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Gulnar Bazhkenova confirmed transfers of up to 20 million tenge per month through an individual enterprise for salary payments.

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Today, in the district court No. 2 of the Bostandyk district of Almaty, a trial began in the criminal case of the former editor-in-chief of ORDA, Gulnar Bazhkenova, who told journalists before the hearing that she had transferred up to 20 million tenge per month to individual entrepreneur accounts for the subsequent payment of part of the employees' salaries in cash.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has blocked 6,000 websites containing illegal content in Kazakhstan.

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  • Министерство внутренних дел (МВД) подвело итоги работы по противодействию наркопреступности за первое полугодие 2026 года. За этот период в интернете заблокировали 6 тыс. сайтов с противоправным контентом, а также заморозили 9 тыс. банковских карт, которые использовались для финансирования незаконной деятельности.

Economist Eldar Shamsutdinov criticised "Kazakhtelecom" over difficulties in cancelling services.

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Economist Eldar Shamsutdinov has reported difficulties when attempting to cancel services from JSC Kazakhtelecom. According to him, the disconnection process involved additional charges, requirements for a personal visit to a specific office, and the impossibility of terminating the contract remotely.

An entrepreneur from Shymkent has received 10 years in a case concerning the embezzlement of 1.3 billion tenge

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The founder of private colleges, Elmira Duisenkyzy, has been found guilty of embezzling public funds and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The damage to the state exceeded 1.3 billion tenge. This is the entrepreneur's third conviction.

More than 534 billion tenge have been allocated for the development of greenhouse farming in the Turkestan region.

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In the Turkestan region, three major investment projects are being implemented for the construction of modern industrial greenhouse complexes with a total value of 534.2 billion tenge. Once the facilities are commissioned, it is forecast that the production of greenhouse products in the region will increase by 102,000 tonnes per year, alongside the creation of 1,225 permanent jobs.

Kazakhstani businessman Almas Mynbayev is suing the government of Guinea over a bauxite licence.

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Kazakhstani entrepreneur Almas Mynbayev has filed a claim against the government of Guinea at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank. The subject of the dispute is a bauxite mining licence.

Development of tourism and access to national parks in Kazakhstan have been brought under control

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Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, following a Government meeting, instructed relevant ministries to develop a tourism development plan for 2026. Particular attention is to be paid to updating the country's promotional tools, business access to national parks, and a review of restrictions in coastal protection zones.

Arbitration over Karachaganak in Kazakhstan remains closed to public comment.

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Министерство энергетики Республики Казахстан заявило, что не вправе раскрывать детали международного арбитража по проекту Карачаганак. Ранее стало известно, что консорциум Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. проиграл разбирательство властям Казахстана. Размер компенсации, которую должны выплатить инвесторы, оценивается от 2 до 4 млрд $.

The Semei court has passed sentences in the case of embezzlement at the Suzdal mine.

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The Inter-district Criminal Court of Semey found the defendants guilty in the case concerning the theft of gold-bearing raw materials from the 'Suzdal' mine of the 'Allel' corporation. According to the investigation, the amount of damage amounted to 4 billion tenge. The trial was held behind closed doors, and the verdict has not yet entered into legal force.

Three men have been convicted of illegally hunting roe deer in the Kokshetau National Park.

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In the Akmola region, a court with a jury has delivered a guilty verdict in the case of illegal hunting in the territory of the "Kokshetau" state national nature park. Three individuals were found guilty of shooting Siberian roe deer in the park's protection zone. The verdict has entered into legal force.

ANPZ has commented on complaints from residents of Atyrau about the smell and "smoke" above the plant.

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Residents of Atyrau have complained about a sharp smell and visually noticeable clouds in the area of the Atyrau oil refinery. At Atyrau Refinery LLP, they stated that there were no pollutant emissions, and the enterprise's laboratory recorded no exceedances of the maximum permissible concentrations. At the same time, environmentalists reported multiple exceedances of hydrogen sulphide concentrations in residential areas of the city.
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