in Atyrau

Crime

The Concert is Over

Atyrau Oblast Financial Police Department reported that the criminal case has been initiated against the director of SnabOil LLP. This time the name has been voiced: A. Beisebekova. January 18 2013, 11:57 2 546 views

Society

Lady’s Finger

As reported by many mass-media, recently a 21-year-old man from Pavlodar was arrested for 5 days for giving a middle finger to the cortege of the Chairman of the Senate of the RoK Parliament - Kairat MAMI. It appeared that he is not the only citizen of Kazakhstan, who showed this gesture to VIP persons. My colleague – the editor of the newspaper “West Kazakhstan Today” (an English enclosure to Ak Zhaik newspaper) Zeena Urynbassarova remembered a fact when she, in similar way, tainted her clean biography in 2005. January 17 2013, 22:42 2 581 views

Other News

Krymbek Kusherbayev assigned akim of Kyzylorda Oblast

President's nomination received unanimous support in the oblast maslikhat [council]. January 17 2013, 14:14 2 149 views

Other News

Foreign population dropped by 1/3

As reported by the oblast akimat's media service, 212 organizations that use foreign workforce are registered in Atyrau Oblast as of January 1, 2012. January 17 2013, 13:38 1 744 views

Other News

Films in English to be shown in Atyrau

Guests of Atyrau and local folks who love watching Hollywood films now have a great opportunity to enjoy films at cinema in English January 16 2013, 15:38 4 858 views

Other News

Tengiz: fading diamond of Chevron

Three TCO facilities -- KTL, SGP and SGI -- stopped at once on January 3 after power outage at Tengiz field. January 15 2013, 10:42 9 044 views

Politics

Two days at the factories, two days in the villages

Today, on January 14, Vice Speaker-Chairman of Majilis of  RoK Parliament Sergey Dyachenko (on a photo) paid a working trip to Atyrau Oblast. The trip is scheduled for 4 days. January 15 2013, 10:19 3 573 views

Other News

TCO fined for blackout

GosTekhNadzor [State Energy Supervision and Control Committee] under Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, on its website posted the results of the unscheduled audit of Tengizchevroil LLP that followed power outage at company's facilities on January 3. January 15 2013, 09:42 4 111 views

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 3 797 views

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 2 418 views

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 4 011 views

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 4 253 views

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 2 393 views

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 3 949 views

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 2 496 views

Society

Christmas in Atyrau Dormition Cathedral

On January 7 the Orthodox Christians in Atyrau celebrated the Nativity of Christ (Orthodox Christmas). According to the tradition, the bells of Holy Dormition Cathedral sounded the start of the ceremonial service.  January 9 2013, 11:51 2 300 views

Crime

All fled, fled for their lives …

Website of Financial Police in the “Wanted” section has been updated with additional information about more persons involved in the corruption deals connected with embezzlement of budget funds in Atyrau Oblast. They all are charged with a large scale appropriation and misapplication of entrusted alien property under Article 176, part 3, item “b” of RoK Criminal Code.   January 9 2013, 10:53 3 881 views

Other News

City obliges business to shovel snow away

Atyrau city authorities are bringing entrepreneurs to cleaning snow. January 9 2013, 10:11 1 942 views

Other News

Weather forecast for January

Local synoptics promise a warmer January this year. January 8 2013, 09:19 2 200 views

Society

Atyrau through the eyes of foreigners

Recently a friend of mine, browsing the endless space of Internet, came across a website where expats, who work and live in Atyrau, share their impressions about the life here. One of the authors of those postings (probably, a young man) tried to understand the reasons of (literally) "offenses and hatred in this young country" of local population towards people of his kind. Let us also try to understand the issue. January 5 2013, 17:54 21 670 views

Other News

Guy from Atyrau remade Gangnam Style

An 18-year-old young man Kadirbek NAZIROV from Atyrau never dreamed of fame, but his video parody of 'Gangnam Style' clip, which is originally of the South Korean comedian singer Psy, scored 70,000 views on Youtube in just a month. January 4 2013, 15:21 5 189 views

Society

January 7 - Orthodox Christmas

On January 7, 2013 Orthodox Christians of Kazakhstan will celebrate Nativity of Christ (Orthodox Christmas). As per item 4, Article 96, of RoK Labour Code, Orthodox Christmas, as well as Muslim Kurban-ait (the End of Ramadan) is not considred a national holiday, but a  non-working day. Therefore, in 2013 the Kazakhstan residents will have three days off: Jan 5, 6 and 7 for the Orthodox Christmas. January 4 2013, 14:32 3 341 views

Ecology

The night Tengiz stopped (update)

From the evening of January 2 till the morning of January 3 Tengiz industrial complex was cut from electricity supply, informed Assylbek Utegaliev, deputy head of the department for civil defense, prevention and response to accidents and acts of nature. January 4 2013, 09:24 2 577 views

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 2 643 views

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 2 887 views