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Police in Kazakhstan have solved the theft of 7.6 million tenge on the Shymkent — Astana flight

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Criminal police officers have solved the theft of 7.6 million tenge in cash that occurred during a flight on the Shymkent–Astana route. Two foreign nationals have been detained on suspicion of committing the crime, and the stolen money has been returned to its owner.

Vice-Minister of Labour declined to answer the question about the mother courier from Almaty

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Vyacheslav Shegai, Vice-Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population, commented on the story of a woman working as a courier with a baby in her arms. The official stated that she does not have information about the specific situation and considers matters related to the distribution of the family budget to be a sphere of family relations.

Residents of Zholymbet reported damage to their homes after explosive work by Altynalmas.

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Residents of the village of Zholymbet in the Akmola Region report damage to residential houses, which they say is linked to drilling and blasting operations at gold mining sites belonging to the company Altynalmas. Some villagers have already left their homes, while others are awaiting a resolution on the buyout of properties and relocation.

A subsidiary bank from the UAE is opening in Kazakhstan

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In Kazakhstan, preparations continue for the launch of JSC "Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (Kazakhstan)". Representatives of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) and the management of the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market (ARDFM) discussed the next stages of establishing the bank and issues regarding obtaining a licence.

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The Prosecutor's Office of the Akmola Region returned more than 26 thousand hectares of land to the state

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Over 26 thousand hectares of land have been returned to state ownership in the Birzhan sal district of the Akmola region. The work was carried out as part of a project to identify and return unused plots.

The internet shutdown in Kazakhstan was deemed lawful

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The Constitutional Court has ruled that paragraph 1-2 of Article 41-1 of the Communications Act, which permits the temporary restriction of communication networks and access to internet resources in certain cases, is in accordance with the Constitution. At the same time, the Court highlighted the need to clarify certain provisions of the norm and recommended that the Government consider improving the legislation.

Transport Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan will check Air Astana amid the scandal over discounted tickets

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The Main Transport Prosecutor’s Office has initiated an inspection into the activities of JSC ‘Air Astana’ and JSC ‘FlyArystan’ following publications regarding the possible sale of discounted airline tickets for the benefit of management and related parties. The inspection will be conducted through the Civil Aviation Committee.

Personnel appointments in police bodies have affected a number of regions of Kazakhstan

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In the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, a planned rotation of senior management has taken place. By orders of the Minister of Internal Affairs, coordinated with the Presidential Administration, new heads have been appointed to the Ministry’s central office and a number of territorial police departments. The staffing changes have affected several regions of the country.

The deal between Prince Andrew and Timur Kulibaev has become the focus of a BBC investigation

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A BBC investigation has shown that the purchase of Prince Andrew’s former residence in the UK in 2007 may have been partly financed by funds from a company that the Italian prosecutor's office linked to corrupt payments. The buyer was Kazakh billionaire Timur Kulibayev, the son-in-law of the former president of Kazakhstan. Kulibayev himself denies corruption and calls the deal lawful.

Former akim of Shymkent, Gabidulla Abdrakhimov, has received a position within the Samruk-Kazyna structure.

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Former mayor of Shymkent, Gabidulla Abdrakhimov, has been appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Board for Operations at Samruk-Kazyna Construction JSC and assumed the position on 29 December 2025, the fund's press service reported and several Kazakh media outlets confirmed. However, he is not officially a member of the company's board of directors.

The internal conflict in the MSH committee has escalated into a demand for an official investigation.

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The conflict in the Veterinary Control and Supervision Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture has escalated beyond the usual professional disagreements. The head of the Human Resources and Organisational Work Department, and the committee’s ethics officer, Alfiya Zhamkenova, has sent an appeal to Vice-Minister Amangaliy Berdalin, requesting that he take the situation under control and conduct an official investigation into the actions of the committee’s chairman, Kazbek Tashimov.
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