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BILD’s Russian Service reported on January 16 that the Islamic State (IS) terror group’s affiliate "Wilayat Khorasan" (The Islamic State – Khorasan Province, or IS-K) has published on its platform a list of potential targets for attacks this year: Oktoberfest in Munich, the Venice Carnival, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Vienna Opera Ball. asiaplustj.info »
The defense lawyers for eight individuals accused in the so-called "coup" case in Tajikistan have requested the court to declare their clients innocent, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on January 14. asiaplustj.info »
The National Medical Center Shifobakhsh has started performing cochlear implantation surgeries to restore hearing in patients with severe hearing loss and complete deafness, the press center of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) reports . asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Kazakhstan’s Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market (ARDFM) has set limits on the validity period of payment cards for non-residents of Kazakhstan, as well as the number an individual can have. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say President-elect Donald Trump's House GOP allies are clearing the runway for him to make good on his vow to acquire Greenland. Fox News reports that Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn. asiaplustj.info »
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has signed amendments made to the "Law on the Protection of Entrepreneurs' Rights," adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) in December 2024. For the first time, the law introduces the concept of "women's entrepreneurship. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) has once again invited citizens to work in Qatar. The ministry has published a list of in-demand professions in Qatar for employment opportunities in 2025. asiaplustj.info »
A prosecutor in a the trial of eight political figures, who are charged with state treason and seeking to seize political power in the country by force, asked the Supreme Court on January 8 to sentence them to prison terms ranging from 20 to 30 years, two sources, who wanted to remain unnamed, told Asia-Plus Thursday morning. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Labor has set quotas for attracting foreign labor in 2025. Zakon. kz says the quotas are: 0. 2% of the workforce for employer permits issued by local authorities; and 3. asiaplustj.info »
Courts in the Andijan and Fergana regions of Uzbekistan have sentenced two citizens who fought in Ukraine as part of the Russian military's "Special Military Operation" (SMO). In both cases, non-custodial sentences were issued, Fergana news agency reports . asiaplustj.info »
On January 7, a Trading House of Uzbekistan for construction materials opened in Dushanbe, aiming to increase exports of construction materials and foster trade relations between entrepreneurs of the two countries, Tajikistan’s state-run news agency Khovar reported. asiaplustj.info »
Governor of the Voronezh Oblast of the Russian Federation, Alexander Gusev, has extended and expanded restrictions on employing migrants in several sectors, Vesti-Voronezh reported on January 5. Under the new rules, migrants are now prohibited from working as couriers, in education and healthcare, in retail, or providing care for the sick. asiaplustj.info »
In Faizabad, the administrative center of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, the Taliban have issued a decree prohibiting men from shaving their beards or getting "Western-style" haircuts, Anhor. uz reports . asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan has toughened penalties for drug production and trafficking, up to life imprisonment. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law amending several legislative acts on countering the illegal circulation of narcotics, psychotropic substances, and precursors. asiaplustj.info »
A migration regime for the deportation of foreign citizens or stateless persons illegally residing in Russia will come into effect on March 5, 2025, when the corresponding law comes into force, TASS reported on January 2. asiaplustj.info »
The Mayor of Dushanbe, Rustam Emomali, has emphasized the need to account for the city's growing population to attract more domestic and foreign investment, particularly grants for the reconstruction and construction of outdated networks, roads, water and sewage infrastructure, power supply, and the building of new modern substations. asiaplustj.info »
Analysts from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) have identified key external risks for Tajikistan's economy for 2025–2027. Key risks If the slow growth of advanced economies and the long-term GDP slowdown in China lead to a more significant drop in commodity prices than expected, Tajikistan may face reduced export revenues. asiaplustj.info »
A Tajik citizen missing since 2003 has been reunited with his family thanks to the efforts of law enforcement agencies in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, the Interior Ministry’s press center says . Fifty-two-year-old Tolib Begimqulov, a resident of Shurnova village, which is subordinate to the city of Panjakent in Sughd province, disappeared on his way to Russia. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has ordered amendments to the country’s law on amnesty allowing individuals to legalize their assets and money for another one year. The corresponding government’s resolution was published on the legal information portal of the Ministry of Justice. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan will achieve full energy independence by 2027, President Emomali Rahmon announced on December 28 in his address to Parliament. He stated that construction of the Roghun hydropower plant is more than 50% complete. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Ministry of Construction has suggested binding labor migrants to specific employers, listed in their work permits. This change aims to reduce labor shortages in the construction industry and could take effect between April and June 2025. asiaplustj.info »
Russia expects that military contingents from CIS countries will be able to take part in the Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during an informal CIS summit at the Igora ski resort in Leningrad oblast, RIA Novosti reports. asiaplustj.info »
A 15-year-old resident of Dushanbe has been detained on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, the Interior Ministry’s website reports . Preliminary investigations have reportedly revealed that on the evening of December 21, the suspect had an argument with a 17-year-old acquaintance in the bathroom of an apartment. asiaplustj.info »
The budget of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) for 2025 will rise by 281.9 million somonis (US$25.8 million at the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT)’s current exchange rate), reaching 473 million somonis (US$43.3 million). asiaplustj.info »
