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The "painting" of asphalt before the arrival of the akim has been explained in the Akmola region

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A video has been circulating on social media in which a resident of the village of Krasny Yar in Akmola Region claims that road workers were "painting" the asphalt ahead of the akim's visit. The office of the akim of the Krasnoyarsk rural district explained that a specialised protective material, not paint, was being applied to the road surface.

Aida Balaeva called for waiting for the appeal in the case of Alexandra Alyokhova.

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Minister of Culture and Information Aida Balayeva has commented on the sentence handed down to journalist Alexandra Alyokhova, calling for the case to await consideration by the appellate court. According to the minister, the department has no right to interfere in the administration of justice.

The National Centre for Expertise and Certification applied different prices for the same services.

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The Department of the Agency for Protection and Development of Competition (APDC) for the city of Astana identified signs of a breach of antitrust legislation in the activities of JSC "National Centre for Expertise and Certification" ("NCE&C"). After receiving the notification, the organisation complied with the requirements and took measures to preclude the application of different prices for equivalent services.

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified the nationality of the injured woman following the attack in Northern Cyprus.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reported that the woman injured in the knife attack in Northern Cyprus is not a citizen of Kazakhstan. According to the ministry, she is a native of Kazakhstan but currently holds citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic.

A former FBI agent in the US has been charged with stealing nearly $1 million from cryptocurrency wallets.

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Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee Patrick Steven Yarock has been charged in connection with the illegal transfer of cryptocurrency worth approximately $925,000. The investigation also reports that before his arrest, he asked ChatGPT about the possibility of moving to a country in the European Union (EU).

The General Prosecutor's Office has refuted a false press release about the "Ädilet" party.

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The General Prosecutor's Office stated that a press release circulated on 4 August 2026 in certain mass media outlets regarding allegedly identified violations in the activities of the political party "Ädilet" does not correspond to reality. A pre-trial investigation has been initiated into the dissemination of false information.

Tax debt of small and micro businesses in Kazakhstan has exceeded 273 billion tenge

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Micro and small business entities in Kazakhstan owe more than 273 billion tenge in taxes. This was announced by Kaisar Aryn, head of the Debt Management Department of the Audit Directorate of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan (SRC MF). If the principal amount of debt is repaid from 1 January to 31 March 2026, penalties and fines may be written off.

Nazarbayev's flying penthouse is being reconstructed in the USA

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The Airbus ACJ320neo business jet, registration number M-IRAS, which is linked to the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has been undergoing reconstruction in Indianapolis (USA) for over a year. The aircraft only performs short technical flights. It is possible that the jet may have changed ownership.

A case of teenagers being deceived through the game Free Fire is being investigated in the Turkestan region.

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In the Zhetysay district of the Turkestan region, investigators are looking into the unlawful debiting of 380,000 tenge from a local resident's bank account. According to police, the money may have been transferred after a minor disclosed their bank card details and an SMS code while communicating in the online game Free Fire. A 20-year-old resident of Shymkent is the suspect.

Information has emerged regarding the possible detention of the head of the "KazTemirTrans" branch in Almaty.

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Information has been received regarding the detention of the head of the branch of JSC "KazTemirTrans" in Almaty, Akylbek Bazenov. According to sources, he may have been detained by officers of the Department of the National Security Committee (DNSC) for the city of Almaty while receiving a bribe of approximately 540 million tenge. The editorial board has sent an official request to the competent authorities to confirm the information.

Over 284 million tenge of wage arrears were identified at enterprises in Kazakhstan

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As of 1 March 2026, state labour inspectors have identified wage arrears at 102 enterprises in Kazakhstan. The debt owed to 408 workers exceeded 284 million tenge. In total, 1,228 violations of labour legislation were recorded during the inspections.
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