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The National Security Committee has suppressed illegal arms trafficking in Kazakhstan.

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КНБ пресек незаконный оборот оружия в Казахстане
In July, operational search measures were carried out in Almaty, Shymkent and 8 regions of Kazakhstan to suppress the illegal circulation of weapons. As a result of the operation, 31 units of weapons, as well as 2 grenades and 278 rounds of ammunition, were seized.

Kazakhstani banks have been required to highlight risks in the advertising of financial products

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Казахстанские банки обязали указывать риски в рекламе финансовых продуктов
Financial organisations in Kazakhstan will be required to disclose in their advertising not only the advantages of their products, but also the risks associated with them. Such requirements are set out in a new package of subordinate regulatory legal acts approved on 27 July 2026 by the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market (ARDFM).

Police have identified widespread traffic violations by a wedding cortege in the Ulytau region

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Полиция выявила массовые нарушения ПДД свадебным кортежем в области Улытау
Police have identified widespread violations of traffic rules by participants in a wedding cortege in the Ulytau region. Following the inspection, eight vehicles were sent to the impound lot, and 22 administrative reports were filed against those involved.

Rescuers continue to extinguish the fire in the Khan's Grove in the West Kazakhstan Region

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Спасатели продолжают тушить пожар в Ханской роще ЗКО
In the forest park zone of Khanskaya Roshcha in the West Kazakhstan Region, firefighting operations continue. To extinguish the blaze from the air, 2 helicopters have been deployed, and units of the forestry service and emergency services have been involved in the work.

A mass brawl broke out at a rural sports day in the Karaganda region

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Массовая драка произошла на сельской спартакиаде в Карагандинской области
During a rural sports Spartakiad in the Zhanaarka district of the Karaganda region, a fight broke out involving a group of young people. According to local residents, the opening ceremony of the event was conducted by the district akim, Kanat Kozhykanov, but eyewitnesses say that at the time of the conflict, no representatives of local executive bodies or authorised services were nearby.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has summed up the results of its anti-corruption work for the first half of 2026.

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МВД подвело итоги антикоррупционной работы за первое полугодие 2026 года
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) has reported the results of its anti-corruption work for the first half of 2026. According to the department, 234 internal affairs officers failed the integrity check, and 302 employees were dismissed over the six-month period. At the same time, the MVD stated that a number of disciplinary offences had decreased, while the number of reports of attempted bribery had increased.

The General Prosecutor's Office has secured the quashing of an unlawful amnesty in a case concerning the embezzlement of budgetary funds.

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Генеральная прокуратура добилась отмены незаконной амнистии по делу о хищении бюджетных средств
The cassation court overturned the application of amnesty for the convicted person in the case of embezzlement of budget funds in the Atyrau region and reinstated the original sentence of 7 years' imprisonment. Previously, the court of first instance had reduced the sentence after applying amnesty.

The centre of Barayev came under the surveillance of ministries

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Проверка Центра Бараева
After the FBRC publication about the conflict at the A.I. Barayev Grain Farming Research and Production Centre, our editorial team sent inquiries to state bodies. The Ministry of Agriculture reported that a special group was working to examine the arguments of the complainants, while the Ministry of Labour explained the reasons for refusing to conduct an inspection into one of the appeals.

Difficulties in detecting dangerous diseases in Kazakhstan

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Диагностика заболеваний
In Kazakhstan, the diagnosis of brucellosis has become a true administrative privilege. Testing can now only be obtained in a state laboratory. Alexey Balas, Director of Development and Innovation at the Olimp Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory, told FBK how a simple decision turned accessible diagnostics into a monopoly.

Akmola Region is once again poisoning insects with chlorpyrifos, which is banned in the USA and the EU.

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дезинсекция Акмолинская область 2026
The editorial board of FBRK continues its series of articles on disinsection in the regions of Kazakhstan. This time, the Akmola region has come under scrutiny, where for the treatment of parks, squares and reservoirs they again plan to use a preparation containing chlorpyrifos - a substance banned in the United States and the European Union due to its link to neurological disorders in children.

West Kazakhstan Oblast is losing livestock without a strategy or compensation?

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Падеж скота
In the West Kazakhstan Region, livestock deaths continue amid an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and a worsening epizootic situation regarding brucellosis. Farmers are treating animals based on advice from messaging apps, while the issue of compensation for dead livestock remains unresolved.

Kazakhstan has approved a Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Veterinary Medicine.

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Развитие ветеринарии
The Government of Kazakhstan has approved a Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Veterinary Medicine for 2026–2030. The document envisages a 1.5 to 2.5-fold increase in veterinary salaries, an 80% upgrade to the material and technical base, and large-scale digitalisation of the sector. At the same time, systemic problems in veterinary medicine — staff shortages, disease outbreaks, and corruption — have not gone away.
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