Residents of Ust-Kamenogorsk complain about polluted air
In Ust-Kamenogorsk, residents are reporting headaches, dizziness and a tickle in the throat amid recorded exceedances of pollutant concentrations in the air.
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A resident of Taraz transferred 2 million tenge after a call from an "eGov employee"
Nearly 30 cases of approaches to citizens on behalf of eGov employees have been recorded in Kazakhstan over the past month. In one episode, a resident of Taraz transferred more than 2 million tenge to third parties after messages about loans allegedly taken out in her name.
More than 10,000 drivers in Kazakhstan have lost their licences on medical grounds
In Kazakhstan, thanks to digital data exchange, the driving licences of more than 10,000 people with medical contraindications to driving have been suspended.
Deputy of the Kurultai spoke about new channels of communication with the population
Deputies of the Kurultai will interact with citizens through trips to the regions, personal receptions, meetings with work collectives and digital channels. Each deputy must make at least two trips to the regions per session.
MP explains restrictions for journalists in the corridors of the Kurultai
Deputy Chair of the Kurultai Daniya Yespayeva explained the decision to restrict journalists' access to deputies in the corridors of the new Parliament. According to her, the work of the media was not restricted but regulated, with attention focused on the bills being considered by the kurultai.
19-year-old conscript from Turkestan Region returned from the army on crutches
19-year-old Bakytzhan Umit from the Turkestan region, who voluntarily went into compulsory military service, returned home on crutches after ten months. According to his mother, her son's complaints of severe leg pain long remained without due attention. The Main Military Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defence claims that the serviceman received the necessary medical care.
Deputies of the Kurultai were banned from using the tribune for personal appeals
Kurultai deputies will not be able to use speeches at sessions and working platforms for personal or other appeals not related to their parliamentary powers. At the same time, requirements for the behaviour and dissemination of information by parliamentarians have been enshrined.
The NSC reported the detention of transport officials following publications by the FBK
Two transport officials have been detained on suspicion of facilitating the unhindered passage of freight vehicles exceeding the permitted weight limits. According to the investigation, they were given material rewards totalling more than 40 million tenge.
Auditors secured the transfer of four wastewater facilities worth 10.5 billion tenge to the balance sheet in Astana
Four completed wastewater disposal facilities with a total value of 10.5 billion tenge have been transferred to the balance sheet of operating organisations in Astana. The decision was taken on the instruction of the Supreme Audit Chamber (SAC).
Shooting of cormorants for 44 million tenge announced in the Abai region
The Regional Department of Natural Resources has announced a tender for services to regulate the population of the great cormorant. For the physical elimination of 14,876 birds on the region's water bodies, the budget is prepared to allocate 44 million tenge.
An underground cash desk for bookmakers 1xBet and Mostbet was discovered in Baku
In the Khatai district of Baku, five organisers of the Telegram cash desk AzeCash have been detained; through it, payments were processed for clients of the bookmakers 1xBet and Mostbet, which are banned in Azerbaijan. The turnover of the scheme amounted to 10 million manats (about $5.9 million or 2.7 billion tenge). All those involved have been charged, and the court has selected preventive measures, including arrest.
The scheme of the scandalously famous online casino Pin-Up in Kazakhstan has been uncovered in Ukraine.
Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has seized the property of Maksym Syhalov, co-owner of the payment companies Diamond Pay and E-Pay, which serviced Ukrainian online casinos. According to the investigation, the companies were used to launder funds from gambling. Among the clients of the accused were operators linked to the Pin-Up brand.
Inflation in Kazakhstan accelerated to 10.2% in July
In July 2026, prices in Kazakhstan rose by 0.6% month-on-month and by 10.2% year-on-year, reports the Bureau of National Statistics. Services and medicines saw the fastest increases, with healthcare up by nearly 15% over the year.
Dacha scandal in Shchuchinsk: how the story changed after the May FBK material
In May 2026, the FBRK was looking into who was behind the information campaign against the Shchuchinskoye DTSL cooperative and its chairman Bakhtiyar Gabdullin. Three months have passed since then, and far from coming to an end, the story has acquired new episodes.
The Asem Shabelskaya case: threats to relatives, prosecutorial negligence and an official diagnosis
While the court case into the death of Assem Shabelskaya in Shchuchinsk has not yet begun, the family of the deceased is reporting pressure: relatives of the suspect are sending insults and threats, the prosecutor's office has committed documented negligence, and the FBRK has received a document confirming the cause of death for the first time.
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