Some time ago, President Emomali Rahmon instructed relevant agencies to approve and adhere to a schedule for electricity supply to the population. Last month, he signed a decree obliging the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources and other agencies responsible for power supply to “organize and regulate the electricity supply schedule for the population. asiaplustj.info »
The Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has received 15 types of heavy, specialized, and rescue equipment as part of a joint national disaster risk management project supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Committee's press service reports. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan citizens will have the opportunity to work in Qatar next year. Salaries exceed $600, and all expenses will be covered by the employer. This was reported to Asia-Plus News Agency by the Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Employment of the Population. asiaplustj.info »
The inflation rate in Tajikistan for the first eleven months of this year was 3. 4%, according to Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Specifically, foodstuffs rose in cost by 2. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed an agreement for $270 million (1.92 billion yuan) to implement the "RogHun HPP Development Program, Phase 1," Khovar news agency reported on December 21, citing the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for the creation of a monetary and financial mechanism to enhance trade exchanges among D-8 member countries in order to realize the organization’s goals, IRNA reported on December 19. asiaplustj.info »
The Communist Party member at the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament), Mikhail Matveyev, calls for the introduction of visas for migrants following the murder of a Russian general allegedly involving a citizen of Uzbekistan. The MP shared the proposal on his social media. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday December 17, Tajikistan's Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Daler Juma, met with Mr. Ko Sakamoto, the newly appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Tajikistan, here to discuss cooperation issues, the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR)’s press center says . asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Investigative Committee announced the detention of a suspect in the Moscow terrorist attack that killed Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov and his aide, Ilya Polikarpov, on December 17, Meduza reports . asiaplustj.info »
The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to December 13, 2024 under the theme “Our Land. Our Future”. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Ko Sakamoto as its new Country Director for Tajikistan. He is expected to assume office in early 2025, according to ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) . asiaplustj.info »
Electricity rationing has been introduced in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) for the first time in recent years. This measure is due to the cold weather and a 15% decrease in the water level of Yashilkul Lake compared to last year, which has caused an energy shortage in the region, according to Pamir Energy Company (PE), which is managing the region’s power grid. asiaplustj.info »
In 2025, tax incentives will be provided under 17 provisions outlined in the "Law on the State Budget of Tajikistan for 2025." Among the beneficiaries is the five-star Ismoili Somoni Hotel, which has been under construction in Dushanbe for nearly 19 years. asiaplustj.info »
The report, compiled by the Kazakhstan-based environmental organization Rivers without Boundaries claims that building the Roghun Dam in Tajikistan to its maximum projected height and specifications would be an economic disaster for Tajikistan, and an environmental nightmare for the entire region. asiaplustj.info »
Asia and the Pacific’s economic growth will remain steady this year and next, but expected US policy changes under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump are likely to affect the region’s longer-term outlook, says a new report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on December 11. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports reported yesterday that Taliban Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Haqqani has been killed in a suicide bombing inside the interior ministry in Kabul. The BBC says that according to interior ministry sources, six others died in the blast as Haqqani was leaving his office. asiaplustj.info »
The procedure for recognizing foreigners as native Russian speakers is no longer provided for in the legislation. Preferences previously granted to those with this status have been canceled, according to a law passed by the State Duma on December 11, writes Parlamentskaya Gazeta . asiaplustj.info »
A Russian lawmaker has suggested that the issue of admitting Iran to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a post-Soviet Russia-led security bloc, be looked at, TASS reported on December 10. asiaplustj.info »
The State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) has passed in the first reading a draft law introducing a mechanism to temporarily suspend the ban on activities of organizations listed as terrorist entities, TASS reported on December 10. asiaplustj.info »
In Uzbekistan, the leader of the Milliy Tiklanish party, Alisher Qodirov, has called on Central Asian countries to support Russian politicians' proposals to tighten entry and residency rules for foreigners in Russia. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Mohamed al-Bashir has been appointed caretaker prime minister of the transitional Syrian government until March 1, 2025. The appointment reportedly comes after al-Bashir met with members of al-Assad‘s government. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian government has approved rules for publishing information about foreign citizens and stateless individuals included in a registry of monitored persons. The document , signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, was published on the official legal information website. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Russia is seeking Turkiye’s support for safe evacuation of its troops from Syria Russian media outlets cited CNN Turk as reporting that Russia has asked Turkiye for support in ensuring the safe evacuation of its troops from Syria. asiaplustj.info »
Daily Mail reported on December 5 that Muhammad is now the most popular name for baby boys in England and Wales, toppling Noah in the official rankings. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) was cited as saying that more than 4,600 boys were given the specific spelling of Muhammad in 2023. This was reportedly almost 500 more than in 2022. asiaplustj.info »
State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) members have proposed adding a new article, 276. 1 "Assistance to the Enemy in Activities Aimed Against the Security of the Russian Federation", to the Criminal Code. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon has sharply criticized judges for their poor performance and corruption within the judiciary. asiaplustj.info »
