Other News Agip land plots returned to state The akimat of Atyrau (city hall) won back two 'tasty' land parcels located near the 'old airport', which Agip had once bought for construction of administrative facilities. January 4 2013, 10:19 2 351 просмотрs
Culture Dreamcatcher “… When I will be an old man, – he said, – I will wear shabby stretched trousers, waist-low gray-haired dreadlocks and a bag with opened cans of spray paint … I am only 23 now, and I paint the world in my favourite colours”. January 4 2013, 13:43 2 427 просмотрs
Society Child made a wish, You made it come true How Ak Zhaik readers made children’s wishes come true on New Year’s eve. At the beginning of December we, the reporters of AkZhaik newspaper, visited the orphanage # 1 and told the children that it was Santa Claus who sent us and requested to find out what each child wants to get for a New Year present. Kids immediately surrounded us and wishes poured from different directions: girls asked dolls, bar pins and hair-slides from the magical granddad and boys wanted toy cars, Batman and helicopters. We promised that we will pass all their wishes personally to Santa Claus. Children smiled in return. The doubt was in their eyes, as well as little hope. January 3 2013, 18:17 2 506 просмотрs
Other News Locals should be a priority - Vice Minister of Oil Tolumbayev At a meeting of the oblast's core group, Deputy Oil and Gas Minister Berik TOLUMBAYEV voiced his attitude to hiring local specialists as a priority. January 3 2013, 10:44 2 256 просмотрs
Society Season's Greetings Dear readers, our team is taking a few days off and will be back in office on January 03, 2013. We would like to use this opportunity to convey our season's greetings. December 31 2012, 14:38 1 591 просмотрs
Economy Foreign Capital to Revive Fishing Industry On Dec 26 during the government delegation to Atyrau, Кadyrzhan Тeylyanov, Fisheries Committee Chair, announced that KZ may attract foreign investment to sea fishing. December 29 2012, 17:47 1 800 просмотрs
Other News Swans arrived in Aktau (updated) One of the spectacular sights of Aktau: hundreds of black and white swans bathing in the Caspian and playing on the snow-covered beaches. December 29 2012, 16:02 3 663 просмотрs
Other News Launch fireworks wisely According to chief expert of state fire department of Atyrau Oblast Vitali UMNOV, fire rate during New Year celebrations has increased in the past three years. December 29 2012, 15:24 1 590 просмотрs
Other News Weather forecasters inform about weather on N Year’s eve In most parts of Kazakhstan on Monday, December 31, the weather will be unsteady. Snow showers, blizzard and increase of wind are expected. December 29 2012, 14:36 1 722 просмотрs
Other News Flight delayed due to a 'menace' passenger On December 27, Flight KC 890 departed late from Atyrau to Almaty because of a drunken passenger on board. December 29 2012, 10:51 1 532 просмотрs
Other News Man died at construction site On December 27 a fatal accident took place at the petrochemical complex construction site in Karabatan, Emergency Department press service reported. December 28 2012, 20:16 1 446 просмотрs
Economy Freezing Islands NCOC oil consortium responded to our editorial enquiry about the situation on A and D islands (North-Caspian offshore project). To recall, due to weather conditions the islands were frozen in (see – “Kashagan cut off from big land, as east wind drives water away”) and food supply lines have been interrupted. Information was received about protest moods among the workers of CAPE and Kentech contracting companies (up to 300 people), particularly, because of the impossibility to leave the islands at the end of work rotation. December 28 2012, 18:55 2 473 просмотрs
Economy Vice Premier Paid Visit to Kulsary (Updated) On December 26 the government delegation, headed by Vice PM Krymbek Kusherbaev, paid a working visit to the city of Kulsary. They were accompanied by Baktykozha Izmoukhambetov, the Governor of Atyrau Oblast, his Deputy - Goumar Dyusembaev and other local officials. December 27 2012, 20:58 2 709 просмотрs
Society 27 Dec -National mourning for plane crash victims President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced a national day of mourning in Kazakhstan on December 27 in honor of Frontier Service personnel of the National Security Committee, who have been killed in a military plane crash near the city of Shymkent, the Presidential press service said. December 26 2012, 18:42 1 639 просмотрs
Culture 2013:Tame this Snake – Do you have pets, say, a cat or a dog in your house? – asked me petit Aislu Dzhoubaeva. – I have a cat, but … – My Zhavanda for me is like your fluffy pet to you, – said she, gently stroking a three-meter python that was creeping on her fragile shoulders. – She is still small. Pythons can reach an average length of 10 meters. December 27 2012, 16:59 4 543 просмотрs
Other News 2012 Heroes The brightest heroes of our articles in 2012... December 27 2012, 14:42 2 241 просмотрs
Economy Kazakhstan to attract foreign investment in sea fishing Chairman of Fisheries Committee under the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry Kadyrzhan Teylyanov believes that Atyrau and Mangystau regions of Kazakhstan could attract foreign investment in sea fishing. December 27 2012, 12:25 1 879 просмотрs
Other News I will not calm down until I learn about my son's fate - Sagindyk Imenov A resident of the village of Inder Sagindyk IMENOV, the father of a missing-in-action frontier guard Meirkhan IMENOV, returned home from Taldykorgan after the trial of Vladislav Chelakh accused of killing 14 fellow soldiers at Arkankergen frontier post in late May and sentenced to life. December 27 2012, 12:23 1 937 просмотрs
Society New Year Gift from National Bank of KZ On the eve of New Year the Kazakhstan Mint has coined, and the RoK National Bank issued “Sultan Beibars” proof quality jubilee silver coins from “Great Soldiers” series, ”The White Stork” from “Endangered and Rare Species of Animals” series of coins with the nominal value of 100 tenge, has advised today A. Bissengalieva, the chief economist of the Atyrau branch of National Bank. December 26 2012, 18:06 2 723 просмотрs
Sport Miodrag Radulovich appointed coach to Atyrau Football Club December 26. Miodrag RADULOVICH, 45, from Montenegro was assigned the head coach of Atyrau Football Club following the dismissal of the previous coaching team. December 26 2012, 16:34 5 433 просмотрs
Other News Winter fishing regulations Zhaik Caspian Interregional Basin Inspection for Fish Industry reminds of amateur fishing ban on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and at nights. December 25 2012, 17:09 1 631 просмотрs
Other News Apartments slumped in Atyrau. No victims. (+video) ATYRAU. Several apartments slumped through the floor in a once dormitory of chemical plant workers in the early morning of December 24. December 25 2012, 11:17 2 889 просмотрs
Ecology Air for sale: KZ to launch G Gas emission quota mechanism Starting January 1, 2013, Kazakhstan will launch a mechanism of selling quotas on greenhouse gas emissions. December 24 2012, 16:27 4 633 просмотрs
Other News Atyrau people spent 270MM on IPO This month KazTransOil stopped receiving applications to buy ordinary shares placed within the public People's IPO program. December 24 2012, 12:31 1 932 просмотрs
Society West Kazakhstan Today wishes its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! As the Holiday Season is upon us, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and on those who have helped to shape our business in a most significant way. We value our relationship with you and look forward to working with you in the year to come. We wish you a very happy Holiday Season and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity. December 22 2012, 16:13 3 406 просмотрs