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Tajik President Emomali Rahmon extended his deepest condolences to the President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari over the sad loss of lives in a plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
A report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says CAREC countries can be split into several groups depending on their prevailing type of fuel and energy system background. Thus, countries with a high share of hydropower include Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
After Central Asians were walloped by winter last week, many may find it hard to worry about too little snow. But that is a problem facing the region’s farmers and dam builders of the near future. Snow is an essential ingredient in the delicate annual cycle shaping seasonal river flows and thus food and electricity production. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan has extended the winter holidays again, this time through to January 20. Recall, the Ministry of education and Science issues an order on January 10 extending the winter holidays through to January 16 due to cold snap. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on January 12 approved US$15 million in grant financing from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Technical Assistance for Financing Framework for Roghun Hydropower Project (HPP) in Tajikistan (TA). asiaplustj.info »
The exchange rate of the Russian ruble (RR) against the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), has significantly strengthened in recent days after a noticeable decline over the first ten days of this month. asiaplustj.info »
More than 28 million somonis (TJS) will be allocated for implementation of the pasture development program in Tajikistan. Of this amount, 3. 245 million somonis will be allocated from the country’s budget. asiaplustj.info »
Armenia’s refusal to host the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) exercises this year is creating certain difficulties for the CSTO member nations, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, said at a meekly briefing on January 12. asiaplustj.info »
Specialists from the Republic of Korea are considering the possibility of connecting railways of Tajikistan and Afghanistan in order to create conditions for integration of roads of Central and Eastern Asia, the press center of the Ministry of transport of Tajikistan says. asiaplustj.info »
Chairman of Turkmenistan’s upper chamber (Halk Maslahaty) of parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow proposed to make amendments to change the country’s Constitution to bring back the unicameral parliament Mejlis and to transform Halk Maslahaty (People's Council) into the highest representative body, which it was before the previous change of the Constitution in 2020, asiaplustj.info »
By president’s decree Sijouddin Salomzoda was relieved of his post of Mayor of Bokhtar, the capital of Khatlon Province, on January 11 in connection with transfer to other job. A source within the Bokhtar administration says Salomzoda was appointed Deputy Major of Dushanbe, replacing Umed Gurezzoda, who was appointed Chairperson of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi District. Mr. asiaplustj.info »
On January 11 2023 the first ever sextuplet birth was reported in Tajikistan. A 26-year-old mother from the northern city of Khujand gave birth to two boys and four girls at the Khujand maternity hospital. asiaplustj.info »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) on January 10 granted a five-year operating license to a popular Russian payment system Zolotaya Korona (golden Crown). The NBT press center says the accounting non-bank credit institution “Platyozhnyi Tsentr” (Payment Center) is the operator of this payment system. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say at least 20 people have been killed after a suspected suicide bomber killed himself outside the Foreign Ministry building in Kabul yesterday afternoon, at about 4pm local time (11:30 GMT). asiaplustj.info »
Armenia considers it inexpedient to host the CSTO drills in 2023, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a press conference on January 10, RBC reported . The Russian Defense Ministry had earlier reported that the CSTO peacekeeping drills will be held in Armenia in 2023. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on January 9 released an info sheet providing clarification on the cash shipments to Afghanistan. The document says the United Nations transports cash into Afghanistan for use by UN agencies. asiaplustj.info »
As China battles an unprecedented COVID surge, nearly 90% of Henan — the third-most populous province — has been infected with the virus, a top health official said Monday. Kan Quancheng, director of the health commission for central Henan province, was cited as saying that as of January 6, the infection rate was 89%. With Henan’s population being about 99. asiaplustj.info »
The lawyer Abdurahmon Sharipov, who was hired by the Dushanbe-based Independent Center for Protection of Human Rights to represent independent journalist and blogger Abdulloh Ghurbati in court, has refused to continue providing legal assistance to the journalist after the latter was convicted. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on January 7 that Tajik labor migrants working in logging in the Republic of Korea say they earn up to US$100 a day. According to them, working conditions in Kore are better than in the Russian Federation. They say their working day lasts from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. asiaplustj.info »
Elderly spouses have been poisoned by carbon monoxide in Devashtich district of the northenr province of Sughd while warming themselves around traditional ‘sandali’ stove. The tragedy took place in Qalai Doust village. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov has published appeal to the partner countries and international financial institutions on his social media page. "We see the smog problem has become one of the relevant issues in Kyrgyzstan for the last several years. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian media reports note that the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan has a strategic location. It is situated along Iran’s borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan and is home to the country’s only ocean port of Chabahar on the Sea of Oman. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan denies the involvement of citizens of the country in the events of January 2022 in Kazakhstan. "Citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan are not involved in the mass riots of January 2022 in Kazakhstan ", - said in a statement. asiaplustj.info »
For our players, this will be one of the stages of preparation for the final part of the Asian Cup-2023. In preparation for the final part of the Asian Cup-2023, the youth team of Tajikistan (U-17) will take part in the traditional international tournament "Development Cup-2023" in Minsk. asiaplustj.info »
Currently, snowfall continues on the Dushanbe-Chanak road, but the road is open. This is reported by the branch of the IRS company in Tajikistan. "Despite the snowfall, the road remains open for the movement of all types of vehicles. asiaplustj.info »
