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Police identify driver after bottle incident on highway near Balkhash

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трасса
The police of the Karaganda region have identified a 34-year-old Lada Priora driver from whose car a bottle is presumed to have been thrown at a passing Kia. The bottle smashed the car's windows, and the shards hit a female passenger in the eyes. The Priora driver denies any involvement.

36 carriers lost their licences following an inspection by the transport prosecutor's office

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36 перевозчиков
The Main Transport Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan has identified safety requirement violations at 448 passenger carriers. Following the inspection, 124 carriers were brought to administrative liability, and a further 36 lost their licences. Since the beginning of the year, the number of road traffic accidents involving bus drivers has risen by 5.9%.

The launch of direct flights from Kazakhstan to the USA has been postponed to 2027 due to a Boeing delay

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Запуск прямых рейсов
The launch of direct flights between Kazakhstan and the US has been postponed due to a delay in the production of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft for Air Astana. The first airliner was expected in September 2026, but its delivery is now scheduled for December. Direct air links are expected to open in 2027.

Dana Ateshova has concluded her legal dispute with the brother of the former akim of Shymkent

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Дана Атешова
Dana Ateshova has announced the conclusion of years-long court proceedings with her ex-husband Marat Aitenov, the brother of the former akim of Shymkent, Murat Aitenov. The parties have entered into an amicable settlement, and the man now voluntarily pays alimony in an amount several times higher than the established sum.

The Trump administration supported the repeal of the Jackson-Vanik amendment for the countries of Central Asia

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Администрация Трампа
The administration of US President Donald Trump has advocated the repeal of the Jackson-Vanik amendment, which continues to apply to four Central Asian countries, including Uzbekistan. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that the American authorities support the lifting of the restrictions, but the final decision rests with Congress.

The damage from the arson of a weigh control station in the Turkestan Region has been estimated at 20.6 million tenge

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Ущерб от поджога станции весового контроля в Туркестанской области оценили в 20,6 млн тенге
In the Turkestan Region, out of five automated measurement stations (AMS) put into operation, two have failed: one was set on fire, and at the other the transformer and cables of the weight sensors were damaged. The damage from the arson was estimated at 20.6 million tenge, while the cost of restoring the second station has yet to be determined.

The cost of building a hospital in Petropavlovsk has risen by 32 billion tenge

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Стоимость строительства больницы в Петропавловске выросла на 32 млрд тенге
The cost of building the multi-speciality regional hospital in Petropavlovsk has increased from KZT 144 billion to KZT 176.3 billion. At the same time, the published readiness indicators for individual engineering systems are significantly lower than those for the concrete works.

Kaspi.kz ATMs were displaying data about other people's instalment plans by IIN

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Банкоматы Kaspi.kz
A Kaspi.kz customer discovered that when transferring money through an ATM using the recipient's individual identification number (IIN), information about their instalment plans and debts is displayed on the screen. The situation has raised questions about the protection of personal data and banking confidentiality.

Pinduoduo and the Claude developer paid Kazakhstan 8 billion tenge in taxes

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Pinduoduo и разработчик Claude
The American company Anthropic, developer of the AI assistant Claude, and the Chinese marketplace Pinduoduo have paid 8 billion tenge into Kazakhstan's budget. The payments were the result of tax authorities' work with foreign internet platforms. At the same time, access to the international marketplace Farfetch was restricted due to non-compliance with tax requirements.

FAO and "area of distribution" were once again in the spotlight at the locust briefing.

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At a briefing in the Central Communications Service, representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture stated that they were working closely with the FAO and used the term "area of distribution." Both of these matters were the subject of last year's court proceedings between the department and the founder of the FBRC, Kirill Pavlov.

Theileriosis and piroplasmosis have wiped out livestock in the Irgiz district of the Aktobe region.

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Vspyshka bolezney
In the auls of Shenbertal and Kurylis in the Irgiz district of the Aktobe region, a mass mortality of cattle has been recorded. According to the veterinary department, laboratory tests have identified theileriosis, piroplasmosis, and leptospirosis in 51 of the deceased animals. On 22 July, specialists from the veterinary control and supervision committee of the Ministry of Agriculture travelled to the district.

Who is destroying Kazakhstan's last riding breed, and why?

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koni
The tribal stock of the Kostanay breed in the LLP «Қазақ Тұлпары» has fallen to fewer than 100 head. According to the head of the enterprise, the sole investor, the farm enterprise «Барыс», abandoned the care of the horses without warning, leaving the herd without maintenance.

The elevator "Ilyichevka Astyk" in the North Kazakhstan Region once again locks up someone else's harvest.

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From the warehouse of the LLP "Ilyichevka Astyk", three companies were unable to receive their sunflower seeds - approximately 3.3 tonnes. Courts in two regions have already placed a seizure on the goods and property of the defendant. And this is far from the first such dispute. In 2022, 456 million tenge in damages were already recovered from the elevator.

Only about 1% of personal data protection complaints reach court each year.

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personalnye dannye
After registering an LLP in Kazakhstan, entrepreneurs receive calls from private companies claiming to represent state agencies, including the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The editorial board of FBRK sent a request to the ministry and received a rather evasive response. Meanwhile, at an SCC briefing, representatives of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry reported that they receive 9,000 requests annually regarding personal data protection, yet only 180 cases have reached court over the past two years.
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