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The Government of Kazakhstan has set the boundaries of the forest park zone of Astana. The relevant resolution was signed by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov. The zone includes 161 land plots with a total area of 15,913 hectares.

The Abai region prosecutor's office identified violations in the implementation of the investment programme of the state utility "Semey Vodokanal". The enterprise received income at inflated tariffs but failed to carry out some of its 2025 measures. Following the intervention of the prosecutor's office, tariffs for water supply and sanitation services for residents of Semey were reduced by up to 12% under a temporary compensatory tariff in 2026.

Over the three years of the "National Fund for Children" programme, more than 7 million Kazakh children have received payments from the investment income of the National Fund. The total amount of savings has exceeded $2.5 billion. As a result of 2026, each programme participant was allocated $130.71.

In the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR), following a prosecutor's inspection, survivor benefits have been restored for two brothers under guardianship. A minor schoolboy received arrears of 575,000 tenge and was awarded a monthly allowance of 46,783 tenge. The social rights of his elder brother, who is studying at a college, have also been reinstated.

During a preventive police operation, officers identified 18 foreign nationals illegally working in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Seven individuals repeatedly violated migration legislation and were deported from Kazakhstan with a five-year entry ban. The employer will also be held accountable.

The court has sentenced a resident of Temirtau in a case involving the illegal mining of digital assets. The investigation established that the man had organised a mining farm without a licence and obtained cryptocurrency worth approximately 185 million tenge. The court imposed a sentence of one year’s imprisonment and confiscated the equipment.

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan is considering the possibility of regulating private car movement in cities. One of the options being discussed is a system of entry on even and odd days. The initiative is still in the development stage and may be applied, in particular, in Almaty.

In Aktau, the mother of a six-year-old child with special needs has reported the mistreatment of her son at the private correctional centre Victory-A. According to her, footage from the cameras shows a physical education trainer treating the child roughly. The police of the Mangystau region have taken an interest in the situation.

In social media, messages are circulating about an allegedly legal way to receive unemployment benefits after the end of parental leave. The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the Ministry of Labour) has stated that such a scheme has no legal basis. The department warns: the dissemination of false information and attempts to obtain payments on this basis may lead to liability.