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The NSC is conducting an investigation following reports of the detention of the leadership of Shymkent's veterinary inspection

Submitted by Вера Александрова on
задержание
In Shymkent, a pre-trial investigation is under way amid reports of the detention of the head and deputy head of the city territorial inspectorate of the committee for veterinary control and supervision.

Uzbekistan and China discussed oil and gas projects against the backdrop of the Aral story

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
Узбекистан
Uzbekistan and China's CNPC discussed supplies of oil products, geological exploration and new projects in the oil and gas industry. At the same time, the previous project to search for hydrocarbons in the Uzbek part of the Aral Sea was deemed economically unviable and was wound up in 2017.

Police have detained a father and son on suspicion of stealing 77 horses in Akmola Region

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
Полиция задержала отца и сына
In Akmola Region, two residents of Stepnogorsk — a father and son — have been detained on suspicion of stealing 77 horses. The total damage to the owner of the herd has been estimated at 25.45 million tenge. More than 40 animals have already been returned to their owner.

"Otbasy Bank" has identified about 200,000 people on the housing waiting list with discrepancies in their housing data

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
Отбасы Банк
"Otbasy Bank" has begun checking the queue for state housing. Preliminary estimates suggest that around 200,000 Kazakhstanis may lose their place in the queue due to non-compliance with the requirements. Among the applicants, people were found who own several flats, in some cases more than ten.

Rural firefighters in the North Kazakhstan Region propped up a part of a 40-year-old fire tanker with a log

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
СКО
Rural firefighters in the village of Sovetskoye in the Magzhan Zhumabayev district of the North Kazakhstan Region (NKR) had to use an ordinary log to prop up a component of a fire tanker while extinguishing a fire. The vehicle is around 40 years old, and the nearest professional firefighting units are more than 50 kilometres away

The AFM has identified illegal ore extraction with damage to land amounting to 485 million tenge in the Karaganda region

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
АФМ
Near the village of Sayak in the city of Balkhash, illegal extraction of iron and manganese ore was stopped. According to the investigation, the work was organised by the director of two companies. The total volume of extracted soil amounted to 338 thousand cubic metres, and the restoration of disturbed land was valued at 485 million tenge.

Farmers in Atyrau are losing livestock due to an unidentified disease

Submitted by Gorin Sergey on
Padezh skota
In the village of Kenuzek, Atyrau Region, cattle have been dying since the end of August 2026. Tests have not revealed any signs of disease, and specialists from Astana will be brought in to investigate. A similar livestock die-off was recorded in the village last year, also without a diagnosis.

Almaty Airport: three reports, one licence and a figure that has not changed for two years running

Submitted by Gorin Sergey on
Airport
Audit reports of Almaty International Airport JSC for 2023–2025 contain the same wording regarding the licence that expired on 27 June 2025. Over the same period, the company went from breaching one banking covenant to breaching two, and in 2025 returned KZT 6.78 billion in dividends to the state following a court ruling.

Rivers without oxygen: why fish are dying en masse in Kazakhstan and neighbouring countries

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
Реки без кислорода
In 2026, cases of mass fish mortality were recorded in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China and Russia. The causes vary: shallowing and freezing of water bodies, oxygen deficiency, heat and algal blooms, municipal and industrial wastewater. Using individual episodes as examples, the article shows why it is impossible to draw conclusions about the cause of pollution from the appearance of dead fish without laboratory analysis. Particular attention is paid to the growing pressure on freshwater and the risks to water bodies amid climate change and rising water consumption.

Astana Airport: inflated prices for tech equipment, wages paid in cash under the table, and unplanned spending

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Airport
Astana airport refused to respond to an official request from the Financial Monitoring Committee regarding violations totalling 395.4 million tenge, citing a formal deficiency in the preparation of the documents. However, the Committee of Internal State Audit of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which sent the company an order to eliminate the violations, answered all of the editorial board's questions without exception.

Kazakhstan has strengthened veterinary control on the border with Russia since the start of the year.

Submitted by Gorin Sergey on
veterinarnyy kontrol
The Veterinary Control and Supervision Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture has responded to the FBRK publication regarding the internal memos of Yeris Nuraliyev. The department stated that restrictions on the import of livestock from Russia have been in effect since 13 January 2026, and the disinfection of vehicles at the border since 11 March 2026. Two internal investigations are being conducted with regard to Nuraliyev.
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