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The court has sentenced the driver for a fatal hit-and-run on a woman in Kokshetau.

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A resident of Kokshetau has been found guilty of a fatal hit-and-run on a pedestrian in the courtyard of a residential building. The court sentenced her to 2 years and 6 months' imprisonment, but the execution of the sentence was suspended for 3 years due to her having two young children dependent on her.

The Minister of Internal Affairs urged people not to judge crime in Kazakhstan based on news reports.

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Kazakhstan's Minister of Internal Affairs, Yerzhan Sadenov, stated that it is not possible to draw conclusions about the criminogenic situation from news feeds. In an interview for Police Day, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) also spoke out against softening the punishment for drink-driving and commented on criticism of "Shtrafstan".

Kazakhstan oil refineries have increased production of aviation kerosene amid a reduction in imports

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Kazakhstan's oil refineries have increased their output of aviation kerosene amid rising domestic demand and reduced supplies from abroad. The main source of imports — Russia — has halted deliveries, while the available volumes of fuel on the external market remain limited.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has warned of cases of fraud in the transportation of goods.

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Residents of Kazakhstan have been reminded of the risks associated with transporting cars and various goods via logistics platforms. In a recent case, a resident of Almaty was tricked out of a car worth 60 million tenge, but the vehicle was successfully returned to its owner.

The perpetrator of the accident on Al-Farabi has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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In the Specialised Interdistrict Criminal Court of Almaty, the case concerning the road traffic accident on Al-Farabi Avenue, which resulted in the deaths of three people, has been concluded. Alexander Pak was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.

Over 70% of Kazakhstanis have credits or loans

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Over 70% of Kazakhstani people have credits or loans, and nearly half of all borrowers spend more than half of their monthly income on repayments. A survey of the country's residents on the issue of over-indebtedness also revealed that the most common financial obligations remain consumer loans and instalment plans, and there turned out to be more supporters of tightening lending conditions than opponents.

The Ulytau region has purchased 19 modular veterinary stations for nearly half a billion tenge.

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The SI "Ulytau Region Veterinary Department" has acquired a modular veterinary station and 18 veterinary points for a total of approximately 491 million tenge. The winner of both lots was recognised as the LLP "Nurly Aslan Kurylis".

Analysis of the largest public procurement contracts in the Pavlodar region for 2025 according to FBRK

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The editorial board of the FBRK begins a series of articles analysing the most expensive state procurement in the regions of Kazakhstan. The first edition focuses on Pavlodar Region, where the key budget expenditures for 2025 are concentrated in infrastructure, housing policy and the veterinary sector.

Bloggers in Kazakhstan normalise controversial views through interviews

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Bloggers and media platforms in Kazakhstan are increasingly giving a platform to speakers with one-sided views without critical analysis. The editorial team of FBRK examined how this affects audience perception and why responsibility lies not only with the authors of the statements themselves.

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How does mass livestock slaughter take place in Russia and what does Kazakhstan have to do with it?

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From February 2026, Russian authorities have been carrying out mass livestock culls in the Novosibirsk and Omsk regions, the Altai Republic and a number of other regions. The official reason is mutated pasteurellosis, although experts and industry sources suggest that foot-and-mouth disease may be the real cause.

Administrative deadlock around the ASI in Kazakhstan amid 3.4 billion tenge in fines

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The FBIK editorial office has received responses from state bodies and the contractor regarding the operation of automated measurement stations in Kazakhstan. According to the Transport Control Committee, from June to December 2025, 13,056 violations were recorded and fines totalling 3.4 billion tenge were imposed, of which approximately 2 billion have been recovered. At the same time, responsibility for the installation, maintenance and results of the AMS is distributed among several structures.
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