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Pollution problems in Kazakhstan have persisted despite rising environmental expenditure

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Проблемы с загрязнением в Казахстане сохранились несмотря на рост экологических затрат
In 2025, economic entities in Kazakhstan allocated 813.3 billion tenge to environmental protection. This is almost 1.8 times higher than the 2024 figure, when expenditure amounted to 456.1 billion tenge. At the same time, data on air pollution do not make it possible to unequivocally link the rise in expenditure to an improvement in the environmental situation.

The fire post in the Aktobe region turned out to be unprepared for work after its grand opening.

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Актюбинская область, Ногайты, пожарный пост, Айбек Копенов, Байганинский район, Сагиз Петролеум Компани, пожар в Ногайты
In the village of Nogayty, Aktobe region, a fire station was ceremonially opened on 1 August. When hay caught fire on the farm of a local resident with a disability on 9 August, residents found the station closed and the fire engine without any crew.

Theft of equipment left a village without water in the Akmola region

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Кража оборудования оставила село без воды в Акмолинской области
In the Bulandinsky district of the Akmola region, the police have solved a series of thefts from a water supply infrastructure facility. According to the investigation, the suspects stole a diesel generator unit worth around 7 million tenge, and later — components for it worth more than 400 thousand tenge.

An agricultural enterprise in the Zhetysu region is being restored after a decade of dormancy.

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Жетысу, Каратальский район, агропроизводство, мукомольный комбинат, комбикормовое производство, инвестиции, 4,1 млрд тенге
In the Karatal district of the Zhetysu region, a former flour-milling plant that has been idle for more than 10 years is being restored. In the first phase of the project, worth 4.1 billion tenge, the enterprise is being modernised and prepared for the launch of compound animal feed production.

The Ministry of Digital Development did not confirm the hacking of eGov after reports of a data leak

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Минцифры не подтвердило взлом eGov после сообщений об утечке данных
The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development has commented on the circulating information about the sale on the darknet of a database containing personal data of Kazakhstani citizens. The department stated that there is as yet no confirmed data regarding a breach of e-government information systems or the acquisition of the database directly from eGov.

A darknet user has claimed to be selling a database of 15 million Kazakhstani citizens.

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персональные данные, утечки данных, eGov, Казахстан, Ростислав Коняшкин, Жаслан Мадиев, защита данных, кибербезопасность
A darknet forum user under the handle shymzz13 has put up for sale a database which, according to their claim, contains the personal data of 15 million residents of Kazakhstan. The seller stated that they obtained the information after breaching the state service eGov.

The Sanzhar Bokayev case has reminded people of his links with the elites of old Kazakhstan.

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Старый Казахстан
The Almaty investigative court extended Sanzhar Bokayev's detention until 18 June 2026. While the investigation establishes the circumstances of the case, the FBK editorial team recalls what the path of a man who built a reputation as an independent activist was really like.

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Dacha scandal in Shchuchinsk: who is behind the campaign against the cooperative "Shchuchinskoye DTSL"

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Щучинское добровольное товарищество садоводов-любителей
At the end of April, alarming posts appeared on the social media pages of the Burabay district: allegedly, in the cooperative "Shchuchinsk Amateur Gardeners' Voluntary Society", the management was collecting money uncontrollably and intimidating those who disagreed. An FBK journalist travelled to the scene, spoke personally with the dacha owners, and studied open sources regarding those involved in the scandal.

Kazakhstan's flood budget did not add up by 6 billion tenge?

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Противопаводковые мероприятия
In March 2026, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced the allocation of 48.7 billion tenge for flood prevention measures. Following a request from the editorial board of the FBRK, the department collected data from the akimats. In reality, 54.9 billion tenge was actually spent.

Astana has disclosed a list of preparations for disinsection and treatment of green spaces.

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дезинсекция Астана 2026
The editorial board of FBRK continues its series of articles on disinsection in the regions of Kazakhstan. For the fourth year in a row, we are analysing which preparations local authorities use to treat the urban environment against insects and what information about such work is provided to the public. This year, the capital is once again next in line.
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