Society ETERNAL FLAME OF VICTORY: Kazakhs hold the memory of heroes and victims of Great Patriotic War, and try to maintain the historical truth about it. Victory Day in Kazakhstan is a holiday that is celebrated at the highest level, which means its great significance for Kazakhstan. Despite the fact that our country for over two decades has gone through its sovereign development, we, unlike some of the other nations of the former Soviet Union, did not think it possible to give up the memory of the war, to review its results and value. May 11 2013, 16:15 3 499 просмотрs
Society Floral Tribute in Victory Park (Photos) “Year after year the number of our war veterans coming to pay floral tribute to Victory Park grows smaller and smaller,”- said someone sadly in the crowd. I also noticed that this year the number of war veterans considerably decreased compared to the previous one. Some of them died, some just physically cannot walk to lay flowers at Eternal Flame… May 10 2013, 11:12 2 115 просмотрs
Ecology Waste disposal leaves Kashagan first oil deadline under question Kashagan project, which CNN Money recognized as the most expensive energy project in the past 40 years [$116bn], has grown heavier by another $65mln. NCOC, the consortium, will have to spend this much on construction of liquid process waste cleaning units, previously ‘forgotten’ in the design. 75% of the wastes are formation waters containing poisonous substances. May 10 2013, 08:45 2 332 просмотрs
Society Die Hard Soldier It wasn’t easy for me to get hold of the Grandad for taking an interview. He was “hardly accessible”. His schedule was very tight: 90-year old veteran of war and oil industry and, since recently, newlywed Kourmanbai Dosymbetuly (or Kurmanbai-ata) is either staying out or, on the contrary, giving party in his house. I arrived to Akzhar village on Friday afternoon. I opened the door of the small tidy house and was immediately enveiled with clouds of “beshbarmak” - meat a la Kazakh. Just as I thought, Grandad again was entertaining guests in his house! May 9 2013, 06:18 2 726 просмотрs
Culture On the steep banks walked Katyusha… In Atyrau on the Victory Day eve in eleven points of the city at one and the same time the famous wartime song “Katyusha” composed by Matvei Blanter with lyrics from Mikhail Isakovsky was sung. Such a peculiar flashmob initiative belongs to the public association “Zheruyik Cultural Fund”. May 8 2013, 18:03 2 089 просмотрs
Other News Egg throwing contest held in Saraichik May 7, the village of Saraichik, to the north of Atyrau, hosted an egg throwing competition for the Cup of Andrei Tsukanov, a public activist famous for egging Labor Minister Serik Abdenov during a press conference in Almaty on April 26. The minister fell under public displeasure for promoting unpopular retirement system reform in Kazakhstan. May 8 2013, 12:26 2 409 просмотрs
Society Two women freed from slavery, make peace with "slave-drivers" Two women, who spent six months in slavery, reconciled with the family of exploiters in the West Kazakhstan Oblast. May 7 2013, 13:28 1 762 просмотрs
Other News Structural changes possible at Kashagan: an informed source The giant Kashagan oilfield may face structural changes, KazTAG reports, citing an informed source in Astana. May 7 2013, 13:06 2 319 просмотрs
Society Minister Abdenov given bag of eggs in Uralsk Serik Abdenov, the RoK Minister of Labour and Social Protection, said that in the city of Uralsk, West Kazakhstan Oblast, people are against the pension reform. May 6 2013, 10:23 2 158 просмотрs
Society Oxygen balloon exploded in Atyrau (Photo) Today at about 16.00 hrs near the house #39 on Abdrakhmanov street, next to high school #10, an oxygen balloon left by construction workers exploded. May 3 2013, 17:32 1 712 просмотрs
Society Dress rehearsal for V-Day military parade in Aktau Today in Aktau the full dress rehearsal for V-Day military parade started, reported tumba.kz. May 3 2013, 16:28 2 861 просмотрs
Economy Kashagan power grows by 240 MWt Test and commissioning of six gas turbine power generators, 40 MWt each, took place at Bolashak plant in Karabatan. Two of them are now operating using gas from Makat and generating power for plant’s needs. After the start of oil production they will be receiving cleaned gas from Kashagan field. May 2 2013, 15:56 4 153 просмотрs
