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Kazakh WWII hero girl tomb empty - Russian scouts

Kazakh WWII hero girl tomb empty - Russian scouts

Russian searchers voiced a sensational statement - Aliya Moldagulova, a sniper killed in action in January 1944 on the Eastern Front of World War II and posthumously awarded the distinction Hero of the Soviet Union the same year, was not buried in the village of Monakovo of Pskov Oblast, NW Russia, as was believed for the past 70 years. April 3 2013, 13:50 5 771 просмотрs

Artillery shell found in Bautino sea port

Artillery shell found in Bautino sea port

An artillery shell was found in the port of Bautino situated on the coast of the Caspian Sea, in 140km from Aktau, the capital of Mangystau Oblast. April 2 2013, 16:16 2 035 просмотрs

Gerold Belger: Proud to hear I am the last Kazakh, but I am a German and will never deny it

Gerold Belger: Proud to hear I am the last Kazakh, but I am a German and will never deny it

Kazakh lifestyle, folklore, traditions, behavior, habits and tastes he absorbed in childhood made him the first outlander to thoroughly understand the very essence of Kazakh people and think the same way. Thanks to his all-round education, natural nobleness and firm commitment to principles he won the respect that gives him the right to speak on behalf of Kazakhs, at that, to voice things that my be perceived otherwise if said by any other non-Kazakh. For a reason, people call him Gereke, Belgibai, “the last Kazakh”. March 28 2013, 15:33 3 491 просмотрs

Man plans, fails attack on police in Aktobe, gets 8 years

Man plans, fails attack on police in Aktobe, gets 8 years

Man, accused of preparing attacks on Kandyagash police department and KNB HQ, was sentenced to 8 years. Investigation revealed that Rauan Faizullayev had been hiding explosives and weaponry in a kindergarten. March 27 2013, 16:13 1 463 просмотрs

Meltwaters result in tap water outage in Uralsk

Meltwaters result in tap water outage in Uralsk

Communal services claim they had to cut tap water supply in order to pump out meltwater in the city. March 20 2013, 15:20 1 922 просмотрs

Atyrau traffic limited on Nauryz

Atyrau traffic limited on Nauryz

Due to celebration of Nauryz Holiday, traffic in Atyrau will be limited for a few days, advised the city administration. March 20 2013, 14:34 2 494 просмотрs

Kashagan vulnerable to oil spills

Kashagan vulnerable to oil spills

March 14-15, Almaty hosted the international conference “Industrial Safety in Fuel and Energy Complex. Onshore and Offshore Oil Spills”. The key topic was the start of oil production at the field of Kashagan scheduled for June. March 20 2013, 12:30 2 826 просмотрs

Kashagan hearings - March 20

Kashagan hearings - March 20

Ahead of start of oil production scheduled for next June, NCOC - North Caspian Operating Company B.V. - is to hold public hearings on the outcomes of environmental impact assessment of Kashagan's experimental development program. March 18 2013, 17:01 2 012 просмотрs

Asyk competition to take place on Nauryz. Winner takes laptop.

Asyk competition to take place on Nauryz. Winner takes laptop.

Ak Zhaik newspaper invites teenagers to participate in the annual Altyn Saka competition - the game of asyk - to take place on March 22. March 18 2013, 11:54 5 374 просмотрs

Strong wind tears roofs off

Strong wind tears roofs off

Sharp fitful wind came crushing down on the city of Atyrau on March 16 bringing a lot of trouble to townspeople. March 18 2013, 11:17 1 769 просмотрs

Prosecutors confirm gap in salaries

Prosecutors confirm gap in salaries

Tasked by General Prosecution Office, the oblast prosecutor's office, labor department and employment coordination department investigated into the disproportion in labor remuneration of Kazakh and foreign citizens working in international companies. March 18 2013, 09:39 2 590 просмотрs

Invite top managers only, replace the rest with locals - proposal to labor ministry

Invite top managers only, replace the rest with locals - proposal to labor ministry

Kazakhstan's labor and social protection ministry [www.enbek.gov.kz] has posted a letter from someone named Egemberdy laying down proposals to settle the painful problem of large difference in the salaries of locals and expatriates in Kazakhstan. March 15 2013, 09:36 4 457 просмотрs

World class oil and gas training center opens in Atyrau

World class oil and gas training center opens in Atyrau

APEC – Atyrau Petroleum Education Center – opened its doors on March 11 to train, retrain and upskill oil and gas workers. Following the grand opening its first hundred students sat down to desks. March 14 2013, 15:09 7 956 просмотрs

West Kazakhstan marks Korisu

West Kazakhstan marks Korisu

March 14, Kazakhs in the west of Kazakhstan have started celebration of Korisu, a holiday of seeing each other after the winter. March 14 2013, 14:08 5 353 просмотрs

OSC strikers at Kalamkas field return to work

OSC strikers at Kalamkas field return to work

To recall, a few days ago, employees of Oil Service Company, a member of AktauNefteServis LLP, refused to turn up to work. March 13 2013, 12:37 1 786 просмотрs

Max Petroleum started drilling at Zhana Makat of Atyrau oblast

Max Petroleum started drilling at Zhana Makat of Atyrau oblast

«Max Petroleum» company began drilling of the production well in "Zhana Makat" field in the old oil region of the Atyrau oblast. March 13 2013, 12:04 2 718 просмотрs

OSC workers striking over low salaries

OSC workers striking over low salaries

Employees of one of the largest contractors in the region, Oil Service Company (OSC), refused to turn up to work at the field of Kalamkas in Mangystau Oblast. March 12 2013, 09:28 1 941 просмотрs

Tengizchevroil to mark 20th anniversary

Tengizchevroil to mark 20th anniversary

March 11, Atyrau Oblast governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov received Scott Davis, managing director of Eurasia Unit of Chevron. March 11 2013, 18:51 3 999 просмотрs

When is the big sea quake: Why TCO do not provide us data

When is the big sea quake: Why TCO do not provide us data

March 11, Kazakh National Data Center [www.kndc.kz] announced a 4.4 earthquake took place in the Caspian Sea. March 11 2013, 18:03 2 333 просмотрs

4.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Caspian

4.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Caspian

A 4.4 magnitude on the Richter scale earthquake happened in the Caspian Sea, 334 kilometers from the city of Aktau March 11 2013, 14:56 1 785 просмотрs

97% of Atyrau residents speak fluent Kazakh

97% of Atyrau residents speak fluent Kazakh

97% of Atyrau residents speak Kazakh fluently; 92% and 6.7% are proficient in Russian and English respectively, says Kairat Tarbayev, a press secretary of the regional administration. March 11 2013, 10:04 1 750 просмотрs

D Island: Equipment failure (+NCOC comment)

D Island: Equipment failure (+NCOC comment)

As reported by the oblast emergency department, a technical incident took place during well re-entry arrangement at the man-made island D of Kashagan field in the Caspian Sea. March 7 2013, 17:10 7 372 просмотрs

Atyrau tries universal police

Atyrau tries universal police

Soon Atyrau Oblast will see an experiment - introduction of universal police - joint squads of traffic and patrol police officers. March 7 2013, 11:02 1 638 просмотрs

Military IDs available within month

Military IDs available within month

As we reported before, one month military training courses for those who never saw duty will open in Atyrau. March 6 2013, 15:40 1 801 просмотрs

Atyrau Oblast to have two more plants

Atyrau Oblast to have two more plants

As a part of the 2013 Industrialization Map, two projects worth $6.5bn will be completed in Atyrau Oblast, reports Kazinform. March 6 2013, 15:09 1 786 просмотрs