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Residents of Temirtau have spoken out against the dismantling of the Soviet tank.

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Residents of Temirtau have spoken out against the possible dismantling of the metal tank installed in the courtyard of house No. 3 in the 9th microdistrict more than 35 years ago. After discussion of the situation, the city mayor Sapar Satayev stated that the question of dismantling the object is not currently on the agenda, and no decisions have been made regarding its removal.

Shchuchinsk and Burabay have received 1.4 billion tenge for the modernisation of their water supply systems.

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The government has allocated 1.4 billion tenge from the Special State Fund for the implementation of four projects to modernise water supply and wastewater systems in the Akmola region. The funds will be directed towards updating municipal infrastructure in the Burabay district and the city of Shchuchinsk.

The owner of the "Plov Centre" in Shchuchinsk admitted to violating fire safety requirements.

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The trial in the Burabay district court continues in the case of the explosion at the «Centre of Plov» café. During the hearing, the owner of the establishment admitted that he had not sufficiently controlled the café's operations and had failed to ensure proper compliance with fire safety requirements. The owner of the autogas filling station, where the gas cylinders for the café were refilled, also gave testimony.

A US court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million over risks to children on social media.

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A court in the state of New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay more than $567 million following a lawsuit brought by state authorities, who claimed that the company's activities caused harm to children and created a public nuisance. The company said it disagrees with the court's ruling and intends to appeal.

The Almaty prosecutor's office intends to appeal the sentence handed down to Alexandra Alyokhova.

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The Almaty prosecutor's office has filed an appeal petition for a lighter sentence for journalist Alexandra Alyokhova, previously convicted in a case of unlawful distribution of personal data. The final decision will be made by the court of appeal.

Transport inspectors of the Abai region have drawn up a protocol against a public activist.

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Public activist Serik Baigaliev helped uncover violations of transport legislation, called in inspectors from the transport control inspection for the Abai region to draw up materials regarding heavy goods vehicles, but afterwards an administrative protocol was also drawn up against him personally. The court later terminated the proceedings in the case due to the absence of the elements of an offence.

The Presidential Property Management Department of Kyrgyzstan, holding a Russian passport, oversees GIK contracts in Bishkek.

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The State Mortgage Company (SMC), under the Presidential Property Management Department of Kyrgyzstan, is commissioning the construction of the "Muras" residential complex in Bishkek to two contractors linked to the circle of the Presidential Property Manager Kanibek Tumanbaev and President Sadyr Japarov.

The Water Resources Regulation Committee has commented on the large-scale water discharges in the south of Kazakhstan.

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The Committee for Regulation, Protection and Use of Water Resources has commented on the FBRK article regarding water discharges in southern Kazakhstan amid a forecast drought. The Committee insists that the Tasotkel Reservoir is fuller than it was this time last year, yet the question of the logic behind the discharges across the region as a whole remains open.

Drought in the Zhambyl region was predicted in advance?

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The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation stated that it had forecast the risk of drought and water shortage in the Zhambyl Region in advance. At the same time, large-scale water releases from reservoirs were carried out in the south of Kazakhstan in the spring, raising questions about the logic of water resource management in the face of an expected shortage.

Tasqyn was put into operation with a forecast accuracy of less than 10%?

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At a briefing at the Central Communications Service on 24 June, the digitalisation and automation of water resource management, including the operation of the Tasqyn system, were discussed. A journalist from the FBK asked questions about the accuracy of forecasts and the criteria for putting the system into commercial operation.

"Regulation of saiga numbers" may resume in 2026 amid mass die-offs of the animals

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Travelers from the historical-geographical society 'Avalon' have discovered around a hundred saiga carcasses along a 40-kilometre stretch of steppe road. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources is preparing to continue culling saigas in 2026, citing a population of 5 million individuals.

Who is to blame for the fish deaths on Lake Aidabol in the Zerenda district?

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At Lake Aidabol in the Zerenda district of the Akmola region, a mass fish die-off has been recorded. Specialists from the Yesil interregional basin fisheries inspection, the veterinary service, and the ecology department of the Akmola region have taken water samples and fish specimens for laboratory analysis. The causes of the die-off will be known after the tests.
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