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The former director of the "Aisulu" garment factory, which was shown to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2022, and ex-deputy of the Taldykorgan maslikhat, Zharylkasyn Bolatuly, has been sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison for fraud.

The selection of companies for the Register of Kazakhstani Producers (RKTP) in the field of the electronics industry has become the subject of public debate. The cause was disagreements over the procedure for including enterprises in the register, which grants access to participation in procurement by state bodies and the quasi-state sector.

Questions regarding personnel appointments in the healthcare system of the Akmola Region have once again become a topic of public debate. The reason was a publication mentioning the appointments of heads of the Zerenda District Hospital, the Stepnogorsk City Hospital, and other medical organisations.

The account of "Our Newspaper" on Instagram has become inaccessible to users. The editorial office stated that the blocking occurred after almost a month of mass complaints about publications, and also reported that they had contacted the police regarding an alleged case of blackmail.

The bill banning social media registration for children under 16 has been sent to the Kurultai for consideration. The government submitted the document to the Mazhilis before the parliamentary reform, after which it was referred to the new legislative body.

In the Turkestan region, a criminal case has been opened regarding the death of an elderly woman. Her 40-year-old son is suspected of committing the crime.

The Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) acquired stakes in a number of critical infrastructure and real estate assets in European countries through a network of offshore companies. This is the conclusion reached by the authors of the investigation after examining corporate and registration documents.

Parents of a 6-year-old boy have stated that their son contracted hepatitis C after a blood transfusion at the regional children's clinical hospital in the Almaty region.

The European Union (EU) has approved the 21st package of sanctions against Russia. The list of organisations subject to enhanced export restrictions includes companies registered in Kazakhstan.

Residents of an eight-entrance, five-storey building in Petropavlovsk have reported regular flooding of the basement with a cloudy, milky-coloured liquid. According to them, there is a strong smell of spoiled dairy products and fat in the premises, which spreads through the entrances and reaches the flats.