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The Financial Times has published a review of the memoirs of Nursultan Nazarbayev.

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Издание Financial Times опубликовало рецензию на мемуары Нурсултана Назарбаева

Financial Times has published a review of the memoirs of former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, From Dependency to Freedom: The Birth of Modern Kazakhstan. The author of the piece notes that the memoirs recount in detail the formation of an independent Kazakhstan, but, in their view, do not provide comprehensive answers to a number of questions previously directed at the former head of state.

The fire detection system in Kazakhstan failed tests in the "Semey Ormany" reserve.

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Система обнаружения пожаров в Казахстане не прошла испытания в «Семей орманы»
The early forest fire detection system implemented in the state forest nature reserve "Semey Ormany" did not confirm its claimed characteristics during testing. Following the identified shortcomings, legal proceedings began between the reserve and JSC "Kazakhtelecom", and the majority of the funds under the contract were returned to the republican budget.

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Ex-head of Uzbekistan's State Assets Agency appeared in court

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Экс-глава Агентства по госактивам Узбекистана предстал перед судом
The former director of Uzbekistan’s State Assets Management Agency, Akmalxon Ortikov, has appeared before a court in a criminal case. He is charged under several articles related to embezzlement through misappropriation or waste, exceeding official authority, and official forgery. Five other individuals are also implicated in the case alongside him.

Long-haul truck drivers in the North Kazakhstan Region have received fines totalling 14 million tenge following overload inspections.

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Дальнобойщики в СКО получили штрафы на 14 млн тенге после проверок на перегруз
Upon entry to Petropavlovsk, following attempts by some heavy goods vehicle drivers to avoid weight and dimension checks, 93 administrative offences were recorded. As a result of the inspections, the total sum of fines imposed exceeded 14 million tenge.

Several districts of Astana have been left without internet due to damage to Kazakhstan Telecom cables.

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Несколько районов Астаны остались без интернета из-за повреждения кабелей «Казахтелекома»
Some subscribers of JSC "Kazakhtelecom" in Astana were temporarily left without communication services after 25 fibre-optic cables were damaged during excavation work. The company reported that emergency repair teams have begun addressing the consequences, and the restoration of services is being carried out in stages.

The ARFR responded to calls for the resignation of Chairperson Madina Abylkasymova.

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АРРФР ответило на призывы об отставке председателя Мадины Абылкасымовой
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market (ARDFM) has responded to calls for the resignation of its chair, Madina Abylkassymova, which appeared in a petition following the launch of a unified interbank QR code. The authority stated that matters concerning the system’s operation, as well as the regulation of interbank acquiring fees, fall outside its remit.

Kazakhstan has halted oil pumping to Novorossiysk due to attacks on tankers

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Казахстан прекратил прокачку нефти в Новороссийск из-за атак на танкеры
Kazakhstan has halted the pumping of oil to the marine terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in the Russian port of Novorossiysk following a series of attacks on tankers in the Black Sea. According to available information, the terminal has stopped receiving oil via the pipeline, as shipping companies are afraid to send vessels to the area.

Checks in Akkol have revealed violations in the implementation of environmental and veterinary projects

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завод ТОО «Агро Протеин»
In the Akkol district, residents complained for several months about a strong smell coming from the 'Agro Protein' LLP plant, which processes hides, and about the construction of veterinary facilities on land without proper documentation. Inspections confirmed some of the violations: the plant has been fined and suspended, and the state authority is seeking through the courts to revoke the environmental permit that allowed it to operate.

ECP for registering phones is being bought from Kazakhstanis in Threads

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Personalnyy klyuch
In the social network Threads, a user posted an advert to buy electronic digital signatures (EDS) from people who travelled abroad from September 2025, for 25,000 tenge. Judging by the wording, the signature is needed for "phone verification" – a procedure introduced in Kazakhstan for smartphones brought in from abroad.

What is known about the past of the agriculture minister's son?

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Айсултан Сейпелов
Aisultan Seipelov, the son of the Minister of Agriculture Aydarbek Saparov, has been appointed deputy akim of the Shortandy District at the age of 30. The akimat stated that it was unaware of his relation to the minister. In 2011, the media, citing unofficial sources, reported that a teenager with the same name and year of birth was a suspect in a robbery case in Petropavlovsk.

As the Ministry of Ecology left an entrepreneur without payment for an international event

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Международное мероприятие
In 2022, individual entrepreneur Salamat Kabidayev organised an international event in Turkestan on the basis of a guarantee letter from the Ministry of Ecology worth 22.779 million tenge. Payment was not made. Three judicial instances refused to satisfy his claim, ruling that the guarantee letter did not replace a public procurement contract.

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How Gulnara Bazhkenova's public statements changed

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Гульнар Бажкенова
Public statements by former ORDA editor-in-chief Gulnar Bazhkenova have repeatedly become the subject of public debate. Following the start of criminal proceedings, attention was also drawn to discrepancies in her explanations of the same circumstances. FBK has compared court materials, publications, and public statements.
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