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Economy

TCO is to blame for power failure

KEGOC, the republican electricity grid operating company, stated that it has nothing to do with the power failure that took place on January 3 at Tengizchevroil facilities.  Earlier TCO press service reported that one of the reasons was “malfunction of KEGOC’s system”. January 9 2013, 19:05 2 292 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

It took Shymkent animators 7 years to create 45-minute cartoon

Shymkent animators have finished working on an animated film about a Kazakh batyr (warrior) and a winged panther, Tengrinews.kz reports. January 9 2013, 15:43 3 141 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Vionnet Owner Victim Of Jewellery Heist

VIONNET owner Goga Ashkenazi was robbed while on holiday with her boyfriend, Fiat heir, Lapo Elkaan in Uruguay. Thieves broke into the holiday house the couple were renting on the beaches of Barra de Maldonado and stole 17 pieces of jewellery - estimated to be worth €3.5 million (£2.8 million) - as well as €25,000 (£20,300), in cash. January 9 2013, 14:17 1 626 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Tenge weakened against dollar

Over 2012, exhange rate of Kazakh tenge against the US dollar weakened in nominal terms by 1.6% - as of the year-end 1 dollar costs 150.74 tenge, reports nur.kz citing National Bank. January 9 2013, 14:33 1 969 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ladyboy's house arsoned in Kapchagai

Ramil Khassanov, a transgender from Almaty Oblast, known as the first person to openly admit he is a gay on Kazakh television, lost his house and all his property, reports KTK. January 9 2013, 11:43 2 370 просмотрs

Society

Christmas in Atyrau Dormition Cathedral

On January 7 the Orthodox Christians in Atyrau celebrated the Nativity of Christ (Orthodox Christmas). According to the tradition, the bells of Holy Dormition Cathedral sounded the start of the ceremonial service.  January 9 2013, 11:51 2 004 просмотрs

Crime

All fled, fled for their lives …

Website of Financial Police in the “Wanted” section has been updated with additional information about more persons involved in the corruption deals connected with embezzlement of budget funds in Atyrau Oblast. They all are charged with a large scale appropriation and misapplication of entrusted alien property under Article 176, part 3, item “b” of RoK Criminal Code.   January 9 2013, 10:53 3 518 просмотрs

Other News

City obliges business to shovel snow away

Atyrau city authorities are bringing entrepreneurs to cleaning snow. January 9 2013, 10:11 1 656 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Railway tickets price raised in Kazakhstan

As of January 7 the national rail carrier Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZh) intends to increase passenger services tariffs by 12%, company press service reports. January 8 2013, 17:25 1 712 просмотрs

World News

Tony Blair's business is prospering

Windrush Ventures, which provides management services for Blair’s government advisory service, has nearly doubled its revenues over two years and paid tax of £447,000, reports The Sunday Time. January 8 2013, 16:56 1 633 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ex-Kazakh Customs Chief Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Ex-Kazakh Customs Control Committee Head Serik Baimaganbetov charged with large-scale bribery and abuse of office, has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in the correctional colony of strict regime, reports IA Novosti-Kazakhstan from the court room.    January 8 2013, 15:20 1 434 просмотрs

World News

Brazil inmates train cat for prison break

A cat trained by prisoners to deliver cell phones and tools to dig tunnels was caught at a jail in northeastern Brazil after sneaking in with forbidden items strapped to its body, AFP reports. January 8 2013, 15:03 1 561 просмотрs

World News

Assad gives defiant speech as Syrian rebels edge closer to Damascus

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday outlined what was billed as a new peace initiative that included a national reconciliation conference and a new constitution in a rare speech about the uprising against his rule, which has killed an estimated 60,000 people and brought civil war to the edge of his capital. January 8 2013, 14:34 1 927 просмотрs

World News

Brigitte Bardot threatens to become Russian if elephants are killed

Famed French actress and animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot will request Russian nationality Friday if plans to euthanize two elephants at a zoo in the French city of Lyon go ahead, her foundation said. January 8 2013, 14:02 1 423 просмотрs

World News

New Kazakh ambassador to US appointed

New Kazakh ambassador to US has been appointed, more than three months after position was vacated.  January 8 2013, 12:14 1 458 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Chinese companies to control over 40% of Kazakhstan’s oil shortly

The share of Chinese companies in the Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas industry will exceed 40% in 2013, KazTag reports, citing an unidentified source. January 8 2013, 10:57 1 768 просмотрs

World News

5 Uzbek citizens wounded in conflict at Uzbek-Kyrgyz border

5 citizens of Uzbekistan received wounds in an incident at the border with Kyrgyzstan, reports Border Agency of Uzbekistan in 12.uz -- an independent Uzbek portal. January 8 2013, 09:48 1 727 просмотрs

World News

Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or ahead of Ronaldo & Iniesta

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been awarded the Ballon d'Or for a fourth year running. January 8 2013, 09:40 1 711 просмотрs

Other News

Weather forecast for January

Local synoptics promise a warmer January this year. January 8 2013, 09:19 1 976 просмотрs

Society

Atyrau through the eyes of foreigners

Recently a friend of mine, browsing the endless space of Internet, came across a website where expats, who work and live in Atyrau, share their impressions about the life here. One of the authors of those postings (probably, a young man) tried to understand the reasons of (literally) "offenses and hatred in this young country" of local population towards people of his kind. Let us also try to understand the issue. January 5 2013, 17:54 20 972 просмотрs

World News

Putin Tops List of Most Powerful People

MOSCOW, January 4 (RIA Novosti) - An article in leading US magazine Foreign Policy has named Putin as the most powerful person in the world, with the top spot left empty. January 4 2013, 18:28 1 409 просмотрs

Other News

Guy from Atyrau remade Gangnam Style

An 18-year-old young man Kadirbek NAZIROV from Atyrau never dreamed of fame, but his video parody of 'Gangnam Style' clip, which is originally of the South Korean comedian singer Psy, scored 70,000 views on Youtube in just a month. January 4 2013, 15:21 4 743 просмотрs

Society

January 7 - Orthodox Christmas

On January 7, 2013 Orthodox Christians of Kazakhstan will celebrate Nativity of Christ (Orthodox Christmas). As per item 4, Article 96, of RoK Labour Code, Orthodox Christmas, as well as Muslim Kurban-ait (the End of Ramadan) is not considred a national holiday, but a  non-working day. Therefore, in 2013 the Kazakhstan residents will have three days off: Jan 5, 6 and 7 for the Orthodox Christmas. January 4 2013, 14:32 3 023 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

China will erect town on Kazakhstan border

The district-level town was established at Alashankou border crossing on Chinese-Kazakhstan border, KazTAG reports citing China's Xinhua agency. January 4 2013, 12:33 1 668 просмотрs

Ecology

The night Tengiz stopped (update)

From the evening of January 2 till the morning of January 3 Tengiz industrial complex was cut from electricity supply, informed Assylbek Utegaliev, deputy head of the department for civil defense, prevention and response to accidents and acts of nature. January 4 2013, 09:24 2 335 просмотрs