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Long-haul truck drivers in the North Kazakhstan Region have received fines totalling 14 million tenge following overload inspections.

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Upon entry to Petropavlovsk, following attempts by some heavy goods vehicle drivers to avoid weight and dimension checks, 93 administrative offences were recorded. As a result of the inspections, the total sum of fines imposed exceeded 14 million tenge.

Several districts of Astana have been left without internet due to damage to Kazakhstan Telecom cables.

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Some subscribers of JSC "Kazakhtelecom" in Astana were temporarily left without communication services after 25 fibre-optic cables were damaged during excavation work. The company reported that emergency repair teams have begun addressing the consequences, and the restoration of services is being carried out in stages.

The ARFR responded to calls for the resignation of Chairperson Madina Abylkasymova.

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The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market (ARDFM) has responded to calls for the resignation of its chair, Madina Abylkassymova, which appeared in a petition following the launch of a unified interbank QR code. The authority stated that matters concerning the system’s operation, as well as the regulation of interbank acquiring fees, fall outside its remit.

Kazakhstan has halted oil pumping to Novorossiysk due to attacks on tankers

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Kazakhstan has halted the pumping of oil to the marine terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in the Russian port of Novorossiysk following a series of attacks on tankers in the Black Sea. According to available information, the terminal has stopped receiving oil via the pipeline, as shipping companies are afraid to send vessels to the area.

The tax revenues of Kazakhstan have shown uneven dynamics across the regions

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Tax revenues into local budgets of Kazakhstan as of 1 June 2026 amounted to 3.7 trillion tenge. Compared with the same date in 2025, their volume decreased by 25.6 billion tenge, with an increase in revenues recorded in 10 out of 20 regions, while a decrease was noted in the remainder.

Kazakhstan has introduced labelling of official calls to protect against fraudsters

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In Kazakhstan, a system for labelling official calls has been introduced, which will allow subscribers to distinguish calls from banks, companies and other organisations from potentially fraudulent ones. New requirements for telecom operators have also been adopted, along with additional measures to protect users of telecommunications services.

"Brucellosis" in Kostanay Region has once again raised suspicions of a possible foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

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In the Auliekol district of Kostanay region, restrictions have been introduced in the villages of Kazanbasy and Oktyabrskoye due to brucellosis. Of the 323 heads of cattle examined, 23 were confirmed to have the infection, and they have been sent for sanitary slaughter.

Declining smoking rates in Kazakhstan are recorded against the backdrop of seizures of smuggled cigarettes.

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The proportion of smoking adults in Kazakhstan has fallen to 15.1%, reports the Bureau of National Statistics. At the same time, law enforcement agencies are recording an increase in cases of smuggled unmarked cigarettes, mainly from Kyrgyzstan.

The Akimat of Shchuchinsk included decorative finishing in the "emergency" repair of a KNB building for 26 million tenge.

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The Department of Housing and Utilities and Housing Inspection of the Burabay District, without a tender, entered into a contract with the individual entrepreneur "Favorit" for the repair of an administrative building in Shchuchinsk for 26 million tenge. The basis was an order to eliminate breakdowns in engineering communications, however, part of the stipulated work is not related to this wording.

The SK Protein LLP project has found itself at the centre of legal disputes after receiving state support.

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The company "SK Protein" from the North Kazakhstan region launched a project to process hides into feed protein, having received state support and investments. However, two years later, the project ended in legal disputes, a terminated investment agreement, an attempted bankruptcy, and the seizure of accounts. The editorial board of FBRK examined court documents to reconstruct the chronology of this story.

Checks in Akkol have revealed violations in the implementation of environmental and veterinary projects

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In the Akkol district, residents complained for several months about a strong smell coming from the 'Agro Protein' LLP plant, which processes hides, and about the construction of veterinary facilities on land without proper documentation. Inspections confirmed some of the violations: the plant has been fined and suspended, and the state authority is seeking through the courts to revoke the environmental permit that allowed it to operate.
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