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A court in Almaty has recovered almost 900 million tenge from KazNIISA in a seismic audit case.

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Суд в Алматы взыскал с «КазНИИСА» почти 900 млн тенге по делу о сейсмоаудите
The court ordered JSC «KazNIISA» to return 894 million 177 thousand tenge to the state budget in a dispute related to contracts for the seismic resistance inspection of facilities in Almaty. The decision of the appellate instance came into force on 13 March 2026.

The rural akim in WKO has been recommended for dismissal for driving a service vehicle while intoxicated.

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Сельского акима в ЗКО рекомендовали уволить за управление служебным авто в нетрезвом виде
The Ethics Council in the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR) has recommended the dismissal of Bibolat Zinullin, the akim of the Chapayev rural district in the Akzhaik district. The reason was driving a service vehicle under the influence of alcohol during working hours.

It has become known who disposed of the medical waste found in the West Kazakhstan Region.

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Стало известно кто утилизировал обнаруженные в ЗКО медотходы
After the discovery of Class B medical waste near the village of Baikonyms in the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR), new details have emerged about the company responsible for its disposal. It transpired that the contractor services not only city clinics but also other medical facilities in the region.

Coach Daulet Sultanbekov has given his account of the conflict in Turkistan.

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Тренер Даулет Султанбеков озвучил свою версию конфликта в Туркестане
The national coach of the Republic of Kazakhstan for rowing sports, Daulet Sultanbekov, has commented on the conflict with a coach from the Turkestan region, Timur Alikhanov, which occurred after the Asian Rowing Championships. He denied allegations of alcohol consumption and stated that the instigator of the conflict was his opponent.

The website Krisha.kz has been fined 4.3 million tenge for advertising illegal new builds.

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Cайт Krisha․kz оштрафовали на 4,3 млн тенге за рекламу незаконных новостроек

Online platforms Krisha․kz and Korter․kz have been fined in Almaty for advertising shared-equity construction projects that did not have permission to attract investors' funds. The total amount of the fines was 6.4 million tenge.

WHY THE COMPANIES WERE HELD LIABLE

According to the Almaty Urban Planning Control Department, administrative offence protocols were drawn up against the website operators.

<p>New water pumping station in the Ualikhanov district of the North Kazakhstan Region has been abandoned</p>

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Новая водокачка в Уалихановском районе СКО оказалась заброшенной
In the village of Kobensai, Ualikhanov District, North Kazakhstan Region (NKR), local residents have reported that a pumping station built as part of a project to provide the population with drinking water is not operational. The site has become overgrown with weeds, and according to villagers, the equipment is not being used.

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Former head of Kazakh Freemasons tried to cling to power through fake signatures

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Великая Ложа Казахстана
Inside a Kazakhstani Masonic lodge, a scandal erupted: a former leader attempted to extend his powers using a protocol signed by individuals who were not present at the meeting. The court declared the document invalid. The incident was reported by the current Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kazakhstan, Sergei Kravchenko.

Contraband cigarettes have seized a fifth of Kazakhstan's market

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контрабандные сигареты
Illegal tobacco is being sold openly — in queues, at central markets, just a few blocks from the tax office. The grey market's share has reached 20%, and for every pack sold, the state budget loses around 400 tenge. FBRI founder Kirill Pavlov has conducted an investigation in several cities across Kazakhstan and uncovered how the system operates, who is behind it, and why the state has failed to close this loophole for years.

Analysis of documents from Kazakhstani parties has revealed over 230 serious errors in their charters and programmes.

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грамотность казахстанских партий
Founder of the FBRK Kirill Pavlov used Claude AI to check the charters and programmes of all seven officially registered parties in Kazakhstan. The impetus was the President's instruction to step up work with artificial intelligence. Result: 14 documents, over 230 serious errors.

Vet control without control, or why farmers treat livestock based on advice from messaging apps

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Эпизоотическая ситуация в Казахстане
The Ministry of Agriculture has officially stated that there is no foot-and-mouth disease in Kazakhstan. Biological samples are under investigation. Affected saiga antelopes, according to the department, are suffering from ticks. The disease has also not been detected in them.