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Despite the active digitalisation of the social sphere and the transition to a 'social contract' mechanism, state policy in this area continues to face systemic contradictions. The state is focusing on targeted assistance and the automation of payment distribution, yet these tools do not address the underlying problems: an understated minimum subsistence level, limited access to labour resources, and persistent poverty that official statistics fail to capture.

Special prosecutors in Almaty have completed the pre-trial investigation into a case of large-scale drug smuggling. A group of individuals organised the supply of marijuana and cannabis extract from the United States of America (USA) to Kazakhstan via international postal shipments.

A delegation from Kazakhstan, led by First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Police Major General Bauyrzhan Alenov, took part in the signing ceremony of the United Nations (UN) Convention against Cybercrime, which took place in Hanoi (Vietnam).

Of the 46 agricultural drones purchased by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2024 at 8 million tenge each, 27 units are already 'under warranty repair'. Meanwhile, the department, by all accounts, cannot explain what exactly happened to them, how long they actually worked, and who will be held responsible. The editorial team of FBRK continues to investigate how the MoA's rhetoric may conflict with reality.

Journalists have explained what flat owners need to know about their rights to manage the building, where to complain about dishonest chairpersons of housing cooperatives/condominium associations, and how housing maintenance tariffs are formed.