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The First English Language media outlet on the region, est. 1999. Central Asia's independent news source - covering politics, economics, culture, social issues, and foreign affairs. timesca.com Contact us: bit.ly/4g1ijim
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An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned safely to Earth in Kazakhstan after 245 days in space aboard Soyuz MS-27 https://timesca.com/soyuz-crew-lands-safely-in-kazakhstan-after-space-mission/ #Kazakhstan #Space #ISS #NASA #SoyuzMS27 #Baikonur
Soyuz Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan After Space Mission - The Times Of Central Asia
An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday after leaving the International Space Station, or ISS, in a Soyuz MS-27
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December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Debate over the tenge intensifies as viral devaluation forecasts clash with analysts’ views of stability and competing financial interests shape Kazakhstan’s currency narrative https://ow.ly/NoxA50XGpvZ #Kazakhstan #Economy #Finance #FinancialAnalysis #TengeForecast
Devaluation in Kazakhstan: Grim Forecast or Financial Strategy? - The Times Of Central Asia
Expectations of a potential devaluation of Kazakhstan's national currency, the tenge, are gaining momentum in the country, despite its recent strengthening
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December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Kyrgyzstan opens its winter season in Karakol with festivals new activities and rising global tourist interest as the resort cements its status as Central Asia’s top winter destination
https://ow.ly/Lo6J50XFQHY #Kyrgyzstan #Karakol #WinterTourism #IssykKul #CentralAsiaTravel #VisitKyrgyzstan
"Winter Begins in Karakol": Kyrgyzstan Launches Ski Season with Cultural Events - The Times Of Central Asia
The winter tourist season has officially opened in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, long considered one of Central Asia’s top destinations for active winter tourism. The
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December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Uzbekistan draws Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in its first ever World Cup appearance setting the stage for a headline clash in Group K https://ow.ly/OZwI50XFQ55 #Uzbekistan #WorldCup #Portugal #FIFAWorldCup #Ronaldo #GroupK #SoccerFans
FIFA World Cup: Uzbekistan to Face Portugal and Colombia in Group K - The Times Of Central Asia
Among the highlights for Uzbekistan at next year’s FIFA World Cup will be facing Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo in his last campaign in the event, to be
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December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Kazakhstan’s Saltanat Law exposes hidden domestic abuse and drives new accountability despite uneven enforcement and limited victim support https://ow.ly/kKAU50XE176 #Kazakhstan #WomensRights #Justice #EndDomesticViolence #SaltanatLaw
Saltanat Law One Year On: Domestic Violence Crackdown, Hidden Barriers Remain - The Times Of Central Asia
Experts caution against interpreting this spike as a rise in violence, however. Instead, it reflects the exposure of previously hidden abuse. From 1 July
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December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Latest from our Ola's Kool Kitchen interview with director Miguel Ángel Vivas reveals how La Tregua uses a Kazakh gulag setting to craft a powerful tale of survival and shared humanity https://ow.ly/CmAf50XCITy #LaTregua #Film #MiguelAngelVivas #CinemaLovers #CinematicJourney #Kazakhstan #Spain
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Golovkin becomes the first Kazakhstani boxer inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame cementing his legacy https://ow.ly/c34K50XCZ12 #Golovkin #GGG #Kazakhstan #Boxing #IBHOF #HallOfFame #BoxingCommunity #BoxingHistory
Gennady Golovkin Becomes First Kazakhstani Inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame - The Times Of Central Asia
Former middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin has become the first representative of Kazakhstan to be officially inducted into the International Boxing
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December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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My latest for @timesca.com director Miguel Ángel Vivas tells TCA how his Spanish-Kazakh film La Tregua recreates a Kazakh gulag to explore identity humanity and healing across divides timesca.com/la-tregua-a-... #LaTregua #Film #Kazakhstan #Spain #MiguelÁngelVivas
La Tregua: A Bridge Across Wars and Worlds – An Interview with Director Miguel Ángel Vivas - The Times Of Central Asia
