Large fires have engulfed several districts of Kostanay Region
The difficult fire situation persists in Kostanay Region. In the Denisov district, 11 fires were registered in a single day.
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US sanctions against Iran have affected a company from Kazakhstan.
The US has expanded its sanctions restrictions against Iran, including a company from Kazakhstan in the materials relating to the new measures. Tour Invest LLC, linked to the sale of services for the Iranian airline Mahan Air, has come under the scrutiny of the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Kazakhstan expands privatisation of state assets until 2030
Kazakhstan continues its course of reducing the state’s presence in the economy. Under the programme running to 2030, 475 enterprises with state participation are to undergo privatisation, merger or liquidation.
Cracks have appeared in homes for social housing beneficiaries in Aktobe.
In multi-storey buildings constructed for citizens who received housing under preferential status, residents have discovered cracks and gaps in the walls of their flats. The occupants say they are afraid to remain in the buildings, which were handed over around two years ago.
The Ministry of Justice has explained the suspension of the recovery of 2.3 trillion tenge from NCOC
Enforcement proceedings for the recovery of funds from North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) in favour of the state have been temporarily suspended due to a court appeal against the actions of the state bailiff. The Ministry of Justice emphasised that the recovery will resume once the materials are returned from the court.
59 magnets were removed from a child's intestine in Almaty
From the beginning of 2026, 15 children in Almaty have been admitted to hospital after swallowing magnets. In one case, doctors removed 59 magnets from the small intestine of a child who was under 4 years old.
Road camera installers in Shymkent have reported a six-month delay in their wages.
Employees of Q-Network, who service the road cameras in Shymkent, have said that they have not received their salaries for six months. According to them, around 40 workers have found themselves in this situation.
Azat Sultanov again denies a significant rise in beef prices in Kazakhstan.
Vice-Minister of Agriculture Azat Sultanov stated that he does not consider beef to be unaffordable for Kazakhstanis and disagrees with the claim that it has risen significantly in price. According to him, the average price of a kilogram of beef across the country is 3,800 tenge, although in Astana the cost of meat reaches 4,200 tenge per kg.
Auto loans in Kazakhstan have become more expensive amid declining demand
In the first half of 2026, the number of auto loan applications in Kazakhstan fell by 9% compared with the same period in 2025. A year earlier, the figure had, on the contrary, risen by more than 50%.
A resident of the Turkestan region will stand trial after a speech at a wedding.
The criminal case against a 66-year-old resident of the Turkestan region, detained after a public speech at a wedding in Zhetysai, has reached court. In his remarks, signs of inciting religious and social discord were identified.
How did the holding company «KAZ Chemicals» end up owing twice as much as its own assets?
The company through which part of the phosphorus business of the Kazakhmys Holding LTD group is structured has closed the period with a net loss of over 45 billion tenge for two consecutive years. By the end of 2024, the accumulated loss of KAZ Chemicals LLP had reached 116.6 billion tenge, and its equity had become negative.
The defendant in the case of the death of Asem Shabelskaya did not plead guilty at the first hearing in Shchuchinsk.
On 7 September, the first court hearing in the case of Asem Shabelskaya's death took place in Shchuchinsk. The defendant, Almaz Madiev, did not plead guilty to the charges brought against him, although he does not deny that he struck the blows. The next hearing has been scheduled for 15 September at 10:00.
A state of emergency has been introduced in Russia due to an outbreak of cattle dermatitis.
From 4 September, a state of emergency has been introduced in the Oyok administrative district of the Irkutsk municipal district due to an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in cattle. In the villages of Butyrki and Koty, 8 epizootic foci have been identified, and infected animals have been ordered to be forcibly culled.
Unknown individuals set fire to the overload weighing station amid the Salmayev case in Astana.
On the Astana - Karagandy highway, an automated weighing station that detects overloaded freight vehicles has been set on fire. The arson occurred amid the removal of personal files of several employees of the relevant department, linked to the case of Gani Salmayev, deputy chairman of the Committee for Road Transport and Transport Control of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Atyrau Airport: recurring failure in calculations and questions over the quality of financial reporting
Financial statements of JSC «Khiuaz Dospanova International Airport» for 2023–2025 show that the earnings per share indicator is calculated not from the company's net profit, but from total comprehensive income. The discrepancy is recorded in all three periods, and in 2024 the deviation reaches 31.5%. The statements also reveal certain inconsistencies between figures in different forms and notes.
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