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Kazakhstani go-go dancers arrested in Thailand for absence of work permits

Police arrested 25 Russian and Kazakhstani go-go dancers in Pattaya City, seaside resort on the Eastern Gulf Coast of Thailand, early on Tuesday morning for not having work permits. December 29 2015, 11:03 1 926 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ex-PM Akhmetov's lawyer says appealed court's decision

Defense lawyer of the former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption, has appealed the court's rule, lawyer Georgiy Matveenkov told Novosti-Kazakhstan. December 29 2015, 11:00 1 870 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kerry thanked Kazakhstan and Russia for participating in shipping Iranian uranium

Kazakhstan and Russia have played an important role in the withdrawal of Iran's uranium to Russia, said US Secretary of State John Kerry. December 29 2015, 10:09 1 578 просмотрs

World News

Taliban gain Putin’s help at ‘secret meeting’

A senior Afghan militant commander has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin held an unpublicised meeting with Taliban chief Akhtar Mansour to discuss possible Russian support for the insurgents. December 29 2015, 09:50 1 964 просмотрs

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South Korea, Japan agree to irreversibly end 'comfort women' row

South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on Monday to resolve the issue of "comfort women", as those who were forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels were euphemistically known, which has long plagued ties between the neighbors. December 28 2015, 18:03 1 565 просмотрs

World News

The "Borat" star - actor Baron Cohen and wife give $1 mn for Syrian refugees

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife are donating $1 million (900,000 euros) to help Syrian refugees, the charities receiving the money announced Sunday. December 28 2015, 17:55 2 687 просмотрs

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Italy to fine smokers €300 for tossing cigarettes

Smokers beware: new 'green economy' laws approved by the Italian parliament on Tuesday will see those caught flicking their cigarette butts on the ground slapped with fines. December 28 2015, 16:20 1 593 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan's Largest Oil Producer TengizChevroil's Expansion To Cost $30B

Kazakhstan's biggest oil producer Tengizchevroil (TCO) would need about $30 billion to complete a massive expansion project in Western Kazakhstan, Economy Minister Yerbolat Dosayev told the parliament Monday. The project is expected to start in the spring of next year, he added. December 28 2015, 16:12 2 249 просмотрs

Economy

​Community market opened in Atyrau

On December 26, “Saraishyk" community market located in Nursaya residential district was officially opened. December 28 2015, 15:15 7 809 просмотрs

World News

Texas tornadoes: Eleven killed in Dallas area

Eleven people have been killed in tornadoes in Texas, police say, with heavy rain and snow causing deaths and disruption in a number of other states. December 28 2015, 10:07 1 682 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

The LRT to carry more than 60 thousand passengers per day in Almaty

The LRT will carry more than 60 thousand passengers a day in Almaty. These data were presented in the framework of the signing of the agreement between the Centre of Almaty and consultants Consortium IDOM and Norton Rose to start preparing a concession for the construction of the line light rail (LRT) length of 22.9 km. December 28 2015, 09:58 6 436 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Snowy weather predicted for Kazakhstan

Blowing snow, fog, ice slick and strong winds up to 23-28 mps are expected in Kazakhstan on 28 December. December 28 2015, 08:58 7 754 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

New Business Tax Introduced In Kazakhstan

In 2016, Kazakhstan will enact a law, according to which manufacturers and importers of about 1,500 commodity groups will have to pay for garbage collection, transportation, processing and neutralization, as well as disposal of waste. December 28 2015, 02:04 1 709 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nephew of Nazarbayev appointed First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee

Samat Abish was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee. The corresponding decree was signed by President of Kazakhstan. December 26 2015, 18:36 3 897 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Vladimir Zhumakanov appointed the chairman of KNB

The president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev introduced the new chairman of National Security Committee - Vladimir Zhumakanov, Akorda's press service reported. December 26 2015, 18:56 2 735 просмотрs

World News

Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi

Iraq's army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad on Sunday, the first major triumph for the U.S.-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago. December 28 2015, 02:16 1 545 просмотрs

World News

Georgia Foreign Minister Kvirikashvili picked as next prime minister

Georgia's ruling Georgia Dream coalition will nominate Foreign Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili as the next prime minister, a senior coalition lawmaker said Dec. 24. December 25 2015, 15:48 1 595 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

World Oil Price Of $40/bl Makes KazMunaiGas Brown-Fields Unprofitable

When the world price of oil fell below $40/bl, the brown-fields owned by KazMunayGas (KMG) ceased to pay off, as reported by Gleb Luxembourg, the KMG deputy chairman for prospective production development. “With oil prices reaching the mark of $40/bl, the brown-fields are no longer profitable. However, no one says that we will close them, because when the price of a barrel goes up to $50, these fields will already reach the level of profitability," he stressed. December 25 2015, 15:43 2 073 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s top-65 national companies and holdings to be privatized

Kazakh Government has compiled a list of the country's top-65 national companies and holdings (whose book value is not less than 5 bln tenge) subject to privatization. December 25 2015, 10:28 1 838 просмотрs

Society

Merry Christmas, our dear readers!

AkZhaik newspaper wishes all of its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! December 25 2015, 10:00 10 764 просмотрs

World News

Christian celebrations around the world

Across the world, Christians have begun marking Christmas with services, with Pope Francis holding midnight mass at the Vatican. December 25 2015, 09:45 1 788 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Kazakhstan introduces new rules for issuing visas

Beginning from the next year Kazakhstan will introduce new rules for issuing visas, said Erlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan at press conference in Central Communications Service. December 24 2015, 16:55 1 706 просмотрs

World News

Georgian Prime Minister Resigns

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has resigned, an abrupt move that has injected fresh political uncertainty into the former Soviet republic less than a year before parliamentary elections. December 24 2015, 15:47 1 494 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhastan FM: Central Asia no pawns in "big game"

Kazakhstan rejects the "big game" concept in the Central Asian region, which is a space for cooperation, Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov told a news conference on Wednesday. December 24 2015, 15:44 1 818 просмотрs

World News

Kyrgyzstan’s president says Turkey’s decision to down Russian jet was wrong

Turkey should not have taken radical measures and downed a Russian military plane, Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev told a press conference on Thursday. December 24 2015, 15:34 1 813 просмотрs