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Beibit Alibekov refused to answer for his father's remarks on national questions

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Entrepreneur and blogger Beibit Alibekov has stated that he does not share the views of his father, Bakhyt Alibekov, whose Facebook posts have sparked active discussion and criticism in Kazakh social media. He emphasised that he regards himself and his father as two independent individuals and should not be held accountable for his father's words and actions.

Almaty city services are operating in an enhanced mode following the blackout.

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In Almaty on 14 August there was a large-scale failure of external electricity supply, which temporarily halted the metro, switched off some traffic lights and caused interruptions to the water supply in certain districts. City services are working in an intensified mode, and medical organisations are using backup power sources.

Residents of Petropavlovsk are complaining about a strong smell in the city

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Residents of Petropavlovsk have been complaining for almost the whole summer about a sharp, unpleasant smell spreading across the city. Previously, according to them, this problem more often occurred in spring during the melting of ice on water bodies, but this summer the smell persists even in hot weather.

A man has died in a police station after being detained in the Pavlodar region.

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On 11 August, 37-year-old Rinat died at the GRES-2 police station, having previously been detained near a house in the village of Solnechny, Pavlodar region. The man's relatives disagree with the suicide version and are raising questions about the reasons for his detention and the circumstances of what happened.

A group of individuals is suspected of selling manganese ore worth 1 billion tenge in the Ulytau region.

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In the Ulytau region, the activities of a group suspected of organising the illegal extraction and processing of manganese ore have been stopped. According to the investigation, more than 23,000 tonnes of product were sold for a sum exceeding 1 billion tenge.

The EPA has criticised the Ministry of Transport for a lack of transparency in the new road tariff project.

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Ministry of Transport has put forward for public consultation a draft of amendments to the order on toll roads. The Eurasian Industrial Association has stated that expert assessment is impossible due to the absence of the draft text and calculations. The consultation will continue until 26 February 2026.

«Antifraud Centre» helped recover 600 thousand tenge in the Zhetysu region

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The Zhetysu Region Prosecutor’s Office, through the ‘Anti-Fraud Centre’ platform of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, secured the return of 600,000 tenge to a resident of the region. In 2025, under the programme, suspicious transactions totalling more than 11 million tenge were frozen, of which 5.3 million tenge have already been returned to their owners.

The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has outlined its position on the development of local self-government.

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Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov has responded to a request from Senate deputies regarding the expansion of financial autonomy for rural districts. The government did not support transferring part of the corporate income tax and VAT to the fourth-level budgets, but is working on transferring certain tax revenues and environmental fines. Amendments are being considered in the Mazhilis.
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