This is $140 million more than at the beginning of this year. The government of Tajikistan predicts an increase in the volume of the country's external debt in the coming year by $140 million. The Program of State External Borrowings of the Republic for 2022 and the forecast of their indicators for 2023-2024 say that an increase in the volume of external debt is expected from $3. asiaplustj.info »
Snowfalls and frost await all of Central Asia. Severe cold will begin in Tajikistan from January 10. The air temperature at night in some areas will drop to -17, during the day - to -8 degrees, the Agency for Hydrometeorology of the Republic reports. asiaplustj.info »
There is no official confirmation of this information yet. Kurbon Hakimzoda, who for the past four years was the head of the Khatlon region, was relieved of his post by decree of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and was appointed Minister of Agriculture of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Today, other personnel changes are expected in Tajikistan. Minister of Labour, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan Shirin Amonzoda removed from office, told "Asia-Plus" a source in government circles. asiaplustj.info »
Bar prices have been declining for two years after a sharp increase in 2020. Gold bars of the National Bank of Tajikistan continued to fall in price in 2022 after a sharp rise in prices in the pandemic year 2020. asiaplustj.info »
The State Security Service of Uzbekistan discovered a cache of 26 kg of drugs near the border with Tajikistan, press service of the State Security Service reports. It is noted that the cache was discovered during the operational-search activities carried out by the State Security Service in the Samarkand region and the border troops. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe will implement a program of electronic acceptance of appeals and applications from citizens, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic reports. The source noted that after submitting applications to the internal affairs bodies, Dushanbe residents will be able to observe the process of their consideration. asiaplustj.info »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) continues to support small and medium-sized businesses in Tajikistan by providing funds jointly with financial partners. The EBRD will cover 50% of the risks on a loan in the amount of $750,000, which Eskhata Bank provides to a group of companies, which includes “Grain Company LLC” and “Mevakhoi Sugd LLC”. asiaplustj.info »
In Tajikistan, the price tariff for medical services in public and private medical institutions in 2023 should remain at the level of current tariffs, reports the Antimonopoly Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Minister of Defense of Tajikistan, Colonel-General Sherali Mirzo went on a working visit to Minsk. This was announced on Twitter by the head of the Department of International Military Cooperation - Assistant Minister of Defense for International Military Cooperation of Belarus Valery Revenko.. There are no other details of the visit in the message. asiaplustj.info »
The international organization “Reporters sans frontiers” (RSF) criticized Tajikistan for constant censorship and called for the release of journalists convicted in 2022, Central Asia News Service reports. asiaplustj.info »
The President of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan and the General Director of “Gazpromneft-Tajikistan” were also awarded. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on awarding Russian orders to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda and other leaders from Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
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It is to be noted that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has left Tajikistan, which depends on Russian troops and remittances for stability, in a bind. The invasion of Ukraine has also raised urgent questions for Tajikistan about how to meet Russian expectations of support from Dushanbe in the face of global outrage and condemnation. asiaplustj.info »
According to a leading Russian lawyer Igor Trunov, Russian soldiers called up to fight in Ukraine will have the chance to store frozen sperm in a cryobank for free. According to the BBC and Reuters , Russian Lawyers’ Union head Igor Trunov told state news agency TASS the health ministry had responded to his appeal for a free cryobank, and changes to compulsory medical insurance. asiaplustj.info »
The first part of a joint marketplace has opened at the Afghan-Uzbek border. TOLOnews says an official opening ceremony of the Termez International Trade Center at the Afghan-Uzbek border took place on December 27. asiaplustj.info »
Residents of the northern province of Sughd complain that the price of coal has risen, while its quality is low. Currently, coal is sold in the province mainly in two areas: Khujand’s Guliston neighborhood unit and Unji and Yova jamoats in Bobojon-Ghafourov district. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan’s upper chamber (Senate) on December 27 endorsed the new edition of the law on restricting the distribution and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products, Fergana news agency reported on December 28, citing the Senate’s press center. asiaplustj.info »
The Dushanbe Administration is organizing tend-day agricultural fairs in the city on the occasion of New Year holiday. By Dushanbe mayor’s regulation annual New Year’s agricultural fairs opened in four districts of the Tajik on December 21. asiaplustj.info »
Following the suspension of women from attending universities in Afghanistan, the Union of Private Universities said that at least 35 private universities are at risk of collapse in the country. Citing Mohammad Karim Nasiri, media officer at the Union, TOLOnews says the economic challenges have surged widely. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the death toll from the historic blizzard across the United States climbed to more than 60 on Tuesday. Citing U. S. officials, NBC News reports that the death toll from the historic blizzard across the U. asiaplustj.info »
By president’s decree issued on December 13, 2022, former Frist Deputy Chair of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) Jamoliddin Nouraliyev is removed from the NBT Board. By president’s decree, posted on the Justice Ministry’s website for legal information, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
By decision of the Board of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) licenses of two payment system operators, namely MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. and BEST, have been revoked. Tajik financial regulator’s press center says the companies’ licenses have been revoked due to the expiration of the licenses’ terms. asiaplustj.info »
Unnamed Pentagon officials have effectively threatened to strike the Kremlin with a “decapitation blow,” which could mean the physical removal of the Russian president. The top Russian diplomat Sergei Lavrov made this statement in an interview with TASS on December 27. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met on December 24 in Tokyo with Mr. Akira Muto, Assistant Minister (Ambassador), Director-General of the Foreign Service Training Institute of Japan’s MFA, on the sidelines of 9th Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue. asiaplustj.info »
