” is being held in Dushanbe today.

14:44, june 25, 2014

Alim Sherzamonov reportedly gives a written undertaking not to leave Gorno-Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2014, Asia-Plus – Alim Sherzamonov, civil society activist also head of the Social-Democratic Party (SDP)’s organization in Gorno Badakhshan, has reportedly been summoned to the

09:30, june 25, 2014

On “Tomato Task Force” & Exporting “Color Revolutions” [to Tajikistan]

DUSAHNBE, June 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- “If Westerners were really keen to undermine our stability, they would not need to try particularly hard.

13:55, june 24, 2014

Part of relics of Nikolaos the Wonderworker are expected to visit Tajikistan in late June

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – Part of relics of Nikolaos the Wonderworker are expected to visit Tajikistan in late June.

11:05, june 23, 2014