Society Man died at Tengiz Unofficial sources informed that on April 30, a Kazakh employee of Tengizchevroil LLP died in Tengiz field, Zhyloi district, Atyrau Oblast. May 1 2013, 18:31 3 552 просмотрs
Other News Uralsk Governor faced protest slogan during May Day celebrations The incident took place during a parade in the city of Uralsk dedicated to May 1, the Kazakhstan People's Unity Day. May 1 2013, 16:30 1 949 просмотрs
Society The 1st of May Parade in Atyrau (Photos+Video) The 1st of May 2013 parade in Atyrau. The celebration of the Day of Unity of Kazakhstan People in Atyrau started in the morning with the parade on the Makhambet and Issatai square. The columns of people marched along the Satapev street towards Makhambet and Issatai square where they passed the tribune with honorary citizens and heads of local government. May 1 2013, 13:41 10 702 просмотрs
Crime Schlumberger accused of tax evasion Financial police initiated a tax evasion probe into Tobearaloil LLP and Shlumberger Logelco Inc. May 1 2013, 13:33 7 279 просмотрs
Crime Witness found after death of suspect A murder committed in the village of Zhanbai was solved after six years. April 30 2013, 14:48 1 706 просмотрs
Economy Head of national oil company commented on accusations in anonymous letter The head of KazMunayGas national company Lyazzat Kiyinov commented on a situation around Embamunaygas production branch. April 29 2013, 18:02 2 517 просмотрs
Other News Sturgeon to extinct in 4-5 years in Kazakhstan The forecast was voiced by Public Prosecutor Askhat Daulbayev. He told poachery in the Ural-Caspian Basin has grown to industrial scales posing a threat of total extinction for the sturgeon species in the country. April 27 2013, 13:39 2 275 просмотрs
Crime Annual state budget stolen in Atyrau Oblast. What was financial police doing then? The financial police finished investigation into the most high-profile criminal case of recent years – the corruption case in Atyrau. Seems like affairs in the oil rich region were put on a continuous line. Among the accused were almost the whole top of local power and business elite, headed by the former governor Bergei Ryskaliyev, now called the criminal elite. Vmeste.com.kz shares its point of view on this scandalous case. April 26 2013, 18:31 3 037 просмотрs
Crime Businessman from Atyrau flies Boston to see his son Soon after the detention of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of act of terrorism in Boston, the world media spotlighted the names of two Kazakhstan citizens, students of the Massachusetts University: Dias Kadyrbaev and Azamat Tazhayakov. 19-year-old Azamat happened to be from Atyrau, our fellow countryman. April 26 2013, 11:34 5 468 просмотрs
Ecology Babies of Big Beluga Last Sunday the big beluga fish caught at the beginning of this month by fishermen of Amangeldy fishing cooperative began having labour contractions (see “The Day of Big Beluga Fish”. WKT #15, 11. 04. 2013). Unfortunately, the personnel of the Kourilkin sturgeon-breeding plant from the very beginning forecasted that the labour for 300 kg weighing beluga would be unpromising. In addition, the fish received several traumas during transportation and they couldn’t save its life. April 25 2013, 18:02 9 643 просмотрs
Culture The 1st of May - the Day of Unity of Kazakhstan People (+Announcement) According to the information provided by the Akimat of Atyrau city, this year on the 1st of May the government is organizing May Day parade. Due to this the transport movement in the central part of the city will be restricted. April 25 2013, 16:45 8 408 просмотрs
Other News Zhaikmunay is required to pay T1.8bn environmental fine Zhaikmunay oil company received a claim from the West Kazakhstan Department of Geology and Use of Subsoil Resources, "Zapkaznedra", amounting nearly 1.8bn tenge for unsanctioned flaring of associated gas, reports IA Novosti-Kazakhstan citing the company statement. April 24 2013, 15:27 2 151 просмотрs
Society Why arrest at once Terms like "arrest" or "detention room" have always been associated with criminals, anti-social personalities, or at least family troublemakers. Recently, ministry of internal affairs decided to "restart" public mind: besides the accustomed category of people at detention centers police started to catch quite a different group of people - law abiding citizens who happened to throw a cigarette butt on the ground. April 24 2013, 10:48 1 830 просмотрs