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Pollution problems in Kazakhstan have persisted despite rising environmental expenditure

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In 2025, economic entities in Kazakhstan allocated 813.3 billion tenge to environmental protection. This is almost 1.8 times higher than the 2024 figure, when expenditure amounted to 456.1 billion tenge. At the same time, data on air pollution do not make it possible to unequivocally link the rise in expenditure to an improvement in the environmental situation.

The fire post in the Aktobe region turned out to be unprepared for work after its grand opening.

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In the village of Nogayty, Aktobe region, a fire station was ceremonially opened on 1 August. When hay caught fire on the farm of a local resident with a disability on 9 August, residents found the station closed and the fire engine without any crew.

Theft of equipment left a village without water in the Akmola region

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In the Bulandinsky district of the Akmola region, the police have solved a series of thefts from a water supply infrastructure facility. According to the investigation, the suspects stole a diesel generator unit worth around 7 million tenge, and later — components for it worth more than 400 thousand tenge.

An agricultural enterprise in the Zhetysu region is being restored after a decade of dormancy.

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In the Karatal district of the Zhetysu region, a former flour-milling plant that has been idle for more than 10 years is being restored. In the first phase of the project, worth 4.1 billion tenge, the enterprise is being modernised and prepared for the launch of compound animal feed production.

The Ministry of Digital Development did not confirm the hacking of eGov after reports of a data leak

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The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development has commented on the circulating information about the sale on the darknet of a database containing personal data of Kazakhstani citizens. The department stated that there is as yet no confirmed data regarding a breach of e-government information systems or the acquisition of the database directly from eGov.

A darknet user has claimed to be selling a database of 15 million Kazakhstani citizens.

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A darknet forum user under the handle shymzz13 has put up for sale a database which, according to their claim, contains the personal data of 15 million residents of Kazakhstan. The seller stated that they obtained the information after breaching the state service eGov.

The mineralisation of water in Shchuchinsk has been found to be above the comfortable norm.

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The mineralisation of tap water in Shchuchinsk is recorded at 400–450 ppm. The sanitary authorities of Akmola Region and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan have responded to requests from the editorial board of FBK, stating that the standard in Kazakhstan is up to 1000 mg/l, and that the unit ppm is not used at all.

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Submitted by Вера Александрова on
After the publication of the first article about the conflict surrounding the saiga breeding centre in the Korgalzhyn district, the FB RK editorial team reviewed archives of court decisions and administrative proceedings involving hunter Batyr Seikenov. This concerns three different cases in recent years, where his public statements on social media became the subject of judicial review with varying outcomes.

FAO and "area of distribution" were once again in the spotlight at the locust briefing.

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At a briefing in the Central Communications Service, representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture stated that they were working closely with the FAO and used the term "area of distribution." Both of these matters were the subject of last year's court proceedings between the department and the founder of the FBRC, Kirill Pavlov.

Theileriosis and piroplasmosis have wiped out livestock in the Irgiz district of the Aktobe region.

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In the auls of Shenbertal and Kurylis in the Irgiz district of the Aktobe region, a mass mortality of cattle has been recorded. According to the veterinary department, laboratory tests have identified theileriosis, piroplasmosis, and leptospirosis in 51 of the deceased animals. On 22 July, specialists from the veterinary control and supervision committee of the Ministry of Agriculture travelled to the district.
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