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The former President of Armenia and his son have been detained in a corruption case.

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Бывшего Президента Армении и его сына задержали по делу о коррупции
Former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and his eldest son Sedrak Kocharyan have been detained as part of a criminal investigation into alleged corruption offences. Searches were also carried out at the home of the ex-president's other son, MP Levon Kocharyan.

A Kazakhstani refinery plans to process Russian oil in the West Kazakhstan region.

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Казахстанский НПЗ планирует перерабатывать российскую нефть в ЗКО

The oil refinery (ORP) of JSC "Kondensat" in the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR) has agreed to process Russian oil. Up to 30% of the petrol and diesel fuel produced will remain in Kazakhstan, with the remainder being sent to Russia.

HOW THE PRODUCED FUEL WILL BE DISTRIBUTED

According to Minister of Energy Yerlan Akkenzhenov, the ministry has received an official request from the Russian Ministry of Energy to load the plant with Russian oil.

The ban on the movement of electric scooters on pavements has come into force in Kazakhstan

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Запрет на движение электросамокатов по тротуарам вступил в силу в Казахстане
From 25 August 2026, Kazakhstan has banned the use of electric scooters on pavements and pedestrian walkways. The new requirements came into force against a backdrop of a rise in the number of road traffic accidents involving personal mobility devices.

The Ministry of Energy has introduced AI to monitor coal supplies in Kazakhstan.

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Министерство энергетики внедрило ИИ для контроля поставок угля в Казахстане
The Ministry of Energy is using a Unified Digital Platform with elements of artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics to monitor the movement of coal ahead of the upcoming heating season. The system tracks fuel deliveries and automatically identifies risks of shortages and deviations from approved schedules.

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Dacha scandal in Shchuchinsk: who is behind the campaign against the cooperative "Shchuchinskoye DTSL"

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Щучинское добровольное товарищество садоводов-любителей
At the end of April, alarming posts appeared on the social media pages of the Burabay district: allegedly, in the cooperative "Shchuchinsk Amateur Gardeners' Voluntary Society", the management was collecting money uncontrollably and intimidating those who disagreed. An FBK journalist travelled to the scene, spoke personally with the dacha owners, and studied open sources regarding those involved in the scandal.

Kazakhstan's flood budget did not add up by 6 billion tenge?

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Противопаводковые мероприятия
In March 2026, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced the allocation of 48.7 billion tenge for flood prevention measures. Following a request from the editorial board of the FBRK, the department collected data from the akimats. In reality, 54.9 billion tenge was actually spent.

Astana has disclosed a list of preparations for disinsection and treatment of green spaces.

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дезинсекция Астана 2026
The editorial board of FBRK continues its series of articles on disinsection in the regions of Kazakhstan. For the fourth year in a row, we are analysing which preparations local authorities use to treat the urban environment against insects and what information about such work is provided to the public. This year, the capital is once again next in line.

Social media and pseudo-psychologists have fostered a culture of wastefulness in Kazakhstan

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расточительство
In Kazakhstan, a whole industry of pseudo-specialists has emerged, profiting from people’s desire to change their lives quickly. Social media fuels this demand daily, peddling an image of the “successful life”, followed by extravagance, debt and disappointment.
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