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Chinese company China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) has been awarded a contract worth 20.6 billion tenge to carry out dredging works in the port of Aktau. The works will be carried out in the port's water area against the backdrop of the Caspian Sea's shallowing.

Elections to the new unicameral Kurultai may require more budget expenditure than the referendum on the new Constitution. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has not yet disclosed the exact amount, explaining that the costs depend on the timing of the campaign and cyber security measures.

Parliamentary deputies approved in the first reading the draft law "On the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan". The document provides for the systematisation of norms on the status of the President, proposes to introduce the institution of Vice-President and clarify the powers of the Head of State in accordance with the updated Constitution.

Murat Yergeshbayev has been appointed as the akim of Kyzylorda region. The corresponding decree was signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

The Prosecutor's Office of the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR) has initiated a pre-trial investigation following an inspection at the State Communal State-Owned Enterprise "Nursery-garden of Malonarym village" in the Ulken Naryn district. According to the supervisory authority, the accountant transferred excessive salary amounts to herself and the head of the institution, as well as funds intended for the payment of taxes and mandatory deductions.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported eight cases of hantavirus infection among passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius. As of 6 May, three cases of infection have been laboratory-confirmed.

JSC "Kazakhtelecom" has published its financial results for the year 2025. The document shows that the total remuneration for the chairman of the management board, Bagdat Mussin, and the company's key management personnel amounted to 752.3 million tenge.

Vice-Minister of Agriculture Azat Sultanov has commented on the situation regarding the deaths of saiga antelopes and livestock in the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR). According to him, specialists are conducting surveys and laboratory tests, and no threat of mass livestock mortality is observed.

The Ural City Court found M. Zhonysov, an expert from the Institute of Forensic Examinations for the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR), guilty of delivering a knowingly false expert opinion. The court sentenced him to a restriction of liberty for a period of 3 years.

A citizen of Kazakhstan, suspected of bribing a police officer, has been extradited from Georgia to Kazakhstan. According to the investigation, the businessman was attempting to avoid criminal liability and ensure the uninterrupted operation of a Thai massage parlour.