FBRK.KZ

Another environmental catastrophe has occurred in the Atyrau region – and this time the authorities will not be able to blame it on natural factors. The Bukharka channel in the Ural delta has almost completely dried up, not because of drought or climate change, but as a result of deliberate actions by officials and developers. The editorial team of FBRK has tried to find out how the Bukharka is disappearing.

The Department of the Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM) of the Pavlodar region has shut down a criminal group involved in the illegal trafficking of electronic nicotine delivery systems (vapes), flavourings, and liquids for them.

Residents of the Adam Armani residential complex in Astana have reported widespread violations by the developer and a lack of building management.

Land plots and nearby peasant fields in the village of Taldybulak, Talgar district, Almaty region, have been flooded with sewage waste for several years.

The FBK editorial team continues its series of materials analysing the largest public procurement contracts of 2024 in the regions of Kazakhstan.