All 22 defendants in the ex-governor Bergei Ryskaliyev’s organized crime case have made their final statements. The verdict is out on November 10. At that the court did not review materials related to the governor himself and other wanted figures. The sounding process lasted as open as possible – Ak Zhaik produced 41 detailed articles about the case available at the website. Do you think the defendants deserve the prison terms – from 8 to 18 years - proposed by prosecutors?
October 28 2014
1401 people polled
Doctors saved a worker from Kashagan D island after severe “poisoning with products of combustion of oil products”. Although the patient had every sign of hydrogen sulfide impact, they had no authority and opportunity to issue an exact diagnosis due to absence of a chemical-toxicological laboratory at the regional hospital. Did you ever experience symptoms of poisoning after night emissions from plants located in Atyrau?
October 21 2014
990 people polled
In Ak Zhaik newspaper’s poll conducted in June, 86 % of 1120 people expressed negative attitude towards Winter Olympic Games-2022 to be held in Almaty. Their argument was that the country budget will take a sufficient load from EXPO and winter Universiade-2017. Recently in Internet there was a petition of Almaty citizens, signed by 800 people, who were against the Olympic Games to be held in their city. Thomas Bach, IOC president arrived to Almaty to reassure the pessimists. Is people’s poll necessary?
October 14 2014
1096 people polled
Weddings in all the regions of Kazakhstan are held according to the similar scenario (the only unique feature of Atyrau - weddings start 3 hours later than planned). Would you get into debts or take a loan in order “to keep up with the Joneses”?
October 7 2014
1413 people polled
This year Atyrau is hosting the 11th Forum of Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum attended by presidents of the two countries. On the occasion, the city has been cleaned up, roads repaired and fuel is available at every gas station. Do you think it will continue this way after the forum ends?
September 30 2014
1373 people polled
Have your children visited any theater, museum or art gallery this year?
September 23 2014
1117 people polled
The government intends to transfer the functions of the state construction acceptance inspections to independent experts as of July, 2015. Is this a correct decision?
September 16 2014
853 people polled
Despite Education Ministry’s assurance that all schools would be provided with free-of-charge course-books in full, parents still stand long lines in bookstores. How much did you spend on course-books this year?
Got all books for free
93
10%
September 9 2014
898 people polled
A campaign on legalization of property started on September 1 in Kazakhstan. Have you got anything to legalize?
September 2 2014
1048 people polled
Do you think the Kazakh language is taught properly in Russian language schools in Kazakhstan?
August 26 2014
1097 people polled
The Constitution Day of Kazakhstan – August 30 - falls on Saturday this year. Good that the country will have three days off on the occasion, but did you ever read the document of which adoption we are to celebrate?
August 19 2014
1100 people polled
Last week there was just another reorganization of the government in Astana. In your opinion, was it necessary?
August 12 2014
921 people polled
Last week people rushed to buy foreign currencies, but the panic was over nothing. Do you think that until the end of the year the tenge/dollar exchange rate will go beyond 200KZT/USD mark?
August 5 2014
1473 people polled
Do you approve the introduction of a single currency on EAEU territory?
July 29 2014
2246 people polled
Is it easy to find a well paid job in Atyrau good enough to feed your family and pay for children’s education?
July 22 2014
1673 people polled
Some citizens and guests of Atyrau complain that mosquitoes are biting them. Are you personally concerned with this problem?
July 15 2014
1859 people polled
This year's fasting in Islam – Oraza falls on the hottest period - from June 28 to July 27. Fasting is a must for everybody including those who don't pray 5 times a day. The main condition is to abstain from food and water from dawn to sunset. Are you personally or anybody in your family is going through this test of body and spirit this year?
July 8 2014
1272 people polled
RoK Agency for Religious Affairs is developing a draft law banning the religious organizations to register the relations between men and women according to their canons without a marriage certificate. Is such law necessary?
July 1 2014
886 people polled
Did your family receive at least once free, good-quality medical service? If it did, then where?
In district hospital
23
1%
In other cities of Kazakhstan
45
3%
June 24 2014
1256 people polled
What are your holiday plans for this summer?
Spend in Kazakhstan
187
13%
Spend in CIS countries
127
9%
I have no spare money for holidays
887
63%
June 17 2014
1399 people polled
Since 2004, UNT (Unified National Test) replaced final examinations at school and entrance to higher educational institutions, having practically excluded the impact of human factor during knowledge assessment, including any interaction between teachers and graduates, their parents. Should we return to our old system of examination?
