FBRK.KZ

Since the beginning of 2026, 387 dead Caspian seals have been found on the coast of the Mangystau region. Specialists continue to investigate the causes of their deaths, and the results of studies on this year's findings are expected in the autumn.

In the state forest nature reserve "Semey Ormany" in the Abai region, the liquidation of a forest fire is ongoing. As of the morning of 17 July, no open flames are observed, and specialists continue to extinguish isolated pockets of smouldering.

The Ministry of Transport has developed a draft of amendments to the rules for the air carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo. The document introduces new standards aimed at protecting passenger rights, improving service quality, and refining the current regulations.

A resident of the Zhaksyn district in the Akmola region is suspected of cruelty to an animal after a dog died in a fellow villager's yard. According to police, the animal died after being struck.

The suspect in the case of creating and leading a structural unit of the financial pyramid "World Business Consulting" has been extradited to Kazakhstan from Georgia. The criminal case has been sent to court, and the suspect's land plot has been seized.

The Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan stated that the decision of the Kazakhstani court regarding the recovery of an environmental fine from the North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) is subject to voluntary compliance until 20 July 2026. The department also reported that the interim protective measure of the UNCITRAL commercial arbitration does not have automatic legal force within the country's territory.

Companies that have been associated with the family of Kazakhstan’s first President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, at various times owe more than 30 billion tenge in customs payments and related charges. They feature in a list of the largest debtors published by the State Revenue Committee (SRC), which as of 1 July 2026 includes nearly 1,500 legal entities with a total debt of around 114 billion tenge.

On 1 July, the Head of State signed the Law on Amnesty, timed to coincide with the adoption of the new Constitution. For the first time in the history of independent Kazakhstan, an administrative amnesty was carried out, affecting around 590,000 people.

In the Akmola region, police stopped a vehicle transporting over 800 litres of herbicides without documents confirming the legality of the transport or the origin of the cargo. An investigation is underway, and based on its results, a procedural decision will be made.

A forest fire has once again occurred on the territory of the state forest nature reserve "Semey Ormany" in the Borodulikha district of the Abai region. More than 250 people, aircraft, and dozens of pieces of equipment have been deployed to extinguish it, and 190 children have been evacuated from the nearby children's camp "DosbolLike".