Kurultai deputies elected a speaker and committee chairs.
Aibek Dadebai has been elected Chairman of the first convocation of the Kurultai. Deputies also elected three deputy speakers and formed eight standing committees.
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A FlyArystan aircraft caught fire during maintenance work at Almaty airport.
On 28 August, a localised fire broke out at Almaty International Airport on a FlyArystan aircraft during scheduled technical works. One employee sustained injuries.
Kazakhstan has resumed oil production after disruptions to shipments on the CPC pipeline.
Kazakhstan has restored oil production to a stable level after output was reduced due to disruptions in shipments via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). At present, there is no reduction in production volumes.
The Ministry of Digital Development has proposed carrying out biometric verification when registering smartphones.
Buying a new smartphone, registering a SIM card, or changing the owner of a device may require mandatory biometric authentication. The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development has proposed new rules for registering and re-registering subscriber devices in Kazakhstan
WHAT RULES IS THE MINISTRY OF DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSING
The draft order has been published on the Open NLA portal. Additional guarantees of data accuracy are proposed to be ensured through biometric authentication.
In Atyrau, an environmental campaign is underway to exchange plastic bottles for ice cream.
In Atyrau and the six rural districts subordinate to the city, an environmental campaign has launched for collecting plastic bottles, under which participants receive ice cream. The campaign is taking place as part of the nationwide environmental programme "Taza Kazakhstan".
The Kurultai of the first convocation has begun its work in Kazakhstan.
In Kazakhstan, the first session of the inaugural Kurultai has opened. Following the election of the new legislative body, the Government has resigned its powers before the Kurultai and will continue to carry out its duties until the new composition is approved.
Following Kazakhstan, Russia has put the Belgian businessman Frank Monstrey on the wanted list.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) of Russia has placed Belgian businessman Frank Joseph Monstrey on the criminal wanted list, after he had previously been put on the wanted list in Kazakhstan.
Colleagues of the firefighters killed in the road accident have demanded an inspection of fire station No. 9 in Kurchatov.
Two firefighters from fire station No. 9 (FS-9) in the city of Kurchatov, Arnur Adkenov and Yermek Sydykov, died in a road traffic accident (RTA) on the Semey–Kurchatov highway while travelling to their place of duty after an alarm was raised. Following the tragedy, their colleagues stated that there is a need to review the conditions under which the service is organised and the requirements for personnel to report for duty.
Kazakh diplomats are searching for two citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan following the flooding in Nepal.
In Nepal, the search continues for two citizens of Kazakhstan following the devastating flooding and landslide, who were reportedly in the disaster zone on the border between Nepal and China.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has proposed easing the punishment for drug possession in Kazakhstan.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan has proposed moving some offences related to the acquisition, storage and transportation of drugs without intent to sell from the criminal to the administrative sphere. At the same time, criminal liability for drug-related activities involving large and especially large quantities, as well as for drug trafficking, will be retained.
Difficulties in detecting dangerous diseases in Kazakhstan
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.
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?
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.
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.
What the departments responded to the FBRC's inquiries about the epizootic situation
The FBRK has sent official requests to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. The authorities reported no cases of foot-and-mouth disease and stated that monitoring is being carried out. Specific data on the volume of research and the number of animals inspected are not provided in the official responses.
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