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The Branch of Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) in Tajikistan, which merges the capabilities of Focus Humanitarian Assistance, the Aga Khan Planning, and Building Services, and the Aga Khan Development Network’s Disaster Risk Management Initiative focuses on preparing for both sudden and slow-onset disasters. asiaplustj.info »
An employee of the Office of the Service of Execution under the Government of Tajikistan in the northern city of Panjakent has been detained for organizing treat meal for 100 people after returning from the Umrah, says the press center of the Agency for State Finance Control and Combating Corruption under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
A prosecutor in the trial of 14 people suspected of kidnapping and killing Shuhrat Ismatulloyev, the first deputy chairman of Orienbonk, has asked the Supreme Court to sentence four of them to life in prison, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on March 12. asiaplustj.info »
I get to meet many courageous women in my work for IFC in Southwest and Central Asia [1] . I’ve witnessed the seemingly unsurmountable challenges they encounter every day. I’ve seen the unyielding resolve of rural women in Tattha, Pakistan in the face of climate change-induced severe floods, and the stunting of their children due to a lack of potable water. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday March 13, President Emomali Rahmon and Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Rustam Emomali, who is also the Mayor of Dushanbe, attended groundbreaking ceremonies for construction of administrative buildings of three ministries in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has generously contributed US$7 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to bolster assistance for vulnerable households facing rising food insecurity in Tajikistan, says press release issued by the US Embassy in Dushanbe on March 12. asiaplustj.info »
On February 28, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a twenty-two-month Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) for Tajikistan. According to IMF press release, Tajikistan’s favorable post-pandemic economic performance continued in 2023, with strong, broad-based growth and low inflation. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin participated in an extraordinary session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member Nations of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) regarding the issue of the catastrophic situation in Palestine that took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on March 5. asiaplustj.info »
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan informed Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , on March 5 that it sentenced former police Lieutenant-Colonel Akmal Yusufzoda to 19 years in prison on February 28 on a charge of kidnapping and murdering a university teacher (Article130 (2) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code - kidnapping by prior conspiracy; and Article 104 (2) of asiaplustj.info »
Tajik television and radio stations no longer need to constantly renew their broadcasting licenses and other permits that were required from them by previous legislation. Last year, two laws – “On Licensing Certain Types of Activities” and “On the Permit System” -- were merged, and now all media permits have become unlimited. asiaplustj.info »
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid is visiting Turkmenistan from March 4-6 for meetings with the Ministers for Environmental Protection from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and with the Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
Citing Gaza health authorities, media reports say Israeli forces yesterday shot dead more than 100 Palestinians as they waited for an aid delivery, but Israel blamed the deaths on crowds that surrounded aid trucks, saying victims had been trampled or run over. asiaplustj.info »
A resident of Khatlon province has got a jail term of 12 years committed in the country during the civil war (1992-1997). asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday February 28, Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali received BYD Regional Director for Central Asia Ivan Tsao. The Dushanbe Administration press center says the parties discussed state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Dushanbe Administration and BYD Company. asiaplustj.info »
Saudi Arabia has warned visitors and residents against participating in the upcoming Hajj season 2024 without obtaining necessary permits. Gulf News reported on February 23 that to ensure the smooth operation of this system and to mitigate potential violations, stringent penalties have been introduced. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has approved a ban on gasoline exports for six months starting from March 1, the RBC daily reported on today, citing two sources. The temporary export ban does not apply to the agreed volumes of supplies to the Eurasian Economic Union countries, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, RBC said. asiaplustj.info »
Exorcisms are practiced among the followers of Islam, Christianity, and some other world religions. Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on February 25 that there is a belief among Muslims that an evil spirit or jinni can possess a person but can be driven out of the possessed person's body through an exorcism that includes reciting certain verses from the Koran. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik president’s official website says Dushanbe Mayor Rustami Emomali on February 23 presented projects for the reconstruction and further improvement of a number of streets, avenues and neighborhoods of the capital to President Emomali Rahmon. asiaplustj.info »
Green Economy Forum 2024, dedicated to new opportunities for fostering entrepreneurship in the context of ecological sustainability, was held in Hyatt Regency Dushanbe Hotel on February 15. asiaplustj.info »
Members of Kazakhstan’s lower chamber of parliament, Mazhilis, on February 21, approved in the first reading a bill that would allow life imprisonment for individuals convicted of pedophilia and/or the murder of children. asiaplustj.info »
Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have voted for extension of the validity of the country’s law on amnesty allowing individuals to legalize their assets and money for another one year, Sadoi Mardum , a mouthpiece of Tajikistan’s Parliament, says. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon today departed for the Russian city of Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, to attend an official opening ceremony of the Games of the Future at invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. asiaplustj.info »
