Prosecutor General supports imprisonment for slander in Kazakhstan
Deputy Prosecutor General Nurmakhanbet Issayev has voiced his support to use of imprisonment as punishment for slander in Kazakhstan.
Nazarbayev meets with new Presidential Administration
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with ranking officials of the Presidential Administration.
Adilbek Dzhaksybekov appointed State Secretary of Kazakhstan
Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has been appointed Kazakhstan's Secretary of State.
Ex-Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov appointed Defence Minister
Serik Akhmetov, Kazakhstan's Prime-Minister until yeasterday afternoon, has been appointment Minister of Defence today.
Nurlan Nigmatulin replaces Massimov as Head of Presidential Administration
Speaker of the Majilis Nurlan Nigmatulin has replaced the newly appointed Prime-Minister Karim Massimov as the Head of the Presidential Administration.
President Nazarbayev signs appointment of Massimov into force
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the decree appoinment Karim Massimov the new Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan.
Nazarbayev offers Massimov as new Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan has offered Karim Massimov as the new Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan hour after the Kazakhstan Government and Prime-Minster Serik Akhmetov resigned.
Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs meets US Assistant Secretary of State
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov met with US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs.
Brake failure in Astana airport, aircraft smoking on runway
Brake system has failed Scat's Boeing-757 during landing at Astana airport.
Astana will be home to branch of Shaolin Temple
Shaolin will be closer to Europe, reducing the “load” of the mother temple that accommodates a colossal inflow of tourists: Galymzhan Torkayev, a monastery graduate and a thriving businessman.
Astana may soon have its first crematorium
An entrepreneur from Astana Valikhan Sabilov is planning to build a private crematorium in the capital.
McDonald's entering Kazakh market
A McDonald's in Almaty, the biggest city in Kazakhstan, is to be launched May 1 on Arbat, the main pedestrian zone. The fast food outlet in Astana is to be launched June 1 in Khan Shatyr shopping mall.
Nazarbayev on crime rates, urban planning and traffic in Almaty
President Nazarbayev has discussed key aspects of development of Almaty.
What is behind anti-vaccination movements in Kazakhstan?
Every day there are more and more parents refusing to get their children vaccinated for religious reasons.
Drunk police officer kills two in car accident in Astana
A Mercedes driving at an extremely high speed crashed into a BMW-7 in Astana killing two. A police patrol sergeant Berik Tasybaev was driving the Mercedes. He was drunk.
700 samples of stem cells collected in Astana blood bank
The Astana blood bank has collected around 700 samples of stem cells from umbilical blood and placenta.
Solar energy based building to be constructed for EXPO 2017
President Nazarbayev attended the presentation of Astana EXPO-2017 architectural project.