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Inspectors in the Zhambyl region intercepted the import of infected plums and cherries from Kyrgyzstan.

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Инспекторы в Жамбылской области пресекли ввоз зараженных слив и черешни из Кыргызстана
At the Korday automobile checkpoint in the Zhambyl region, an attempt to import contaminated batches of plums and cherries from the Kyrgyz Republic was prevented. The dangerous produce was not allowed into the territory of Kazakhstan, and administrative measures were applied to the violators.

Over 2,000 officials have been held accountable since the start of 2026

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Более 2 тысяч должностных лиц привлекли к ответственности с начала 2026 года
The Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that since the beginning of 2026, more than 2,000 officials have been brought to disciplinary responsibility on the recommendations of investigators, and over 500 others have been punished administratively for failing to take measures to eliminate the causes and conditions that facilitated the commission of crimes.

The details of the charges against former ORDA editor-in-chief Gulnar Bazhkenova have become known.

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Гульнар Бажкенова
The former editor-in-chief of the publication ORDA, Gulnar Bazhkenova, has been charged under three articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan: for illegal entrepreneurship, dissemination of knowingly false information, and embezzlement of entrusted property on an especially large scale.

Gulnar Bazhkenova confirmed transfers of up to 20 million tenge per month through an individual enterprise for salary payments.

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Гульнар Бажкенова
Today, in the district court No. 2 of the Bostandyk district of Almaty, a trial began in the criminal case of the former editor-in-chief of ORDA, Gulnar Bazhkenova, who told journalists before the hearing that she had transferred up to 20 million tenge per month to individual entrepreneur accounts for the subsequent payment of part of the employees' salaries in cash.

Difficulties in detecting dangerous diseases in Kazakhstan

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Диагностика заболеваний
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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дезинсекция Акмолинская область 2026
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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Падеж скота
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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Развитие ветеринарии
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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Эпизоотическая ситуация в Казахстане
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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