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Representative of LLP "Stadler Kazakhstan" commented on the publication about the unaccepted Stadler carriages and stated that the remarks regarding the brake systems have been resolved, and the trainsets are ready for acceptance by the customer.

The first passenger carriages from the Swiss company Stadler, intended for JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" (KTZ), were not accepted after defects were identified in the braking system. The manufacturer acknowledged the faults and is rectifying them at its own expense.

The Supreme Audit Chamber (SAC) has identified an increase in the inefficient use of budget funds, the failure to achieve dozens of state targets, and problems with the administration of budget revenues at the end of 2025. The auditors' main findings were reviewed at a plenary session of Parliament.

The Ministry of Transport has proposed suspending the rollout of the Unified Transport Document Management System (UTDMS) until 1 January 2027.

In Kyzylorda, a court has sentenced the head of a structural unit of the financial pyramid scheme "WornerBros". The defendant was found guilty and given a punishment of 5 years' imprisonment. The sentence has entered into legal force.

The European Union's (EU) top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has stated that as part of preparations for the 21st package of sanctions against Russia, the restrictions could affect companies from a number of third countries, including Kazakhstan. This concerns new export control measures and restrictions on organisations which, in the EU's assessment, provide support to the Russian military-industrial complex.

In Kazakhstan, the Digital Qazaqstan strategy up to 2029 has been officially approved. The document sets out the main directions for the country's digitalisation and the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies.

The publication of a video address by the Chief Editor of the KazTAG International News Agency, Amir Kassenov, to the President of Kazakhstan has raised questions that go beyond the content of the address itself: how far does its appearance in the public domain comply with the conditions of the restrictive measure under which the journalist has been held for nearly six months?

Cases of sexual violence in Kazakhstan have begun to be assigned to female investigators. This was reported by Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sanzhar Adilov.

Professor Nadim Naqvi of KIMEP University, who previously faced allegations of harassment, has sent a formal pre-trial demand to the former Dean of the College of Social Sciences, Jason Gainous. In the document, the professor insists that the widespread allegations are false and defamatory, and demands a public retraction within 14 days.