Economy Confrontation between Chinese and Kazakhstan workers Confrontation between Chinese and Kazakhstan workers took place at 9 o’clock in the morning on Nov 27 at the central checkpoint of Atyrau Refinery. November 29 2013, 11:12 2 151 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nearly 30 people hospitalized, 2 dead after poisoning in Zhanaozen Over 28 employees of “KezBi” LLP service company were hospitalized with poisoning in the city of Zhanaozen, Mangistau Oblast. Two of them died, reports azh.kz on Friday citing Anuar Chuzhegulov, Mangistau Oblast deputy governor. November 29 2013, 10:34 2 011 просмотрs
World News Louis Vuitton's Red Square Trunk To Be Removed After Uproar Louis Vuitton is facing backlash following the installation of a 30-foot-tall, 112-foot-long brown trunk in Russia's Red Square, which sits just beside the mausoleum where Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin's was laid to rest. On Wednesday, Russia's presidential administration ordered that the symbol of luxury be removed. November 29 2013, 09:44 3 103 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Almaty Department of Natural Resources sues NGO environmentalist for 15 million tenge The Almaty Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management filed a 15-million tenge suit against Tabigat movement chairman Mels Yeleusizov for public disinformation about mass chopping of trees in the city, interfax.kz reports on Thursday. November 28 2013, 17:24 1 532 просмотрs
World News Latvian PM Resigns After Shopping Mall Disaster Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis resigned Wednesday over a shopping mall disaster in the small Baltic nation that left more than 50 people dead, ria.ru reports. November 28 2013, 17:06 1 215 просмотрs
World News Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Former Defense Minister A criminal case on negligence charges has been opened against former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, Russian investigators said Thursday. November 28 2013, 17:00 1 322 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan’s President furious over prices for real estate in Astana Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev believes prices for real estate in Astana, the country’s capital city, are fabulously high, Tengrinews reports, citing the President’s Press Service. November 28 2013, 16:10 1 411 просмотрs
World News Belgium: Lawmakers back allowing minors to request euthanasia A controversial bill that would extend the right to request euthanasia to children suffering terminal illnesses and adults with dementia cleared a vote in a Belgian Senate committee Wednesday. November 28 2013, 16:07 1 157 просмотрs
World News Berlusconi expelled from parliament The Italian Senate voted Wednesday to expel former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament after his conviction for tax fraud. The vote was 192 to 113, with two abstentions, cnn.com reports. November 28 2013, 16:00 1 394 просмотрs
World News U.S. affirms support for Japan in islands dispute with China The United States pledged support for ally Japan on Wednesday in a growing dispute with China over islands in the East China Sea and senior U.S. administration officials accused Beijing of behavior that had unsettled its neighbors. November 28 2013, 13:08 1 342 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan introduces Labor Day Kazakhstanis introducing a new holiday -- the Labor Day, Tengrinews reports citing the official website of the Kazakhstan President. November 28 2013, 12:49 1 281 просмотрs
Society Chagala Group kicks off Saraishyk apartments project in Atyrau Chagala Group Ltd. said Nov. 26 that it kicked off construction on the first of four towers of its Saraishyk apartment project located at the Group’s site in Atyrau. November 28 2013, 10:47 3 757 просмотрs
World News China 'monitored' US bombers in new air zone China monitored the flight of two US bombers that flew across its newly-declared "air defence identification zone", its defence ministry said. November 27 2013, 15:34 1 239 просмотрs
World News In Kyrgyzstan, Bakiyev's brother was sentenced in absentia to life inprisonment for bank robbery In Kyrgyzstan Suzaksky District Court of Jalal-Abad region in absentia sentenced the brother of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev - Janybekov Bakiyev to life imprisonment, azh.kz reports. November 27 2013, 11:37 1 412 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Salaries of local and foreign oil industry workers to become equal in Kazakhstan The salaries of Kazakh citizens and foreigners in the oil sector will be equalized within two years, chairman of the Kazakh Federation of Trade Unions, Abelgazi Kusainov said on Nov. 26, trend.az reports. November 27 2013, 11:08 1 743 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News BP plc decreases Kazakhstan’s natural gas proven reserves figures BP plc, sometimes referred to by its former name British Petroleum, a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, has decreased its estimates of proven natural gas reserves in Kazakhstan, oilru.com reports, citing Caspianbarrel. November 27 2013, 10:32 1 494 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News New Kazakh representative to UN appointed By a decree of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kairat Abdrakhmanov has been appointed as the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations, azh.kz reports citing Akorda's press service. November 27 2013, 10:23 1 191 просмотрs
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World News Scottish Independence: £600 Better Off Claim The SNP has launched its blueprint for independence claiming each person would be £600 better off if it left the UK. November 26 2013, 17:42 1 527 просмотрs
Economy What is it TCO avoided to discuss openly? At the recent 1st international business forum “Atyrau Invest – 2013” the most interesting events took place in the section “Kazakh Content Development and State-Private Partnership”. November 26 2013, 16:40 3 524 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Caricatures of famous Kazakhstan figures presented in Astana Caricatures of famous Kazakhstan figures have been presented at the exhibition in Astana, Tengrinews reports. The author of the caricatures Yerkin Nurazkhan dedicated the exhibition to the release of his sketch-book Sharzh Sherui (March of Carucatures) that includes works made between 2005 and 2011. November 26 2013, 10:42 1 969 просмотрs
World News Islam Banned in Angola While the constitution in Angola guarantees freedom of religion to all of its citizens, this right no longer seems to apply to the followers of the now banned religion of Islam. According to numerous newspapers in Angola, the African nation has banned the Islamic religion. It has become the first country in the world to take such a harsh stance against Muslims, guardianlv.com reports. November 26 2013, 10:04 1 739 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News London’s High Court orders 72mln GBP worldwide freezing order on former directors of Kazakhstan Kagazy Subsidiaries of the London listed Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc, have maintained a worldwide freezing injunction against two former directors in a high court hearing at the end of last week, azh.kz reports citing the source from Zaiwalla & Co, UK-based international law firm representing the interests of Kazakhstan Kagazy company in London Court. November 26 2013, 10:16 3 773 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan ratifies treaty with China on transfer of convicted offenders The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has ratified the treaty with China on transferring Kazakhstani convicts to Kazakhstan, reports Tengrinews referring to the presidential press office. November 25 2013, 16:08 1 378 просмотрs
World News Swiss reject plan to cap managers' pay The "1:12 initiative" from Switzerland's Young Socialists would have limited managers' salaries to a maximum of 12 times what their lowest-paid workers earn, msn.com reports. November 25 2013, 15:12 1 345 просмотрs