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A fight broke out on a bus in Almaty between several men, during which one of those involved pulled out a knife. The police have opened a criminal case and the suspects have been detained.

In Almaty on 17 August, a man was detained on suspicion of sexual assault against a woman born in 1961, who is his mother-in-law. The criminal case is being investigated by the police.

In Aktobe, on the territory of one of the enterprises near the 41st crossing, a building of a pumping station for transferring fuels and lubricants caught fire. The area of the building is 126 square metres.

Since the beginning of 2026, foreign digital services and marketplaces have paid 51.5 billion tenge into Kazakhstan’s budget. In total, since the introduction of the so-called “Google tax” in 2022, foreign internet companies have paid 178.8 billion tenge.

On the shore of Lake Zaisan near the village of Baitogas in the Tarbagatai district of the East Kazakhstan region (EKR), yurt owners were brought to administrative responsibility for violations in the handling of household waste. The inspection confirmed that rubbish was buried in the sand not far from the water.

In court regarding the Mi-8 disaster in the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR), witness Nurbek Shakishev named the causes that the aviation commission cited in the investigation materials. According to him, the crew lost visual contact with the ground, failed to make a timely decision to turn back, and did not manage to reach a safe altitude.

The «Әділет» party is holding a Forum of supporters, which has brought together more than 2,000 people - representatives of different regions of the country, generations and professional groups.

In Astana, the court hearing continues in the case of the death of 23-year-old ambulance paramedic Uldana Myrzuan. In court, the deceased woman's ex-husband Adilet Zeinel spoke about the events of 8 November 2025, the 20 million tenge he received after the tragedy, and how he spent the money.

In the Mangystau Region, the court found a representative of the individual enterprise “A” guilty of illegally obtaining 117.2 million tenge in state subsidies for the construction of a holiday base. He was sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment.

34.7% of Kazakhstani citizens stated that they cannot perform ritual ceremonies without debts and loans. In 2026, the figure has barely changed compared with previous years. The most vulnerable group turned out to be pensioners.