Kazakhstan News Kostanay policemen presented awards for refusing bribe The extended meeting of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption Department for Kostanay Region presented for the first time the Adal Zurek breastplates, established by the Kostanay Adladyk Alany (Kostanay Fairness Platform) project office, Kazinform reports citing the departments press service. February 17 2019, 20:43 110 335 просмотрs
in Atyrau A dogs Life and Death in Atyrau There are a lot of stray dogs in Atyrau. Some form packs, running around the back streets bringing fear to passers-by. Others, on the contrary, remain alone, wagging their tails and trying to be close to people in the hope that a warm hand will pat their head. These dogs are usually the result of them becoming unnecessary and abandoned by their owners on to the streets. These dogs and others await their fait of a poisoned dart. Photo February 15 2019, 12:11 4 449 просмотрs
in Atyrau Winter Ice Race in Atyrau On 10 February, ‘Ice Race’ winter marathon was held for the first time in Atyrau. About 500 people participated in the race. Symbolically named a ‘marathon’, the runners started from the ‘White House’, ran along the embankment to the Atyrau State University and back to the ‘White House’ – about four kilometres. Photo Video February 11 2019, 12:10 4 452 просмотрs
in Atyrau Police find body in Atyrau cemetery (UPDATE) The body of a young woman was found wrapped in a blanket on the 26th January in a Muslim cemetery in the md. Zhuldyz-2 area of Atyrau city. The body displayed signs of a violent death with stab wounds to the chest. Animals had further damaged the body post mortem. Updated January 28 2019, 16:59 4 706 просмотрs
in Atyrau Silence surrounding the death of 36 thousand sturgeon A video showing piles of dead sturgeon on the site of the Atyrau branch of the Lugovsky Stud Farm in the suburban village of Kok-Arna, has been widely distributed on social networks. ‘AZh’ talked about this to the branch director, Amanzhan Shaudanov. Photo Video January 28 2019, 20:28 3 836 просмотрs
in Atyrau Chinese drunkenness at Atyrau airport The inappropriate behaviour of two drunk passengers in the departure lounge at Atyrau International Airport warranted intervention by the airport’s duty police. The miscreants were aged 51 and 41. Both were Chinese citizens awaiting the flight KS984 from Atyrau to Astana. January 27 2019, 07:07 4 843 просмотрs
in Atyrau Three people dead in traffic accident on bridge A head on collision on Aliyev-Satybaldiyev bridge on the night of the 25th January, between a Lada and a Lexus, has resulted in the deaths of three people. The 20-year-old driver of the Lada died instantly, whilst two other people succumbed to their injuries later in hospital. January 25 2019, 14:53 3 610 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News World Trade Center to be buit in Astana President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met today with Rolf Draak, a Board Member of the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA), and Mehran Eftekhar, Group Finance and Corporate Services Director at Nest Investments Holdings, Kazinform cites the press service of Akorda. January 25 2019, 10:51 109 092 просмотрs
in Atyrau Court Proceedings against doctors from the Regional Perinatal Centre, where a woman in labour died. Criminal proceedings against doctors at the Regional Perinatal Centre have begun, in Atyrau City No. 2 Court. The doctors are charged under Part 3 of Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Photo January 24 2019, 14:38 2 853 просмотрs
in Atyrau Why make a fuss about Atyrau FC? The Department of Physical Development and Sports of the Atyrau region began the new year with an announcement of a tender for the amount of 1 billion 922 million 700 thousand tenge for the purchase of ‘training services and participation by the regional football team in the championship and the cup of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2019’. Funds are allocated from the regional budget and applications are being received for the tender. January 22 2019, 20:43 3 244 просмотрs
in Atyrau National dance festival in Atyrau (photogallery) Photo January 22 2019, 14:16 2 161 просмотрs
World News The Disappeared: An Inside Look at China's Reeducation Camps A million Muslims are being held in reeducation camps in northwestern China, where they are forced to learn Mandarin and sing communist songs, report Spiegel. Ex-prisoners who have escaped across the border to Kazakhstan talk about their imprisonment.On a day in October, with a strong wind chasing the clouds over the mountains of Almaty and carrying the first whiff of damp firewood through the streets, the first Kazakh rises up against China in the back room at a hotel in the city. Kairat Samarkan is his name, a stout man with soft features and big hands who loves horse milk and the stillness of the mountains. He holds onto the lectern in front of him, his eyes scanning the cameras pointed at him, and tries to smile. January 22 2019, 11:24 135 797 просмотрs
