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In Atyrau, a man communicated online with a 12-year-old girl, demanding she send intimate videos and threatening to distribute previously obtained photos. The child's mother identified him independently and arranged a meeting, after which the case was handed over to the police. The court referred the materials to the prosecutor of Atyrau to decide on additional pre-trial investigation.

Nephews of former Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin own two apartments in London with a total value of £15.7 million (over 10.4 billion tenge). The flats are registered in the names of Yernar and Alibek Mamin, but their father Marat Mamin retains the right to control property transactions.

The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NSC) has confirmed that a pre-trial investigation is under way following the detention of the director of the Almaty branch of KazTemirTrans JSC, Akylbek Bazenov. Earlier, information about his detention had been circulating on social media. The department has not disclosed the details of the case.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the III Republican Forum of Deputies of Maslikhats at all levels. The main theme of his speech was constitutional reform and the upcoming republican referendum on the draft of the new Constitution of Kazakhstan. According to the Head of State, the adoption of the updated Fundamental Law should transform the country's political system.

The Government of Kazakhstan has amended the procedure for applying the moratorium on the creation of quasi-public sector entities. The decree introduces changes to the rules for establishing such organisations by order of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, supplementing the procedure with a requirement to obtain positive conclusions from the relevant sectoral and antitrust authorities.

In the economy of Kazakhstan, the accumulated volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) reached 151.3 billion dollars in 2024. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the country accounts for 68.6% of all foreign investment in Central Asia.

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.