Author: Dilshod Ergashev

Presidential Decree No. PQ-380 grants the newly appointed Education and Science Minister direct-hire authority for central staff until February 2027, as Uzbekistan consolidates two former ministries into one.

A Ministry of Justice regulation registered on 20 October 2026 requires banks to open dedicated accounts for businesses in insolvency, freezing ordinary debit operations and centralising fund management under court-appointed administrators.

More than 720 Tashkent apartment buildings were constructed without architectural permits, Construction Minister Sherzod Khidoyatov told parliament. The cases are under Prosecutor General oversight as authorities digitise controls and allocate 520 billion soums for residential-area improvements.

A loaded Howo truck lost its brakes descending a slope in Buloqboshi district on 10 October, destroying roadside shops and vehicles. Locals say at least six people have died in similar incidents on the same street over the past two years.

President Mirziyoyev visited a new 42-billion-soum vocational campus in Qashqadarya region and met students preparing for German-language training and overseas placements.

Two people died and nine were injured when an explosion tore through the Indenim mall in Surkhandarya region last month; 25 buildings have been declared unusable and reconstruction is under way.

Deputy head of Uzbekistan’s sanitary surveillance service says the country’s medical system is prepared for the variant’s possible arrival, but urges strict adherence to quarantine rules and continued vaccination.

Senate Chairperson Tanzila Narbayeva and UNICEF’s Eduard Beigbeder reviewed reforms to child protection law, services for children with disabilities, and the 2026–2030 Country Programme during talks on the sidelines of a global children’s s

The Sergeli district blaze on 28 September destroyed a customs warehouse operated by Interlogistics, a joint venture whose majority stake traces back to Integra Benefit Investments LLC, incorporated in the United Arab Emirates.

A government-mandated review of 15 priority indices shows the country improved in six but fell in seven over the past year, with press freedom and corruption scores also slipping despite unchanged positions.

A reporter visited more than a dozen pharmacies across two Tashkent districts and found that staff dispensed prescription-only medicines without question — while only two outlets refused to comply.

Professional lifesaving cover currently exists at only four of the country’s reservoirs. A sweeping overhaul would create a national rescue centre, an aviation unit and mandatory safety contracts for tourism operators.