BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Central Asia was the scene of intense geopolitical struggle and the Great Game between the British and Russian Empires, an ... Read More
TAIPEI (TCA) — Taiwan has been listed among the top three countries in the world for its successful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, ranking third behind New Zealand and Vietnam, according to an ind ... Read More
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s economy is expected to grow modestly by 2.5 percent in 2021 and support higher growth by 3.5 percent in 2022, but significant downside risks remain due to uneven worldw ... Read More
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Turkmen national currency, the manat, has lost some 10 percent of its value on the black market as citizens scramble to buy what little foreign currency is available, RFE/RL's Tur ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Transparency International (TI) says in an annual report that the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted "widespread corruption" in countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, wher ... Read More
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan’s opposition politician Mahmurod Odinaev has been sentenced to 14 years in prison on charges of hooliganism and "calling for extremism," RFE/RL's Tajik Service reported.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (TCA) — Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, will reimpose coronavirus restrictions starting from February 1 for an indefinite period.
TASHKENT (TCA) — A court in Tashkent has found the Uzbek capital's mayor, Jahongir Ortiqhojaev, guilty of breaking the law over decisions to hand city land to a company affiliated with the president's ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Sadyr Japarov, in jail on hostage-taking charge just four months ago, has been sworn in as Kyrgyzstan's new president after his landslide election victory earlier this month, RFE/RL's ... Read More
ASHGABAT (TCA) — A meeting was held in the Ashgabat municipal healthcare department on January 25 to familiarize chief physicians and administrators of Ashgabat medical institutions with the plans to ... Read More
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (TCA) — In continuing efforts to reduce the adverse impacts of natural disasters in Central Asia, the World Bank, together with partners, is launching a unique initiative – a multi- ... Read More
KABUL (TCA) — A Taliban delegation has held talks with high-ranking Iranian officials in Tehran amid ongoing peace talks between the Afghan government and the militant group, RFE/RL reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s former Prime Minister, Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziev, was detained late on January 26 and placed in the pretrial detention facility of the State Committee for National Security ... Read More
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has organised a financing package of US$- 4 million to Tajikistan’s largest private lender Bank Eskhata under its Green Eco ... Read More
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The main task of Kazakhstan’s Government is to restore economic growth, attract investment and increase the real incomes of Kazakhstan’s people, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan parliament's lower chamber, the Oliy Majlis, has proposed moving up presidential elections to October from December as part of a package of election law changes to bring vo ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s former Deputy Interior Minister and ex-presidential candidate Kursan Asanov was placed in a detention center on January 26 over his role in anti-government protests agains ... Read More
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has declared the country coronavirus-free, claiming there have been no new cases this month. Rahmon made the claim in a January 26 address to parli ... Read More
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The operations at two human rights organizations in Kazakhstan have been suspended and they may face closure amid a crackdown on rights groups in the Central Asian state.
TASHKENT (TCA) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a five-day Field Epidemiological Frontline Training Program (FETP) for 20 Uzbek epidemiologists from the Services fo ... Read More
