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Society

Moldovan investor wins $1 million in court against Kazakhstan

The story with seizure of the oil business belonging to the Moldavian billionaire Anatol Stati ended up with loss for Kazakhstan at the Stockholm arbitration court. The oligarch managed towin by court action 506 million dollars (but together with penalties  -  about 1 billion), having proved that in 2010 the Kazakhstan authorities illegally took his oil and gas business. “Ak Zhaik” wrote about this conflict where politics, oil and corruption were mixed, that ended with intricate scenario of Moldovan national escaping from Atyrau prison. January 14 2014, 11:11 6 618 views

Crime

Thief from Kulsary tried to make money out of stolen peacocks

According to Gulnazira Mukhtarova, the head of press service of Atyrau Oblast Internal Affairs Department, an unusual theft took place in Kulsary. The owner of rare peacock birds filed a police report. January 14 2014, 09:41 4 977 views

Crime

Kulsary: Prosecutor’s assistant in custody for running over pedestrian

Marat Yermekov, the assistant to prosecutor of Zhyloy District, has been arrested for running over the pedestrian. The pedestrian succumbed to injuries. The incident took place in Kulsary during the night on January 5, azh.kz reports. January 13 2014, 16:45 2 991 views

Sport

Senegalese quarter-back Abdoulaye Diallo signed 3-year contract with Atyrau football club

Abdoulaye Diallo, the quarter-back of Casa sports (Senegalese elite) signed a three-year contract with Atyrau football club (elite Kazakh) and says that this is  “a new challenge” in his career, azh.kz reports citing aps.sn. January 10 2014, 17:57 7 912 views

Crime

Financial Police: $1mln Tax Evasion Case Initiated

Financial Police of Atyrau Oblast circulated press release about initiation of legal proceedings against SnabOilStroy LLP for tax evasion amounting to nearly 160 million tenge. January 10 2014, 12:49 4 074 views

Politics

Zhanaozen Activist To Be Sent To Minimum-Security Kazakh Colony

The only female activist jailed on charges of organizing violent protests in Kazakhstan's southwestern town of Zhanaozen is due to be transferred to a minimum-security penal colony. January 10 2014, 11:31 11 230 views

Society

A few large shopping malls expected to be opened in Atyrau in near future

The Turkish shopping center development and investment industry leader ‘Turkmall” has published on its website the information about implementation of two shopping mall projects in Kazakhstan under the brand names “Forum Atyrau” and ”Forum Almaty” (http://en.turkmalls.com/news.asp?tag=News).  January 9 2014, 17:40 8 884 views

Ecology

Pipe scanned, secret not revealed

Gas pipeline inspection with the use of so called “Intelligent PIG” has been completed. Analysis and interpretation of received data are ongoing. They are expecting to get the results at the beginning of 2014. This was reported by NCOC press service today, January 8. January 8 2014, 12:16 4 724 views

Culture

Roald Topchevsky - Composer from Atyrau

One can hardly find a person in Atyrau who doesn’t know Roald Topchevsky (on a photo). Born and bred in Atyrau, Roald is a well-known musician and composer. This year he is going to celebrate his 75th anniversary and, therefore, preparing a big concert for this event, as well as publishing a collection of his own music pieces and songs. January 6 2014, 17:00 4 118 views

Ecology

Department of Ecology: We have powers to suspend operations

In 2013 according to the audit results of the Ecology Department of Atyrau Oblast 352 violations were identified and 137 improvement notices were issued for the amount of 16.6bn tenge. The vast majority of these fines were not paid yet. January 4 2014, 11:58 4 085 views

Ecology

Severe air pollution chokes Atyrau - Kuanov, head of ecology department

At the end of the year the head of ecology department of Atyrau Oblast Yerbol Kuanov (on a photo) made a sensational public statement. The chief ecologist named all companies that “poison” the air in our city and choke people with a smell of rotten eggs. Kuanov outlined preliminary results of a complex research (called “Impact of Atyrau Refinery and other companies located within the city limits on environment and health of urban population”) in his letter addressed to the Governor of Atyrau Oblast Baktykozha Izmukhambetov. December 30 2013, 15:19 7 640 views

