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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.

A judge in Aktobe declared a girl who survived a road accident dead.

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ДТП
The Specialised Interdistrict Juvenile Court of Aktobe Region returned to the mother of a girl hit by a car her claim for compensation for moral damages, stating in its ruling that the child had died. In fact, the victim is alive, and the driver who hit her was punished, but in a different case.

How is Kazakhstan restoring its burnt forests, and is it actually restoring them at all?

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Пожары в лесах
At a press conference of the SCC on the topic of the fire season, the acting chairman of the committee for forestry and animal world of the Ministry of Ecology, Maksat Elemesov, admitted: predicting the location of a forest fire is ‘practically impossible’, and the full restoration of ‘Semey Ormany’ will take about 60 years.

Why the official diagnosis does not align with the pattern of livestock and saiga deaths in Kazakhstan

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Эпизоотическая ситуация в Казахстане
In three regions of Kazakhstan, livestock and saiga are dying with identical symptoms that do not fit the official diagnosis. Doctor of Veterinary Sciences Gaisa Absatirov insists it is foot-and-mouth disease. The authorities maintain it is pasteurellosis and are awaiting test results, while farmers are treating the animals with diesel fuel in the meantime.

Government authorities do not keep records of the consequences of suspended sentences in Kazakhstan

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государственная отчетность
In Kazakhstan, there is no systematic record of how deferral of sentence concludes. This conclusion was reached by the editorial board of FBRK following a series of requests and complaints to state authorities.

Threefold gap in meat consumption recorded among Kazakhs with different income levels

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Рацион казахстанцев
The National Bureau of Statistics has published data on household food consumption for 2025. The study covered 11,712 households across the country. The gap in diet between the least affluent 10% and the most affluent 10% of the population for meat was 3.3 times.

2.2 million active businesses and a record output of products were recorded in Kazakhstan in 2025.

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Предпринимательство
According to the Bureau of National Statistics, as of 1 January 2026, there were 2,175.6 thousand small and medium-sized business entities operating in Kazakhstan. Output for January–December 2025 amounted to 104.8 trillion tenge — a 12.3% increase compared to 2024, taking inflation into account.
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