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Marat Tazhin, RoK Secretary of State, relieved of his duties

By the decree of the Head of the State Marat Tazhin is dismissed from the position of the Secretary of State of the Republic of Kazakhstan in connection with transfer to another work, Akorda press service reports. January 21 2014, 15:12 2 312 views

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Kazakhstan to tender out several onshore oil and gas blocks

Kazakhstanis planning to tender out several onshore oil and gas blocks, tengrinews reports. January 21 2014, 12:51 2 099 views

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Kazakhstan developed SALT effective deposit insurance system

The State Kazakhstan Deposit Insurance Fund has developed a cutting edge software system named SALT. Over its history, the fund has successfully returned deposits to customers of three liquidated banks such as, Komirbank, Nauryzbank, and Valyut-Tranzit Bank. According to the chairperson of the Fund Bakhyt Mazhenova, bankruptcy of the Valyut-Tranzit Bank caused major problems, because the number of its depositors exceeded more than 265,000. January 21 2014, 12:23 2 340 views

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Kazakhstan reduced quota for attraction of foreign labor

January 20 2014, 17:36 3 622 views

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A Kazakh teen girl fled British public school together with her boyfriend to fly to Caribbean

Two sixth-form lovers have jetted off to the Caribbean after sneaking out of their public school in the middle of the night dailymail.co.uk reports. January 20 2014, 16:46 3 622 views

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Kazakh Defence Minister on official visit to Israel

Today Minister of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has arrived with official visit to the state of Israel, bnews.kz rerports citing the ministry's press service. January 20 2014, 14:13 2 660 views

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83yo Kazakh man crushes rocks with his bare hands (video)

83yo Seken Tolebekov lives in Almaty Oblast, Kazakhstan. It spite of his age, his hands possess an unusual strength: he crushes rocks with his bear hands, STV channel reports.  January 20 2014, 11:02 2 890 views

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UAE-Kazakhstan ink deal to protect Houbara

Representatives of the governments of Abu Dhabi and Kazakhstan on Sunday signed an agreement of co-operation concerning the preservation of the Houbara bustard, gulftoday.ae reports. January 20 2014, 10:24 5 306 views

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Kazakhstan, Qatar ink bilateral documents in Astana

Kazakhstan and Qatar signed a number of bilateral documents on Jan 19 during the official visit of Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani to Astana, kazinform correspondent reports. January 20 2014, 09:51 2 326 views

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Expat accused of corruption of minors in Uralsk

The press service of Internal Affairs Department of West Kazakhstan Oblast reported the details of detention of the citizen of Great Britain who recorded naked girls on video, azh.kz reports. January 17 2014, 20:11 4 734 views

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Key Points of the Presidental Address to the People of Kazakhstan

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has instructed today the Presidential Administration, Government, People's Assembly of Kazakhstan jointly with the nationwide Kazakhstan 2050 movement to issue the Mangilik Yel (Eternal Nation) patriotic document. January 17 2014, 16:55 2 359 views

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Kazakhstan and Brazil agree to cancel visas

Kazakhstan and Brazil have agreed to mutually cancel visas, tengrinews reports citing the press-service of the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry. January 17 2014, 15:16 2 180 views

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Judge sets June trial date for accused marathon bomber’s friends

The federal judge overseeing the case of three college friends of accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev took a tough line with lawyers looking for more time to prepare for trial before setting a June 23 date, bostonherald.com reports. January 17 2014, 13:21 2 085 views

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Nursultan Nazarbayev delivers his Presidential Address to the people of Kazakhstan

Today Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev started delivering his annual state of the nation address in Astana, azh.kz reports.   January 17 2014, 13:02 2 255 views

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Kazakhstan to Auction Energy Exploration Rights

Energy-rich Kazakhstan plans to auction exploration rights to eight or nine oil and gas fields in the Central Asian nation this year, a senior official said Thursday, ria.ru reports. January 17 2014, 09:38 1 814 views

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Minister: Kazakhstan’s Kashagan field developers to be fined

Developers of the Kashagan field in Kazakhstan, will be fined both for environmental damage due to an accident and suspension of work at the field, Kazakh Minister of Oil and Gas Uzakbai Karabalin said at a press conference on Jan.16 following the meeting of the Board of KazEnergy Association, trend.az reports. January 16 2014, 15:56 3 475 views

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Kazakhstan's economy the 67th freest in the world - Index of Economic Freedom

Kazakhstan’s economic freedom score is 63.7, making its economy the 67th freest in the 2014 Index, reads Heritage Foundation report.  January 16 2014, 13:13 1 704 views

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Kazakhstan eyes its 'Cannabis Klondike'

Despite a heavy-handed campaign against drug trafficking and related crime in the country, one Kazakh lawmaker thinks it's time to cash in on some 140,000 stubborn hectares of wild cannabis that can be found around Kazakhstan. Darigha Nazarbaeva, the eldest daughter of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, proposed this week that the country lease some of its treasured cannabis fields to international pharmaceutical companies, stuff.co.nz reports. January 16 2014, 11:00 9 664 views

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Kazakh Professor Solves Another Millennium Prize Problem

Academician from Astana Mukhtarbai Otelbayev has solved one of seven most difficult mathematical millennium problems, the press service of the Eurasian National University reported. January 15 2014, 12:21 3 491 views

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Kazakhstan gives greenlight to sell 95 pct stake in Maten Petroleum

The government of RK gives greenlight to Chinese Hainan Zhenghe Industrial to purchase 95% stake in Kazakhstan oil-extracting company Maten Petroleum, azh.kz reports. January 15 2014, 11:35 6 698 views

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The Emir of Qatar to pay official visit to Kazakhstan

The Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will pay an official visit to Astana on January 17-18, reads the press service of the Committee for Investments under the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, inform.kz reports. January 15 2014, 10:11 2 082 views

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MPs waive off legalization of polygamy in Kazakhstan

Members of Kazakhstan's Majilis (Lower Chamber of the Parliament) have commented on the idea of making polygamy legal in Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports. January 14 2014, 15:28 2 126 views

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2.5 thousand CCTV cameras to be installed in Astana in preparation for EXPO 2017

Additional 2.5 thousand CCTV cameras have been installed in Astana in preparation for the EXPO 2017, this has been announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs Kalmukhanbet Kassymov at the Government Hour in the Majilis, inform.kz reports. January 14 2014, 09:06 1 684 views

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STF of Interior Ministry Investigating Murder of Businessman in West KZ Oblast

Last night three unknown persons boldly attacked the house of the farmer Vitaly Karkula - a well known businessman in Zelenovsky district of West Kazakhstan Oblast and shot him dead during the night assault. His spouse Valentina Karkula, the deputy of the regional maslikhat (local government) was badly injured and now is in intensive care unit, azh.kz reports citing “Moi Gorod” Internet portal.  January 13 2014, 16:09 2 364 views

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Kazakh song of gestures stole American heart

Things lost in translation and the cultural gap are not jokes in the modern age of seemingly enhanced global communication. But a story of love that surpasses barriers like language, culture and even silence will certainly melt the hearts of even hard-boiled skeptics. The story starts with Aaron Bean who volunteered in 2011 to be a part of Peace Corps in Kazakhstan and fell in love with a deaf Kazakh girl Botagoz Usenova, tengrinews reports.  January 13 2014, 10:20 2 412 views