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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Two human rights groups — the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) in Vienna and the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) — said on September 4 that the Turkmen government had "forcibly evicted" homeowners in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat and demolished their homes "without adequate compensation" in preparation for the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) Ashgabat will host this month. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Bishkek City Planning Council has not yet decided whether to allow or not to build a 20-storey Hualin hotel in the place of the Naryn restaurant located in the heart of Bishkek, near the Victory Square. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a results-based loan of $500 million to support the construction of up to 29,000 new affordable housing units in nine regions across Uzbekistan as part of the State Affordable Rural Housing Program, ADB’s country office in Uzbekistan said on June 1. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — A new joint-stock commercial housing and construction savings bank, Poytakht Bank, is to be set up in Tashkent, the Jahon information agency reports. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Several illegally constructed facilities have recently been demolished in the Kyrgyz capital including a 4-storey office building in downtown Bishkek (at the intersection of Toktogul Street and Manas Avenue). Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — China and Afghanistan have agreed to enhance cooperation in the field of urbanization and city development in Afghanistan, Xinhua news agency reports. Continue reading
