News about Astana
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.
02 April 2014
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.
02 April 2014
Brake failure in Astana airport, aircraft smoking on runway
Brake system has failed Scat's Boeing-757 during landing at Astana airport.
01 April 2014
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.
01 April 2014
Astana to get new bus depot
Astana city is planning to construct a new bus depot this year.
31 March 2014
Astana may soon have its first crematorium
An entrepreneur from Astana Valikhan Sabilov is planning to build a private crematorium in the capital.
31 March 2014
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.
28 March 2014
Nazarbayev on crime rates, urban planning and traffic in Almaty
President Nazarbayev has discussed key aspects of development of Almaty.
28 March 2014
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.
27 March 2014
Hot water turns green in Astana
Green hot water runs from taps in Astana apartments.
26 March 2014
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.
25 March 2014
Astana: Nauryz costs $1.8 million
$1.8 million was spent on the Nauryz celebration in Astana.
24 March 2014
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.
23 March 2014
Solar energy based building to be constructed for EXPO 2017
President Nazarbayev attended the presentation of Astana EXPO-2017 architectural project.
23 March 2014
Building online presence of EXPO-2017 in Astana: promotion strategy offered
The organizers of the EXPO-2017 have presented a plan for the online marketing strategy of the upcoming exhibition in Astana.
23 March 2014
Happy Nauryz to all Kazakhstanis: Nazarbayev
President Nazarbayev has congratulated Kazakhstanis on the spring holiday Nauryz.
22 March 2014
Crane, bus crash injures 15 in Astana
A crane and a bus have crashed in Astana injuring 15.
18 March 2014
Two school kids rescued after falling through ice in Astana
Two 5th graders were rescued by policemen after falling through the ice on Akbulak river in Astana.
15 March 2014
9 arrested after a large fight in Astana
A witness made a video of the incident that happened near an Astana night club.
13 March 2014
Pussy Riot moving to Kazakhstan?
Two members of the scandalously notorious Pussy Riot punk band Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina are thinking about moving to Astana, Kazakhstan.
12 March 2014