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Gulnar Bazhkenova confirmed transfers of up to 20 million tenge per month through an individual enterprise for salary payments.

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Гульнар Бажкенова
Today, in the district court No. 2 of the Bostandyk district of Almaty, a trial began in the criminal case of the former editor-in-chief of ORDA, Gulnar Bazhkenova, who told journalists before the hearing that she had transferred up to 20 million tenge per month to individual entrepreneur accounts for the subsequent payment of part of the employees' salaries in cash.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has blocked 6,000 websites containing illegal content in Kazakhstan.

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МВД заблокировало 6 тысяч сайтов с противоправным контентом в Казахстане
  • Министерство внутренних дел (МВД) подвело итоги работы по противодействию наркопреступности за первое полугодие 2026 года. За этот период в интернете заблокировали 6 тыс. сайтов с противоправным контентом, а также заморозили 9 тыс. банковских карт, которые использовались для финансирования незаконной деятельности.

Economist Eldar Shamsutdinov criticised "Kazakhtelecom" over difficulties in cancelling services.

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Экономист Эльдар Шамсутдинов раскритиковал «Казахтелеком» из-за сложностей при отключении услуг
Economist Eldar Shamsutdinov has reported difficulties when attempting to cancel services from JSC Kazakhtelecom. According to him, the disconnection process involved additional charges, requirements for a personal visit to a specific office, and the impossibility of terminating the contract remotely.

An entrepreneur from Shymkent has received 10 years in a case concerning the embezzlement of 1.3 billion tenge

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Предпринимательница из Шымкента получила 10 лет по делу о хищении 1,3 млрд тенге

The founder of private colleges, Elmira Duisenkyzy, has been found guilty of embezzling public funds and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The damage to the state exceeded 1.3 billion tenge. This is the entrepreneur's third conviction.

More than 534 billion tenge have been allocated for the development of greenhouse farming in the Turkestan region.

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Более 534 млрд тенге выделили на развитие тепличного хозяйства в Туркестанской области
In the Turkestan region, three major investment projects are being implemented for the construction of modern industrial greenhouse complexes with a total value of 534.2 billion tenge. Once the facilities are commissioned, it is forecast that the production of greenhouse products in the region will increase by 102,000 tonnes per year, alongside the creation of 1,225 permanent jobs.

Kazakhstan's flood budget did not add up by 6 billion tenge?

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Противопаводковые мероприятия
In March 2026, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced the allocation of 48.7 billion tenge for flood prevention measures. Following a request from the editorial board of the FBRK, the department collected data from the akimats. In reality, 54.9 billion tenge was actually spent.

Astana has disclosed a list of preparations for disinsection and treatment of green spaces.

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дезинсекция Астана 2026
The editorial board of FBRK continues its series of articles on disinsection in the regions of Kazakhstan. For the fourth year in a row, we are analysing which preparations local authorities use to treat the urban environment against insects and what information about such work is provided to the public. This year, the capital is once again next in line.

Social media and pseudo-psychologists have fostered a culture of wastefulness in Kazakhstan

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расточительство
In Kazakhstan, a whole industry of pseudo-specialists has emerged, profiting from people’s desire to change their lives quickly. Social media fuels this demand daily, peddling an image of the “successful life”, followed by extravagance, debt and disappointment.

Possible foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Kazakhstan outpacing authorities' response?

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Падеж скота
In the West Kazakhstan region, the mortality of saiga antelopes and illness among livestock continues. Relevant authorities insist the situation is stable, while an independent scenario analysis warns: without timely intervention, a potential foot-and-mouth disease outbreak could affect between 9.5 and 23 million animals across the country by week 25.
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