Air Astana starts new Almaty – Hong Kong flight
Air Astana airlines company is starting new Almaty-Hong Kong-Almaty flights on August 28, 2012.
PHOTO: Almaty hosting junior tennis tournament
Almaty is hosting the 10th Junior Tennis Tournament Fidelity Open 2012.
Fraudsters left 110 Kazakhstan students without Work and Travel
110 young people paid Katrin Work and Travel agency over $2,000 each but did not go to the U.S. for summer vacation.
16,000 trees and bushes planted in Almaty in 2012
Almaty Akimat (city authorities) is implementing a vegetation rejuvenation plan.
Mudflow protection facilities to be installed at Almaty rivers
Mudflows threat is high during summer in Almaty when glaciers in nearby mountains are melting melting heavily.
Almaty sells twice as many cars than Astana
Cars are in higher demand in Almaty than in other Kazakhstan cities.
Building burnt in Almaty oblast turned out to be a guesthouse for Syrian diplomats
Kazakhstan police has found that that Syrian embassy used to be in the building before but then moved out.
Syrian consulate burnt in Almaty oblast
The consulate’s personnel believe that criminals threw incendiary bottles at the building.
Majority of Kazakhstan citizens trust TV more than printed media
Demoscope Bureau of Express-Monitoring of Public Opinion has polled Kazakhstan citizens on the most trusted information sources.
Cost of most expensive dog haircuts in Almaty unveiled
The most expensive dog haircut costs 15 thousand tenge ($100) in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan tycoon building motor-racing track near Almaty
Kazakhstan tycoon Alidzhan Ibragimov is constructing Sokol motor-racing track with the area of 205 hectares in Ili Region of Almaty Oblast.
Oceanarium will be built on east bank of Sairan lake in Almaty
An oceanarium will be constructed at the territory of 0.6 hectares on the east coast of Sairan lake in Almaty: Architecture and City Planning Department of Almaty.
Residents’ private transport кesponsible for major part of Almaty air pollution
80% of air pollution falls on private vehicles in Almaty.
TV and radio will be down in Almaty on July 10-18
The downtime is related to the maintenance works at Kok Tobe TV and radio station.
Colleges of international standard will be set in Astana and Almaty
In the coming two-three years colleges of international standard will be launched in Almaty and Astana in Kazakhstan.
Almaty Zoo is baby-booming
Albino porcupines, fawns, ponies, moufflons, a colt, wolf cubs and gannet cheepers have been born in Almaty Zoo since the beginning of this summer.
UN Women mulls to open regional office in Almaty
Kazakhstan's former capital Almaty is a candidate for the regional office of the UN Women.
Louvre masterpieces exhibited in Almaty
Masterpieces from Louvre, Versailles and D’Orsay Museum have been brought to Almaty Kasteyev Arts Museum.
Over 5,000 jobs will be created in Almaty
Another 8 projects worth 303 billion tenge will be implemented before 2014. Over 5,000 jobs will be created in this period: Akim.
One of Kazakhstan's best racers dead
Andrey Kulemzin, one of the best car racers of Kazakhstan, lost a control of his car at high speed at the first stage of Kazakhstan Drag Racing Championship.