Other News 4.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Caspian A 4.4 magnitude on the Richter scale earthquake happened in the Caspian Sea, 334 kilometers from the city of Aktau March 11 2013, 14:56 1 791 просмотрs
Other News 97% of Atyrau residents speak fluent Kazakh 97% of Atyrau residents speak Kazakh fluently; 92% and 6.7% are proficient in Russian and English respectively, says Kairat Tarbayev, a press secretary of the regional administration. March 11 2013, 10:04 1 758 просмотрs
Other News D Island: Equipment failure (+NCOC comment) As reported by the oblast emergency department, a technical incident took place during well re-entry arrangement at the man-made island D of Kashagan field in the Caspian Sea. March 7 2013, 17:10 7 417 просмотрs
Other News Atyrau tries universal police Soon Atyrau Oblast will see an experiment - introduction of universal police - joint squads of traffic and patrol police officers. March 7 2013, 11:02 1 641 просмотрs
Other News Military IDs available within month As we reported before, one month military training courses for those who never saw duty will open in Atyrau. March 6 2013, 15:40 1 811 просмотрs
Other News Atyrau Oblast to have two more plants As a part of the 2013 Industrialization Map, two projects worth $6.5bn will be completed in Atyrau Oblast, reports Kazinform. March 6 2013, 15:09 1 793 просмотрs
Crime AK-47s stolen from school Two Kalashnikov rifles were stolen from a public school in Atyrau. The robbers penetrated into the educational facility and beat and tied up the security guard. March 6 2013, 14:19 2 674 просмотрs
Crime Babysitter robbed clients blind Police of Atyrau city arrested a 33-year-old woman accused of fraud and who has previous criminal records. March 6 2013, 10:44 2 258 просмотрs
Other News Solar energy to brighten Zhanaozen streets Zhanaozen adopts alternative energy: street lamps on solar batteries are being installed throughout the small town to the east of Aktau, writes Tumba. March 6 2013, 09:40 1 990 просмотрs
Crime Gabonese woman stabs husband in family row On the night of 4-5 March, a lady aged 27, citizen of the Republic of Gabon, struck her husband, a UK citizen, with a knife during a family row in one of hotels in the center of Atyrau. March 5 2013, 17:59 2 728 просмотрs
Economy Zhaikmunai buys three oil and gas fields for $16mln Zhaikmunai LLP, an oil and gas production company operating in the north-west of Kazakhstan, has completed a purchase of rights to exploit three oil and gas deposits for 16mln dollars, the company announced, writes IA Novosti Kazakhstan. March 5 2013, 15:57 3 862 просмотрs
Other News A Uralsk girl to represent Kazakhstan at World's Top Model Pageant 18 year-old Diana Abdrakhmanova from Uralsk will represent Kazakhstan at the international Top Model pageant in Egypt, writes Uralskaya Nedelya. March 5 2013, 15:33 7 123 просмотрs
Society NCOC hands over sponsorship and donation projects Atyrau, 4 March 2013: North Caspian Operating Company B.V. (NCOC) handed over 11 projects completed under the Consortium’s Sponsorship and Donation Programme. March 5 2013, 14:37 2 453 просмотрs
Other News Kashagan oil to flow in June, not March (Update) First oil at Kashagan has been postponed from March to June, said Agip KCO managing director Umberto Carrara in a meeting with Atyrau Oblast governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov. March 3 2013, 17:40 3 118 просмотрs
Society Why Kazakh youth join extremists? Recent arrests of religious extremists in the district of Kurmangazy demonstrated that Atyrau Oblast is still an unquiet area. February 28 2013, 10:40 5 552 просмотрs
Society Chinese caught with fake diplomas In the branch of the Intenational Oil Servicing Company SINOPEC Kazakhstan LLP and Sinopec Kazakhstan LLP the public prosecutor's audit revealed 10 facts of counterfeit education diplomas used by citizens of the People's Republic of China. This was voiced by the department head of regional prosecutor's office Kairat Uteuliev at the prosecutor's office coordination council meeting on illegal migration. February 27 2013, 14:23 1 925 просмотрs
Economy Keppel strikers win 30% salary increase The workers that went on strike on Feb 19 informed the journalists that they won 30% salary increase. But the company management still doesn't comment on this rather unstable situation at the enterprise. February 27 2013, 12:14 2 158 просмотрs
Economy ArcelorMittal to pay 2.5mln tenge to family of Aktau fire victim After explosion a fire broke out at Arselor Mittal Aktau pipe plant Friday, 22 Feb, lada.kz reports. One of three victims of the fire died in a hospital on Saturday, tengrinews.kz reports. February 27 2013, 11:43 2 674 просмотрs
Economy Govt established foreign workforce quota for 2013 The government established a quota of attraction of foreign labor to the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2013, the relevant government resolution has been published on Saturday in the official mass media sources. February 25 2013, 14:50 2 189 просмотрs
Other News Over 50 fit in Gazelle minibus in Uralsk - flash mob Activists of t-art movement and bystanders took part in a flash mob called People's Record. The target was to box up as much people as possible into a Gazelle mid-sized van. February 25 2013, 12:54 1 666 просмотрs
Politics Governor’s performance report On February 22, Atyrau Oblast Governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov made a report on the results of socioeconomic development in 2012 and tasks for 2013. February 25 2013, 11:44 9 561 просмотрs
Society Igilik becomes triennial During last year's visit of Deputy Prime Minister Krymbek Kusherbaev to Kulsary, TCO was reproached on irrational planning of Igilik program. In particular, for pending yearly disbursements “burn down”, instead of being carried over to following year. February 25 2013, 09:59 2 104 просмотрs
Other News After explosion a fire broke out at Arselor Mittal Aktau pipe plant After explosion a fire broke out at Arselor Mittal Aktau pipe plant today, lada.kz reports. February 22 2013, 15:33 1 729 просмотрs
Other News One month military courses to open in March One-month military training courses will be available in Atyrau for 22-27 year-old men who never had military service. February 22 2013, 11:25 1 846 просмотрs
Other News Over T200mln withdrawn in tax debt collection raid A local enterpreneur was disboarded from a flight in the Atyrau airport for his tax indebtedness. He was allowed to catch the next plane only after he paid all outstanding taxes amassed in the past 3 years - over 1 million tenge. February 22 2013, 10:58 1 694 просмотрs