Kazakhstan News Crew of 'Soyuz TMA-09M' lands in Kazakhstan near Zhezkazgan The expedition to the ISS including the Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, the U.S. astronaut Karen Nyberg and the Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano has returned safely to Earth, inform.kz reports. November 11 2013, 10:30 1 213 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Total CEO says sees no giant Kashagan oilfield restart until 2014 It temporarily restarted on Oct. 6 but shut again a few days later when another leak was found. November 11 2013, 10:28 1 626 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to lift foreign workforce restrictions to be ready for EXPO-2017 in time Experienced guest workers will be involved to construct EXPO-2017 facilities in Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstan Government is going to amend the Employment Law to bring in more foreign workers and experts that the regular yearly quota permits to participate in the organization and holding of the international exhibition EXPO-2017 in Astana, Tengrinews reports. November 8 2013, 12:27 1 935 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan develops new law on subsoil use Kazakhstan is developing a new draft law 'On subsoil use', Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Asset Issekeshev said on November 7 in Astana, trend.az reports. November 8 2013, 09:08 1 334 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan sets the task of being 40th in World Bank LPI Kazakhstan sets the task to climb in the World Bank LPI (Logistics Performance Index) from rank 86 to rank 40, stated the president of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC Askar Mamin, kazinform reports. November 7 2013, 14:37 1 290 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News DP World to assist Kazakhstan in port and logistics Global marine terminal operator DP World and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), Kazakhstan’s national railway company, today signed an agreement that will see DP World provide management advisory services for the development of the Khorgos Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Inland Container Depot (ICD). DP World will also provide similar services under a separate contract at the Port of Aktau, Kazakhstan’s main cargo and bulk terminal on the Caspian Sea albawaba.com reports. November 7 2013, 14:23 1 563 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Unknown Spacecraft Debris Found in Kazakhstan Debris of an unidentified spacecraft has been found in the Kyzylorda province in southern Kazakhstan where the Baikonur space center is located, the country’s Emergencies Ministry reported Wednesday. November 7 2013, 13:44 2 748 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan Renews Readiness to Host Iran-G5+1 Talks A senior Kazakh parliamentarian once again expressed his country’s willingness to host a fresh round of negotiations between Iran and the six major world powers on Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program, Tasnim news agency reports. November 6 2013, 10:02 1 282 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh PM reprimands several vice-ministers Kazakh Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov at a government meeting on Tuesday reprimanded three vice ministers for unimplemented budget, trend.az reported. November 5 2013, 11:19 1 334 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan Mayor wants American owner to sell Ridder Thermal Plant to Samsung Ridder Thermal Plant may be sold to Samsung. The Mayor of Kazakhstan's Ridder town want the plant to change hands, Tengrinews reports referring to YK-news.kz. November 5 2013, 11:04 1 332 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News 12 Kazakhstan citizens detained or missing in Dubai In Dubai on the night of October 30, the local police arrested 12 Kazakhstan nationals. One of the arrested was from the city of Oral, says the source to Uralskaya Nedelya newspaper. November 3 2013, 21:52 3 092 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Golovkin defeats Stevens WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (28-0, 25 KO’s) gave Curtis Stevens (25-4, 18 KO’s) a methodical beating on Saturday night in stopping him in an 8th round stoppage at Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York, boxingnews24.com reports. November 3 2013, 16:18 1 055 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ordway discusses countering security threats in Kazakhstan U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Kazakhstan John Ordway has discussed countermeasures against security threats with the Interior Minister of Kazakhstan Kalmukhanbet Kasymov, Tengrinews reports referring to the Ministry's press-service. November 1 2013, 15:42 1 288 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh and British defense ministers discuss military-technical cooperation Kazakh Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov held bilateral talks with his British counterpart Philip Hammond on Thursday as part of his official visit to the UK, the press service of Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry said in a report. November 1 2013, 13:03 1 744 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan Ministry of Environment transformed into Ministry of Environment and Water Resources The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan transformed into the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, a decree by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev posted on the Akorda's website. November 1 2013, 10:49 2 047 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan Detains 2 Nationals for Taking Part in Syrian War The arrested Kazakh nationals had illegally left Kazakhstan and visited Syria via Turkey. Kazakhstan's National Security Committee announced that it is interrogating the detainees and it will soon publish new information about them, farsnews.com reports. October 31 2013, 15:50 3 127 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan Could Impose U.S.-Style 'Miranda' Warning Police officers in Kazakhstan will likely soon be employing a version of the United States' famous "Miranda warning," to inform suspects of their rights when arresting them, rferl.org reports. October 31 2013, 15:40 1 267 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to toughen punishments for fatal road accidents Drivers may be arrested for up to 20 years for fatal road accidents, the chairman of the Committee of the Administrative Police of Kazakhstan's Internal Affairs Ministry, Igor Lepekha said at a briefing held at Central Communications Service under the President of Kazakhstan, trend.az reports. October 30 2013, 16:19 1 385 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News TengizChevroil to resume oil shipments through Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan TengizChevroil, a joint venture between Chevron (50% share in the consortium), ExxonMobil (25% share), KazMunayGas (20% share) and LukArco (5% share), will resume oil shipments via the Baku – Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) after a 5-year-long break, Kursiv.kz reports. Analysts tend to believe it is a temporary solution; however, the pipe owners hope for long-term prospects. October 30 2013, 09:47 2 940 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Agip KCO appoints new Managing Director Umberto Carrara will leave his post of Agip KCO Managing Director, NCOC press service informs. “Umberto Carrara will leave his post of Agip KCO Managing Director from November 1, 2013 after more than 7 years of service at the Kashagan project. He will be replaced by Guido Brusco, who worked at the Kashagan project since September 2009 as the Production Operations Department Director”, - the statement reads. October 29 2013, 16:23 6 262 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan enters top fifty ‘World Economies For Doing Business-2014’ The World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) ranked business climate in 189 counties on 11 indicators of “Doing Business” rating. Kazakhstan has ranked 50th (versus 53d in 2013) taking place between Slovakia and Tunis in the "Doing Business 2014" ratings, improving its position in the rankings by three points, azh.kz reports. October 29 2013, 10:19 2 008 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to allocate 113,000 square meters of state institutions’ territory for social facilities 113,000 square metersof area of public institutions will be given for social objects, Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev said today during a weekly briefing in the Central Communications Service for the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, BNews.kz correspondent reports. October 28 2013, 15:26 1 094 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Marat Bisengaliyev announces violinists contest The violinists contest has been announced by the symphonic orchestra of Almaty directed by Marat Bisengaliyev. The contest is timed to the premiere of the film Paganini: The Devil's Violinist that will be held in Almaty six days earlier than in other post soviet countries, Tengrinews reports. October 28 2013, 11:09 1 054 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News AIBA World Championships: Yeleussinov leads Kazakhstan Team to an impressive medal haul In a stunning final day of boxing, we had an incredible array of talent on display. With some nail biting final rounds, sudden reversals and shock finishes, today was THE day on the 2013 boxing calendar. October 28 2013, 10:02 2 806 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Sparks fly at Customs Union summit The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus sat down on October 24 in Minsk to grapple with the thorny problems facing their free trade zone – from trade barriers to confusion over Customs Union expansion. It was a tense meeting. October 25 2013, 15:42 2 603 просмотрs