World News Death toll from Mexico pipeline blast reaches 91, Pemex defends response The death toll from a fuel pipeline explosion in central Mexico last week rose to 91 on Monday as Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) defended its response to one of the deadliest incidents to hit the state-run oil company in years, Reuters reports.Hundreds of people near the small town of Tlahuelilpan in Hidalgo state rushed to collect fuel from a gushing duct which authorities said was punctured by suspected thieves, and dozens were caught in the explosion that followed. January 22 2019, 10:33 122 521 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to continue evacuating its nationals from Syria The Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant authorities will continue the humanitarian operation on evacuating Kazakhstani nationals from Syria, Kazinform reports. ‘The operation conducted on January 6, 2019 focused primarily on children aged from 1 to 5. Majority of them was born in the Syrian territory. January 22 2019, 10:12 95 910 просмотрs
in Atyrau 41 people fell ill with measles in the Atyrau region, but, “this is not an epidemic”. To date, 41 cases of measles have been reported in the Atyrau region. According to Nadezhda Yergaleva, the chief of infectious diseases of Atyrau Health Department, however, this figure does not exceed the epidemiological threshold. January 18 2019, 14:16 2 779 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh Scientists to Develop Unique Medicine An innovative product, medicine based on mare's milk, has been developed in Kazakhstan, reports Kazakh TV. Scientists say that the mare’s milk has a range of applications. The medicine strengthens the immune system, normalizes balance of microflora and improves digestion. In addition, it is effective for treating obesity and diabetes. January 18 2019, 13:03 90 429 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Two men jailed for murder of Kazakh Olympic skating medalist Denis Ten Two men were jailed for 18 years in Kazakhstan on Thursday for the murder of Denis Ten, the country’s first Olympic figure skating medalist, Reuters reports. Ten, 25, was stabbed in Almaty in July as he struggled with two men he had caught trying to steal the mirrors on his car, police said. January 18 2019, 12:13 91 770 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Private helicopter crashes in Almaty A private helicopter has crashed today in the territory of Alatau health center in Almaty, reports Kazinform. The Emergency Situations Committee of the Kazakh Interior Ministry confirmed the information. January 18 2019, 12:01 40 805 просмотрs
in Atyrau Appeal to hunters to shoot dogs in Atyrau The topic of increase in the number of stray dogs in the oil capital was raised during the discussion at the extraordinary session of the Atyrau city maslikhat held January 15. The head of the city department of Veterinary Medicine, Nurolla Satenov informed that the tender to shoot the stray dogs was awarded to the Private Enterprise (PE) “Zhaiyk”. Four shooters, using pneumatic rifles, shoot darts containing the highly toxic fast acting poison Adelin, killing between 80 and 85 dogs a day. January 17 2019, 17:13 2 845 просмотрs
World News Flight attendant smuggled drugs in 'highly organised' ring Australian police say they have busted a "highly organised" drug ring which allegedly used a flight attendant to smuggle drugs into the country, reports BBC.The Melbourne-based Vietnamese syndicate had been operating for at least five years, Australian Federal Police said. January 16 2019, 15:04 31 275 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Abnormally warm weather predicted in Kazakhstan Jan 17-19 Abnormally warm weather is forecast for Kazakhstan in the three days coming, Kazinform reports referring to Kazhydromet. January 16 2019, 12:43 8 493 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan’s population reaches 18.37 million. According to the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of National Economy Kazakhstan's population reached 18,376,200 people, increasing by 238.9 thousand people, or 1.3%, year on year, Kazinform reports. January 16 2019, 12:34 3 788 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Uzbekistan tops ranking of diet-related heart disease deaths, while Kazakhstan is in top 10 countries with poorest diets The countries in Europe where most people die because they eat too much salt and not enough vegetables have been named and shame, reports Tashkent Times.Unhealthy eating is deadliest in Uzbekistan, while Spain and Israel are at the bottom of the table. January 15 2019, 16:10 3 582 просмотрs
Other News Mass death of fish in the Ural River: “KNB might be investigating this, but we don’t know.” An Interdepartmental Commission, set up under the auspices of the Akimat of Atyrau Oblast, has not yet established the reasons for the mass death of fish in the Ural River, which occurred in early December 2018. A correspondent from “AZh” talked to the Deputy Chairman of the ‘Committee for Forestry and Wildlife’, Nariman Zhunusov in Astana, about this. He reports “still nothing new” in respect of new information as to causes for the fish deaths. January 15 2019, 15:00 10 185 просмотрs