Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev believes that Light Rail Transport project by French Alstom is overly expensive for Astana, so the city will get a bus rapid transit network instead.
A classic music concert with participation of famous Kazakhstan violinist Yerzhan Kulibayev and Austrian conductor Vladimir Kiradzhiyev will be held in the Chamber Hall of Astana Opera.
The Miss Astana 2013 title holder Dinara Zhakashbayeva and the first runner-up Ruslana Tereshnya's participation in the nationwide beauty pageant Miss Kazakhstan 2013 was cancelled.