Author: Farkhad Mirzaev

The telecoms regular admitted in November that a staggering 95 percent of the country’s territory is covered by only outdated 2G mobile connections. Following up on a recent pledge to drastically improve internet services, Tajikistan’s communications regulator has begun working with several international companies to overhaul core infrastructure. The most notable conversation is happening with China’s Huawei. In the first half of December, the Tajik government and the Chinese company’s local representative office, Huawei Technologies Tajikistan, signed a memorandum of cooperation that will see the latter take the lead in a project to upgrade or install 7,600 base stations envisioned as the…

Officials from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan say the two countries agreed on another 24 kilometers of the border between the two former Soviet republics after special talks on the issue were held over the past week. Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security said on December 5 that the talks were held in the northern town of Buston, near the Kyrgyz border.According to the Kyrgyz government, the next round of talks regarding other parts of the border will be held on Kyrgyzstan’s territory on a day that is still to be determined.The delimitation and demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has been an issue for decades,…

Attacks on journalists have become a frequent occurrence in Tajikistan in recent years. Why are those responsible for attacks on journalists remain unpunished? Berlin (23/11 – 67) November 2 is the “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists”. The date was chosen in commemoration of the assassination in Mali of Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont, two French journalists, on November 2, 2013. The 2023 observance seeks to raise awareness of the main challenges faced by journalists and communicators in the exercise of their profession, and to warn of the escalation of violence and repression against them. Attacks on…

At the last Central Asian Tourism Forum in Samarkand, the World Tourism Organization expressed its approval and readiness to support the Kyrgyz As a Nomad project. The authors of the project reported. As a Nomad is a rapidly growing network of yurt glamping sites (camping with all amenities) along the Silk Road. To date, the network includes seven glamping sites in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Russia. The aim of the project is to create modern authentic tourism infrastructure on the Silk Road and to develop sustainable and responsible tourism products. Director for Technical Cooperation on the Silk Road, Jaime Mayaki, noted that this private sector initiative would be supported by UNWTO and other interested international organizations. The project was presented by a thought leader…

At least 14 falcons were released in Kolotu Gorge, International Village, Issyk-Ata district of Kyrgyzstan, as part of a project to return rare birds to nature. The organizers of the event — World Nomad Union company and Tilad Environmental Consultancy Co Ltd organization from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — , Azernews reports, citing 24.kg News Agency. It is noted that the release process was carefully prepared and carried out in accordance with the developed protocol by the project specialists. Employees of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic and the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic are…

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Bakyt Torobaev, as part of a visit to the Junda oil refinery in the city of Kara-Balta, Chui region, met with experts from the working group that arrived in Kyrgyzstan from China to work on the restoration and modernization of the plant. Bakyt Torobaev noted that during a recent visit to Shaanxi province (PRC), an agreement was reached to intensify work aimed at launching the Junda plant. “We are interested in the speedy launch of the plant; all measures will be taken on the Kyrgyz side to resolve problematic issues,” said Bakyt Torobaev.…

The head of Kyrgyzstan’s security services revealed in a speech on October 19 that the government has spent over $2bn on bolstering the state security apparatus, in part to prevent popular uprisings of the kind that ushered him into office. Kamchybek Tashiyev said in the speech, which he delivered at the inauguration of new premises for a local branch of the State Committee for National Security, or GKNB, in Kara-Balta, a city in the northern Chui region, that the investment was aimed at “bolstering the strength and power of the state”. He refrained from explaining how this spending was being funded.…

Brussels (27/10 – 50) Just in September this year, ten “distinguished” people in Tajikistan have been awarded general ranks. The decree on conferring general ranks was signed by the country’s president, Emomali Rahmon, on September 7th. According to this decree, there are now three more generals in the Agency for State Financial Control and Anti-Corruption. The rank of Major General of Justice was awarded to the head of the Finance and Economic Department, Fazliddin Khodjazoda, the head of the Special Operations Department, Abdurakhmon Davlatzoda, and the head of the Agency for GBAO, Zoir Gafurzoda. The rank of Major General of…

The newly created Oxus Acquisition Corp is a next step for Kenes Rakishev to acquire companies specialized in the red-hot area of energy transition, batteries and EV’s. Kenes Rakishev, who is heavily involved in the modern tech investment scene rolls out his strategy to acquire more assets. Oxus Acquisition Corp, created by Kazakh businessman Kenes Rakishev, wants to raise $ 150 million to acquire a company specializing in technologies in the field of «energy transfer». The prospectus of the IPO of Oxus Acquisition, which plans to get a listing on NASDAQ, was published on the website of the US Securities and Exchange…

The matter of funding the air defense system of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member countries will be discussed at the meeting of the heads of the CIS countries’ governments, said Sergey Lebedev, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee, reports Sputnik Belarus. A meeting of the permanent representatives in the statutory bodies of the CIS is taking place today in Belarusian capital Minsk, at the headquarters of the CIS, during which the agenda of the next meeting—in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan—of the Council of Heads of Governments of the CIS member countries will also be discussed. “Today it…