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Residents of Petropavlovsk are complaining about a strong smell in the city

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Петропавловск, неприятный запах, жалобы жителей, экология, Северо-Казахстанская область, Қызылжар су, биопруд
Residents of Petropavlovsk have been complaining for almost the whole summer about a sharp, unpleasant smell spreading across the city. Previously, according to them, this problem more often occurred in spring during the melting of ice on water bodies, but this summer the smell persists even in hot weather.

A man has died in a police station after being detained in the Pavlodar region.

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Павлодарская область, отделение полиции ГРЭС-2, Ринат, задержание, смерть в полиции, полиция, поселок Солнечный
On 11 August, 37-year-old Rinat died at the GRES-2 police station, having previously been detained near a house in the village of Solnechny, Pavlodar region. The man's relatives disagree with the suicide version and are raising questions about the reasons for his detention and the circumstances of what happened.

A group of individuals is suspected of selling manganese ore worth 1 billion tenge in the Ulytau region.

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область Улытау, марганцевая руда, добыча руды, 1 млрд тенге, ДЭР Ұлытау, незаконная добыча, экологический ущерб
In the Ulytau region, the activities of a group suspected of organising the illegal extraction and processing of manganese ore have been stopped. According to the investigation, more than 23,000 tonnes of product were sold for a sum exceeding 1 billion tenge.

Kazakhstan has challenged the Kashagan contracts worth $10.7 billion over possible bribes

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Казахстан оспорил контракты Кашагана на $10,7 млрд из-за возможных взяток
Kazakhstan is arguing in international arbitration that around a dozen contracts for the development of the Kashagan field, totalling $10.7 billion, may have been linked to conflicts of interest, unjustified cost escalation or bribery. The arbitration tribunal has not yet issued a ruling on these claims.

A judge in Aktobe declared a girl who survived a road accident dead.

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ДТП
The Specialised Interdistrict Juvenile Court of Aktobe Region returned to the mother of a girl hit by a car her claim for compensation for moral damages, stating in its ruling that the child had died. In fact, the victim is alive, and the driver who hit her was punished, but in a different case.

JSC "Kazakhtelecom" has explained the Telegram outage in Kazakhstan

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Telegram
«Kazakhtelecom» has recorded a sharp drop in Telegram traffic at international peering points in Frankfurt and Moscow, and has found no faults in its own network. The Ministry of Digital Development has confirmed the issues and stated that specialists are looking into them. The cause of the outage has not yet been identified. At present, the service has begun to gradually recover.

Who will be able to work as a private detective in Kazakhstan

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частные детективы
In Kazakhstan, a package of bills regulating the activities of private detectives has been reviewed. The documents introduce licensing of the profession, establish qualification requirements and administrative liability for violations. The amendments also determine the procedure for using the results of detective work in criminal proceedings.

The Ministry of Ecology has not disclosed data on the distribution of quotas for bird shooting.

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Охота на птиц
The Ministry of Ecology has approved quotas for the culling of over 4.3 million birds. Experts describe these figures as “virtually unlimited”. FBLC has sent an official request to the department. The response contains a single figure: 145,425 registered hunters. There is no data on issued licences.

The application of the volleyball club under the sports department was rejected in a tender in the Zhetysu region.

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подготовка сборных по волейболу
Repeat competition for 1.279 billion tenge for the training of regional volleyball teams in the Zhetysu region has been declared void. The only bid was submitted by the State Communal Government Enterprise "Zhetysu Volleyball Club", but the commission rejected it due to non-compliance with qualification requirements.

Almost 95% of the contracts for the locust control tender were awarded to a single supplier.

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химическая обработка сельхозугодий
Ministry of Agriculture has announced the results of the tender for chemical treatment of agricultural land against locusts in 2026. According to the procurement results, around 95% of the value of the awarded lots, totalling more than 1.7 billion tenge, went to a single supplier — sole trader "Bagzhan". Earlier, market participants had submitted objections to the requirements of the tender documentation, but the customer left the conditions unchanged.

The duty to preserve nature is enshrined in the new Constitution of Kazakhstan.

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защита окружающей среды
In the draft of the new Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, it is proposed to enshrine the duty of citizens to preserve nature and treat natural resources with care. This provision is contained in Article 37. The document also establishes the state's obligation to ensure a favourable environment and liability for concealing ecologically dangerous information.
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