Wildfire localised in the East Kazakhstan Region
In the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR), a wildfire was contained within the territory of the Markakol forestry. Ground forces and aviation were deployed to extinguish it.
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A man who presented himself as a public activist has been suspected of extortion
In Almaty, a man was detained who, according to the investigation, posed as a public activist and demanded money from entrepreneurs. If they refused, he threatened to report them to government agencies.
Protests against the sale of horse meat are taking place in Poland
In the city of Katowice in Poland, multi-hour protests have been taking place since July outside the Tatarland restaurant, which serves steaks and tartares made from horse meat. Activists are demanding that horse meat be removed from the menu, but the owner of the establishment refuses to change the range.
Deepfakes of Elon Musk and Pavel Durov are luring Kazakhstanis into investment schemes
On social media, fake adverts for investment platforms are being circulated using deepfakes of celebrities and promises of super-high returns. One of the victims was a resident of Taldykorgan, who, after seeing the advert, transferred more than 7 million tenge to third parties.
A police captain from Atyrau Region trains young champions
Police Captain Azamat Kashtenbay combines service in the Police Department of Atyrau Region with coaching work. In 2014, together with his brother, he founded the Kashtenbay sports club in his native village, where around 70 children now train.
The Kurultai approved the new WTO rules and the creation of a public chamber
MPs of the Kurultai approved at first reading a bill on Kazakhstan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules on domestic regulation of services and decided to create a 50-member Public Chamber under the parliament. The new chamber is to participate in expert assessment of bills even before they are considered by MPs.
Embezzlement of agricultural subsidies worth 103 million tenge uncovered in the Turkestan region
The Department of the Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM) for the Turkestan Region has completed its investigation into a criminal group in a case involving the embezzlement of state subsidies. According to the investigation, the damage to the budget amounted to 103 million tenge.
Bek Air owner Nurlan Zhumasultanov detained in Almaty in connection with the theft of an aircraft engine
Nurlan Zhumasultanov, described as the de facto owner of Bek Air, has been detained in Almaty. He is suspected of involvement in the theft of an engine from a Fokker-100 aircraft, which was subsequently found to have been installed on the airline's crashed plane.
More than 500 trees were illegally felled in a forest in the Akmola region
In one of the forestry enterprises of the Bulandy district of Akmola region, more than 500 pine and birch trees were illegally felled. The preliminary damage is estimated at approximately 1 million tenge.
Kazakhstan champion Adil Tilektes died at an enterprise in Shymkent
28-year-old champion of Kazakhstan in Greco-Roman wrestling among athletes with hearing impairment Adil Tilektes died on 12 September on the territory of one of the enterprises in Shymkent. According to preliminary data, the man sustained a fatal injury from electric shock during work.
The akim of Karatau district was caught on video in a fight in Shymkent.
A video has been circulating online showing a man resembling the akim of the Karatau district of Shymkent using force against a passer-by. The city akimat has announced the start of an internal investigation. The circumstances and exact date of the incident have not yet been clarified.
A court in Aktau is examining the case of a DER investigator accused of taking a bribe.
In Aktau, a criminal case is being heard against an employee of the investigative department of the economic investigations division for the Mangystau region. He is accused of accepting a bribe on an especially large scale. The case materials have been submitted to the court, and the trial is taking place with the participation of a jury.
Illegal turnover of digital assets worth 3.5 billion tenge was stopped in the Aktobe region
The Department of the Financial Monitoring Agency for Aktobe Region (AFM), coordinated by the Prosecutor's Office, is investigating the creation and leadership of an organised group involved in illegal activities in the sphere of digital asset circulation. According to the investigation, the total value of transactions exceeded 3.5 billion tenge. Five suspects have been placed in custody.
The Astana court has passed sentence on the school director and an accountant for embezzling 588 million tenge.
The Astana Inter-district Criminal Court has announced the sentence for the school director and chief accountant in the case of embezzlement and misappropriation of the institution's funds. The court found them guilty on several counts and imposed actual terms of imprisonment with confiscation of property. The civil claim was upheld in the amount of 588 million tenge.
<p>Kazakhstan became the world's second largest purchaser of gold by the end of 2025.</p>
Kazakhstan ranked second in the world for gold purchases in 2025, acquiring 57 tonnes. During the period 2022–2024, however, the country sold more than 118 tonnes of the metal. Against the backdrop of record gold price rises, the National Bank of Kazakhstan has returned to a strategy of reserve accumulation.
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