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The authorities have denied handing over the oversight of driving schools and driving tests to private companies.

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автошкола
Information being circulated on social media about the transfer of driving school registration, training group enrolment and driving licence examinations to private organisations is not true. These functions remain with the state.

The AFM has stopped 25 cases of illegal vaping sales in Kazakhstan.

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АФМ
Since the beginning of the year, Kazakhstan has suppressed 25 cases of illegal sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems. At present, 37 criminal cases are under investigation, and more than 276,000 electronic nicotine delivery systems have been seized from illicit circulation.

A patient has been awarded more than 1.5 million tenge after a medical error in the Kyzylorda region.

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врачебная ошибка
A resident of the Kyzylorda region went to court after a gauze swab was left inside his body during an operation to remove a cyst. The foreign object was only discovered two months later, during a second surgical procedure.

A tunnel on the border with Belarus has been discovered in Latvia

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Тоннель на границе с Беларусью обнаружили в Латвии
A subterranean tunnel has been discovered in Latvia on the border with Belarus, through which a group of 15 migrants attempted to enter the country illegally. The authorities have declared a special operation, "Werewolf", against networks involved in the illegal smuggling of people across the border and onwards to other European countries.

Pollution problems in Kazakhstan have persisted despite rising environmental expenditure

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Проблемы с загрязнением в Казахстане сохранились несмотря на рост экологических затрат
In 2025, economic entities in Kazakhstan allocated 813.3 billion tenge to environmental protection. This is almost 1.8 times higher than the 2024 figure, when expenditure amounted to 456.1 billion tenge. At the same time, data on air pollution do not make it possible to unequivocally link the rise in expenditure to an improvement in the environmental situation.

Tender for legal support of a thermal power plant worth 749 million roubles discussed online

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строительство ТЭЦ
In social media, a tender for legal support of a thermal power plant construction project in Ust-Kamenogorsk, worth 749 million tenge, is being discussed. The reason was publications by PR specialist Kuat Dombay about a possible conflict of interest. FBKK studied the tender documentation and procurement protocols, as well as media reports about possible connections between the competition participants.

Tax debt of small and micro businesses in Kazakhstan has exceeded 273 billion tenge

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Налоговая задолженность малого и микробизнеса Казахстана превысила 273 млрд тенге
Micro and small business entities in Kazakhstan owe more than 273 billion tenge in taxes. This was announced by Kaisar Aryn, head of the Debt Management Department of the Audit Directorate of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan (SRC MF). If the principal amount of debt is repaid from 1 January to 31 March 2026, penalties and fines may be written off.

Nazarbayev's flying penthouse is being reconstructed in the USA

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Летающий пентхаус назарбаева реконструируют в США
The Airbus ACJ320neo business jet, registration number M-IRAS, which is linked to the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has been undergoing reconstruction in Indianapolis (USA) for over a year. The aircraft only performs short technical flights. It is possible that the jet may have changed ownership.

A case of teenagers being deceived through the game Free Fire is being investigated in the Turkestan region.

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Случай обмана подростков через игру Free Fire расследуют в Туркестанской области
In the Zhetysay district of the Turkestan region, investigators are looking into the unlawful debiting of 380,000 tenge from a local resident's bank account. According to police, the money may have been transferred after a minor disclosed their bank card details and an SMS code while communicating in the online game Free Fire. A 20-year-old resident of Shymkent is the suspect.

Information has emerged regarding the possible detention of the head of the "KazTemirTrans" branch in Almaty.

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Появилась информация о возможном задержании главы филиала «КазТемирТранс» в Алматы
Information has been received regarding the detention of the head of the branch of JSC "KazTemirTrans" in Almaty, Akylbek Bazenov. According to sources, he may have been detained by officers of the Department of the National Security Committee (DNSC) for the city of Almaty while receiving a bribe of approximately 540 million tenge. The editorial board has sent an official request to the competent authorities to confirm the information.
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