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In Kazakhstan, the rules for the privatisation of state property have changed: assets can no longer be sold at repeated auctions at excessively low prices, and the mechanism for direct sale to strategic investors has been abolished.

In the Nauryzbai district of Almaty, following residents' complaints about smells and deteriorating air quality, an inspection of atmospheric indicators was carried out. The study found acceptable levels had been exceeded for several indicators, including nitrogen dioxide, benzene, and dust.

From the port of Aktau, a batch of 5,000 tonnes of rapeseed oil has been sent for export for the first time. This shipment marks the first use of the new Caspian route for delivering Kazakh oil and fat products to Iran.

Information is being circulated on social media about the detention of Farhad Yesimov, the deputy head of the Taiynsha district police department in the North Kazakhstan region. It concerns suspicion of receiving a bribe amounting to more than 1 million tenge.

In Kazakhstan, since the start of April, chemical treatment against locusts has been carried out over an area of approximately 385,000 hectares. The largest volume of work took place in the Turkestan and Zhambyl regions.

An eighteen-month-old child died under the wheels of an official vehicle in the 27th microdistrict of Aktau. A law enforcement officer was behind the wheel, and the child died at the scene.

The Department of the Financial Monitoring Agency for the East Kazakhstan Region has stopped the activities of a group of individuals suspected of issuing fictitious invoices in the name of the LLP "Ust-Kamenogorsk Inert". Through the alleged scheme, 356 million tenge was cashed out, and the damage to the state exceeded 91 million tenge.

In Almaty, 10 people have been detained on suspicion of involvement in a number of serious and especially serious crimes. Among those detained are previously convicted members of the criminal underworld. The court has authorised their arrest.

In Uralsk, a 25-year-old police officer has been detained on suspicion of raping a woman while on duty. A criminal case has been opened against the suspect, and he has been placed in a temporary detention facility.

The Almaty investigative court has extended the detention of public figure Sanzhar Bokayev until 18 June 2026. His lawyer, Radmir Utepov, announced this.