Kazakhstan News ‘Elixir of life’ could be real The ‘elixir of life’ said to have been invented by scientists in Kazakhstan could work, according to British experts November 8 2012, 18:04 1 828 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan population nears 17mln As of October 1, 2012, population of Kazakhstan counts 16,865,600 -- the country has seen a growth of 1.1% year to date, reports the RoK Statistics Agency. November 7 2012, 09:47 2 459 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News English Court of Appeal upholds judgment sentencing Ablyazov to prison Former BTA Bank Chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov lost his appeal against two major High Court decisions. One sentenced him to 22 month of imprisonment terms for contempt of court. The other required him to turn himself in to the relevant authorities and make proper disclosure of his assets or forfeit the right to defend eight of the claims against him brought by BTA Bank, with a combined value of over $6 billion. This victory will help expedite the recovery of assets misappropriated from the Bank by Ablyazov. November 7 2012, 09:52 1 684 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Version: Arkankergen faced assault, five detained "Mayday.. mayday. Arkan on the line... Taking fire! Need assistance!" shouted one of the frontier guards over the radio warning the others of an assault by unknown forces. Kazakh police tapped the message. The neighbors in China learnt of the attack on Kazakh frontier post as well. Operational group rushed to there and captured five of the attackers only to soon release them after unexpected interference of side forces. November 6 2012, 17:41 2 495 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to agree with Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan over disputed lands Kazakhstan will resolve the issue of disputed territory with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, reports a tengrinews.kz reporter citing Kadirkhan Otarov, chairman of Kazakhstan agency for land resources management. November 5 2012, 14:30 5 173 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan’s Vinokurov accused of bribing the 2010 cycle race Alexander Vinokurov is accused of paying for the victory in 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège race, Sovetskii sport Newspaper reports. November 5 2012, 09:31 1 642 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News What has Mussin agreed with Akorda? We, the public of Atyrau, well know that Mussin never believed that Kazakh press or public opinion, in general, was worth taking seriously. Mussin’s non-publicity is more than just a chosen tactics of behavior, but a feature of his personality, that fully matches the feature of the closed political system in the country... November 4 2012, 13:11 2 132 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Aslan Mussin: “I was and will I remain a loyal ally of the Great Man” The website www.guljan.org published the interview with the former Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, currently the Chair of the Audit Committee for the Republic’s Budget - Aslan MUSSIN: November 4 2012, 01:13 3 551 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Imangali Tasmagambetov met Albert II, Prince of Monaco Mayor of Astana, Imangali Tasmagambetov met the Prince of Monaco, Albert the 2nd, today in Astana, reports the official website of astana.kz. November 3 2012, 21:36 2 180 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Swindler from Uzbekistan trading in car collision set-ups, was detained by Almaty policemen The police investigation results showed that 27-year-old swindler from Tashkent arrived to Almaty only ten days ago. But during this short period of time he managed to swindle at least two car owners from Almaty. He intentionally drove his car to get a hit from the expensive imported cars and then under the pretext of repair of the damaged cars he managed to cheat out from their owners 30 thousand Euros and 29 thousand dollars, reported today Izvestiya Kazakhstan. November 2 2012, 19:45 1 722 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Opposition wants Kazakhstan to quit Customs Union Members of opposition parties and NGOs of Kazakhstan, that promote national referendum to quit Customs Union, have introduced changes and additions to the agenda, according to Mukhtar TAIZHAN, a famous public figure. November 2 2012, 16:19 3 182 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan raises 9-month uranium output by 8 pct Kazakhstan, the world’s biggest uranium miner, increased production of the metal by 8 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2012, its state nuclear company said on Thursday. November 2 2012, 13:07 1 424 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News President's Administration ex-head Mussin: I remain a loyal Nazarbayev ally Astana. November 1. Interfax-Kazakhstan - Chairman of the Audit Committee, the former head of the Presidential Administration, Aslan Mussin, vows to take any position entrusted by the Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev. November 2 2012, 17:00 3 238 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News UNESCO offers Kazakhstan to develop geoparks Almaty. November 1. The first Conference of Kazakhstan geographical society "Earth and People's potential" discuss the project offered by UNESCO to create geoparks in Kazakhstan, BNews.kz correspondent reports. November 2 2012, 16:18 3 424 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to pay Blair £16mln Kazakhstan considers raising the payment to Britain's ex PM up to £16mln. It is expected that discussion of all terms will end within few weeks. November 2 2012, 15:58 1 982 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan wasps to fight NZ codling moths A species of Kazakhstan wasps has been released into orchards here in an attempt to help control one of the pipfruit industry's biggest predators, the codling moth, reported today 3news.co.nz. November 2 2012, 15:23 1 704 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to reduce government officials The number of political government officials in Kazakhstan will soon decrease 6.5 fold to become 538 people, said Deputy Head of the Kazakhstan Presidential Administration Baurzhan BAIBEK. November 2 2012, 14:15 1 966 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Japan to import rare earths from Kazakhstan TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is likely to start importing rare earths from Kazakhstan as early as January as part of its efforts to lower its dependence on China, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Friday, citing unidentified government sources. November 2 2012, 13:36 1 611 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan's Zhanaozen To Be Wiped Off The Map? Mention Zhanaozen and those who are aware of the remote Kazakh town's existence will likely recall the bloodshed that took place there in 2011. It was an ugly scene, as antigovernment protests staged by striking oil workers turned violent, leading to the deaths of at least 17 people. Now, as the first anniversary of the December 16 unrest approaches, Zhanaozen is again making headlines and spurring heated debate. November 1 2012, 18:11 5 364 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News 31 October - National Day of Refusal from Alcohol On October 31 the country marked the annual National Day of Refusal from Alcohol Intake. In several oblasts the medics organized ten-day, one-month campaigns aimed at prevention of excessive alcohol intake. October 31 2012, 18:32 4 927 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News US to recruit Kazakhs to its military academies The Office of Military Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan invites young Kazakhstanis to compete for a potential appointment to the United States Service Academies (U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, and U.S. Coast Guard Academy) for the Class of 2017, which enters in the summer of 2013. October 31 2012, 18:19 3 096 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh Government Introduces Code of Ethics For Journalists Kazakhstan's Ministry of Culture and Information has introduced "Code of Ethics for Journalists." It was announced on October 30 in Astana at a joint session of Kazakhstan’s Union of Journalists and the Club of Chief Editors. October 31 2012, 03:26 3 226 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News First Kazakh scientific molecular genetic lab opened its doors The first scientific molecular genetic laboratory in Kazakhstan and Central Asia opened today at the Kazakh National Medical University named after Asfendiyarov in Almaty under the auspices of the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry. October 30 2012, 18:20 5 275 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Albert II, Prince of Monaco to visit Kazakhstan in early November The first in the history of the bilateral relations official visit of Albert II, Prince of Monaco to Kazakhstan is scheduled on 2-5 November, according to Altai Abibullayev, official spokesperson of the Kazakh MFA. October 30 2012, 17:51 5 786 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Samruk Kazyna set KazTransOil shares for people’s IPO The cost of one KazTransOil share, offered in People’s IPO, has been set, reported Kuandyk Bishimbaev, the Deputy Chairman of Samruk Kazyna National Welfare Fund. October 29 2012, 18:25 2 198 просмотрs