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Illegal fines totalling 800,000 tenge were returned to drivers in the Abai region

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In the city of Ayagoz, Abai Region, an error was discovered in the settings of an automated traffic violation recording system, which led to 172 people being unlawfully held administratively liable. All issued orders have been cancelled, and refunds of paid fines have begun for vehicle owners.

Service dog Bucha ensures the safety of residents of the Atyrau region

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A service dog named Bucha from the Canine Service Centre of the Atyrau Regional Police Department detects explosives silently — without barking or aggression, only with a quiet signal to the handler. This is what the work of a specially trained dog looks like at strategic sites and mass events in the region.

«KazAvtoZhol» has shown how drivers litter and damage infrastructure on the highways

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Daily rubbish collection and maintenance of sanitary infrastructure on the republic's motorways cost the budget nearly 1 billion tenge. At JSC "NC "KazAutoZhol", they stated that a significant portion of these funds is spent on dealing with the consequences of irresponsible behaviour by individual road users.

Colonel from Astana challenges dismissal over poppy seed cake

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Former head of the human resources department of the National Guard, Rustam Akbarov, has filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Guard, demanding reinstatement. According to the colonel, he was dismissed after an internal investigation launched following the detection of trace metabolites of opiate-group substances in his test results after eating a poppy seed cake.

The link between alcohol expenditure and homicides has been identified in the regions of Kazakhstan.

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Average data for 2022–2025 showed a link between household spending on alcohol and the homicide rate in the regions of Kazakhstan. The highest homicide rates were recorded in the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR), the Ulytau Region, and the Pavlodar Region.

Personal data of 165 children were disclosed by schools in Stepnogorsk

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On the internet resources of certain schools and the education department in the city of Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, documents containing the personal data of 165 minors were discovered. Following the intervention of the prosecutor's office, the information was removed from public access, and the guilty officials were held disciplinarily responsible.

Trainer Timur Alikhanov has been suspended after a brawl at the Asian Rowing Championships in Turkestan

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After a brawl at the Asian Rowing Championship in Turkestan, the regional sports department suspended one of the participants in the conflict from work - coach Timur Alikhanov of the SDYUSSHOR (Specialised Children's and Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve). The second party involved, national coach of the Republic of Kazakhstan Daulet Sultanbekov, fell outside the department's jurisdiction - regional authorities are not entitled to punish him.

90% of Kazakhstan's irrigation channels require major repairs.

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The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation held a briefing dedicated to preparations for the irrigation season. 90% of irrigation canals under the management of Kazvodkhoz are classified as second category in terms of technical condition and require major repairs. The reconstruction of the K-30 canal in the Turkestan region has been postponed to 2027–2029, and the department simply could not estimate the size of the water black market.

Who is turning off the lights for Kazakhstan’s agricultural science?

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The FBRK editorial team has obtained a letter from the chief accountant of the A.I. Barayev Research and Production Centre for Grain Farming. The author describes violations of financial discipline, staffing pressure, and what she herself calls a return to the "era of chaos" in one of the main agricultural scientific institutions of northern Kazakhstan.

The Sanzhar Bokayev case has reminded people of his links with the elites of old Kazakhstan.

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The Almaty investigative court extended Sanzhar Bokayev's detention until 18 June 2026. While the investigation establishes the circumstances of the case, the FBK editorial team recalls what the path of a man who built a reputation as an independent activist was really like.

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Dacha scandal in Shchuchinsk: who is behind the campaign against the cooperative "Shchuchinskoye DTSL"

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At the end of April, alarming posts appeared on the social media pages of the Burabay district: allegedly, in the cooperative "Shchuchinsk Amateur Gardeners' Voluntary Society", the management was collecting money uncontrollably and intimidating those who disagreed. An FBK journalist travelled to the scene, spoke personally with the dacha owners, and studied open sources regarding those involved in the scandal.

Kazakhstan's flood budget did not add up by 6 billion tenge?

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In March 2026, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced the allocation of 48.7 billion tenge for flood prevention measures. Following a request from the editorial board of the FBRK, the department collected data from the akimats. In reality, 54.9 billion tenge was actually spent.