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The Ministry of Internal Affairs has blocked 6,000 websites containing illegal content in Kazakhstan.

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МВД заблокировало 6 тысяч сайтов с противоправным контентом в Казахстане
  • Министерство внутренних дел (МВД) подвело итоги работы по противодействию наркопреступности за первое полугодие 2026 года. За этот период в интернете заблокировали 6 тыс. сайтов с противоправным контентом, а также заморозили 9 тыс. банковских карт, которые использовались для финансирования незаконной деятельности.

Economist Eldar Shamsutdinov criticised "Kazakhtelecom" over difficulties in cancelling services.

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Экономист Эльдар Шамсутдинов раскритиковал «Казахтелеком» из-за сложностей при отключении услуг
Economist Eldar Shamsutdinov has reported difficulties when attempting to cancel services from JSC Kazakhtelecom. According to him, the disconnection process involved additional charges, requirements for a personal visit to a specific office, and the impossibility of terminating the contract remotely.

An entrepreneur from Shymkent has received 10 years in a case concerning the embezzlement of 1.3 billion tenge

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Предпринимательница из Шымкента получила 10 лет по делу о хищении 1,3 млрд тенге

The founder of private colleges, Elmira Duisenkyzy, has been found guilty of embezzling public funds and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The damage to the state exceeded 1.3 billion tenge. This is the entrepreneur's third conviction.

More than 534 billion tenge have been allocated for the development of greenhouse farming in the Turkestan region.

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Более 534 млрд тенге выделили на развитие тепличного хозяйства в Туркестанской области
In the Turkestan region, three major investment projects are being implemented for the construction of modern industrial greenhouse complexes with a total value of 534.2 billion tenge. Once the facilities are commissioned, it is forecast that the production of greenhouse products in the region will increase by 102,000 tonnes per year, alongside the creation of 1,225 permanent jobs.

Kazakhstani businessman Almas Mynbayev is suing the government of Guinea over a bauxite licence.

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Казахстанский бизнесмен Алмас Мынбаев судится с правительством Гвинеи из-за лицензии на бокситы
Kazakhstani entrepreneur Almas Mynbayev has filed a claim against the government of Guinea at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank. The subject of the dispute is a bauxite mining licence.

Ecologist Darkhan Sariyev has announced a reduction in the green area of the park in Uralsk

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Эколог Дархан Сариев заявил о сокращении зеленой территории парка в Уральске
The only park in Uralsk has become the centre of public discussion after ecologist Darkhan Sariyev claimed that its green area is being reduced. During a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Ecology and the Akimat, he called for urgent measures to preserve the park.

The National Security Committee has revealed details regarding the case of Zhaksylyk Omar.

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КНБ раскрыл подробности по делу Жаксылыка Омара
The National Security Committee (NSC) has released a documentary film revealing new details of the criminal case against the former first deputy akim of the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR), Zhaksylyk Omar. The film also provides information on the work of the Anti-Corruption Service (ACS) of the NSC and the investigation of other corruption cases.

Two banks in Kazakhstan take more than half of the entire sector's profits.

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банки Казахстана
The Halyk Research analytical review for February 2026 asserts that the high profitability of Kazakh banks is explained by temporary macroeconomic conditions and is not a sign of excessive profit. However, the data within the review itself, as well as publications from the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market, paint a more complex picture.

90% of Kazakhstan's irrigation channels require major repairs.

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Оросительные каналы
The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation held a briefing dedicated to preparations for the irrigation season. 90% of irrigation canals under the management of Kazvodkhoz are classified as second category in terms of technical condition and require major repairs. The reconstruction of the K-30 canal in the Turkestan region has been postponed to 2027–2029, and the department simply could not estimate the size of the water black market.

Who is turning off the lights for Kazakhstan’s agricultural science?

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Аграрная наука
The FBRK editorial team has obtained a letter from the chief accountant of the A.I. Barayev Research and Production Centre for Grain Farming. The author describes violations of financial discipline, staffing pressure, and what she herself calls a return to the "era of chaos" in one of the main agricultural scientific institutions of northern Kazakhstan.

The Sanzhar Bokayev case has reminded people of his links with the elites of old Kazakhstan.

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Старый Казахстан
The Almaty investigative court extended Sanzhar Bokayev's detention until 18 June 2026. While the investigation establishes the circumstances of the case, the FBK editorial team recalls what the path of a man who built a reputation as an independent activist was really like.

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Dacha scandal in Shchuchinsk: who is behind the campaign against the cooperative "Shchuchinskoye DTSL"

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Щучинское добровольное товарищество садоводов-любителей
At the end of April, alarming posts appeared on the social media pages of the Burabay district: allegedly, in the cooperative "Shchuchinsk Amateur Gardeners' Voluntary Society", the management was collecting money uncontrollably and intimidating those who disagreed. An FBK journalist travelled to the scene, spoke personally with the dacha owners, and studied open sources regarding those involved in the scandal.
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