News about Almaty

Turgen considered best place for International Ski Resort Foreign experts who studied Zailiysky Alatau long ago chose Turgen's Oykaragay plateau as the best place for construction of a ski resort.

29 January 2013

6.3 magnitude earthquake stroke 230 km from Almaty; many of Almaty residents fearful The earthquake was clearly felt in Almaty city as an unusually long series of very tangible horizontal swings that lasted for 3 or 4 minutes.

29 January 2013

Kazakhstan advancing technical education to international level Technical and vocational training will be provided in special colleges of international level in Kazakhstan.

25 January 2013

High-speed railroad link will take passengers from Astana to Almaty in 5 hours Astana-Almaty high-speed railroad line will shorten the trip time down to 5 hours instead of the current 13.

25 January 2013

Almaty authorities mull restricting car access to city Almaty authorities have developed a plan to restrict access for other-cities' cars into the city.

24 January 2013

Shymbulak slackline park is pegging at Guinness World Records This Rope Park is after a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most high-altitude mountain rope park in the world that was constructed on artificial props.

24 January 2013

Nazarbayev orders a new railway link between Astana and Almaty across Balkhash lake According to him, this will boost tourism in the area and the distance between Astana and Almaty will be 300-400 km shorter.

24 January 2013

Japanese Ministop brand taps into Kazakhstan market International network of combo stores under Japanese brand Ministop has entered the Kazakhstan market. The first combo store opened in Almaty on January 18.

23 January 2013

Lucky man from Almaty received $500 thousand instead of 500 thousand tenge $500 thousand was transferred to an Almaty citizen's account instead of 500 thousand tenge in one of Kazakhstan banks.

23 January 2013

Head of Winter Asian Games-2011 Directorate accused of embezzlement of $153 thousand Almaty Financial Police Department has initiated a criminal case against Sultanbek Syzdykov for embezzlement of 23 million tenge.

23 January 2013

Chief Imam of Almaty Central Mosque resigned Director of Zeket fund Yesmagambet Nurbek was appointed new chief Imam of Almaty Central Mosque.

23 January 2013

First coronary artery bypass surgery made in Pavlodar The surgery was made in Pavlodar's new cardio-surgery center.

21 January 2013

Kazakhstan citizen never been to Germany but fined for violation of German traffic rules An Almaty citizen received a notification of violation of traffic rules in Germany where he has never been to.

18 January 2013

Giraffe calf born in Almaty Zoo The newborn calf was named Khan Tengri.

18 January 2013

Almaty should not have been expanded to the current size: Yeleussizov Almaty population should not have exceeded 700 thousand people, whereas it has reached 2 million already: ecologist.

15 January 2013

Almaty oblash shaken by 3 to 4-magnitude quake A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit 331km east of Almaty.

15 January 2013

World's most high altitude rope park launched at Shymbulak The world’s most high altitude rope park opened at Shymbulak ski resort in Kazakhstan.

15 January 2013

Astana crew returned from Africa Eco Race-2013 Kazakhstan’s Astana crew has safely returned home from Sonangol Africa Eco Race-2013.

14 January 2013

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company to open its first hotel in Kazakhstan The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty will be opening late 2013.

14 January 2013

President Nazarbayev suggests restricting car assess to Almaty downtown According to him, those travelling from the suburbs should leave their private cars on the out-skirts and rely on public transport to reach the city center.

09 January 2013

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