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Almaty city services are operating in an enhanced mode following the blackout.

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Городские службы Алматы работают в усиленном режиме после блэкаута
In Almaty on 14 August there was a large-scale failure of external electricity supply, which temporarily halted the metro, switched off some traffic lights and caused interruptions to the water supply in certain districts. City services are working in an intensified mode, and medical organisations are using backup power sources.

Residents of Petropavlovsk are complaining about a strong smell in the city

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Петропавловск, неприятный запах, жалобы жителей, экология, Северо-Казахстанская область, Қызылжар су, биопруд
Residents of Petropavlovsk have been complaining for almost the whole summer about a sharp, unpleasant smell spreading across the city. Previously, according to them, this problem more often occurred in spring during the melting of ice on water bodies, but this summer the smell persists even in hot weather.

A man has died in a police station after being detained in the Pavlodar region.

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Павлодарская область, отделение полиции ГРЭС-2, Ринат, задержание, смерть в полиции, полиция, поселок Солнечный
On 11 August, 37-year-old Rinat died at the GRES-2 police station, having previously been detained near a house in the village of Solnechny, Pavlodar region. The man's relatives disagree with the suicide version and are raising questions about the reasons for his detention and the circumstances of what happened.

A group of individuals is suspected of selling manganese ore worth 1 billion tenge in the Ulytau region.

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область Улытау, марганцевая руда, добыча руды, 1 млрд тенге, ДЭР Ұлытау, незаконная добыча, экологический ущерб
In the Ulytau region, the activities of a group suspected of organising the illegal extraction and processing of manganese ore have been stopped. According to the investigation, more than 23,000 tonnes of product were sold for a sum exceeding 1 billion tenge.

Kazakhstan has challenged the Kashagan contracts worth $10.7 billion over possible bribes

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Казахстан оспорил контракты Кашагана на $10,7 млрд из-за возможных взяток
Kazakhstan is arguing in international arbitration that around a dozen contracts for the development of the Kashagan field, totalling $10.7 billion, may have been linked to conflicts of interest, unjustified cost escalation or bribery. The arbitration tribunal has not yet issued a ruling on these claims.

The AFM has uncovered a fake life insurance scheme causing damage of 620 million tenge in Almaty.

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АФМ выявило схему фиктивного страхования
The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) is investigating a case of fraud in the field of illegal investment activities in Almaty. According to the investigation, from 2013 to 2021, citizens were induced to invest under the guise of life insurance. The damage to 270 victims exceeded 620 million tenge.

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Results of the Ministry of Industry of Kazakhstan for 2025

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Итоги работы министерства промышленности Казахстана за 2025 год
At the Ministry of Industry and Construction, a board meeting was held under the chairmanship of First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar to review the results of 2025. The manufacturing industry grew by 6.4%, and 20.1 million square metres of housing were commissioned. A new Construction Code and a Subsoil Code were adopted.

The court of the West Kazakhstan Region ordered the individual entrepreneur to refund money to students of the online marketplace school.

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Суд ЗКО обязал ИП вернуть деньги
The Department of Trade and Consumer Rights Protection for the West Kazakhstan Region filed a court claim on behalf of 21 consumers who had completed training at an online school for marketplace manager preparation. The court annulled 21 contracts and ordered two individual entrepreneurs to pay 490,000 tenge and 20,000 tenge in moral damages to each consumer. The ruling has not yet entered into legal force.

The CEO of the oil and gas company was unable to answer the questions of a Majilis deputy.

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Гендиректор нефтегазовой компании
In the Majilis, deputy Zhanbyrshin criticised representatives of oil companies for purchasing goods from China instead of supporting Kazakhstani manufacturers. Liu Jincheng, CEO of Maten Petroleum JSC, reported six long-term contracts with domestic enterprises but could not name them specifically.

Expenditure on the referendum in Kazakhstan has been preliminarily estimated at 20.8 billion tenge.

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референдум по проекту новой Конституции
The Central Referendum Commission has presented the parameters for preparing the vote on the draft of the new Constitution. Preliminary costs are estimated at 20.8 billion tenge. A total of 10,413 polling stations will open across the country, with 12,416,759 citizens included on the electoral rolls.
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