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Almaty city services are operating in an enhanced mode following the blackout.

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Городские службы Алматы работают в усиленном режиме после блэкаута
In Almaty on 14 August there was a large-scale failure of external electricity supply, which temporarily halted the metro, switched off some traffic lights and caused interruptions to the water supply in certain districts. City services are working in an intensified mode, and medical organisations are using backup power sources.

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.

The "raw" ESUTD platform has become mandatory for Kazakh carriers

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Информационная платформа
The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan has introduced mandatory registration of transport documents in the ESUTD system from 1 June 2026. Users are reporting a lack of verification during platform registration and the public disclosure of personal data in an open chat. The editorial board of the FBRE has decided to look into all the shortcomings of the system.

The centre of Barayev came under the surveillance of ministries

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Проверка Центра Бараева
After the FBRC publication about the conflict at the A.I. Barayev Grain Farming Research and Production Centre, our editorial team sent inquiries to state bodies. The Ministry of Agriculture reported that a special group was working to examine the arguments of the complainants, while the Ministry of Labour explained the reasons for refusing to conduct an inspection into one of the appeals.

Difficulties in detecting dangerous diseases in Kazakhstan

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Диагностика заболеваний
In Kazakhstan, the diagnosis of brucellosis has become a true administrative privilege. Testing can now only be obtained in a state laboratory. Alexey Balas, Director of Development and Innovation at the Olimp Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory, told FBK how a simple decision turned accessible diagnostics into a monopoly.

Akmola Region is once again poisoning insects with chlorpyrifos, which is banned in the USA and the EU.

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дезинсекция Акмолинская область 2026
The editorial board of FBRK continues its series of articles on disinsection in the regions of Kazakhstan. This time, the Akmola region has come under scrutiny, where for the treatment of parks, squares and reservoirs they again plan to use a preparation containing chlorpyrifos - a substance banned in the United States and the European Union due to its link to neurological disorders in children.

West Kazakhstan Oblast is losing livestock without a strategy or compensation?

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Падеж скота
In the West Kazakhstan Region, livestock deaths continue amid an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and a worsening epizootic situation regarding brucellosis. Farmers are treating animals based on advice from messaging apps, while the issue of compensation for dead livestock remains unresolved.
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