News about Almaty

Helicopter taxi in Almaty for one grand only Air taxi had started operating in Almaty and Astana.

24 January 2015

New Kok Zhailau road in Kazakhstan raises eyebrows Construction of a road to a resort-to-be Kok Zhailau in Kazakhstan's Almaty raises some complicated questions.

22 January 2015

Fierce Astana Arlans take newcomers Venezuela Caciques by the throat: 5:0 The Astana Arlans, a WSB boxing club of Kazakhstan, have defeated the Venezuela Caciques, newcomers in the series, with the score of 5:0.

19 January 2015

Massive traffic accident in Almaty: passenger bus, garbage truck, 12 cars A passenger bus crashed into a garbage truck after grazing a dozen cars in Almaty. Seven people injured.

18 January 2015

Ancient golden artefacts found in Almaty Excavations in a burial mound in Almaty have found three unique artefacts dating two millennia back.

15 January 2015

Shymbulak should revise its pricing policy: foreign experts Foreign experts believe Kazakhstan’s Shymbulak mountain skiing resort located in Almaty oblast should revise its pricing policy.

15 January 2015

Almaty's Philharmonic Hall presents nights of French chanson and Classic String Quartet music Kazakh National State Zhambyl Philharmonic Hall invites for the night of French chanson and Classic String Quartet music.

15 January 2015

$758 million for construction of Universiade 2017 venues Almaty’s Board of Construction has announced the budget for the construction of the Universiade venues.

13 January 2015

Layout of Olympic venues presented in Almaty The Akimat of Almaty (municipal authorities) has unveiled the draft layout of the Olympic venues.

12 January 2015

New filtering station opens in Almaty A new filtering station has been launched in Almaty to improve the quality of tap water in city.

02 January 2015

Dozens of flights delayed in Astana, Almaty Poor weather conditions and delays of arrivals force Astana and Almaty airports to reschedule flights.

30 December 2014

Santa parade takes place in Almaty A parade of a thousand Santas has taken place in Kazakhstan's Almaty ahead of the New Year's celebrations.

29 December 2014

Astana and Almaty avail of government investments Astana, Almaty and Almaty Oblast receive the largest portion of the public investments in Kazakhstan.

25 December 2014

Nearly 50 flights delayed in Almaty Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan has delayed 49 flights because of the weather.

24 December 2014

Nazarbayev on Almaty's bid for 2022 Winter Olympics Nursultan Nazarbayev has discussed the feasibility of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Almaty during Q&A session with media representatives.

22 December 2014

Debut art works of Kazakh political analyst Bukharbayev in Almaty Kazakhstani political analyst and blogger Bakhytzhan Bukharbayev has presented his debut art exhibition in Almaty.

19 December 2014

Doping scandal at World Weightlifting Championship in Astana: 8 weightlifters await B sample analysis A doping scandal has erupted after The 2014 World Weightlifting Championships that was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on November 8-16.

14 December 2014

Pipeline accident causes flood and traffic jam on Al Farabi in Almaty Residents of Almaty have had an upleasant surprise this morning. A break in a water pipline caused flooding of Al Farabi avenue near Nurly Tau residential complex.

12 December 2014

IOC introduces reforms: from diminishing costs to anti-sexual discrimination The IOC introduced reforms for the next Olympics Games. Kazakhstan is bidding to host the 2022 Olympics so it can be affected as well.

11 December 2014