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A financier has identified a number of risks in KTZ's financial reporting for 2008–2024.

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Финансист выявил ряд рисков в финансовой отчетности КТЖ за 2008–2024 годы
Financier Rasul Rysmambetov has published a study of the financial statements of JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" (KTZ) for 2008–2024, prepared on the basis of open data. In it, the author drew attention to long-standing audit qualifications, a retrospective adjustment of more than 32 billion tenge, an increase in advances to suppliers to 463 billion tenge, and other indicators which, in his view, require further examination.

A resident of Astana had her driving test result annulled due to a technical glitch.

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Жительнице Астаны аннулировали сданный экзамен на водительские права из-за технического сбоя
A resident of Astana has stated that she was unable to obtain a driving licence after successfully passing the practical exam. According to her, the system did not record the completion of the route due to a technical fault, after which the exam results were invalidated. Later, the fact of the malfunction was confirmed by an official inspection.

Nuray Serikbay's family demanded 10 billion tenge in compensation from the defendant

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Семья Нурай Серикбай потребовала от подсудимого 10 млрд тенге компенсации
The family of the deceased Nuray Serikbai filed a motion in court to recover from the defendant compensation for material and moral damage totalling more than 10 billion tenge. Material damage is assessed at 14,739,065 tenge, and moral damage at 10 billion tenge.

Residents of Temirtau have spoken out against the dismantling of the Soviet tank.

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Жители Темиртау выступили против демонтажа советского танка
Residents of Temirtau have spoken out against the possible dismantling of the metal tank installed in the courtyard of house No. 3 in the 9th microdistrict more than 35 years ago. After discussion of the situation, the city mayor Sapar Satayev stated that the question of dismantling the object is not currently on the agenda, and no decisions have been made regarding its removal.

Shchuchinsk and Burabay have received 1.4 billion tenge for the modernisation of their water supply systems.

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Щучинск и Бурабай получили 1,4 млрд тенге на модернизацию систем водоснабжения
The government has allocated 1.4 billion tenge from the Special State Fund for the implementation of four projects to modernise water supply and wastewater systems in the Akmola region. The funds will be directed towards updating municipal infrastructure in the Burabay district and the city of Shchuchinsk.

The owner of the "Plov Centre" in Shchuchinsk admitted to violating fire safety requirements.

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Щучинск, Центр плова, взрыв в кафе, суд по делу Центра плова, пожарная безопасность, Акмолинская область, показания владельца кафе
The trial in the Burabay district court continues in the case of the explosion at the «Centre of Plov» café. During the hearing, the owner of the establishment admitted that he had not sufficiently controlled the café's operations and had failed to ensure proper compliance with fire safety requirements. The owner of the autogas filling station, where the gas cylinders for the café were refilled, also gave testimony.

Analysis of the largest public procurement contracts in the Pavlodar region for 2025 according to FBRK

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расходы Павлодарской области 2025
The editorial board of the FBRK begins a series of articles analysing the most expensive state procurement in the regions of Kazakhstan. The first edition focuses on Pavlodar Region, where the key budget expenditures for 2025 are concentrated in infrastructure, housing policy and the veterinary sector.

Bloggers in Kazakhstan normalise controversial views through interviews

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интервью и подкасты Казахстан
Bloggers and media platforms in Kazakhstan are increasingly giving a platform to speakers with one-sided views without critical analysis. The editorial team of FBRK examined how this affects audience perception and why responsibility lies not only with the authors of the statements themselves.

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How does mass livestock slaughter take place in Russia and what does Kazakhstan have to do with it?

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Изъятие скота
From February 2026, Russian authorities have been carrying out mass livestock culls in the Novosibirsk and Omsk regions, the Altai Republic and a number of other regions. The official reason is mutated pasteurellosis, although experts and industry sources suggest that foot-and-mouth disease may be the real cause.

Administrative deadlock around the ASI in Kazakhstan amid 3.4 billion tenge in fines

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Перегрузка дорог
The FBIK editorial office has received responses from state bodies and the contractor regarding the operation of automated measurement stations in Kazakhstan. According to the Transport Control Committee, from June to December 2025, 13,056 violations were recorded and fines totalling 3.4 billion tenge were imposed, of which approximately 2 billion have been recovered. At the same time, responsibility for the installation, maintenance and results of the AMS is distributed among several structures.

The scandal surrounding Asset Mataev in Kazakhstan highlights a distortion in public perception.

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драка Асет Матаев
The case of a brawl involving Asset Mataev continues to be discussed in Kazakhstan's information space, yet society's reaction to this incident demonstrates not only interest in the event itself, but also the particularities of how such conflicts are perceived.
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