Kazakhstan News 2012 crude and coal production figures announced In 2012 Kazakhstan produced a total of 79.211 million tons of crude, including condensed gas: 1.1% down as compared to 2011, Newskaz.ru reports, citing the State Agency for Statistics. January 14 2013, 16:09 1 432 просмотрs
World News Georgia Releases 190 Political Prisoners Under New Amnesty Law Georgia set free 190 political prisoners who were incarcerated under the previous government after a law pushed through by the country’s new parliament came into effect. January 14 2013, 12:14 1 719 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Republican emergency response center for elimination of hurricane consequences in KZ's Zhambyl region The Republican emergency response center for elimination of hurricane consequences had been established in Kazakhstan's Zhambyl Oblast, headed by the deputy Prime Minister Krymbek Kusherbayev, at the request of the Head of State due to emergency situation in Zhambyl Oblast, RoK Prime Minister’s press service reports. January 14 2013, 11:01 1 576 просмотрs
World News Cameron accused of putting Britain at risk of terror attack after agreeing to help French fight Al-Qaeda militants in Mali David Cameron was last night accused of putting Britain at risk of a terror strike after helping France fight Al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali. January 14 2013, 09:57 1 548 просмотрs
World News Could this man be the next Czech president? He’s tattooed from head to toe, a warrior-like mix of blue, green and red. He’s also running in a surprising third place ahead of this week’s Czech presidential elections. Vladimir Franz, an opera composer and painter, seems the most unlikely of candidates for a prestigious post previously held by beloved playwright-dissident Vaclav Havel and Vaclav Klaus, a professor credited with plotting the economic transition from communism to a free market. January 12 2013, 09:49 3 350 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Sheraton to open its chain hotel in Aktobe Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide said it has signed an agreement with Akcept Contraction to open Sheraton Aktobe, the first internationally-branded hotel in the rapidly emerging province of Aktobe in Kazakhstan next year. January 12 2013, 10:29 4 873 просмотрs
Crime False telephone terrorist sentenced to 2 years in prison (updated) Atyrau city court sentenced a 29-year-old false telephone terrorist who three times called police about the alleged explosive devices deployed in public places. January 11 2013, 16:45 3 482 просмотрs
Economy Atyraubalyk JSC declared bankrupt The decision has been issued by Atyrau oblast specialized economic court on the statement of claim of Atyrau tax administration. January 11 2013, 13:00 2 138 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Direct Flight to Vietnam Air Astana has launched a new flight service to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), said the air carrier. January 11 2013, 12:08 1 409 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News India urges Kazakhstan to consider OVL buy Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday urged Kazakhstan to support ONGC Videsh Ltd’s move to buy equity in Kashagan oil field. January 11 2013, 13:19 1 452 просмотрs
World News U.S., Afghanistan discuss "last chapter" in war U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed on Thursday the "last chapter" in building a sovereignAfghanistan that can provide its own security, including the nature of U.S. involvement after combat troops withdraw in 2014. January 11 2013, 11:45 1 420 просмотрs
World News 2013 Oscar Nominatinos - ‘Lincoln’ Leads the Pack with 12 Nomonations Daniel Day-Lewis leads British acting hopes at the Oscars after he was nominated today for best actor in US historical drama Lincoln. January 11 2013, 11:00 1 571 просмотрs
Politics Parliamentary Visit Today, January 10, the group of RoK Parliament Senate and Majilis deputies paid a working trip to Atyrau Oblast. The purpose of the trip is explanation of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Address to the People of Kazakhstan. January 10 2013, 19:47 3 743 просмотрs
Ecology Kazakhstan bans sale of 75W incandescent light bulbs from January 2013. Are we ready for that? Kazakhstan imposed a ban on production and sale of 75W and higher incandescent light bulbs as of January 2013. The country that does not have the recycling culture is now imposed another law that may cause environmental risks posed by low-energy light bulbs. January 10 2013, 18:59 3 693 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News KZ introduces Import Ban on Old Cars as of Jan 1, 2013 As of January 1, 2013 Kazakhstan is imposing ban on import and manufacture of Euro-2 or lower environmental classes vehicles, reports Kolyosa.kz citing press service of RoK MinTransCom (Transport and Communications Ministry). January 10 2013, 17:46 1 427 просмотрs
