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In Kazakhstan, since the start of April, chemical treatment against locusts has been carried out over an area of approximately 385,000 hectares. The largest volume of work took place in the Turkestan and Zhambyl regions.

An eighteen-month-old child died under the wheels of an official vehicle in the 27th microdistrict of Aktau. A law enforcement officer was behind the wheel, and the child died at the scene.

The Department of the Financial Monitoring Agency for the East Kazakhstan Region has stopped the activities of a group of individuals suspected of issuing fictitious invoices in the name of the LLP "Ust-Kamenogorsk Inert". Through the alleged scheme, 356 million tenge was cashed out, and the damage to the state exceeded 91 million tenge.

In Almaty, 10 people have been detained on suspicion of involvement in a number of serious and especially serious crimes. Among those detained are previously convicted members of the criminal underworld. The court has authorised their arrest.

In Uralsk, a 25-year-old police officer has been detained on suspicion of raping a woman while on duty. A criminal case has been opened against the suspect, and he has been placed in a temporary detention facility.

The Almaty investigative court has extended the detention of public figure Sanzhar Bokayev until 18 June 2026. His lawyer, Radmir Utepov, announced this.

In community centres of Almaty, a series of meetings with young people has started, focused on combating wastefulness — from excessive spending on image to uncontrolled consumption of water and electricity. The project will cover educational institutions and youth centres of the city.

Pensioners in the Saryarka district have gained practical knowledge on how to protect themselves from financial pyramids and online fraudsters — a category of citizens who more often than others become victims of economic crimes.

American company Cove Kaz Capital has received approximately $1.6 billion from US authorities for the development of tungsten deposits in Kazakhstan. These are the Severny Katpar and Verkhneye Kayraktinskoye sites in the central part of the country. If the project is granted additional funding, the total amount of US government support will reach $2 billion.

The net profit of JSC "Eurasian Bank" in 2025 fell by 82%, amounting to 25.3 billion tenge. At the same time, remuneration expenses for top management and members of governing bodies reached 5.9 billion tenge.