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Kazakhstan approves 9-percent pension raise for 2013

Kazakhstan government has signed a decree raising pensions by 9 percent starting from January, 2013, KazTAG reports citing a source in the government. December 28 2012, 17:51 1 645 views

World News

Putin signs U.S. adoption ban

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into a law a measure that will prevent Americans from adopting Russian children. December 28 2012, 17:40 1 924 views

Kazakhstan News

Red Cross provides immediate assistance to 2,000 people as cold spell grips KZ

CHF 158,584 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Kazakhstan Red Crescent Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 2,000 beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to repay the DREF assistance are encouraged. December 28 2012, 11:41 1 763 views

Kazakhstan News

New refinery to be erected in N Kazakhstan

A new oil processing plant will be built in North Kazakhstan Oblast. December 28 2012, 11:19 8 002 views

Economy

Vice Premier Paid Visit to Kulsary (Updated)

On December 26 the government delegation, headed by Vice PM Krymbek Kusherbaev, paid a working visit to the city of Kulsary. They were accompanied by Baktykozha Izmoukhambetov, the Governor of Atyrau Oblast, his Deputy - Goumar Dyusembaev and other local officials. December 27 2012, 20:58 3 202 views

World News

Kazakhstan Approves Afghanistan Cargo Transit

Kazakhstan’s parliament has agreed to allow French aircraft carrying military cargo and personnel out of Afghanistan to land at an airport in south Kazakhstan. December 27 2012, 17:50 1 891 views

Society

27 Dec -National mourning for plane crash victims

President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced a national day of mourning in Kazakhstan on December 27 in honor of Frontier Service personnel of the National Security Committee, who have been killed in a military plane crash near the city of Shymkent, the Presidential press service said. December 26 2012, 18:42 1 962 views

Culture

2013:Tame this Snake

– Do you have pets, say, a cat or a dog in your house? – asked me petit Aislu Dzhoubaeva. – I have a cat, but … – My Zhavanda for me is like your fluffy pet to you, – said she, gently stroking a three-meter python that was creeping on her fragile shoulders. – She is still small. Pythons can reach an average length of 10 meters. December 27 2012, 16:59 5 107 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan honoured the memory of air crash victims

The frontier guards in Shymkent observed a minute of silence in tribute to the memory of their colleagues died in air crash. The assembly took place near the monument to the guards of the state border. People in uniforms laid flowers and lit candles. December 27 2012, 15:59 1 701 views

Other News

2012 Heroes

The brightest heroes of our articles in 2012... December 27 2012, 14:42 2 629 views

World News

Senate ratifies protocol on devolving forest ownership in Antalya to Kazakhstan

Kazakh Senate approved the Law "On ratification of the protocol between the governments of Kazakhstan and Turkey on amendments to the protocol between Kazakhstan and Turkey on transfer of property in Kemer district of Antalya province into Kazakhstan ownership of 13 December 1993" at a plenary sitting on Thursday. December 27 2012, 13:01 1 771 views

Economy

Kazakhstan to attract foreign investment in sea fishing

Chairman of Fisheries Committee under the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry Kadyrzhan Teylyanov believes that Atyrau and Mangystau regions of Kazakhstan could attract foreign investment in sea fishing. December 27 2012, 12:25 2 417 views

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I will not calm down until I learn about my son's fate - Sagindyk Imenov

A resident of the village of Inder Sagindyk IMENOV, the father of a missing-in-action frontier guard Meirkhan IMENOV, returned home from Taldykorgan after the trial of Vladislav Chelakh accused of killing 14 fellow soldiers at Arkankergen frontier post in late May and sentenced to life. December 27 2012, 12:23 2 370 views

World News

World's longest high-speed rail line opens in China

China claimed to have beaten another record on Wednesday, December 26, launching the world's longest high-speed rail link between Beijing and Guangzhou. December 26 2012, 19:50 1 709 views

Society

New Year Gift from National Bank of KZ

On the eve of New Year the Kazakhstan Mint has coined, and the RoK National Bank issued  “Sultan Beibars” proof quality jubilee silver coins from “Great Soldiers” series, ”The White Stork” from “Endangered and Rare Species of Animals” series of coins with the nominal value of 100 tenge, has advised today A. Bissengalieva, the chief economist of the Atyrau branch of National Bank.  December 26 2012, 18:06 3 110 views

Sport

Miodrag Radulovich appointed coach to Atyrau Football Club

December 26. Miodrag RADULOVICH, 45, from Montenegro was assigned the head coach of Atyrau Football Club following the dismissal of the previous coaching team. December 26 2012, 16:34 7 299 views

Kazakhstan News

Parliament members call to cancel New Year parties due to plane crash mourning

Deputies believe that national mourning should be announced for the border guard officers killed in yesterday's military AN-72 plane crash in South Kazakhstan and new year parties should be cancelled in all organizations in the country. December 26 2012, 16:10 1 837 views

Kazakhstan News

27 people die in military airplane crash in S Kazakhstan

Astana. December 25. An airplane of the Frontier Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan crashed at 18:55 PM yesterday 20 km from Shymkent city airport, the press service of the committee reports. December 26 2012, 10:01 1 971 views

World News

In Xmas mass, Holy Land patriarch urges peace efforts

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories: Addressing the faithful in his Christmas Eve midnight mass in Bethlehem on Tuesday, Latin Patriarch Fuad Twal urged "men of good will" to seek peace amid "the sufferings in the Middle East." December 25 2012, 20:49 1 732 views

Kazakhstan News

2012 best companies of Kazakhstan named by President Nazarbayev

The best domestic companies have been honored by President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the Palace of Independence on December 25, 2012. December 25 2012, 20:35 2 075 views

Other News

Winter fishing regulations

Zhaik Caspian Interregional Basin Inspection for Fish Industry reminds of amateur fishing ban on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and at nights. December 25 2012, 17:09 2 012 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s 2012 GDP growth expected at 5% by yearend - Prime Minister

At today's government meeting Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov praised economic results of 2012, reports Kazinform. December 25 2012, 15:13 2 374 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan introduces its first toll road

Serik Akhmetov has visited the first 224km-long toll road in Kazakhstan: Astana-Schuchinsk route (road to Borovoye resort), Tengrinews.kz reports. December 25 2012, 14:43 1 929 views

Kazakhstan News

New Solar Panel Plant Opens in Astana

A new plant for the production of photovoltaic modules opened in Astana on December 25. Astana Solar LLP, the operator, is a subsidiary of NAC Kazatomprom JSC, reports Kazinform.  December 25 2012, 12:08 2 846 views

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Apartments slumped in Atyrau. No victims. (+video)

ATYRAU. Several apartments slumped through the floor in a once dormitory of chemical plant workers in the early morning of December 24. December 25 2012, 11:17 3 431 views