Asia Tajikistan President Rahmon instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to notify the General Secretariat of the Standards and Metrology Institute of Islamic Countries (SMIIC) of the Republic's membership in the organization
Asia Tajikistan The new buildings for the government and parliament will start be operative in 2024; the Committee for Architecture and Construction reveals the main building of the parliamentary complex will have a height of 49.7 m and a total area of 42.874 m2
Asia Tajikistan A new decree bans the import of vehicles produced before 2013 in an effort to combat the effects of environmental pollution and will come into effect two months after publication in an official newspaper
Asia Tajikistan Schools in Tajikistan continue to face a severe shortage of chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers, with 3.434 teaching vacancies, says a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe
Asia Tajikistan The Summer Handicrafts Fair will be held at Hotel Serena Dushanbe July 22-23, with artisans from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan displaying their products
Asia Tajikistan A temporary ban on cement exports has been imposed to fully meet domestic needs for this construction material
Asia Tajikistan The government's campaign against the activities of a charitable organisation financed by the Agha Khan, the spiritual leader of the country's Ismaili minority, has intensified in recent weeks
Asia Tajikistan Environmental experts in Tajikistan are calling on authorities to ban cigarette filters in the country, saying this would combat pollution and discourage smoking
Asia Tajikistan The Global Slavery Index 2023, compiled by the Walk Free Foundation, showed Tajikistan ranked 6th among countries with the highest estimated prevalence of modern slavery, with a rate of 14 per 1.000 population
Asia Tajikistan Swiss scientists and glaciologists are interested in joint cooperation with the country to study the process of glacier melting, its factors and processes, and the possible impact of these undesirable phenomena on the example of Tajikistan's glaciers
Asia Tajikistan Roghun tourist zone development programme for the period 2024-2028 has been approved: approximately 18 million somoni (equivalent to USD 1,7 million) is the budget needed
Asia Tajikistan Three new drinking water supply systems and three school latrines have been officially handed over by USAID and AKF to the authorities in Qubodiyon district, providing uninterrupted access to clean water to over 10.000 people
Asia Tajikistan International universal fair Tajikistan-2023 opens today 4 May at the Kokhi Borbad state complex in Dushanbe