Crime

Wedding guest wounded in Kulsary

On the night of Dec 26, a 21-year-old man was wounded in Kulsary near “Bes Agaiyn” restaurant. December 28 2013, 18:38 4 160 views

Economy

Retired foreign business experts provide training in Atyrau

George Vonas, the Canadian of Greek descent, became “the first robin” among the foreign businessmen who decided to share his experience with Atyrau colleagues. December 28 2013, 12:27 4 193 views

Crime

Businessman’s house assaulted in Kulsary

On Dec 27, at 11am Zhyloy District Department of Internal Affairs received a message that local businessman’s private house has been assaulted in the central micro-region of Kulsary city. December 27 2013, 17:02 2 940 views

Crime

Main trial of “Ryskaliev's organized criminal group” postponed for a month

The date of main judicial proceedings concerning the group of people charged with connections to former governor of Atyrau Oblast Bergey Ryskaliev's  activity has been announced. December 26 2013, 13:32 4 020 views

Economy

Kashagan oil production may resume in new year

Atyrau Oblast Governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov said Wednesday he hoped oil production would resume at the Kashagan field early next year after being shut down by a pipeline accident. December 25 2013, 19:41 3 856 views

Crime

Bergey Ryskaliev’s Case: Lawyers File Objections to All Atyrau Judges

Today, Dec 24, at 10am the specialized inter-district criminal court of Atyrau Oblast started the preliminary hearing of the case concerning the organized criminal group of the former governor of Atyrau Oblast Bergei Ryskaliev. There were 22 persons on trial. December 24 2013, 18:21 3 542 views

Society

Merry Christmas, our dear readers!

Tomorrow is Christmas Day. Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. December 24 2013, 14:23 2 693 views

Society

Man Arrested After Climbing Atyrau’s New Year Tree (+update)

Last week the peace was breached at the Issatay and Makhambet Square by an unusual behavior of a yong man in orange overall who climbed the New Year tree. He then, to the surprise of others, started to demand labour rights. December 23 2013, 10:37 3 083 views

Crime

Deputy Governors Go to Trial First

Today, December 19, the specialized inter-district court for criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast received the criminal case files of the group of persons, involved in organized criminal group of the former governor of Atyrau Oblast Bergey Ryskaliev. December 19 2013, 17:47 3 975 views

Sport

Ex-NHL, “bad guy” Mike Danton leaves Atyrau hockey club

On December 18 the sports websites of Kazakhstan reprinted the record in Twitter of the former forward of Atyrau regional ice-hockey team “Beibarys” Mike DENTON: “In Kazakhstan the players are treated like shit”. December 18 2013, 17:15 10 783 views

Crime

Father and 4-year-old daughter killed in night car accident

On December 15, at 3am at night the road accident on Azattyk Avenue took lives of two pedestrians. December 18 2013, 13:56 2 925 views

Society

Act like Santa Claus and make the orphans' wishes come true! (update)

“AkZhaik” newspaper’s traditional New Year action. When the clock strikes midnight and New 2014 will come, most likely that these children will be heavily sleeping. The rules in such institutions are strict. Unfortunately, they won't be able to celebrate New Year in the circle of their relatives and nobody will ask them secretly about their most treasured wishуы. That is why I took a notepad and a pen and visited children without parental custody and orphans from a boarding school # 1 named after S. Kazybayev and the regional special boarding school for children with hearing disorders. I told them that Santa Claus sent me to them, so that he knows about their wishes beforehand. December 9 2013, 17:23 14 547 views

Economy

National Bank issues new 1000 tenge dedicated to “Kultegin”- the monument of the Turkic runic writing

A new 1000 tenge bill was issued and put into circulation by the National Bank of Kazakhstan on December 12, 2013, the press-office of the bank reports. December 17 2013, 20:38 5 336 views

Culture

Table of events dedicated to celebration of Independence Day of Kazakhstan

Dec. 14 - 15, 10.00am - the Atyrau city Muay Thai tournament (Thai boxing), venue: “Mounaishi” Sport Complex (near Zhilgorodok) Dec. 14 -16, 10.00am – “Open Door” Day in “Mounaishi” Sport Complex, (Zhilgorodok) December 13 2013, 17:55 4 779 views