June 10 2014
1109 people polled
Having counted the forthcoming losses, the Swedish Stockholm and the Polish Krakow have already withdrawn their bids for the Winter Olympic Games-2022. The remaining bidders are Oslo, Lviv, Beijing and Almaty. In 2017 Kazakhstan will host EXPO and the World Student Games. In this regard, isn’t it high time for us to drop out of the game?
June 3 2014
1120 people polled
According to their new strategy the Agency for Economic and Corruption-Related Crimes plans to check civil servants in the following way: financial police staff themselves will provoke the officials to take bribes. Does this method look trustworthy to you?
May 27 2014
1011 people polled
Land plots have been allocated in Akmola and East Kazakhstan oblasts for agricultural purposes on lease to foreigners for 10 years. But according to the law, individuals residing in Kazakhstan for over 5 years can be granted citizenship. Will saline soil and dry summer season in Atyrau Oblast scare away foreign plant growers?
May 20 2014
976 people polled
In which of the following companies with foreign participation in Atyrau Oblast you think (or heard from friends or relatives) rule bribery, favoritism during hiring process or dubious proposals are made to would-be female employees?
May 13 2014
1723 people polled
On the eve of the Victory Day the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation has been supplemented with the article “Nazism rehabilitation” which provides responsibility for denial of the facts established by the sentence of the International military court, distribution of obviously false data on activity of the USSR during World War II. The punishment - from a fine up to imprisonment. Should we introduce similar article into the RoK Criminal Code?
May 6 2014
858 people polled
Erbolat Dossayev, Kazakhstan’s Minister for Economy and Budget Planning, in his interview to Financial Times said that oil production at Kashagan will re-start at the end of 2015 or the beginning of 2016 after 200km of pipelines are replaced. Do you believe in what he said?
Yes, it’s all about the pipes
89
8%
No, the situation is far more complicated
918
85%
April 29 2014
1068 people polled
It is expected that in May the presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will sign the Eurasian Economic Union agreement, that will become fully functional in 2015. The authorities of our country are sure of the benefit of the new organization, unlike the opposition and many experts. Should we join this alliance?
April 22 2014
1155 people polled
In 2014-2015 it is planned to carry out the second, in the history of independent Kazakhstan, legalization of the capital by way of their transfer to special bank accounts. With that, the interests will be computed on them. The owners of special accounts will be able to buy securities, bonds, shares and participate in a new wave of privatization of state property. In case they choose to simply cash their money, then 10% of commission fees will be withheld. The main reason for capital amnesty is:
Retrieval of foreign accounts
547
64%
Assistance to national economy
176
20%
April 15 2014
848 people polled
Putin declared readiness to provide help to former Soviet republics to protect their borders due to risks associated with forthcoming withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan. Can Kazakhstan independently and reliably protect its territory?
April 8 2014
1409 people polled
Starting from April 1, the size of basic pension payments and social benefits in Kazakhstan will increase by 12%, as well as salaries of civil servants by 10% due to introduction of a monthly increment to base pay for special working conditions. Will all these increments compensate the February devaluation of tenge and price hikes?
April 1 2014
1220 people polled
15 years ago, on March 24, NATO began its 78-day bombing
of Yugoslavia, bypassing the UN Security Council. More than 2 thousand civilians died, the national economy was almost destroyed. Interethnic conflicts in the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were the reason for air aggression. Do you think it was possible to avoid those victims and destructions?
March 25 2014
1024 people polled
In Karaganda a few veteran communists held a peaceful meeting in support of forgotten results of March 17, 1991 referendum about preservation of the USSR. If similar vote took place nowadays, would you approve the re-union of former Soviet republics into one country?
March 18 2014
1059 people polled
On 19 February, 1954, the Presidium of the Supreme Council of
the USSR approved the transfer of Crimea from Russian
Federation to Ukraine. The peninsula authorities appointed a
referendum for March16, 2014, and the citizens have to decide whether
the Autonomous Republic of Crimea should be the part of Russian
Federation or Ukraine. Is it possible to have a similar scenario with
the use of external military forces in any region of Kazakhstan?
March 11 2014
1527 people polled
Governor of Atyrau Oblast Baktykozha Izmukhambetov announced that next year the majority of products will be produced by us. By the word “us” he meant:
March 4 2014
1281 people polled
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