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KazMunayGas is considering the possibility of attracting new partners to develop the Kalankas-sea and Khazar fields in the Caspian due to sanctions against Lukoil. The project was previously suspended, and negotiations with new investors have not yet begun. The company is analysing options for continuing implementation given the restrictions.

The prosecutor's office of North Kazakhstan region identified violations during public procurement procedures in the Zhambyl and Taiynsha districts and cancelled 17 tenders totalling 225 million tenge. The violations involved the absence of title documents and the inclusion of services not stipulated by the requirements of the Ministry of Health.

The Akimat of Uralsk has entered into a contract for the capture of stray animals with the limited liability partnership "Orken", whose stated areas of activity include meat processing. The value of the contract is 9 million 396 thousand tenge, and the contractor must capture around 2,000 animals by the end of the year. The choice of company has raised questions from the public, while the Akimat has explained it is due to a shortage of organisations willing to carry out such work.

The new Constitution of Kazakhstan obliges non-profit organisations receiving foreign funding to disclose data on the movement of funds and assets. The provision is enshrined in the section on the foundations of the constitutional system and applies to receipts from foreign states, international structures, foreign companies and individuals.

The son of Mazhilis member Daulet Turlykhanov, Nurasyl Bolat, has been released after fully serving his sentence in the case of an attack on lawyers in Almaty, although earlier the court replaced his restriction of liberty with imprisonment due to violations of probation conditions.

A court in Aktau has found an accountant guilty of organising a scheme for fictitious employment to illegally obtain social payments for pregnant women. According to the AFM, the damage to the state amounted to 146 million tenge, and she has been sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The international operation involving the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, the National Police of Ukraine, and the Prosecutor General's Offices of both countries has led to the dismantling of a network of fraudulent call centres in Dnipro. Fifty-three people have been detained, and money and equipment have been seized. According to the investigation, members of the group operated under the guise of investment companies and gained access to the funds of citizens of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and EU countries.

Complaints from residents of Atyrau about odours and emissions led to an inspection of the Atyrau Oil Refinery, during which discharges of wastewater and violations of atmospheric emissions were identified. The court held the enterprise accountable and imposed a fine of over 520 million tenge.

The interactive flood forecasting map service for spring 2026 has been temporarily unavailable due to a DDoS attack. The incident occurred during preparations for the peak of the high water season, making the tool's unavailability critical for users.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has disqualified tennis official Assylbek Kassym from Kazakhstan for one year for failing to cooperate with an investigation and, according to the agency, for corrupt approaches to players. Additionally, sanctions were separately imposed on tennis players Mila Masic (Serbia), who admitted violations, and Jana Vanik (Germany), who is accused of failing to cooperate with the investigation.