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The organiser of the Astana branch of the financial pyramid 'Eolus' has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term.

The Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a conference to discuss flaws in the mechanism for issuing foreign permit forms. Despite loud promises, the problems still remain unresolved.

In the media, a theory has been put forward as to why tenders in Kazakhstan's road construction sector are increasingly being awarded to foreign companies, which, on top of that, offer no guarantee of meeting deadlines or quality of work. Meanwhile, domestic companies are being left "out in the cold". It is suggested that the reason is simply a lack of state funds.

According to FBK sources, information has recently emerged that a group of major businessmen intends to buy out the «Shymbulak» ski resort. Concerns are raised by reports that the deal is being planned without compliance with relevant laws and at an undervalued price.

It became known yesterday that there was a mass leak of internal data at the Chinese Ministry of Public Security. Files containing confidential conversations and operational data were posted on GitHub hosting in the public domain.