His new film, La Tregua (The Truce), invites viewers into a story based on actual events that unfolded far from Spain, but holds deep ties to its history. It
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December 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Not to be missed. The latest episode of SoCA with @pannierb.bsky.social and Hilliard. Thanks @timesca.com #CentralAsia
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Central Asian governments tighten media controls and curb outside narratives amid rising arrests and new restrictive laws https://ow.ly/e2t750XC2fR #CentralAsia #Politics #MediaFreedom #PressFreedom #HumanRights #JournalismMatters
Information Sovereignty? Central Asia Tightens Control Over Its Information Space - The Times Of Central Asia
Across the post-Soviet space, governments are adopting new measures that affect the scope of free expression. Similar trends are visible in Central Asia, the
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December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Spotlight on Central Asia returns with the new C6 format Putin’s CSTO visit collapsing air quality in Tashkent and rising Tajik Afghan border tensions plus expert insight on China’s regional influence https://ow.ly/JnGZ50XC0Ro #CentralAsia #Podcast #Security #Geopolitics #CentralAsiaPodcast
Pannier and Hillard's Spotlight on Central Asia: New Episode Available Now - The Times Of Central Asia
As Managing Editor of The Times of Central Asia, I’m delighted that, in partnership with the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs, from October 19, we are
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December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Kazakh boxing champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly tests positive for meldonium days before his title unification bout putting his belts and career at risk. https://ow.ly/eOTS50XBt2m #Kazakhstan #Boxing #ZhanibekAlimkhanuly #BoxingNews #DopingScandal
Kazakhstan’s World Champion Boxer Alimkhanuly Caught Doping - The Times Of Central Asia
Kazakhstan's middleweight world boxing champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly is embroiled in a doping scandal less than a week before the most significant fight of
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December 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Russia’s revived plan to pipe Siberian river water to Central Asia resurfaces as the region faces worsening shortages and renewed debate over environmental and geopolitical risks https://ow.ly/SokT50XBsLr #CentralAsia #Russia #WaterSecurity #WaterScarcity
Russia Revives Plan to Redirect Siberian Rivers as Central Asia Faces Worsening Water Crisis - The Times Of Central Asia
The long-contested idea of diverting Siberian rivers to Central Asia has re-emerged after the Russian Academy of Sciences announced on November 14 that it is
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December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Kyrgyzstan adopts a 2030 strategy to protect Lake Issyk Kul focusing on water balance pollution control waste management and sustainable tourism https://ow.ly/fXY350XBsAf #Kyrgyzstan #Environment #LakeIssykKul #NatureProtection
Kyrgyzstan Launches Environmental Strategy for Lake Issyk-Kul - The Times Of Central Asia
On December 2, Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers approved the Concept for the Sustainable Development of the Ecological and Economic System of Lake Issyk-Kul
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December 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Kazakhstan’s post-2022 Russian influx has settled into a skilled new diaspora boosting urban economies and IT growth while reshaping housing and integration dynamics https://ow.ly/X5uS50XAP80 #Kazakhstan #Russia #MigrationTrends
How the Russian Relocation Wave Reshaped Kazakhstan’s Economy - The Times Of Central Asia
In September 2022, northern Kazakhstan’s border crossings experienced huge surges as tens of thousands of Russians fled mobilization for the war in Ukraine.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Cross border gunmen kill more Chinese workers in Tajikistan as Dushanbe demands Kabul curb Badakhshan based militants amid rising border violence https://ow.ly/r3l550XAOR8 #Tajikistan #Afghanistan #China #Security #BorderViolence #CentralAsia
Tajikistan Reports New Militant Attack from Afghanistan; Chinese Citizens Killed - The Times Of Central Asia
A deadly cross-border attack has once again drawn attention to the volatile security situation along the Tajik-Afghan border. Armed militants opened fire on
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December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Latest from our @joelucbarnes.bsky.social Pakistan’s airstrikes and border tensions with Afghanistan threaten the Trans Afghan railway plan and Central Asia South Asia trade ambitions https://ow.ly/PMuE50XAO3q #Afghanistan #Pakistan #Uzbekistan #Geopolitics #TransAfghanRailway #BorderTensions
