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Graduates from one of the villages in the West Kazakhstan region have installed a 30-metre replica of the Eiffel Tower.

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In the village of Zhalpaktal, West Kazakhstan Region, a 30-metre replica of the Eiffel Tower has been built. The unusual structure was gifted to their home village by the local school's 2006 graduates to mark the anniversary of their graduation.

The National Security Committee of Kazakhstan has dismantled 9 international drug supply channels.

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The National Security Committee (KNB) reported the elimination of international and regional drug supply channels into Kazakhstan. Since April 2026, agency officers have detained suspects involved in drug trafficking and distribution, and have seized large quantities of prohibited substances and precursors.

The government has approved the construction of a pharmaceutical plant worth 32.5 billion tenge in the Almaty region.

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The Government of Kazakhstan has approved the construction project for a full-cycle biopharmaceutical complex within the special economic zone "Alatau" in the Almaty region. The total volume of private investment in the project will amount to 32.5 billion tenge.

Patients of a children's hospital in Astana were evacuated due to a fire in the electrical switchboard room.

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The fire occurred in the basement of a children's hospital in the Saraishyk district of Astana. Fire crews arrived at the scene within two minutes of receiving the report and extinguished the blaze. There were no casualties.

Committee for the Protection of Consumer Rights protected citizens' rights to the tune of 405 million tenge in 2026

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In the first quarter of 2026, the consumer protection committee of the Ministry of Trade and Integration reviewed over 22,000 citizen complaints. As a result of its work, consumer rights were upheld to the sum of 405 million tenge.

The name Karim Masimov was mentioned eight times in the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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The US Department of Justice has published approximately 3 million pages of documents relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case. Kazakhstan is mentioned over 400 times in the materials, including trips to Almaty and Astana and contacts with officials. The name of former Prime Minister Karim Massimov appears at least eight times.

Violations in the organisation of school meals have been identified in the Akmola region

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The prosecutor's office of the Burabay district uncovered violations in the organisation of school meals at the Saken Seifullin School in the village of Burabay. The supplier provided inaccurate information about their qualifications and effectively transferred the performance of the services to a third party. Following the inspection, the contract was terminated, the school director was dismissed from their post, and those responsible were subjected to disciplinary action.

<html><body><p>Uniform requirements for microfinance organisations proposed in Kazakhstan</p></body></html>

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In Kazakhstan, a single regulatory document has been proposed for microfinance organisations, replacing five existing sets of rules. It introduces common requirements for disclosing information about microloans, assessing their affordability for borrowers, responsible lending, and debt management, strengthening client rights protection and market transparency.

Foreign organisers of online casinos have been placed on the wanted list in Kazakhstan

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The Financial Monitoring Agency has put out a wanted notice for Dmytro Druzhynskyi (27.06.1970, USA) and Maryna Levkovych (08.11.1985, Ukraine). They are suspected of organising online casinos under the brands "PIN-UP" and "PINCO". The court has sanctioned their pre-trial detention in absentia.
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