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The entrepreneur dismantled the children’s playground in the Akmola region after the court decision.

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Предприниматель демонтировал детскую площадку в Акмолинской области после решения суда
An entrepreneur from the village of Volgodonovka in the Arshaly district of the Akmola region dismantled a children’s playground that he had built with his own funds several years ago. The decision was made after a court ordered him to pay the family of the injured girl 1.25 million tenge in compensation for material and moral damages.

"Maniac with an axe" has once again become a person of interest in a case in Petropavlovsk

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«Маньяк с топором» снова стал фигурантом дела в Петропавловске
The notorious "axe-wielding maniac" from a high-profile criminal case has once again become the subject of a criminal investigation in Petropavlovsk. The man was arrested on suspicion of attacking a 54-year-old woman on the outskirts of the city after the victim reported the incident to the police.

Residents of the Kostanay region suspected the spraying of pesticides over the village

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Жители Костанайской области заподозрили распыление пестицидов над селом
Residents of the village of Bolshaya Churakovka in Kostanay region reported an aircraft that flew over the settlement, spraying substances. The akimat of Altynsarinsky district stated that, according to preliminary information, it may have been not pesticides but fertilisers. At the same time, there is as yet no official confirmation of what exactly was sprayed or whether the treatment took place directly over the village.

Karlygash Dzhamankulova has resigned as president of the "Adil Soz" foundation.

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Карлыгаш Джаманкулова сложила полномочия президента фонда «Әділ сөз»
Karlygash Dzhamankulova has submitted a statement resigning from her role as president of the International Foundation for the Protection of Freedom of Speech "Ádil sôz". She also announced her departure from the foundation's board of founders, explaining this as a result of her candidacy for election to the Kurultai and the need to avoid a potential conflict of roles.

More than 40 patients in the Atyrau region illegally paid over 8 million tenge for operations under compulsory social medical insurance.

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Более 40 пациентов в Атырауской области незаконно заплатили свыше 8 млн тенге за операции по ОСМС
A criminal case against a surgeon suspected of fraud and illegally obtaining material reward has been sent to court. According to the investigation, patients were offered to pay for operations that should have been carried out free of charge under the compulsory social medical insurance system.

Analysts have reported risks of a fuel crisis for agriculture in Kazakhstan.

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Аналитики сообщили о рисках топливного кризиса для сельского хозяйства в Казахстане
Risks for Kazakhstan's agriculture have increased amid a decline in oil refining in Russia, a tense situation on the fuel market in Central Asia, and the upcoming scheduled maintenance of the Pavlodar Oil Refinery. According to analysts, this could lead to higher costs for farmers during the harvest season.

Russian blogger releases film on domestic violence in Kazakhstan

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Российский блогер опубликовал фильм о домашнем насилии в Казахстане
Russian blogger Ilya Varlamov has released a film dedicated to the issue of domestic violence in Kazakhstan. The film examines high-profile cases, the stories of affected women, the work of law enforcement and judicial systems, as well as changes in legislation following the adoption of the "Saltanat law".

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Kazakhstanis bought more than 105,000 new cars in six months

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Казахстанцы купили более 105 тысяч новых автомобилей за полгода
Based on the results of the first half of 2026, Kazakhstanis bought 105,886 new passenger and commercial vehicles, almost equalling the record result for the same period last year. In June alone, official dealers sold 21,861 vehicles, which is 12.5% more than a year earlier.

Oil extraction in Kazakhstan is becoming more expensive faster than any other industry

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Цены производителей
The National Bureau of Statistics has published producer price indices for June 2026. In industry, prices rose by 17.2% year-on-year, in agriculture by 16.6%, in wholesale trade by 13.8%, and in construction by 9.2%. The main contributors to the increase were oil extraction and metallurgy.

How the state adopted the Tasqyn system without measuring forecast accuracy

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Прогнозирование паводков
Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development responded to a request from the FBRC regarding the acceptance criteria for the "Tasqyn" system. The system was accepted into commercial operation by an act dated 6 February 2025; the subject of acceptance was the correctness of the software code, not the accuracy of forecasts. The ministry did not provide specific indicators of forecast precision, error margin, or reliability.

What has been learned about the Asem Shabelskaya case in Shchuchinsk: an investigation by the FBRC

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дело Асем Шабельской в Щучинске
After the first publication about the death of Asem Shabelskaya in Shchuchinsk, Burabay district, Akmola region, the FBRK team travelled to the town to conduct its own investigation. The picture that has been pieced together is considerably more complete than what had been published previously, and in some places diverges from the already known version of events.

The rise of STIs in Europe and questions regarding the epidemic control system in Kazakhstan

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Исследование инфекционных заболеваний
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recorded in 2024 a decade-high increase in bacterial STIs in Europe: the incidence of gonorrhoea has risen by 303% since 2015. Almost simultaneously, at a Kazakh briefing by the Central Communications Service, answers were given about brucellosis and summer sanitary control, revealing a similar systemic paradox.

The Prosecutor's Office of Karaganda Region found no violations in the case of the tragic death of Meruert Aulbayeva.

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Смерть пациентки
The Prosecutor's Office of the Karaganda Region found no grounds for criminal prosecution of doctors in the case of the death of Meruert Aulbayeva. According to the department's findings, the violation committed by one of the doctors is not considered gross and does not contain elements of criminal offences. Meanwhile, the surgeon found guilty of negligence avoided punishment due to the expiry of the statute of limitations in the case.
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