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Moldovan investor wins $1 million in court against Kazakhstan

The story with seizure of the oil business belonging to the Moldavian billionaire Anatol Stati ended up with loss for Kazakhstan at the Stockholm arbitration court. The oligarch managed towin by court action 506 million dollars (but together with penalties  -  about 1 billion), having proved that in 2010 the Kazakhstan authorities illegally took his oil and gas business. “Ak Zhaik” wrote about this conflict where politics, oil and corruption were mixed, that ended with intricate scenario of Moldovan national escaping from Atyrau prison. January 14 2014, 11:11 4 929 просмотрs

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A few large shopping malls expected to be opened in Atyrau in near future

The Turkish shopping center development and investment industry leader ‘Turkmall” has published on its website the information about implementation of two shopping mall projects in Kazakhstan under the brand names “Forum Atyrau” and ”Forum Almaty” (http://en.turkmalls.com/news.asp?tag=News).  January 9 2014, 17:40 7 133 просмотрs

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Merry Christmas, our dear readers!

Tomorrow is Christmas Day. Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. December 24 2013, 14:23 1 637 просмотрs

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Man Arrested After Climbing Atyrau’s New Year Tree (+update)

Last week the peace was breached at the Issatay and Makhambet Square by an unusual behavior of a yong man in orange overall who climbed the New Year tree. He then, to the surprise of others, started to demand labour rights. December 23 2013, 10:37 2 050 просмотрs

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Act like Santa Claus and make the orphans' wishes come true! (update)

“AkZhaik” newspaper’s traditional New Year action. When the clock strikes midnight and New 2014 will come, most likely that these children will be heavily sleeping. The rules in such institutions are strict. Unfortunately, they won't be able to celebrate New Year in the circle of their relatives and nobody will ask them secretly about their most treasured wishуы. That is why I took a notepad and a pen and visited children without parental custody and orphans from a boarding school # 1 named after S. Kazybayev and the regional special boarding school for children with hearing disorders. I told them that Santa Claus sent me to them, so that he knows about their wishes beforehand. December 9 2013, 17:23 12 389 просмотрs

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Independence Day

It’s been over 20 years since we celebrate Independence Day on December 16. But since December 16, 2011 this day in our memory is strongly associated with the bloody events in Zhanaozen.   December 12 2013, 12:45 2 044 просмотрs

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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 3 643 просмотрs

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Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights. According to a 2013 WHO global study, one in three women around the world will experience some form of gender-based violence in her lifetime. In some countries that number is as high as 70 percent.  November 25 2013, 11:32 1 392 просмотрs

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Sound of Siren and Drill Announcement

Today, November 21, about 8 o'clock in the morning the city was woken up by the sound of the siren that rose the concern of the public. The rumors in the city were about an emergency release of polluting substances into the atmosphere and even about the siren warning the city population about the terrorists’ attack … November 21 2013, 15:53 1 640 просмотрs

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Universal Police starts its work in Atyrau

By the decree of the Minister of Internal Affairs the colonel Zhanibek Sharipov has been appointed the Head of the Administrative Police department (a subdivision of Internal Affairs department established within the framework of “Universal Police” project). November 4 2013, 09:54 3 077 просмотрs

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Kazakh Content: The same old megilla (+update)

On October 30 the meeting was held with participation of Timur Kulibayev, the chair of the presidium of the National Entrepreneurs’ Chamber (NEC) and managers of all major foreign companies, joint ventures and national oil companies operating in Atyrau Oblast.    November 1 2013, 11:41 2 895 просмотрs

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Expired food

6,6 tons of bad food has been withdrawn from retail shops by the Atyrau city prosecutor's office employees. October 31 2013, 10:14 2 744 просмотрs

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“Tulpar-Talgo” train goes to Astana every second day

A new high-speed passenger train #19/20 bound for Atyrau from Astana has been launched on October 24 from Astana train station, reported “Passenger Transportation” JSC press service. October 28 2013, 14:38 4 667 просмотрs

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Kurban-Ait (Eid al-Adha) in Atyrau

October 15 2013, 18:18 1 961 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to celebrate Kurban Ait (Eid al-Adha) for three days

Kazakh residents will be celebrating Kurban Ait, an Islamic religious holiday, for three days in October, the government says in a statement. October 14 2013, 20:11 10 177 просмотрs

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70 departed from Atyrau for the Hajj

Chief imam of the oblast central mosque Amantai Sadiyev says nearly 70 pilgrims have departed for the Hajj to Mecca from Atyrau this year. October 7 2013, 11:15 1 430 просмотрs

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Be good to orphans

Childhood is the happiest part of the life, they say. Indeed what a wonderful time it was when we had no concern and grieve, playing, jumping and laughing days long. At the same time, some others have different destinies having lost both parents in young age. Though government is doing everything to support orphans, it will never do it as good as parents would. August 7 2013, 17:35 2 566 просмотрs

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Head-on collision on bridge, young woman dies

24-year old passenger woman died last night after a wrong-way driver caused an accident on the city central bridge. The accident took place on the European side of the bridge (from the side of Abai Square) at 22:10 hrs. July 26 2013, 11:10 2 039 просмотрs

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Top 10 most ridiculous taxes ever imposed by the authorities

Taxes are part of the current socio-economic system and constitute the primary means of income for the state, plain and simple. By taxing the income of the citizens, the authorities are able to sustain the economy of the country and reinvest this cash in funding the education, infrastructure, military and government. Irrespective of the form of ruling, be it a democracy, monarchy or even dictatorship, the state will always garnish the wages of its citizens. July 24 2013, 15:16 2 758 просмотрs

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Sun Trip 2013: Electrical bike leaves Atyrau behind en route to Astana

July 11, on a novel bicycle arrived to Atyrau Raff Van Hulle, a globetrotter from Belgium, one of 33 cyclists riding from France to Astana as part of the Sun Trip 2013 bike journey. July 15 2013, 12:13 4 397 просмотрs

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Some take delight in the carriages a-rolling…

I was driving down the Makhambet Street when I suddenly saw an elegant horse-drawn carriage was coming from the opposite direction. A harnessed beautiful trotter was steadily hoofbeating, while a wide-brimmed hat wearing coachman with a whip was sitting on an elevated perch. There were passengers inside the carriage. July 11 2013, 18:30 2 549 просмотрs

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Smokers speak of scary pics on cigarette packs

Government has required all tobacco producers to picture symptoms of diseases that may come from smoking on cigarette packs lately. July 5 2013, 09:47 2 612 просмотрs

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Throwing dirt from overseas to avoid KZ laws?

Due to recent publication of the negative information (which was, unfortunately, then partially distributed by some other mass media) in one of the infamous opposition web-sites about the activity of Tengizinterneftegasstroi LLP (TINGS), please be advised of the following. June 25 2013, 17:33 7 822 просмотрs

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Mass bathing in fountain on Children's Day

On June 1, Atyrau saw a large public bathing of children, teenagers and adults in the fountain located before the oblast administration building. June 3 2013, 10:08 1 608 просмотрs

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ETERNAL FLAME OF VICTORY: Kazakhs hold the memory of heroes and victims of Great Patriotic War, and try to maintain the historical truth about it.

 Victory Day in Kazakhstan is a holiday that is celebrated at the highest level, which means its great significance for Kazakhstan. Despite the fact that our country for over two decades has gone through its sovereign development, we, unlike some of the other nations of the former Soviet Union, did not think it possible to give up the memory of the war, to review its results and value. May 11 2013, 16:15 3 524 просмотрs