The earthquake occurred in the Pavlodar region.
26 May 2026, an earthquake was recorded in the Pavlodar Region. The epicentre was located in the Bayanaul District near the village of Bayanaul. The estimated intensity was 2 points.
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The Kokshetau prosecutor’s office has cancelled a government procurement worth 1.5 billion tenge.
The Prosecutor's Office of the city of Kokshetau identified an overestimation of the cost of a major renovation project for one of the schools to the sum of 1.5 billion tenge. Following an inspection, the state procurement was cancelled, and the cost of the project was revised downwards.
A resident of the Ulytau region found a rare historical rifle while renovating a house
A resident of the Zhanarqyn District in the Ulytau Region discovered an antique rifle while renovating a recently purchased old house and voluntarily handed it over to the police. Ballistic examinations have been ordered in connection with the matter.
In Shymkent, a network of fake documents for public procurement has been uncovered.
AFM has completed its investigation into a criminal case concerning an alleged scheme involving the false verification of construction experience for participation in public procurement. According to the investigation, forged documents were submitted via the 'Electronic Depository' system, which gave companies unfair advantages when taking part in tenders.
The Supreme Court of Kazakhstan has introduced an AI service in all courts across the country.
The Supreme Court is completing the rollout of the "Digital Judge's Assistant" service for civil cases in all courts of Kazakhstan. The artificial intelligence-based system analyses judicial practice, helps to structure case materials, and generates a selection of similar rulings for judges.
The editorial board of the FBCC received their application back instead of a decision on the competition in the Pavlodar region.
Instead of an official response to the results of the competition for the state information contract, the FBK editorial team received back its own application. Following a preliminary review of the complaint by FBK founder Kirill Pavlov, the guilty official was punished, but they refused to reconsider the results of the competition.
Head of KTZh commented on billion-dollar payments to management
JSC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" (KTZ) has commented on payments to key management personnel totalling over 1 billion tenge. The company stated that the remuneration is approved by the Board of Directors and is paid only when net profit is available.
A newborn baby was found in a rubbish bag in Aktobe
In Aktobe, passers-by found a newborn baby in a rubbish bag. The infant was taken to hospital, where he is under medical observation. The police are carrying out urgent measures to identify the child's mother.
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«Kazhydromet» named the cities of Kazakhstan with the dirtiest air
Immediately in 15 populated areas of Kazakhstan in April 2026, a high and very high level of air pollution was recorded. Specialists carried out atmospheric air monitoring in 68 cities and towns of the country.
Information about the detention of an official in the Zhambyl region has appeared in the media.
In the Zhambyl region, information has emerged about the possible detention of the acting head of the land relations department, Nurzhan Azhibayev. According to media reports, he is suspected of receiving a bribe in the amount of 250,000 tenge.
ANPZ has commented on complaints from residents of Atyrau about the smell and "smoke" above the plant.
Residents of Atyrau have complained about a sharp smell and visually noticeable clouds in the area of the Atyrau oil refinery. At Atyrau Refinery LLP, they stated that there were no pollutant emissions, and the enterprise's laboratory recorded no exceedances of the maximum permissible concentrations. At the same time, environmentalists reported multiple exceedances of hydrogen sulphide concentrations in residential areas of the city.
A resident of Semey set fire to local police officers' cars after being administratively detained
In the Abai region, a criminal case has been opened after two police patrol cars belonging to district inspectors were set on fire. A 66-year-old local resident, previously taken to the police station for appearing in a public place while intoxicated, is suspected of committing the unlawful acts. The man has been detained and placed in a temporary holding facility.
The media reported on a document regarding the loss of British citizenship by the head of "Atameken".
After Kanat Sharlapayev was appointed head of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs, doubts arose in the public sphere as to whether he had renounced his British citizenship. Journalist Dmitry Shishkin reported that he had received an official document confirming the loss of British citizenship.
The National Security Committee has uncovered a fake pharmaceutical production with damage of 4.5 billion tenge.
In Kazakhstan, a scheme involving the fake domestic production of medical devices has been identified and stopped. According to the National Security Committee, the state has suffered damages amounting to 4.5 billion tenge. As part of the investigation, assets have been seized and several senior employees of the supplier company have been detained.
Incident in the Karaganda Region Sports Department receives official assessment
An incident occurred in the Department of Physical Culture and Sports in the Karaganda region. The head of the department, Serik Sapiev, stated that the conflict was linked to an attempt at unlawful staffing decisions. The regional governor, Yermaganbet Bulekpaev, announced the start of an inspection and investigative actions, and urged against jumping to conclusions.
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