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MP proposes equipping military personnel with GPS tags after Caspian tragedy

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After the deaths of 14 servicemen in the Caspian, Abbat Orisbayev, a deputy of the «Әділет» faction, proposed equipping exercise participants with GPS tags and health sensors. The initiative also provides for surveillance of the territory using drones and the possibility of immediately halting dangerous stages of the exercises.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has denied making calls to Kazakhstani citizens over posts about the Caspian tragedy

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Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sanzhar Adilov has stated that police officers did not call Kazakhstani citizens demanding the deletion of publications about the deaths of 14 servicemen in the Caspian. The statement came amid complaints from Threads users who reported such calls and visits from security forces to their homes.

For publishing photographs without consent, courts have awarded up to 300,000 tenge in compensation

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Posting photographs without consent, insults and unsubstantiated accusations on social networks have become the subject of court proceedings in Kazakhstan. In two cases, the courts awarded the defendants compensation for moral harm ranging from 20,000 to 300,000 tenge.

172 cases of illegal transfer of rental housing have been identified in Almaty since the beginning of 2026

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Since the start of 2026, 3,125 flats from the municipal housing stock have been inspected in Almaty, and 172 instances of unlawful transfer of housing to third parties have been identified. In 114 cases the flats have already been vacated, and pre-trial claims have been sent in a further 58.

Unknown individuals created a clone of the NEGE Telegram channel with fakes about Azat Peruashev

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Unknown individuals created a fake Telegram channel of the NEGE publication, in which they posted publications with accusations against former chairman of the Ak Zhol party Azat Peruashev. The clone almost completely copies the design of the original, including the posts and the number of subscribers.

ENRC has concluded its multi-year legal dispute with the British SFO

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The Kazakhstani Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has reached a settlement with the British Serious Fraud Office (SFO), ending a long-running legal dispute. The company had sought compensation of more than $290 million, but the parties did not disclose the amount of the settlement payment.

Mass sheep deaths have been recorded in the village of Beineu in the Mangystau region

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A mass livestock die-off has been recorded in the village of Beineu in the Mangystau Region. 126 sheep belonging to around ten farms died. Veterinarians are considering poisoning as a possible cause, but the exact reason for the animals' deaths has not yet been established.

Difficulties in detecting dangerous diseases in Kazakhstan

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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

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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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