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UK prosecutors open formal probe into Kazakh miner ENRC

Britain's Serious Fraud Office has begun a formal investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption at Kazakh miner ENRC (ENRC.L), following months of talks between the two sides and two internal inquiries. April 26 2013, 12:04 6 191 views

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Kazakhstan: Media Spotlighting Tenuous Connections to Marathon Bombings

The media spotlight shone on Kazakhstan when two Kazakhstani students were arrested near Boston on April 20 over alleged immigration violations after being questioned by police about their links to suspected bombers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died in a shootout with security forces, and his surviving brother Djokhar, who is hospitalized and charged with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill. April 26 2013, 10:27 3 166 views

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Kazakhstan to quit any union if independence affected - Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan will leave any union if the country's independence is jeopardized in it, President Nursultan Nazarbayev stated. April 26 2013, 09:33 2 653 views

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Kazakhstan to stage huge military parade on May 7

Kazakhstan is actively preparing for its first military parade on May 7, the Day of Defender of the Fatherland, where about 7 000 soldiers will take part, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reported. April 25 2013, 17:29 3 928 views

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XI Eurasian Media Forum kicks off in Astana

On April 25-26 the XI Eurasian Media Forum will be held in Astana, which was initiated to promote the professional development of Eurasian media. April 25 2013, 12:19 2 596 views

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KazTransOil plans to allocate KZT 28.8bn for dividend payout for 2012

The Board of Directors of JSC "KazTransOil" recommends that the general meeting of shareholders of the company to allocate 86% of the consolidated net income for 2012 for the payment of dividends, KazTransOil CEO Kairgeldy Kabyldin stated. April 24 2013, 16:48 2 675 views

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Kazakhstan bans import of cars manufactured before 2005

Euro-4 ecological standard will be introduced at the territory of Kazakhstan on July 1, 2013. Import (registration) of cars manufactured before 2005 and complying with Euro-3 standard or lower will be banned, Auto.lafa.kz writes. April 24 2013, 10:19 3 775 views

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Military aircraft crashed in Kazakhstan

Military aircraft MiG-31 of military unit 50185 of the Ministry of Defense crashed during a training flight in the Karaganda region on Tuesday, said in a statement on the website of the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan. April 24 2013, 09:48 3 778 views

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Turkish authorities reject Kazakh gas from Russian state giant Gazprom

Turkish authorities have turned down an application from Russian state giant Gazprom to import gas from Kazakhstan, local media reports. April 23 2013, 15:42 2 842 views

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Mynbayev supports foreigners working at Kashagan

Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev defends the foreigners working at Kashagan field, Tengrinews.kz reports. April 23 2013, 12:54 3 687 views

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'EXPO-2017' Organizing Committee to be disbanded - President of Kazakhstan

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev charged to dissolve the Organizing Committee on preparations for the International specialized exhibition "EXPO-2017". April 23 2013, 09:41 3 488 views

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Kazakhstan might build fourth oil refinery

The fourth oil refinery may be built in several years in Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports. April 23 2013, 09:36 2 899 views

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Kazakhstan makes bid to host World Petroleum Congress in 2017

The Kazakhstan National Committee has made a bid this year to host the 22nd World Petroleum Congress in Astana in 2017, said last week KazEnergy association executive director Ramazan Zhampiisov. April 22 2013, 16:05 4 673 views

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UK Prime-Minister visit expected in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is expecting the first visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron. April 22 2013, 12:24 3 363 views

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Kazakhstan in World Elite Hockey League

A 3:0 victory against already promoted Italy secured Kazakhstan's ticket to Minsk. Two goals by Roman Starchenko and a 22 save shutout for Vitali Kolesnik was enough for the Kazakhs to seal their promotion. April 22 2013, 11:09 2 897 views

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Kazakh Rambo requests pardon, denies guilt

Sending a petition for mercy by a Kazakh border guard, Vladislav Chelakh, accused of killing his 14 fellow soldiers at the border post of Arkankergen in late May 2012, to the country's president Nursultan Nazarbayev is a mandatory condition for further application to the UN Human Rights Committee, reports IA Novosti-Kazakhstan citing the convict's lawyer Serik Sarsenov. April 19 2013, 11:40 3 308 views

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Kazakhstan allows import of 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes from Russia

Kazakhstangovernment has allowed Russia’s Troitsk regional power station to deliver over 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes for dumping in Kostanay oblast, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the website of Kazakhstan information-legislative system of the regulatory legal acts. April 19 2013, 11:02 3 249 views

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Kazakhstan lifted moratorium on issuance of licenses for subsoil use

Kazakhstan lifted moratorium on issuance of licenses for subsoil use. Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed the northern region to intensify the efforts on attracting investors in the mineral resources’ sphere, as well as the measures to encourage businesses and residents. President Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the enlarged meeting with the participation of the Mayors in Akorda. April 18 2013, 18:19 2 782 views

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Kazakhstan withdrew counterfeit money worth almost 40 million tenge in 2012

Over 7,000 counterfeit banknotes with a total par value nearly 40 million tenges are withdrawn in the republic in 2012, Kazakhstan Financial police press service reports. April 18 2013, 17:53 4 237 views

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French want to personally launch Kazakhstan satellite

Kazakhstan’s high-resolution Earth remote-sensing satellite scheduled to be launched in 2014 from French cosmodrome Kuru has some secret equipment installed on it. That’s why the French makers have requested to make the launch at their territory, Tengrinews.kz reports citing head of Kazkosmos National Space Agency Talgat Mussabayev. April 18 2013, 11:42 2 860 views

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Chelakh to appeal for pardon

Such statement was made by Vladislav Chelakh's lawyer Serik Sarsenov in the Vremya newspaper. he will make the writ of appeal in court already in the next few days. April 17 2013, 11:14 3 594 views

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The return of Bolashak alumni to be tracked down by Ministry of Education jointly with National Security Committee

  The RoK Ministry of Education jointly with the National Security Committee will track down the return of the Bolashak program alumni back to Kazakhstan. This was voiced today by Bakytzhan Zhumagulov, the RoK Minister of Education and Science, at the government session, reports bnews.kz.   April 16 2013, 17:50 2 583 views

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China interested in purchasing ConocoPhillips’s stake in the giant Kashagan oilfield

Chinais interested in purchasing ConocoPhillips’s stake in the giant Kashagan oilfield, Newskaz.ru reports, citing the country’s Minister of Oil and gas Sauat Mynbayev as saying on the sidelines of the government sitting April 16. April 16 2013, 10:51 2 552 views

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Ice hockey: Kazakhstan flattened Great Britain in World Championship clash

Kazakh hockey team brought down Great Britain to a heavy 5-0 defeat in their second game of their World Championship Division 1 Group A campaign in Hungary, reports vesti.kz. April 16 2013, 10:44 4 319 views

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Kazakh official shares nation's experience of fighting corruption

The Chairman of the Agency of Kazakhstan for Countering Economic Crime and Corruption, Rashid Tusupbekov, visited New Delhi for three days and shared his country's experience in fighting corruption with his Indian counterparts. April 15 2013, 16:20 2 965 views