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Price growth for lamb and horsemeat in Kazakhstan continues, despite an increase in the number of sheep and horses. According to experts, the key reasons remain the high cost of production, insufficient volumes of commercial meat, the state of the fodder base, and the influence of intermediaries.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that since the implementation of the Law "On Amnesty in Connection with the Adoption of the New Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan" began, 620 people have already been released from penal enforcement institutions, and a further 724 citizens have been released from further service of their sentences under the probation service.

A video has been circulating on social media in which a resident of the village of Krasny Yar in Akmola Region claims that road workers were "painting" the asphalt ahead of the akim's visit. The office of the akim of the Krasnoyarsk rural district explained that a specialised protective material, not paint, was being applied to the road surface.

Minister of Culture and Information Aida Balayeva has commented on the sentence handed down to journalist Alexandra Alyokhova, calling for the case to await consideration by the appellate court. According to the minister, the department has no right to interfere in the administration of justice.

In Kaskelen, a court hearing has begun in the case of a 66-year-old kennel owner accused of causing grievous bodily harm through negligence after dogs attacked an 11-year-old schoolboy.

The Department of the Agency for Protection and Development of Competition (APDC) for the city of Astana identified signs of a breach of antitrust legislation in the activities of JSC "National Centre for Expertise and Certification" ("NCE&C"). After receiving the notification, the organisation complied with the requirements and took measures to preclude the application of different prices for equivalent services.

From the start of 2026, 219 fires have been registered in the Turkestan region. As a result of the incidents, 4 people have died and another 6 have been injured. Material damage from the fires has exceeded 580 million tenge.

A man was detained near Donald Trump's golf club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, ahead of the US President's visit to a fundraising event. According to police, weapons and ammunition prohibited under state law were found on his person and in his vehicle.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reported that the woman injured in the knife attack in Northern Cyprus is not a citizen of Kazakhstan. According to the ministry, she is a native of Kazakhstan but currently holds citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee Patrick Steven Yarock has been charged in connection with the illegal transfer of cryptocurrency worth approximately $925,000. The investigation also reports that before his arrest, he asked ChatGPT about the possibility of moving to a country in the European Union (EU).