Economy Aktau port to expand Kazakhstan will expand its ferry fleet. According to Askar Zhumagaliyev, the RoK Minister of Transport and Communications, there is currently a need for expansion of the ferry fleet and increase of the volume of transported freights, as local shipping companies transport only oil and the bulks of dry goods and ferry freights are transported by foreign companies, reads the Minister’s report. March 27 2013, 12:32 2 901 просмотрs
Ecology Prosecutor watched video made by Nur Otan party members… (or illegal fishing in Damba village) The environmental prosecutor's office took appropriate measures after watching video with illegal fishing made by Nur Otan party monitoring post. March 27 2013, 10:20 1 756 просмотрs
Ecology North Caspian Oil Spill Response Base. What’s left: to move equipment The construction of the North Caspian Oil Spill Response Base (NCEOSRB) has been completed. The name of the operator is still unknown. March 26 2013, 12:42 2 364 просмотрs
Culture The Archer The three major features of the steppe warrior’s life were archery, horsemanship and pastoral nomadism. These were the building blocks of the steppe life. And a true man in early days was judged by three skills that he had mastered: the first being the ability to fight, the second ability was to shoot and hit the bull’s eye, i.e. the archery, and the third was horse racing. These were so called “three games men love to play”. Murat Gabdousalimov, whom I was happy to meet and to talk to, seemed mastered the first two skills very well and now is on his way to the third one. March 26 2013, 09:40 5 052 просмотрs
Society Asyk game competition “Altyn Saka-2013” - the winner was born in Nauryz In the annual national asyk game Altyn Saka (played with sheep knuckle bones) that was held on March 22 this year the participants were mainly the beginners. And who do you think got the main prize? The winner made himself an excellent gift for his birthday! Nurdaulet who is turning 12 in the month of Nauryz, thanks to his excellent accuracy and dexterity, became the owner of a laptop. March 25 2013, 20:01 2 938 просмотрs
Ecology Cyclone from the West: cold weather will be holding till March 30 In the next few days it will be quite cold in Atyrau Oblast. Even there was the storm warning in the area. March 25 2013, 19:22 1 880 просмотрs
Society Tonight: Earth Hour with a Candle-Lit Dinner Millions of people around the world switch off their lights for Earth Hour at 8.30pm (20:30) in their local times on the last Saturday of March each year. In 2013, Earth Hour occurs one week earlier, on March 23. March 23 2013, 15:05 1 645 просмотрs
Ecology Kashagan Public Hearings: the Power of Talking Atyrau Oblast Governor’s presence among the members of the presidium became a surprise at the public hearings on environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Kashagan Development Experimental Programme (EP) held in Atyrau on March 20. March 22 2013, 15:04 2 867 просмотрs
Other News Meltwaters result in tap water outage in Uralsk Communal services claim they had to cut tap water supply in order to pump out meltwater in the city. March 20 2013, 15:20 1 917 просмотрs
Other News Atyrau traffic limited on Nauryz Due to celebration of Nauryz Holiday, traffic in Atyrau will be limited for a few days, advised the city administration. March 20 2013, 14:34 2 488 просмотрs
Other News Kashagan vulnerable to oil spills March 14-15, Almaty hosted the international conference “Industrial Safety in Fuel and Energy Complex. Onshore and Offshore Oil Spills”. The key topic was the start of oil production at the field of Kashagan scheduled for June. March 20 2013, 12:30 2 815 просмотрs
Other News Kashagan hearings - March 20 Ahead of start of oil production scheduled for next June, NCOC - North Caspian Operating Company B.V. - is to hold public hearings on the outcomes of environmental impact assessment of Kashagan's experimental development program. March 18 2013, 17:01 2 007 просмотрs
Other News Asyk competition to take place on Nauryz. Winner takes laptop. Ak Zhaik newspaper invites teenagers to participate in the annual Altyn Saka competition - the game of asyk - to take place on March 22. March 18 2013, 11:54 5 353 просмотрs
Other News Strong wind tears roofs off Sharp fitful wind came crushing down on the city of Atyrau on March 16 bringing a lot of trouble to townspeople. March 18 2013, 11:17 1 761 просмотрs
Other News Prosecutors confirm gap in salaries Tasked by General Prosecution Office, the oblast prosecutor's office, labor department and employment coordination department investigated into the disproportion in labor remuneration of Kazakh and foreign citizens working in international companies. March 18 2013, 09:39 2 585 просмотрs
Other News Invite top managers only, replace the rest with locals - proposal to labor ministry Kazakhstan's labor and social protection ministry [www.enbek.gov.kz] has posted a letter from someone named Egemberdy laying down proposals to settle the painful problem of large difference in the salaries of locals and expatriates in Kazakhstan. March 15 2013, 09:36 4 448 просмотрs
Other News World class oil and gas training center opens in Atyrau APEC – Atyrau Petroleum Education Center – opened its doors on March 11 to train, retrain and upskill oil and gas workers. Following the grand opening its first hundred students sat down to desks. March 14 2013, 15:09 7 938 просмотрs
Other News West Kazakhstan marks Korisu March 14, Kazakhs in the west of Kazakhstan have started celebration of Korisu, a holiday of seeing each other after the winter. March 14 2013, 14:08 5 332 просмотрs
Other News OSC strikers at Kalamkas field return to work To recall, a few days ago, employees of Oil Service Company, a member of AktauNefteServis LLP, refused to turn up to work. March 13 2013, 12:37 1 778 просмотрs
Other News Max Petroleum started drilling at Zhana Makat of Atyrau oblast «Max Petroleum» company began drilling of the production well in "Zhana Makat" field in the old oil region of the Atyrau oblast. March 13 2013, 12:04 2 705 просмотрs
Culture The World's Oldest Carpet Story: The Pazyryk Every carpet tells a story. But few tell one as fascinating as the oldest intact carpet ever found. It is the Pazyryk carpet, discovered frozen in a tomb beneath the Siberian steppe. March 13 2013, 07:58 26 516 просмотрs
Other News OSC workers striking over low salaries Employees of one of the largest contractors in the region, Oil Service Company (OSC), refused to turn up to work at the field of Kalamkas in Mangystau Oblast. March 12 2013, 09:28 1 932 просмотрs
Other News Tengizchevroil to mark 20th anniversary March 11, Atyrau Oblast governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov received Scott Davis, managing director of Eurasia Unit of Chevron. March 11 2013, 18:51 3 990 просмотрs
Other News When is the big sea quake: Why TCO do not provide us data March 11, Kazakh National Data Center [www.kndc.kz] announced a 4.4 earthquake took place in the Caspian Sea. March 11 2013, 18:03 2 325 просмотрs