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Retirement reform picking up in Kazakhstan A special attention is given to employees working in tough and hazardous conditions; their employers will allocated extra 5% into their pension funds.

02 April 2013

US visa day sparks new debate on tech workers As the US government opened up visa applications Monday for highly skilled immigrants, debate flared anew on the tech sector's demands to be able to hire more foreign workers.

02 April 2013

US criticizes EU restrictions on wine labels The United States on Monday criticized the European Union's restrictions on wine labeling, saying they hinder US wine exports to the 27-nation bloc.

02 April 2013

UN General Assembly set to adopt arms treaty The UN General Assembly is expected to adopt the first global treaty on the conventional arms trade Tuesday after the 193 member states failed to reach consensus on it last week.

02 April 2013

Kazakhstan bans smoking shisha in public places Kazakhstan Healthcare Ministry introduced a ban on smoking shisha in public places, including night clubs, restaurants, cinemas and any indoor public entertainment facilities on March 14, 2013.

01 April 2013

China 'two-child policy' town shows scope for reform A few places in China give parents a rare right to have two offspring rather than one, but many stop at a single child anyway -- fuelling demands to end what critics call an unnecessary, harmful rule.

01 April 2013

Kazakhstan’s Senate ratifies agreement on Balkhash thermal power plant Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Energo [subsidiary of Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund] owns 25% of shares plus one share, with South Korea’s Samsung owning 75% minus one share.

28 March 2013

New Kazakhstan Criminal Code to expand release on bail use The new Criminal Code of Kazakhstan is going to expand the cases when the right to bail can be applied.

28 March 2013

Half of Kazakhstan residents against police shooting without warning 49.2 percent of the adult population of the country’s cities opposes the legislative amendment about gives policemen the right to shoot without warning in case of a threat to their life: poll.

27 March 2013

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24 October 2024, 17:06

Sandy clean-up 'enormous' one year on

27 October 2013, 12:00

Samruk-Kazyna may purchase Halyk Bank Pension Fund through selling its stake in BTA Bank

27 March 2013, 15:30

Cameco to transfer uranium processing technology to Kazakhstan’s KazAtomProm in 2018

23 May 2013, 15:25

VIDEO: Dilnaz Akhmadiyeva sings with Some Toir band

07 March 2012, 15:02

"The Dash" movie won Jury Award in Ukrainian Film Festival

16 March 2012, 17:55

First open heart surgery performed in Almaty Central Clinical Hospital

15 September 2011, 15:10

Russia and Kazakhstan to complete talks on single air defense system by the end of 2012

11 July 2012, 12:24

Which cities in Kazakhstan had the most frequent traffic violations

20 December 2024, 18:08

Nazarbayev signed the law on countering terrorism

30 November 2011, 12:36

'Hobbit' slays competition for second weekend in a row

24 December 2012, 18:37

History of May 1 celebration in Kazakhstan

01 May 2014, 23:48

Kazakhstanis share video of moose attacking hunter

25 November 2024, 08:12

More than 50 million driven from homes by war, crisis: UN

20 June 2014, 13:49

Kazakhstan to put new missile and artillery ship afloat tomorrow

29 April 2013, 13:55

David Letterman saying good night to 'Late Night'

04 April 2014, 13:56

New page in Syria war as rebel missiles hit aircraft

30 November 2012, 10:22

The Best City goes to: Kazakhstan's most livable city

06 March 2015, 18:15

Heavy toll as Australian farmers struggle through drought

02 March 2015, 15:31

Kazakh Ambassador presented his credentials to the President of Algeria

20 December 2024, 15:26

New Yorkers march for US gay rights before hearings Several hundred people marched in New York on Sunday to support the legalization of gay marriage, two days before the US Supreme Court is due to examine the issue.

25 March 2013

Kazakhstan ranked 36th by petrol prices affordability An average Kazakhstan citizen can buy only 793 liters of petrol for his monthly salary.

24 March 2013

Britain tries to reassure bloggers on new press rules The British government has insisted that bloggers and posts on social media would not be caught by a new system of press regulation, but campaigners warned the new rules could be open to interpretation.

20 March 2013

China performed 330 mn abortions since 1971: data Nearly 330 million abortions have been performed in China in the 40 years since it first implemented measures to limit population growth in the world's most populous nation.

17 March 2013

Kazakhstan mulls special forces to ensure order at rallies Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s office is suggesting to create special divisions in the interior authorities to ensure order at mass events.

15 March 2013

Crisis-weary Zimbabweans to vote on new constitution Beleaguered Zimbabweans will on Saturday vote on a new constitution that would, for the first time, put a definite end date on Robert Mugabe's controversial rule.

14 March 2013

India to hand plots of land to rural poor: reports India's government is drawing up a major new welfare reform which would hand small plots of land to millions of homeless poor in the countryside.

14 March 2013

Lawyers demand US show steps toward closing Guantanamo Lawyers for detainees at Guantanamo prison called for the US to show concrete steps towards closing the facility on Tuesday, citing a "humanitarian crisis" at the controversial jail.

14 March 2013

Italy ready to extradite criminals to Kazakhstan Italian Ambassador Alberto Pieri met with first deputy General Prosecutor of Kazakhstan Iogan Merkel.

13 March 2013

Australia defends media reforms amid 'Stalinism' claims Australia defended proposed media reforms arising from Britain's phone-hacking scandal Wednesday after a heated backlash from Rupert Murdoch's local operations, which labelled them dictatorial.

13 March 2013