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An MP proposed creating an electronic system for protecting women in Kazakhstan

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Kurultai deputy Aizhan Aymaganova has proposed that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MIA) launch an "Electronic Protection Zone" system for the early detection of domestic violence threats. The initiative came after high-profile murders of women in Semey and Astana.

The National Security Committee (KNB) shut down a channel for the illegal export of oil products worth 45 billion tenge

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The National Security Committee (NSC) has shut down the activities of an organised group that was illegally exporting petroleum products from Kazakhstan. Between 2019 and 2023, more than 160,000 tonnes of petroleum products were sent abroad through one of the companies. The total value of the transactions was estimated at approximately 45 billion tenge.

Pits containing an unknown dark liquid were filled in before the environmentalists arrived in Taldykorgan

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Two pits containing an unknown dark liquid were discovered on an industrial site in Taldykorgan. The police recorded the find and passed the materials to environmentalists. However, by the time the specialists arrived, the pits had already been filled in with earth. The environmentalists took samples for laboratory testing.

Journalists in Kazakhstan have demanded a review of the briefing rules in the Kurultai

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39 capital journalists have sent a collective appeal to Kurultai Chairman Aibek Dadebai asking to be allowed to ask questions outside the agenda of briefings. They also propose revising the rules, breach of which may lead to accreditation being revoked for six months.

FC Aktobe surpassed Ordabasy in the number of fines with a score of 3:1

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The match between "Aktobe" and Shymkent's "Ordabasy", which ended in a 3:1 victory for the visitors, continued beyond the football pitch. Following the match, the red-and-whites received two club fines, and the head coach received another. The total amount of the penalties exceeded 2.3 million tenge. "Ordabasy" were fined once.

Yevgeny Kochetov has headed the Communications Department of the Administration of the President of Kazakhstan

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President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Yevgeny Kochetov as Head of the Communications Department of the Presidential Administration. He previously served as Vice-Minister of Culture and Information. The new head has experience working in journalism, media companies and government structures.

More than 720 multi-storey buildings with construction violations have been identified in Tashkent

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More than 720 blocks of flats in Tashkent were built without permits from architectural authorities. The authorities are now checking these buildings for safety and compliance with construction standards. The Prosecutor General's Office of Uzbekistan is dealing with the problem. Illegal construction remains a pressing issue for Kazakhstan too, in particular for Almaty and Astana.

The case against rapper Navai was dropped in Kazakhstan taking into account active repentance

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The Russian rapper Navai (Navai Bakirov) has been released from custody and deported from Kazakhstan. The criminal drugs case was closed on non-exonerating grounds, taking into account that the musician had committed an offence for the first time and had shown active remorse.

Kaspi.kz explained the purpose of the function for repaying other people's loans by IIN

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Kaspi.kz has commented on information that it is possible to find out about other people's instalment plans and credit debts through ATMs. The bank explained that the function is intended for repaying loans on behalf of other people. However, journalists noticed an inconsistency in the bank's response.

Shymkent Airport increased revenue fivefold with record-low profit

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Revenue of Shymkent Airport JSC grew from KZT 3.3 billion to KZT 15.5 billion over 2022–2025, while net profit remained at the level of KZT 130–133 million. Three consecutive audit opinions contain an emphasis of matter regarding the absence of revaluation of fixed assets since 2014. Since January 2024, the airport has been transferred to the trust management of SCAT Airlines JSC for 10 years.

Seizure of livestock due to dermatitis continues in Russia

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A state of emergency has been introduced in the Zakhalskoye municipal formation of the Ekhirit-Bulagatsky district of the Irkutsk region due to lumpy skin disease in cattle - two outbreaks of the disease have been detected. The regional authorities continue to seize and destroy infected animals, and compensation has already been paid to 55 owners from the reserve fund.

HC "Barys" has sent a pre-trial claim to FBRK over materials about "Qazaq Tulpary" LLP

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Peasant farm "Barys" has sent the FBIK a pre-trial claim over materials about the situation surrounding "Qazaq Tulpary" LLP, based on an interview with the chair of the partnership's management board, Sholpan Murzagulova. The claimant demands the removal of the publications and the payment of compensation, disputing the accuracy of the facts set out in them.

Barayev Centre demands 2 million tenge from the FBRK for quoting an appeal about violations

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The management of the A.I. Barayev Research and Production Centre for Grain Farming - director Bauyrzhan Kalibayev and deputy for science Yuri Dolinny - has filed a lawsuit against FBRK. The claimants are seeking to have publications about financial violations at the Centre declared untrue and to recover 2 million tenge in compensation for moral harm from the editorial office.

How Asiya Askarova's family ties run through three criminal cases with a Belarusian trace and plots worth millions

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Vostok Engineering LLP transferred a loan of 300 million tenge to Assiya Askarova's company. The debt was not repaid, and the land seized for it was ultimately acquired by the debtor's relatives - with subsequent resale at market price. The case was closed without notifying the victim; an appeal is currently before the court. We checked open registries and found that behind Askarova's name lies an extensive network of family companies.
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