World News Gallup poll reveals happiest people live in Latin America The world's happiest people aren't in Qatar, the richest country by most measures. They aren't in Japan, the nation with the highest life expectancy. Canada, with its chart-topping percentage of college graduates, doesn't make the top 10. A Gallup Inc poll released of nearly 150,000 people around the world says seven of the world's 10 countries with the most upbeat attitudes are in Latin America. January 10 2013, 16:25 1 724 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News 350 evacuated due to hoax bomb threat at Astana railway station An anonymous caller said a bomb was set to explode at a railway station in Astana at 11:11 pm on January 9, a spokesman of the press service of the Transport Department of the Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs told Kazinform correspondent. January 10 2013, 14:50 2 774 просмотрs
World News Oil price jumps as US averts 'fiscal cliff' Oil climbs on deal to avert 'fiscal cliff,' as stock markets surge. The price of oil jumped Wednesday on the first trading day of the new year, after a deal in Washington averted the dreaded "fiscal cliff." The House voted near midnight to send the bill to President Barack Obama after a tense day of political brinksmanship on Capitol Hill. January 10 2013, 14:42 1 306 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Rough Year Ahead for Central Asia Political risk in Central Asia for 2013 is widespread but uneven. Across the five post-Soviet countries, state decision-making is walled inside presidential palaces. While the heads of state range from outright dictators (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan) to façade democrats (Kyrgyzstan), institutional mechanisms for sharing and transferring power are non-existent. The strongest organized bidders for influence are rogue actors like drug cartels, provincial strongmen and scheming business elites. Environmental degradation, the propensity for natural disaster and bitter politics expose much of the population to energy and food shortages. The extraction industries dominating Central Asian economies encourage wealth concentration and exasperate nepotism and cronyism. Ethnic hostilities, Islamic insurgencies, nationalist rivalries, intraregional grievances, and spillover from the war in Afghanistan threaten to reintroduce civil conflict and the possibility of forced regime change from below. January 10 2013, 12:40 2 271 просмотрs
World News Ukraine leader cautious on Russian customs union plans Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has said he cancelled a visit to Moscow in December because his country was not yet ready to join Russia's customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan. January 10 2013, 12:30 1 769 просмотрs
Society Dog club opened in Atyrau – Hello! – she instantly wins the favour of everyone who hears her greeting. She lives in her private house in Zhoumysker district. Meet Goulmira Erkinova, she opened the first dog club in Atyrau. Atyrau association of amateur dog breeders has been officially registered in August of 2012. January 10 2013, 12:17 2 124 просмотрs
Culture The Heiress This year the country will celebrate the 170th anniversary of Ikhlas Doukenuly, great kuishi – kobyz player, composer and the founder of the Kazakh kobyz school. Not many of us know that his heiress, Aknar Sharipbaeva, lives in Atyrau. Aknar is his great-great-granddaughter. Like her great ancestor, Aknar is also a kobyz player and composer, the winner of many republican competitions and international festivals. She gives kobyz classes in Atyrau State University, plays in national instruments orchestra named after Dina Nurpeissova. Aknar is also the mother of many children, which is a rarity among the people who dedicate their lives to art. January 10 2013, 12:10 3 614 просмотрs
Economy TCO is to blame for power failure KEGOC, the republican electricity grid operating company, stated that it has nothing to do with the power failure that took place on January 3 at Tengizchevroil facilities. Earlier TCO press service reported that one of the reasons was “malfunction of KEGOC’s system”. January 9 2013, 19:05 2 292 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News It took Shymkent animators 7 years to create 45-minute cartoon Shymkent animators have finished working on an animated film about a Kazakh batyr (warrior) and a winged panther, Tengrinews.kz reports. January 9 2013, 15:43 3 138 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Vionnet Owner Victim Of Jewellery Heist VIONNET owner Goga Ashkenazi was robbed while on holiday with her boyfriend, Fiat heir, Lapo Elkaan in Uruguay. Thieves broke into the holiday house the couple were renting on the beaches of Barra de Maldonado and stole 17 pieces of jewellery - estimated to be worth €3.5 million (£2.8 million) - as well as €25,000 (£20,300), in cash. January 9 2013, 14:17 1 625 просмотрs