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The first CHARME passenger carriages, manufactured at the LLP «Stadler Kazakhstan» plant in Astana, were accepted by the customer in early August 2026. However, the timetable for their introduction onto passenger routes has not yet been determined.

A court in the Turkistan region has sentenced 52-year-old Arys resident Bibinur Kasimova over a fatal road traffic accident. She was given 9 years' imprisonment, however the execution of the sentence was deferred for 1 year.

A victim of a road traffic accident (RTA) involving former Majilis deputy Bakytzhan Bazarbek has come out of a coma after 24 days. The man has regained consciousness and recognises his loved ones.

In a house on the territory of the "Optimist" dacha community in Karaganda, the bodies of a 43-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman were discovered with gunshot wounds. Both of the deceased held prominent positions in the local dacha community - the man ran the association and worked as a lawyer, while the woman was an active community figure in the district, which places this story beyond the scope of an ordinary domestic incident.

From 8 September 2026, new soil protection requirements come into force in Kazakhstan. Landowners and land users are obliged to take measures to preserve the fertile soil layer during works involving disturbance of land.

The Petropavlovsk City Court on 7 September found 62-year-old Valery Krichinevsky, known in the city as the "axe maniac", guilty in the criminal case of an attack on a woman and sentenced him to 9 years' imprisonment.

In Kazakhstan, from 1 January 2027, an annual statistical report on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in enterprises is being introduced. Organisations falling under the new requirements will have to report on their use of AI, and where it is not used, state the reasons.

One of the co-founders of the NetUtilSboru movement, Vladimir Kim, has announced his departure from the group, relinquishing his administrative powers and ending his participation in public activity. He made this decision after an incident at the border, where, in his words, he unexpectedly encountered a temporary ban on leaving Kazakhstan.

Residents of Atyrau are complaining about a thick haze and a sharp, unpleasant smell, which is especially noticeable at night and in the early morning. Laboratory tests have confirmed that the levels of certain pollutants in the air are exceeded, and the authorities have begun investigating possible sources of the contamination.

Burabay District Court has announced the sentence for three defendants in the case of the explosion and fire at the “Centre of Plov” café in Shchuchinsk. The three individuals involved in the case have received prison sentences ranging from 6 to 7 years.