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Almaty starts fund-raising for Japan Kazakhstan-Japanese center of Almaty started a fund-raising campaign for victims of the quake and tsunami in Japan

24 марта 2011

Abdrakhmanov appointed Ambassador to Austria Kairat Abdrakhmanov has been appointed Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Austria

24 марта 2011

Trace portal machines installed at Almaty Airport The machines are capable of detecting 40 specific explosive or narcotic compounds.

24 марта 2011

Annual Kazakhstan-American Bilateral Consultations start in Astana Astana is hosting a two-day meeting of Kazakhstan-American Annual Bilateral Consultations.

24 марта 2011

Kazakhstan to launch 3 IT colleges by 2015 In 2009 Kazakhstan launched the International University of Information Technology in Almaty in partnership with the US Carnegie Mellon University.

24 марта 2011

Kazakhstan has no plans to raise exports duty on crude Starting from January 1, exports duty on crude stands at $ 40 per ton. According to Finance Ministry, in 2011 Kazakhstan expects to get KZT 421.4 billion ($ 2.8 billion).

24 марта 2011

PM Karim Massimov speaks up for free speech online Kazakhstan Government has come with a new program to counteract corruption. The Program assigns a vital role to media.

24 марта 2011

Launch of KazSat-2 delayed Launch of KazSat-2 telecommunications satellite has been postponed to June 9. Instead, Telstar 14R will be launched.

24 марта 2011

Nursultan Nazarbayev ratified Amendment to Nuclear Material Protection Convention President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev ratified Amendment to Nuclear Material Protection Convention.

19 марта 2011

Kazakhstan evacuation plane arrives with 41 Apart from Kazakhstan citizens, it also carried citizens of Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.

19 марта 2011

Air-control sensors to be installed in Ust-Kamenogorsk Air-control sensors will be installed in Ust-Kamenogorsk by August 30.

18 марта 2011

Over half of Astana residents can exercise suffrage Another 12 polling stations have been launched.

18 марта 2011

14 000 Kazakhstan citizens to vote abroad Most of Kazakhstan citizens enjoying the suffrage are based in Russia, Turkey and China.

18 марта 2011

Water level expected to increase in 3 regions Emergency Situations Ministry is preparing for possible floods

18 марта 2011

Medal for Bravery awarded to Taraz citizen for saving a child Sanzhar Bozdykbayev, 24, has been awarded Medal for Bravery in Emergency Situations.

18 марта 2011

Kazakh government focuses on fire-fighting equipment Over $20 million is allocated for procurement of additional fire-fighting equipment.

18 марта 2011

Most of Kazakh oil to be shipped across Russia Exports will be mostly increased through expansion of the North Caspian pipeline (aka CPC) up to 67 million tons a year.

18 марта 2011

Japan grants to Kazakhstan despite of tragedy Japan grants $260 thousands for social projects in Kazakhstan in spite of the disaster.

17 марта 2011

Japan to specify type of aid from Kazakhstan A special account has been opened at the Embassy of Japan in Kazakhstan to accept donations.

17 марта 2011

Japan intends to get uranium from Kazakhstan Agreements on uranium supply are valid and Japan is interested in these suppies.

17 марта 2011