The head of the State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest), Sulton Rahimzoda, has named government’s partners for development, which are interested in financing the completion of the construction of the Roghun hydropower plant. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday February 15, U.S. Ambassador Manuel Micaller and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Resident Representative Qozidavlat Qoimdodov joined Tajik Minister of Education and Science Rahim Saidzoda in an official handover ceremony of 242,000 English language textbooks for secondary schools in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest), Sulton Rahimzoda, revealed that 37 assets of two troubled lending agencies -- Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) and Agroinvestbonk – have been auctioned for a total 99.4 million somonis to date. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say that after weeks of setbacks and delays, the United States Senate gave final approval to a US$95 billion wartime aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other American allies early on Tuesday morning (February 13), sending the bill to the Republican-controlled House where its fate is uncertain. asiaplustj.info »
The presence and activities of the Taliban Movement’s Consul in Khorog (Tajikistan’s Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO) are aimed at proper operation of marketplace for the Tajik-Afghan cross-border trade in the region. asiaplustj.info »
An incident in one of schools in Dushanbe has led punishment of parents of students and teachers The Dushanbe Police Directorate press service says the check began after appearance of a video on social networks showing 10-graders of School # 127 congratulating their classmate on his birthday in an unusual way, duct-taping his mouth. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan (AKF Tajikistan) and Deutsche Gesellschaft f asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma revealed on February 1 that on average, US$1 billion is allocated annually to finance the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP). asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) collaborated in hosting an event on “Investing in Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Transport Infrastructure in Tajikistan” at the Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity that took place in Brussels on January on 29. asiaplustj.info »
Fines for a dirty car now vary in Dushanbe from 36.00 somonis to 72.00 somonis, depending to degree of dirtiness, an official source within the Dushanbe traffic police department told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
On January 25th, a ceremony took place in Dushanbe for the handover of two mobile laboratories to the local Center for Combating Quarantine Diseases. These laboratories were provided by the Russian side. asiaplustj.info »
This fee is a one-time payment imposed on all vehicle owners. Concerns have been raised by vehicle owners in Tajikistan on social media in recent days, expressing dissatisfaction with what they perceive as a "new tax" or "mandatory payment" for the destruction or disposal of vehicles. asiaplustj.info »
They have been sentenced to five days of administrative arrest. According to the Interior Ministry of the capital, Dushanbe, three women were detained for violating public order at the "Sayora" entertainment center. asiaplustj.info »
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution to review the European Union (UN)'s strategy for Central Asian countries. According to the European Parliament, 629 members participated in the vote, with 543 expressing support for the document, 44 abstaining, and 42 voting against. asiaplustj.info »
The Kazakh authorities have sent the innovative medical equipment Bark VibroLUNG to health workers in Tajikistan, the press center of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) says . asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz media reports says eleven Kyrgyz journalists have been placed in a pretrial detention facility for two months in relation to criminal proceedings instituted for alleged “calls for mass riots”. asiaplustj.info »
An article posted on CABAR.asia’s website says government agencies in Central Asian countries and international organizations that deal with environmental issues, especially climate change, do not sufficiently take into account the opinions of young environmentalists. asiaplustj.info »
Foreign citizens wishing to obtain citizenship of Kazakhstan will have to provide a new certificate when submitting documents, Tengrinews.kz reported on January 14. Changes have reportedly been made to the order of the Minister of Internal Affairs on issues of admission to citizenship of Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
Foreign citizens wishing to obtain citizenship of Kazakhstan will have to provide a new certificate when submitting documents, Tengrinews.kz reported on January 14. Changes have reportedly been made to the order of the Minister of Internal Affairs on issues of admission to citizenship of Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, AKIpress reported on January 12 that co-chairmen of the Kyrgyz-Tajik commission for delimitation and demarcation of the disputed stretches of common border – the head of Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security Kamchybek Tashiyev and his Tajik counterpart Saimumin Yatimov -- have met in the Kyrgyz city of asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan on January 3 issued a decree to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cancellation of visa requirements for holders of passports for international travels. asiaplustj.info »
It is proposed to introduce a 10-point grading scale for secondary schools in Tajikistan. The press center of the Ministry of Education and Science (MoES) notes that this issue became a key topic an extended meeting of the working group held by the Minister of Education and Science Rahimjon Saidzoda on January 9. asiaplustj.info »
The head of the communications service agency has called on the mobile communications companies operating in Tajikistan to give priority to increasing the level of mobile phone coverage in the country and offering high-quality mobile communication services. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty reported on s that Austrian police said on January 7 that a Tajik man being held in connection with an alleged terrorist plot targeting Cologne Cathedral remains in custody after two weeks as a result of a European arrest warrant issued by Austria. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has filed a request with the Agency for Finance State Control and Combating Corruption for the review of financial activities of the Dushanbe administration. According to the Dushanbe administration press center, the request has been made for the purpose of “providing transparency and targeted use of allocated budgetary funds. asiaplustj.info »
The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group on Thursday claimed responsibility for two explosions in the Iranian city of Kerman that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a memorial for top commander Qassem Soleimani. asiaplustj.info »
By president’s decree issued on January 1, 2024 three republican contests, namely “Furughi Subhi Donoi Kitob Ast” (Knowledge Is a Shine of Dawn), “Tojikiston -- Vatani Azizi Man” (Tajikistan Is My Native Land), and “Ilm – Furughi Marifat” (Science Is the Beacon of Knowledge), will be held in Tajikistan this year. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik lawmakers have endorsed amendments proposed to the country’s law on the permit system. Now, the cost of a certificate for importing gasoline into Tajikistan will amount to 60,000 calculating indicators. asiaplustj.info »
