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Разработка песчаных карьеров
How sand extraction is destroying the Ilek River in the Aktobe region
The FBK editorial office has received reports from residents of the Aktobe region concerned about the condition of the Ilek River. According to them, new quarries for the extraction of sand and sand-and-gravel mixtures are actively appearing along the floodplain. People fear that interference with the riverbed and floodplain system could have consequences not only for the ecology but also for the region's water supply.
камеры видеонаблюдения
"No cameras - no trash": how Kazakhstan's ecology ministry explained the refusal to install video surveillance at landfills
The Ministry of Ecology stated that CCTV cameras to combat illegal dumping have been deemed "impractical", as waste is supposedly stored outside populated areas. However, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, media publications and FBRK investigations show that dumping sites were recorded within cities too, and the government bodies themselves had previously reported on the effectiveness of cameras and digital monitoring.
Информационная платформа
The "raw" ESUTD platform has become mandatory for Kazakh carriers
The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan has introduced mandatory registration of transport documents in the ESUTD system from 1 June 2026. Users are reporting a lack of verification during platform registration and the public disclosure of personal data in an open chat. The editorial board of the FBRE has decided to look into all the shortcomings of the system.
Проверка Центра Бараева
The centre of Barayev came under the surveillance of ministries
After the FBRC publication about the conflict at the A.I. Barayev Grain Farming Research and Production Centre, our editorial team sent inquiries to state bodies. The Ministry of Agriculture reported that a special group was working to examine the arguments of the complainants, while the Ministry of Labour explained the reasons for refusing to conduct an inspection into one of the appeals.
Диагностика заболеваний
Difficulties in detecting dangerous diseases in Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, the diagnosis of brucellosis has become a true administrative privilege. Testing can now only be obtained in a state laboratory. Alexey Balas, Director of Development and Innovation at the Olimp Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory, told FBK how a simple decision turned accessible diagnostics into a monopoly.

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The case against Yerlan Koyshibayev of KTZ has been closed due to the absence of a criminal offence.

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Дело против Ерлана Койшибаева по КТЖ закрыли за отсутствием состава правонарушения
The criminal case against Erlan Koishibayev, linked to alleged financial irregularities within the structures of KTZ, was twice dismissed — in 2019 and 2023. The investigation examined episodes involving understated tariffs, the leasing and sale of wagons, but concluded that there was no corpus delicti and deemed the relationship between the parties to be civil in nature.

The football club Atyrau was sold in Kazakhstan for 77 million tenge.

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Футбольный клуб Атырау продали в Казахстане за 77 млн тенге
Football club "Atyrau" sold for 77 million tenge with an estimated value of over 250 million. The deal went through the Sauda platform with a number of obligations for the new owner, including the construction of an academy for 1 billion tenge and the development of the club. The situation is being considered in the context of the ongoing privatisation of football clubs in Kazakhstan.

Specialists have discovered 97 dead seals on the Caspian coast in Mangystau.

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Специалисты обнаружили 97 мёртвых тюленей на побережье Каспия в Мангистау
In the Tupkaragan district of the Mangystau region, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, 97 carcasses of dead seals have been discovered. According to the Fisheries Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, the animals were washed ashore by the westerly wind, and their deaths are believed to have occurred more than a month ago. Specialists are working at the scene, and samples are being taken to determine the cause. Cases of mass mortality of Caspian seals have been recorded in the region before.

Aida Balayeva stated the need to transform the UNT in Kazakhstan.

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Аида Балаева заявила о необходимости трансформации ЕНТ в Казахстане
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Culture and Information Aida Balayeva has stated the need to transform the UNT system in Kazakhstan. It is proposed to move to a single sitting of the test, to introduce a hybrid selection system for pedagogical universities incorporating oral exams, and to abandon conditional enrolment in preparatory programmes. The changes are aimed at improving the quality of applicant selection and taking into account modern competency requirements.

Статьи ФБРК:

The Agency for Protection and Development of Competition has achieved the cancellation of anti-competitive terms in INVIVO franchise agreements.

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Лаборатория INVIVO
The antimonopoly authority has identified in Almaty signs of abuse of a dominant position by the licensee of the INVIVO brand. The company voluntarily amended the terms of its franchise agreements, removing restrictions on the laboratory services market. These measures have protected the rights of 143 entities in 16 cities of Kazakhstan.

The equipment of Kaztechnosvyaz LLP was sentenced to a term for allowing international traffic to pass through.

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оглашение приговора
The court found technician Vladimir Safronov guilty of using malicious computer programs, resulting in grave consequences. He was sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment with a reduction in sentence under an amnesty. The court also upheld civil claims from telecom operators totalling more than 35 million tenge.

A security officer has been convicted of fraud at Almaty airport.

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аэропорт Алматы

At Almaty Airport, an employee of the economic security department was found guilty of fraud by the court. According to case materials, he received 1 million tenge from a colleague after promising to secure her job. The court sentenced him to two years' restriction of liberty, but the convicted man was released from serving the sentence due to an amnesty.

Anti-corruption case in the transport sector of the East Kazakhstan Region has provoked a response from the regional akimat

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акимат ВКО
A publication regarding the detention of Danihar Uakhitov, former head of the passenger transport and highway department of the East Kazakhstan region, and his professional biography has prompted an official response from the East Kazakhstan regional akimat. The authorities have stated that inaccurate information is being circulated, but did not specify which details they consider to be distorted.

Transfer of Burabay National Park lands to Marzhikpayev ruled unlawful

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ГНПП «Бурабай»
The court established that the land plots in the village of Burabay, transferred into private ownership and used for the construction of hotels, are located within the boundaries of the Burabay State National Nature Park. Local executive authorities had no legal grounds for their transfer. Transactions dating back to 2002 have been declared unlawful. The court’s decision has not yet entered into legal force.