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Kazakhstan News

What has Mussin agreed with Akorda?

We, the public of Atyrau, well know that Mussin never believed that Kazakh press or public opinion, in general, was worth taking seriously. Mussin’s non-publicity is more than just a chosen tactics of behavior, but a feature of his personality, that fully matches the feature of the closed political system in the country... November 4 2012, 13:11 2 417 views

Kazakhstan News

Aslan Mussin: “I was and will I remain a loyal ally of the Great Man”

The website www.guljan.org published the interview with the former Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, currently the Chair of the Audit Committee for the Republic’s Budget - Aslan MUSSIN: November 4 2012, 01:13 3 853 views

Kazakhstan News

Imangali Tasmagambetov met Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Mayor of Astana, Imangali Tasmagambetov met the Prince of Monaco, Albert the 2nd, today in Astana, reports the official website of astana.kz.   November 3 2012, 21:36 2 469 views

World News

China expects sharp rise in oil and gas output

China's combined oil and gas output will exceed 600 million tones of oil equivalent in 2030, due to substantial increases in geological resources in the country's northeastern region, reported china.org.cnon November 2. November 3 2012, 21:24 2 041 views

Crime

“Bent Cop” in the Rotational Village

Financial Police and Department of Internal Security detained the assistant of duty police station of Zhyloi District in Tengiz Rotational Village. November 3 2012, 20:48 2 717 views

Kazakhstan News

Swindler from Uzbekistan trading in car collision set-ups, was detained by Almaty policemen

The police investigation results showed that 27-year-old swindler from Tashkent arrived to Almaty only ten days ago. But during this short period of time he managed to swindle at least two car owners from Almaty. He intentionally drove his car to get a hit from the expensive imported cars and then under the pretext of repair of the damaged cars he managed to cheat out from their owners 30 thousand Euros and 29 thousand dollars, reported today Izvestiya Kazakhstan. November 2 2012, 19:45 1 963 views

Society

Fire in the College Hostel

On November 1, fire broke out at the hostel building of the College named after K. Dutbaeva located in the city district of Avangard, in micro region 4, block 4B. November 2 2012, 18:45 2 343 views

Other News

National Bank issued Atyrau coins

On November 2, Kazakhstan's National Bank issued a 50 tenge commemorative coin Atyrau as part of Cities of Kazakhstan coin series. November 2 2012, 17:48 2 125 views

Kazakhstan News

Opposition wants Kazakhstan to quit Customs Union

Members of opposition parties and NGOs of Kazakhstan, that promote national referendum to quit Customs Union, have introduced changes and additions to the agenda, according to Mukhtar TAIZHAN, a famous public figure. November 2 2012, 16:19 3 419 views

World News

Kazhegeldin asks magistrate to start investigations on Rakhat Aliyev

Lawyers file police challenger after Commissioner of Police failed to investigate allegations of torture made against Kazakh multi-millionaire exile Rakhat Aliyev. November 2 2012, 17:23 3 834 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan raises 9-month uranium output by 8 pct

Kazakhstan, the world’s biggest uranium miner, increased production of the metal by 8 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2012, its state nuclear company said on Thursday. November 2 2012, 13:07 1 654 views

Kazakhstan News

President's Administration ex-head Mussin: I remain a loyal Nazarbayev ally

Astana. November 1. Interfax-Kazakhstan - Chairman of the Audit Committee, the former head of the Presidential Administration, Aslan Mussin, vows to take any position entrusted by the Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev. November 2 2012, 17:00 3 588 views

Kazakhstan News

UNESCO offers Kazakhstan to develop geoparks

Almaty. November 1. The first Conference of Kazakhstan geographical society "Earth and People's potential" discuss the project offered by UNESCO to create geoparks in Kazakhstan, BNews.kz correspondent reports. November 2 2012, 16:18 3 701 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to pay Blair £16mln

Kazakhstan considers raising the payment to Britain's ex PM up to £16mln. It is expected that discussion of all terms will end within few weeks. November 2 2012, 15:58 2 199 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan wasps to fight NZ codling moths

A species of Kazakhstan wasps has been released into orchards here in an attempt to help control one of the pipfruit industry's biggest predators, the codling moth, reported today 3news.co.nz. November 2 2012, 15:23 1 938 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to reduce government officials

The number of political government officials in Kazakhstan will soon decrease 6.5 fold to become 538 people, said Deputy Head of the Kazakhstan Presidential Administration Baurzhan BAIBEK. November 2 2012, 14:15 2 249 views

World News

Addleshaws demands recusal of Teare J in $6bn Ablyazov dispute

Addleshaw Goddard is in the High Court this afternoon to lodge a recusal application requesting that Mr Justice Teare stands down from the multi-billion dollar dispute between Kazakh JSC BTA Bank and its client Mukhtar Ablyazov. November 2 2012, 12:47 2 080 views

Kazakhstan News

Japan to import rare earths from Kazakhstan

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is likely to start importing rare earths from Kazakhstan as early as January as part of its efforts to lower its dependence on China, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Friday, citing unidentified government sources. November 2 2012, 13:36 1 825 views

World News

Venice suffers its worst floods in 22 years

Heavy rains and high winds left Venice almost completely flooded on Monday after surrounding sea levels rose to their highest in 22 years. November 2 2012, 11:55 2 191 views

Economy

Karabatan to be equipped with a bombshelter

Making presentation of potential investors during the 3rd Kazakhstan-UK Supply Chain Forum, managing director of Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries (KPI) Zhambyl KEKILOV spoke of the pace of integrated gas and chemical complex construction within special economic zone in Karabatan November 2 2012, 10:15 8 081 views

World News

Brace yourself for a brace of wild Mikhail Bulgakov with Sky Arts

For those craving colour, drama and a sense of imaginative recklessness that the drizzly bedding in of autumn threatens to wipe from our souls, December will deliver us a double dose of Mikhail Bulgakov. The Russian writer, possibly the finest of the Soviet area (not that Stalin would let him publish much), will be disinterred again both for a startling series on Sky Arts and for a revival of the theatre company Complicite’s stage version of Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita at the Barbican. November 1 2012, 17:54 2 742 views

Culture

The Theatre Curtains Are Lifted

New theatrical season opened in Atyrau Oblast Drama Theater named after Makhambet. November 1 2012, 17:16 3 113 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan's Zhanaozen To Be Wiped Off The Map?

Mention Zhanaozen and those who are aware of the remote Kazakh town's existence will likely recall the bloodshed that took place there in 2011. It was an ugly scene, as antigovernment protests staged by striking oil workers turned violent, leading to the deaths of at least 17 people. Now, as the first anniversary of the December 16 unrest approaches, Zhanaozen is again making headlines and spurring heated debate. November 1 2012, 18:11 5 691 views

Society

Memoirs from mothers of nineties and zeros

20 years is not that big period, but changes young mums saw are simply amazing... November 1 2012, 16:28 2 845 views

Ecology

Tengiz 37: Time Bomb

Upon the analysis of information from various sources including the articles of V.I. Smirnov (Volgograd, Russia) and ‘Drillman’s notes’ by Z. Zhukatayev (Atyrau) we offer to our readers a Tengiz related topic of interest – the notorious well No.37, of which story has been long kept in the shadows. November 1 2012, 15:27 11 729 views