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In the Akmola region, a doctor from a district clinic was found guilty of fraud after receiving money from three young men for a promised deferment from military service. The court sentenced him to a restriction of liberty.

Vice-ministers of agriculture and ecology of Kazakhstan have commented on information about the possible spread of foot-and-mouth disease and the mass die-off of saiga antelopes in the country. According to them, no cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been registered in Kazakhstan, and the recorded mortality of saiga antelopes is within the natural norm.

In the village of Nura, Talgar District, Almaty Region, a 24-year-old man died after sustaining a knife wound. Three people have been detained on suspicion of the crime.

LRT in Astana awaits launch after completion of test trials. The 22.4 km line will connect the airport and the "Nurly Zhol" railway station, with the full journey taking approximately 40 minutes.

In Kazakhstan, rules for maintaining a register of individuals and legal entities linked to economic offences have been approved. The list will include individuals against whom a court conviction has entered into legal force.

Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has warned of a possible shortage of water resources in the Kyzylorda, Turkestan, Zhambyl and Almaty regions. The most acute situation is expected in the Syr Darya river basin.

In the city of Arys, Turkestan region, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) shut down a drug laboratory where, according to the investigation, synthetic drugs were being produced. Two brothers have been arrested in connection with the case, and a pre-trial investigation has been launched against them.

A video of a Tesla Cybertruck bearing the insignia of the Civil Defence Service and the Ministry of Emergency Situations has been circulating on social media. The press service of the Turkestan Region administration stated that information regarding the vehicle belonging to the region is not true.

Former presidential candidate of Kazakhstan and first deputy chairman of the "Auyl" party, Toleutai Rakhimbekov, announced his resignation from the party and all its elective bodies. He communicated his decision after nearly 11 years of involvement in the organisation's political activities.

In Kazakhstan, an investigation into the illegal import of freight vehicles that do not meet environmental requirements has been completed. According to the investigation, 20 vehicles with the Euro-2 environmental class were brought into the country through controlled companies, despite a current ban.