Illegal car registration: isolated schemes or a systemic problem?
The sentencing of 17 members of an organised criminal group in the Almaty region has once again drawn attention to the problem of illegal car registration.
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Tokayev criticised the quality of school textbooks in Kazakhstan
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of school textbooks and demanded a review of materials containing inaccurate historical facts. The head of state also criticised the excessive attention given to the theme of sorrow in literature and culture.
The media are reporting on a secret visit by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow.
Director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffe, according to reports in American media, has arrived in Moscow for meetings with Russian officials. The purpose of the trip was later partially commented on by the Kremlin, but details of the contacts have not been disclosed.
A mudflow has damaged the highway in the Zhetysu region.
A mudflow has damaged a section of the republican highway KZ19-01 "Saryozek – Koktal" in the Panfilov District of the Zhetysu Region. Traffic on the road has not been fully closed and is being managed in a shuttle-flow manner along the remaining lane.
The court convicted 17 members of an organised criminal group for the illegal registration of cars in the Almaty region.
The court convicted 17 members of an organised criminal group for the illegal registration of more than 800 vehicles in the Almaty region. Depending on their role and degree of involvement, they were sentenced to between 2 and 11 years’ imprisonment.
A police officer in the Aktobe region is accused of attempting to murder his son-in-law.
The trial of Raimbek Kaliullinov has begun in Aktobe, where he is accused of attempting to murder a relative. According to the prosecution's version of events, the senior police lieutenant fired several shots at his son-in-law with his service pistol, but doctors saved the victim's life.
Gardeners have reported a series of suspicious fires in Pavlodar
In the "Zdorovye" gardening association in Pavlodar, a criminal case is being investigated regarding the fires. The gardeners claim that the outbreaks are occurring too frequently and in specific plots, and they are putting forward a theory about possible deliberate arson.
A court in Shymkent is hearing a case concerning the murder of a Master of Sport.
In Shymkent, a trial has begun in the case of the murder of 40-year-old Master of Sport Vasily Kolesnikov. Six men are in the dock, while a further two alleged participants, according to the defence of the deceased's family, are on the wanted list.
A brawl involving knife wounds took place at a nightclub in Petropavlovsk.
At the nightclub “5/15” in Petropavlovsk, a conflict broke out between patrons, as a result of which two young men sustained knife wounds. A criminal case has been opened in connection with the incident.
A failure in KEGOC's networks occurred at the Shymkent oil refinery.
At the Shymkent oil refinery, there was a brief drop in voltage in the external power supply network of JSC "KEGOC" with a capacity of 220 kV. The power supply has already been restored, and specialists are restarting one of the process units.
Tasqyn was put into operation with a forecast accuracy of less than 10%?
At a briefing at the Central Communications Service on 24 June, the digitalisation and automation of water resource management, including the operation of the Tasqyn system, were discussed. A journalist from the FBK asked questions about the accuracy of forecasts and the criteria for putting the system into commercial operation.
"Regulation of saiga numbers" may resume in 2026 amid mass die-offs of the animals
Travelers from the historical-geographical society 'Avalon' have discovered around a hundred saiga carcasses along a 40-kilometre stretch of steppe road. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources is preparing to continue culling saigas in 2026, citing a population of 5 million individuals.
Who is to blame for the fish deaths on Lake Aidabol in the Zerenda district?
At Lake Aidabol in the Zerenda district of the Akmola region, a mass fish die-off has been recorded. Specialists from the Yesil interregional basin fisheries inspection, the veterinary service, and the ecology department of the Akmola region have taken water samples and fish specimens for laboratory analysis. The causes of the die-off will be known after the tests.
The story with the Barayev Centre is repeating itself within the NANOC system.
Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the export of grain under fictitious transactions and illegal bonus payments from the budget at the Karaganda Agricultural Experimental Station, subordinate to NANOC. This is the second episode of violations in the holding's structures in recent months — following publications about the Barayev Centre, over which the Bureau of Corruption Prevention received a pre-trial claim from its management.
The authorities of Aktobe have still not assessed the impact of the quarries on the Ilek.
Two specialised departments of the Aktobe region responded to the FBK’s enquiry about quarries in the Ilek river floodplain. A comprehensive assessment of the impact of sand extraction on the river’s hydrological regime has not been carried out, and the question of conducting such an assessment is only being considered by the regional akimat.
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