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Authorities in Tajikistan have ordered stricter control over electricity consumption as water levels at the reservoir powering the Nurek hydropower plant (HPP) — the country’s largest hydropower facility — have dropped by more than two meters compared to the same period last year. asiaplustj.info »
The Geophysical Service of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan has released details about the earthquake that struck during the early hours of November 3 and was felt across the country. asiaplustj.info »
After weeks of public complaints, Tajikistan’s authorities have officially confirmed that power outages are taking place in some regions of the country from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. However, they continue to reject the notion that an official power rationing regime—commonly known as the "limit"—has been introduced. asiaplustj.info »
The Main Directorate for the Execution of Criminal Sentences (GUIN) at the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan has explained why imprisoned journalist Abdussattor Pirmuhammadzoda was not allowed to undergo surgery outside the prison system. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has adopted an order regulating the hunting of certain species of animals listed in the country's Red Book for the period 2025-2026. A document published on the legal information portal of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan defines hunting quotas, as well as deadlines and monitoring of their compliance. asiaplustj.info »
Citizens of Tajikistan , Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan , Armenia , Kazakhstan , Georgia , Azerbaijan , Moldova and Ukraine who come to Moscow and the Moscow region to work must install a special mobile application " Amina " . asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has identified 1,245 corruption-related and economic crimes in the first half of 2025, involving 710 individuals, agency head Sulaimon Sultonozoda told reporters. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Tax Committee has published its latest list of top tax debtors, headed by Open Joint Stock Company “Electricity Distribution Networks” with an outstanding debt of 144 million somonis (about US$13. asiaplustj.info »
The government of Tajikistan has initiated a series of measures to stabilize the financial health of the state-run energy company Barqi Tojik. These efforts, implemented during the first half of 2025 under a government resolution, were outlined by the company's deputy head, Rustam Majidzoda, at a news conference in Dushanbe on July 30. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan's national power distribution company, OJSC Distribution Electric Networks, claims that residential customers’ electricity debt has been gradually decreasing since the company’s establishment in 2021. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Habibullo Nazarzoda, Director of the Civil Aviation Agency, revealed on July 23 that Tajikistan's civil aviation authorities plan to reduce airfare prices for both domestic and international flights in the coming months. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan authorities have confirmed the deportation of several Afghan nationals, explaining that the move was due to violations of the country's laws regarding the stay of foreign citizens. asiaplustj.info »
Residents of Khuroson district in Khatlon province have raised concerns about an anthrax outbreak, claiming that a local man, Qamariddin Rahimov, died from the disease. While officials confirm several cases of anthrax infection in the district, they deny that any fatalities have occurred. asiaplustj.info »
A senior official from the Ministry of Education has raised concerns over local government inaction in supporting public schools. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Tajikistan, Badridin Muzaffarzoda, has criticized several city and district administrations for failing to allocate the funds legally mandated for student needs and school maintenance. asiaplustj.info »
In May alone, authorities in Tajikistan imposed fines totaling 4 million somonis (approximately US$370,000) on dozens of individuals and businesses accused of illegally using or stealing electricity, according to the country’s Energy Supervision Agency. asiaplustj.info »
More than 638,000 children from migrant families are currently living in Russia, according to Russia’s Deputy Interior Minister Igor Zubov. Speaking at a parliamentary session in the State Duma (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Zubov noted that while the overall number of migrant children is gradually decreasing, many are still not enrolled in school. asiaplustj.info »
Authorities in Tajikistan have detained four women accused of practicing witchcraft and offering so-called "magical services," as part of an ongoing campaign to curb superstition and unauthorized spiritual practices. asiaplustj.info »
The Dushanbe Education Department has once again issued a warning about the ban on collecting money for repairs in educational institutions. asiaplustj.info »
The funds are being allocated to healthcare and education, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan. The report on the use of these funds, the first of its kind, was released alongside a statement from the country's Supreme Court, which refuted rumors that Karimova had been released from prison, according to Ozodlik . asiaplustj.info »
The state institution "Directorate for the Construction of Government Buildings" of President’s Executive Office will receive additional 201 million somonis (about US$19 million) from the surplus of the republican budget revenues for 2025 and the Stabilization Fund for Economic Development. asiaplustj.info »
A 24-year-old citizen of Tajikistan, Isroiljon Kurbobov, planned to carry out a terrorist attack at a concert by Russian variety artist of the spoken genre, TV presenter and resident of comedian program Comedy Club Pavel Volya in Pyatigorsk, Telegram channel Baza reported . asiaplustj.info »
Local authorities in various regions of Tajikistan, citing a protocol from a government meeting held in January of this year about fulfilling the cotton sowing target in the country, are forcing farmers and agricultural enterprises to plant cotton on their lands. asiaplustj.info »
The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, has issued a decree to establish the Agency for State Energy Oversight under the President of the Republic. The document provides for the establishment of the Agency with a maximum staff of 157 people (excluding support personnel). Specifically, the central office will employ 46 individuals. asiaplustj.info »
According to data from the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, the unemployment rate in December 2024 was only 1. 9%. The country's workforce consists of 2. 7 million people, of which 98. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (GKNB) announced on Wednesday that it had thwarted a coup attempt by a group aiming to seize power violently and destabilize the socio-political situation through mass riots. Kaktus. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s relevant agencies have called on labor migrants to legalize their stay in Russia by the end of April and, before traveling to the country, to check in Tajikistan whether they are subject to an entry ban. asiaplustj.info »
