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The AFM is introducing video recording and GPS tracking when escorting detainees in Kazakhstan.

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The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) has prepared new rules for escorting detainees and persons held in custody. The draft provides for continuous video recording of transportation, GPS control of special vehicles, a ban on the use of personal phones by escorts, and three levels of convoy.

A financier has identified a number of risks in KTZ's financial reporting for 2008–2024.

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Financier Rasul Rysmambetov has published a study of the financial statements of JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" (KTZ) for 2008–2024, prepared on the basis of open data. In it, the author drew attention to long-standing audit qualifications, a retrospective adjustment of more than 32 billion tenge, an increase in advances to suppliers to 463 billion tenge, and other indicators which, in his view, require further examination.

A resident of Astana had her driving test result annulled due to a technical glitch.

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A resident of Astana has stated that she was unable to obtain a driving licence after successfully passing the practical exam. According to her, the system did not record the completion of the route due to a technical fault, after which the exam results were invalidated. Later, the fact of the malfunction was confirmed by an official inspection.

Nuray Serikbay's family demanded 10 billion tenge in compensation from the defendant

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The family of the deceased Nuray Serikbai filed a motion in court to recover from the defendant compensation for material and moral damage totalling more than 10 billion tenge. Material damage is assessed at 14,739,065 tenge, and moral damage at 10 billion tenge.

Residents of Temirtau have spoken out against the dismantling of the Soviet tank.

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Residents of Temirtau have spoken out against the possible dismantling of the metal tank installed in the courtyard of house No. 3 in the 9th microdistrict more than 35 years ago. After discussion of the situation, the city mayor Sapar Satayev stated that the question of dismantling the object is not currently on the agenda, and no decisions have been made regarding its removal.

Most of the districts in the Almaty region have refused disinsection in 2026.

Submitted by Вера Александрова on
The FBEC editorial team continues its series of articles on pest control in the regions of Kazakhstan. This time, we are analysing the situation in the Almaty Region, where the treatment of green spaces ranges from a complete refusal to the combined use of biological and chemical preparations.

Foot-and-mouth disease approaching Kazakhstan through saigas?

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In Kazakhstan, the possible spread of foot-and-mouth disease is being discussed no longer as an external threat, but as an internal factor linked to wildlife. The trigger was video footage from the West Kazakhstan Region, where saiga antelopes displayed symptoms visually similar to this disease, which may indicate the infection has moved beyond controlled zones.

The State Reserve Committee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan has again procured tents worth 1 billion without explanation of the reasons.

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In the government procurement system, attention is drawn to the situation surrounding the distribution of 1 billion tenge by the Committee for State Material Reserves of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Two procurements of army tents with identical specifications and budget were conducted two months apart, and in both cases the procurements received the status of "completed".

How the largest grain scheme in Central Asia works

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Official harvest statistics for grain in Kazakhstan for 2024–2025 differ from independent estimates by 3–4 million tonnes. Russian wheat is imported without paying VAT, registered as Kazakhstani harvest, and sent on to Central Asia with foreign certificates. The state loses up to $800 million a year and, apparently, knows about it.

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What are the leading causes of death in Kazakhstan

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The Bureau of National Statistics has published standardised mortality rates by main classes of cause of death in Kazakhstan for 2025. Diseases of the circulatory system, nervous system and oncology are the leading causes. Mortality among men is almost twice as high as among women.
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