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MP proposes equipping military personnel with GPS tags after Caspian tragedy

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
After the deaths of 14 servicemen in the Caspian, Abbat Orisbayev, a deputy of the «Әділет» faction, proposed equipping exercise participants with GPS tags and health sensors. The initiative also provides for surveillance of the territory using drones and the possibility of immediately halting dangerous stages of the exercises.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has denied making calls to Kazakhstani citizens over posts about the Caspian tragedy

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Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sanzhar Adilov has stated that police officers did not call Kazakhstani citizens demanding the deletion of publications about the deaths of 14 servicemen in the Caspian. The statement came amid complaints from Threads users who reported such calls and visits from security forces to their homes.

For publishing photographs without consent, courts have awarded up to 300,000 tenge in compensation

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Posting photographs without consent, insults and unsubstantiated accusations on social networks have become the subject of court proceedings in Kazakhstan. In two cases, the courts awarded the defendants compensation for moral harm ranging from 20,000 to 300,000 tenge.

172 cases of illegal transfer of rental housing have been identified in Almaty since the beginning of 2026

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
Since the start of 2026, 3,125 flats from the municipal housing stock have been inspected in Almaty, and 172 instances of unlawful transfer of housing to third parties have been identified. In 114 cases the flats have already been vacated, and pre-trial claims have been sent in a further 58.

Unknown individuals created a clone of the NEGE Telegram channel with fakes about Azat Peruashev

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
Unknown individuals created a fake Telegram channel of the NEGE publication, in which they posted publications with accusations against former chairman of the Ak Zhol party Azat Peruashev. The clone almost completely copies the design of the original, including the posts and the number of subscribers.

ENRC has concluded its multi-year legal dispute with the British SFO

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
The Kazakhstani Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has reached a settlement with the British Serious Fraud Office (SFO), ending a long-running legal dispute. The company had sought compensation of more than $290 million, but the parties did not disclose the amount of the settlement payment.

Mass sheep deaths have been recorded in the village of Beineu in the Mangystau region

Submitted by Aisulu Muratqyzy on
A mass livestock die-off has been recorded in the village of Beineu in the Mangystau Region. 126 sheep belonging to around ten farms died. Veterinarians are considering poisoning as a possible cause, but the exact reason for the animals' deaths has not yet been established.

Alatau Akimat announced a tender worth 1.7 billion tenge with a budget of 1,000 tenge for the first year.

Submitted by Вера Александрова on
In Alatau, a tender has been announced for the construction of road infrastructure worth 1.7 billion tenge. At the same time, only 1,000 tenge in funding has been allocated for the first year of the project's implementation. This means that the bulk of the expenditure is being deferred to the next period, and work will have to begin with minimal budget funding.

The General Prosecutor's Office Committee does not maintain data on the consequences of deferring punishment in Kazakhstan.

Submitted by Вера Александрова on
After a complaint from the editorial board of the FBRC, the Committee on Legal Statistics and Special Records of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan revised its position and provided additional statistical data. However, key information on the consequences of deferring the serving of sentences is still missing.

Turkestan region switched from biological protection to chemical disinsection in 2026

Submitted by Вера Александрова on
The FBEC editorial team continues its series of articles on the methods used for disinsection in the regions of Kazakhstan. In this article, we examine the Turkestan region, where, despite previous statements about biological approaches, the use of chemical insecticides has been recorded.

What the Ministry of Water Resources said about Tasqyn and Talsim after the press conference at the SCC

Submitted by Gorin Sergey on
After the FB RK editorial board publicly raised the question of the effectiveness of the Tasqyn and Talsim-NG digital water systems, the press service of the Ministry of Water Resources sent an official response from the department. It contained no measurable results of the systems' performance.

Ministry of Water Resources left water metering out of discussion at the conference on its conservation.

Submitted by Gorin Sergey on
At the SCC press conference on building a water-saving culture, a question about the effectiveness of the digital water resource management systems — Tasqyn and Talsim-NG — was dismissed, citing that the question did not match the event's topic.
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