Icy Relations Between Pakistan and Afghanistan Threaten Central Asian Trade Plans - The Times Of Central Asia
On November 25, the Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of a new round of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. The bombing killed nine children and a woman,
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December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Ukraine’s strike on CPC infrastructure exposes Kazakhstan’s deep dependence on the Novorossiysk route raising economic risks and testing Astana’s geopolitical balance https://ow.ly/OCLv50XAeLG #Kazakhstan #CPC #Energy #Ukraine #Geopolitics #NovorossiyskRoute #UkraineConflict
Why Attacks on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium Could Alter Kazakhstan’s Strategic Plans - The Times Of Central Asia
Attacks on the infrastructure of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), reduced export flows, and volatility in commodity markets are generating serious
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December 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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CITES CoP20 in Samarkand sees fierce debates on African megafauna and major new shark and ray protections as Central Asia steps up its role in fighting wildlife trafficking https://ow.ly/bcOZ50XAcIM #Samarkand #Wildlife #CITESCoP20 #CentralAsiaConservation
Samarkand’s CoP20 Opens with High-Stakes Debates on Wildlife Trade and Species Protection - The Times Of Central Asia
The world’s largest conference on wildlife trade opened this week in Samarkand, drawing nearly 3,000 delegates to Uzbekistan for two weeks of critical
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December 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Latest from our @pannierb.bsky.social Kyrgyzstan’s snap parliamentary vote saw low turnout and limited competition as familiar figures returned under a new majoritarian system https://ow.ly/62vf50XAbEA #Kyrgyzstan #Elections #Politics #Election2025
Kyrgyzstan Election Delivers Wins for Women and the President’s Allies - The Times Of Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan held snap parliamentary elections on November 30 that seem not to have elicited widespread enthusiasm among the electorate.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Latest from our Stephen M. Bland a Soyuz launch to the ISS succeeded but damaged Baikonur’s only crew pad raising concerns over Russia’s launch schedule and aging space infrastructure https://ow.ly/8FZI50Xz8TW #Baikonur #Russia #Space #Soyuz #SpaceNews
Critical Baikonur Launch Pad Hit by Damage After Soyuz MS-28 Liftoff - The Times Of Central Asia
Russia’s space agency has confirmed that a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was damaged during the liftoff of a Soyuz spacecraft that
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November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Kazakh scientists help show dogs were diverse 11000 years ago overturning assumptions about domestication https://ow.ly/ZMJy50Xz825 #Kazakhstan #Science #Archaeology #Dogs #DogHistory #AncientDogs #DogDomestication
Kazakh Archaeologists Contribute to Landmark Discovery on the Origins of Dog Domestication - The Times Of Central Asia
A groundbreaking study co-authored by Kazakh archaeologists has challenged long-held assumptions about the history of dog domestication. The research, titled
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November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Kyrgyzstan’s High Technology Park shares how its startup ecosystem is rapidly globalizing with bold goals from unicorn creation to training 50000 developers https://ow.ly/HCo450Xz7sN #Kyrgyzstan #Tech #Startups #TechCommunity
How the Kyrgyz Republic’s High Technology Park is Quietly Building a Global Digital Powerhouse - The Times Of Central Asia
In an exclusive two-part interview with The Times of Central Asia, Elena Nechaeva, Head of Communications at the High Technology Park of the Kyrgyz Republic
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November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Latest from our Stephen M. Bland CSTO leaders met in Bishkek to cement new security and defense plans as Armenia boycotted again and Russia prepared to take over the bloc’s chairmanship https://ow.ly/RgxY50XyJqq #CSTO #CentralAsia #Security #Russia #BishkekMeeting
CSTO Signs New Security Roadmap in Bishkek Amid Armenia Boycott and Putin Ukraine Remarks - The Times Of Central Asia
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) reaffirmed its commitment to regional security and political coordination during its annual summit in
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November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM