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The Ministry of Internal Affairs has revoked the driving licences of 21,500 drivers for traffic offences since the beginning of 2026

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МВД лишило прав 21,5 тысяч водителей за нарушения ПДД с начала 2026 года
Since the beginning of 2026, 21,500 people in Kazakhstan have been stripped of their driving licences for driving while intoxicated and for driving into oncoming traffic. At the same time, road enforcement has been expanded with cameras, mobile units and around 300 drones, which record violations without stopping vehicles.

Dismissal of Astana tourist police officers after video with blogger explained by Interior Ministry

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Увольнение сотрудниц турполиции Астаны после видео с блогером объяснили в МВД
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Lepyokha stated that the dismissal of two tourist police officers following a viral video with an Egyptian blogger was due to a breach of professional ethics. According to him, the disciplinary commission deemed their behaviour unacceptable for officers who were on duty and in uniform.

Affected flat buyers of the Mardan residential complex came out to the Astana akimat

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Пострадавшие дольщики ЖК Mardan вышли к акимату Астаны
Investors in the Mardan residential complex gathered outside the Astana akimat, demanding a resolution to the issue of completing construction and the future of the project. The demonstration took place against the backdrop of a completed prosecutor's investigation in which 274 families were recognised as victims, with damages amounting to 4.1 billion tenge.

The State Reserve Committee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan has again procured tents worth 1 billion without explanation of the reasons.

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армейские палатки
In the government procurement system, attention is drawn to the situation surrounding the distribution of 1 billion tenge by the Committee for State Material Reserves of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Two procurements of army tents with identical specifications and budget were conducted two months apart, and in both cases the procurements received the status of "completed".

How the largest grain scheme in Central Asia works

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Экспорт зерна
Official harvest statistics for grain in Kazakhstan for 2024–2025 differ from independent estimates by 3–4 million tonnes. Russian wheat is imported without paying VAT, registered as Kazakhstani harvest, and sent on to Central Asia with foreign certificates. The state loses up to $800 million a year and, apparently, knows about it.

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What are the leading causes of death in Kazakhstan

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Болезни казахстанцев
The Bureau of National Statistics has published standardised mortality rates by main classes of cause of death in Kazakhstan for 2025. Diseases of the circulatory system, nervous system and oncology are the leading causes. Mortality among men is almost twice as high as among women.

The KUIS of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has once again shifted responsibility for data on sentence deferrals to the committee of the Prosecutor General's Office.

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ответственность ведомств
The Committee of the Penal Enforcement System of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (CPES MIA RK) has reiterated that it is not responsible for maintaining statistics on the deferral of serving sentences, even after the FBPC editorial office referred the matter to the General Prosecutor’s Office.

Toxic insecticides continue to be used in the urban environment in the Zhetysu region.

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дезинсекция Жетысу 2026
The editorial board of FBRK continues its series of articles on which preparations are used for disinsection in the regions of Kazakhstan and what risks they may pose to people and the environment. In this part, we examine the situation in the Zhetysu region, where the use of chemical insecticides has been recorded for the fourth consecutive year.
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