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Kazakhstan’s Vice PM: decisions over Baikonur to uphold national interests

Kazakhstan’s Vice PM Kairat Kelimbetov, co-chairman of the intergovernmental committee for Baikonur issues, stated that the Government will make sure any decisions over Baikonur will serve the national interests, Newskaz.ru reports. February 14 2013, 12:36 1 293 просмотрs

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Unknowns arson prosecutor's car in Karaganda

A man had parked his car in the street only to find his $100,000 'iron horse' burnt down. February 13 2013, 14:32 1 478 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan opposes drop of wrestling as Olympic sport

Kazakhstan's National Wrestling Federation will seek retaining wrestling among the Olympic sports, said Zhanabergen Karmandayev, General Secretary of Kazakhstan's Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Women's Wrestling Federation. February 13 2013, 12:23 2 218 просмотрs

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School in Kazakhstan Aims to Groom the Perfect Bride

A new school has opened in Almaty to prepare perfect brides for discerning Kazakh husbands-to-be. February 13 2013, 11:57 2 929 просмотрs

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Toyota to start car production in Kazakhstan in spring 2014

The Toyota cars will be produced at the facilities of LLP "Sary-Arka Autoprom" in Kostanay. It is planned to produce up to 3000 cars every year. February 12 2013, 15:56 1 762 просмотрs

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Astana to host annual Kazneftegazservice 2013 conference

The annual conference Kazneftegazservice-2013 and a forum  “Oil and Gas: Kazakh Content 2013″ which aims to become the premier inform and dialogue platform for all oil and gas service industries will be held in Astana on February 14, reads the press service of Kazakh Chamber of Commerce. February 12 2013, 13:27 2 496 просмотрs

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Convicted Ex-Head of Valut-Transit bank dies in Karaganda

Ex-head of Valut-Transit bank Andrey Belyaev, convicted and sentenced for 10 years of colony for the theft of bank’s funds, died in Karaganda, reported IA Novosti-Kazakhstan, citing the source in the UIS Penal Enforcement Department of the Karaganda Oblast.   February 11 2013, 11:19 1 746 просмотрs

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Ice-hockey team of Kazakhstan will not go to 2014 Olympiad in Sochi

The national ice-hockey team of Kazakhstan will not participle in the 2014 winter Olympiad in Sochi.  At the final Olympic qualifying tournament held in Riga on February 7-10, our team came 2nd, yielding the palm to Latvian hockey-team February 11 2013, 10:37 2 371 просмотрs

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Acceptable decisions on Baikonur found - Nazarbayev, Putin

Both presidents also discussed in details the program of bipartite cooperation in 2013-2015,  particularly the creation of Common Economic Space and moving toward Eurasian Economic Union. February 11 2013, 09:33 1 503 просмотрs

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Journalist from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar sends letter to Obama

A journalist from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar has written a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, Tengrinews.kz reports. February 7 2013, 18:06 1 722 просмотрs

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Gap between rich and poor needs to be reduced – Vice PM

Government has developed an anti-crisis program, which should help reduce gap between the rich and the poor in Kazakhstan, said deputy PM Yerbol Orynbayev. February 7 2013, 17:20 1 584 просмотрs

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SCAT plane skidded off runway at Almaty airport

SCAT airline’s AN-24 airplane skidded off runway at the Almaty airport when landing  with 24 passengers on board, airline press service reported. February 7 2013, 18:01 3 348 просмотрs

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China and Turkey biggest sources of labor migrants to Kazakhstan

China and Turkey are responsible for biggest numbers of labor migrants to Kazakhstan, KazTag reports, citing the country’s Ministry of Labor. February 7 2013, 16:05 1 253 просмотрs

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Board of appeals leaves Chelakh verdict unchanged

Kazakhstan's Military Court's Board of Appeals for Criminal Cases upheld the life imprisonment verdict to Vladislav Chelakh, a border guard found guilty of butchering his fellow soldiers. February 7 2013, 13:19 1 431 просмотрs

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Ballistic expert admits mistake in Chelakh's case

Tuesday, February 5, during a tripartite online conference between an expert in Astana, Vladislav Chelakh in Taldykorgan court room and the military court in Almaty, it was identified that a ballistic expert had made a mistake in examination of the 9-mm bullet shell found at Arkankergen border post, which was destroyed in May 2012, allegedly by a 19-year old private Chelakh. February 6 2013, 15:15 1 459 просмотрs

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Google Translate to add Kazakh language by end of 2013

Kazakh language will be added to Google Translate by the end of 2013, Tengrinews.kz reports citing head of Wikibilim social fund Rauan Kenzhekhanuly as saying at the presentation of Google Translate+Kazakh project to add the Kazakh language to Google translation service. February 5 2013, 11:29 2 144 просмотрs

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First 2013 space launch at Baikonur

February 5 Baikonur will see the first space launch in 2013, RIA Novosti reports, citing Russia’s Roskosmos Federal Space Agency spokesman. February 5 2013, 10:26 1 512 просмотрs

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Stake in N block cost KazMunaiGas $32 million

The stake in N block cost KazMunaiGas $32 million, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev as saying at the briefing in Kazakhstan President’s Central Communications Service. February 5 2013, 10:44 2 521 просмотрs

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Another officer of Kazakhstan's border guard service has committed suicide.

Kazakhstan's National Security Committee said on February 4 that deputy commander of Shonzha border post brigade, Captain M. Qadyralinov, committed suicide on his return from a border guarding shift at an outpost. February 5 2013, 10:16 1 390 просмотрs

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Chelakh will not appear before the appeal court today

The sentenced frontier guard Vladisklav Chelakh will not appear before the appeal court today, Bnews.kz reports.  February 5 2013, 09:54 1 642 просмотрs

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Mami disagrees with police arresting Pavlodar citizen for showing middle finger

Chairman of Kazakhstan Senate Kairat Mami does not agree with the actions of the police officers who arrested a man for making an obscene gesture in the direction of his escort, KazTAG reports. February 5 2013, 09:58 1 813 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan will not ban import of fuel from Russia – Oil Minister

Ban on import of fuel from Russia will not be imposed in Kazakhstan, Sauat Mynbaev, the Minister of Oil and Gas said at a briefing in the Central Communications Service on Monday, reports IA Novosti-Kazakhstan. February 4 2013, 14:55 1 325 просмотрs

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Golubev lifts Kazakhstan past Austria in Davis Cup

Andrey Golubev lifted Kazakhstan into the Davis Cup quarterfinals with a four-set victory over Austria's Jurgen Melzer on Sunday. February 4 2013, 15:32 1 596 просмотрs

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Emergency Situations Minister learned about Almaty quake from Vice-PM

Kazakhstan Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Bozhko found out about the earthquake in Almaty from Vice-PM, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Vice-PM and Minister of Regional Development Bakytzhan Sagintayev as saying at the meeting in Kazakhstan Emergency Situations Ministry. February 4 2013, 12:00 1 662 просмотрs

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Davis Cup: Kazakhs take a shock 2-0 lead (Update)

Andrey Golubev and Evgeny Korolev both produced inspiring performances to defeat Andreas Haider-Maurer and Jurgen Melzer on day one in Astana, reports daviscup.com on Friday. February 1 2013, 15:52 1 439 просмотрs