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The National Security Committee has suppressed illegal arms trafficking in Kazakhstan.

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КНБ пресек незаконный оборот оружия в Казахстане
In July, operational search measures were carried out in Almaty, Shymkent and 8 regions of Kazakhstan to suppress the illegal circulation of weapons. As a result of the operation, 31 units of weapons, as well as 2 grenades and 278 rounds of ammunition, were seized.

Kazakhstani banks have been required to highlight risks in the advertising of financial products

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Казахстанские банки обязали указывать риски в рекламе финансовых продуктов
Financial organisations in Kazakhstan will be required to disclose in their advertising not only the advantages of their products, but also the risks associated with them. Such requirements are set out in a new package of subordinate regulatory legal acts approved on 27 July 2026 by the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market (ARDFM).

Police have identified widespread traffic violations by a wedding cortege in the Ulytau region

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Полиция выявила массовые нарушения ПДД свадебным кортежем в области Улытау
Police have identified widespread violations of traffic rules by participants in a wedding cortege in the Ulytau region. Following the inspection, eight vehicles were sent to the impound lot, and 22 administrative reports were filed against those involved.

Rescuers continue to extinguish the fire in the Khan's Grove in the West Kazakhstan Region

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Спасатели продолжают тушить пожар в Ханской роще ЗКО
In the forest park zone of Khanskaya Roshcha in the West Kazakhstan Region, firefighting operations continue. To extinguish the blaze from the air, 2 helicopters have been deployed, and units of the forestry service and emergency services have been involved in the work.

A mass brawl broke out at a rural sports day in the Karaganda region

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Массовая драка произошла на сельской спартакиаде в Карагандинской области
During a rural sports Spartakiad in the Zhanaarka district of the Karaganda region, a fight broke out involving a group of young people. According to local residents, the opening ceremony of the event was conducted by the district akim, Kanat Kozhykanov, but eyewitnesses say that at the time of the conflict, no representatives of local executive bodies or authorised services were nearby.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has summed up the results of its anti-corruption work for the first half of 2026.

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МВД подвело итоги антикоррупционной работы за первое полугодие 2026 года
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) has reported the results of its anti-corruption work for the first half of 2026. According to the department, 234 internal affairs officers failed the integrity check, and 302 employees were dismissed over the six-month period. At the same time, the MVD stated that a number of disciplinary offences had decreased, while the number of reports of attempted bribery had increased.

The General Prosecutor's Office has secured the quashing of an unlawful amnesty in a case concerning the embezzlement of budgetary funds.

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Генеральная прокуратура добилась отмены незаконной амнистии по делу о хищении бюджетных средств
The cassation court overturned the application of amnesty for the convicted person in the case of embezzlement of budget funds in the Atyrau region and reinstated the original sentence of 7 years' imprisonment. Previously, the court of first instance had reduced the sentence after applying amnesty.

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How Gulnara Bazhkenova's public statements changed

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Гульнар Бажкенова
Public statements by former ORDA editor-in-chief Gulnar Bazhkenova have repeatedly become the subject of public debate. Following the start of criminal proceedings, attention was also drawn to discrepancies in her explanations of the same circumstances. FBK has compared court materials, publications, and public statements.

The son of the Minister of Agriculture has been appointed deputy akim of the Shortandinsky district

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Айсултан Сейпелов
Aisultan Seipelov has been appointed deputy akim of the Shortandy district in the Akmola region. Previously, he worked as a chief specialist at the regional akimat for agriculture and state agro-industrial programmes. His father is Aidarbek Saparov, the current Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan.

Oil extraction in Kazakhstan is becoming more expensive faster than any other industry

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Цены производителей
The National Bureau of Statistics has published producer price indices for June 2026. In industry, prices rose by 17.2% year-on-year, in agriculture by 16.6%, in wholesale trade by 13.8%, and in construction by 9.2%. The main contributors to the increase were oil extraction and metallurgy.

How the state adopted the Tasqyn system without measuring forecast accuracy

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Прогнозирование паводков
Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development responded to a request from the FBRC regarding the acceptance criteria for the "Tasqyn" system. The system was accepted into commercial operation by an act dated 6 February 2025; the subject of acceptance was the correctness of the software code, not the accuracy of forecasts. The ministry did not provide specific indicators of forecast precision, error margin, or reliability.

What has been learned about the Asem Shabelskaya case in Shchuchinsk: an investigation by the FBRC

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дело Асем Шабельской в Щучинске
After the first publication about the death of Asem Shabelskaya in Shchuchinsk, Burabay district, Akmola region, the FBRK team travelled to the town to conduct its own investigation. The picture that has been pieced together is considerably more complete than what had been published previously, and in some places diverges from the already known version of events.
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