The government of Tajikistan has instructed the Ministry of Finance to open a special account titled the “Benefit Sharing Fund” from the sale of electricity generated by the Roghun hydropower plant (HPP) at the Main Department of the Central Treasury. asiaplustj.info »
The export of Tajik agricultural products faces a number of problems that complicate entry into international markets. Let's list 10 key issues and discuss potential solutions. asiaplustj.info »
Special monitoring groups have been established in Dushanbe to control food prices during the holy month of Ramadan. Traders have been urged to adhere to fair trade principles, or else they may face legal consequences, the Dushanbe Police Department says. asiaplustj.info »
According to the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption under the President of Tajikistan, the criminal case against Agroinvestbonk employees, which was suspended in 2022, has been reopened. asiaplustj.info »
From the beginning of 2025, Tajikistan has strengthened controls on the weight and dimensions of cargo trucks, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT). “Drivers will be required to undergo weight and size checks upon the request of officials,” an official source at a Mot told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Analysts from the World Bank say Tajikistan needs to take urgent measures to improve its growth model and diversify its economy, as the current approach has led to a reduction in natural resource reserves and has not provided sufficient opportunities for productive employment. asiaplustj.info »
A relevant draft law has been submitted to the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament). The authors of the proposal highlight the growing spread of radicalism and violence among students. asiaplustj.info »
The Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan held a working meeting with representatives of mobile operators on November 26, says the press center of the communications service agency. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has issued a decree lowering electricity tariff for the fertilizers plant, JSC Azot . According to a document published on the Ministry of Justice’s legal information portal, the tariff for the company will be reduced from 46.40 dirams per kilowatt-hour to 30.75 dirams. asiaplustj.info »
During a visit to the northern province of Sughd, President Emomali Rahmon instructed local authorities to take additional measures to ensure the development of processing industry. His instruction came during an address to a meeting of regional administrators in the city of Guliston. asiaplustj.info »
Fergana reports that the authorities of Kazakhstan do not want the country’s territory to be used to circumvent anti-Russian sanctions. Roman Vasilenko, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, reportedly stated this in an interview with Poland’s state-run news agency PAP . asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported yesterday that more than 1,800 state workers have been mobilized in the southern province of Khatlon to go door-to-door to warn people about joining religious extremist groups. asiaplustj.info »
An article by Temur Umarov, posted on Carnegie Foundation (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)’s website, says the changes in migration policy serve as a striking example of how swiftly and radically the Russian government can shift its stance to a far more aggressive and brutal approach. asiaplustj.info »
The Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s power generation company) wrote an announcement on its Facebook page, noting that electricity rationing is introduced in rural areas on September 22. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan, by its resolution, instructed to recognize the tax debts of OJSC “Tajiktelecom” and the State Unitary Enterprise “Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility and Radio Monitoring” of the Communications Service as hopeless and write them off. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has instructed the Agency for State Material Reserves to allocate an interest-free loan in the amount of 50 million somoni (about $4.7 million) for the purchase of consumer wheat inside the republic. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption under the President of Tajikistan, Major-General Sulaimon Sultonzoda, revealed on August 9 that the anticorruption agency has uncovered 1,267 corruption and economic crimes over the first six months of this year. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in the city of Buston in Sughd province, the mayor of the city, Ms. Nigorakhon Ghafforzoda, recently told reporters that despite all efforts, the problem of water supply remains unresolved in the city. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the Committee for Local Development under the Government of Tajikistan, Sharifjon Jumazoda, noted on July 29 that names of more than 174 settlements that do not correspond to national traditions have be renamed over the first six months period and more than 300 other settlement will be renamed in the near future. asiaplustj.info »
The 53-year-old Tajik-American businessman Salimdzon Nasriddinov, a Tajik citizen holding a dual citizenship with Russia, who has lived in the United States for many years, and the 38-year-old Nikolay Goltsev of Montreal, who holds citizenship of Russia and Canada, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export control violations for their roles in a global procurement scheme on behalf of asiaplustj.info »
When citizens publicly allege torture and coercion into giving false testimonies, what should be the response of law enforcement authorities? This issue is critical and timely. So what happened? Previously, Asia-Plus reported that Konibodom police officers detained the brother of a murdered man on suspicion of killing a married couple. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, will completely eliminate trolleybuses, Bishkek Mayor Aibek Junushaliyev said in an interview with Kabar news agency. Junushaliyev explained that the city aims to clean up trolleybus lines and introduce modern, mobile buses instead. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Akbarsho Iskandarov, the former chairman of Tajikistan’s parliament, which was known as the Shuroi Oli (Supreme Council) until the early 1990s, has been summoned to the Prosecutor-General’s Office and has been detained after the questioning on unspecified charges. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reports that in striving to counteract the country’s image as a font of Islamic militantism, Tajikistan’s leaders are dodging underlying economic problems. Instead, they keep attacking the issue around its edges. asiaplustj.info »
