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'Pretending to be police officers' - Ministry responded to alarming message
Tengrinews.kz - A message is circulating on WhatsApp about a group of people who are going door-to-door pretending to be police officers. They
17 January 2025
“Sale” of forgotten suitcases: Almaty airport made a statement
Tengrinews.kz - Information about a sale of lost or forgotten suitcases at Almaty airport is being spread on social networks. The information
10 January 2025
'Be vigilant' - FMA appealed to Kazakhstani citizens
Tengrinews.kz - The Financial Monitoring Agency warned Kazakhstan citizens about the risks associated with counterfeit and souvenir banknotes.
10 January 2025
Mass poisoning of people in Kazakhstan – fake
Tengrinews.kz - The Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Control of the Ministry of Healthcare commented on a Kazakh citizen's claim that
30 December 2024
Deepfake makes “statement” on behalf of Russia about plane crash in Aktau
Tengrinews.kz – Footage of “statement” by official representative of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova about Azerbaijan Airlines plane
27 December 2024
Fake Kazakh passports: four foreigners detained in Phuket
Tengrinews.kz - Three men and a woman were arrested at Phuket International Airport on the morning of December 10 while attempting to pass passport
13 December 2024
Counterfeit vodka brands were seized in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Authorities in the Turkestan region have shut down three major underground factories producing counterfeit vodka, according
11 December 2024
3.6 million counterfeit euros were seized in Istanbul
Tengrinews.kz - Police in Istanbul have seized 3.6 million counterfeit euros, according to TRT Haber.
29 November 2024
Financial Monitoring Agency seized counterfeit dollars and euros in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) of Kazakhstan has reported a rise in cases of counterfeit foreign currency distribution.
13 November 2024
Akimat denies rumors about renaming Kostanay to Sanar
Tengrinews.kz - The akimat (the local government administration) of Kostanay region has commented on the circulating information about the renaming
22 October 2024
Ministry of Healthcare about quarantine and mask mandates in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - The Ministry of Health’s Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Control of Kazakhstan has confirmed that circulating reports
03 September 2024
Counterfeit vodka factory uncovered in southern Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - A clandestine workshop producing counterfeit alcohol under well-known brands has been discovered in Shymkent, according to the
28 August 2024
"Fake Kazakh citizen" detained with forged passport in Thailand
Tengrinews.kz - Immigration Bureau officers in Phuket arrested an airline passenger attempting to enter Thailand with a fake Kazakhstani passport,
20 August 2024
Kazakhstanis are alarmed by 'Zhirinovsky's earthquake predictions'
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstanis are frightened by the prediction of "strong earthquakes across the planet", which will allegedly occur on 16 August.
14 August 2024
Counterfeit Swedish vodka production discovered in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - A clandestine operation producing counterfeit alcohol has been uncovered in Kostanay, Kazakhstan, citing the regional Economic
24 July 2024
Clear, crunchy and counterfeit: China's fake jellyfish
A tonne of man-made "jellyfish" has been seized by China's police, adding a new ingredient to the country's long recipe of fake foods.
11 May 2016
Facebook Argentina fined over fake profiles
Facebook Argentina was ordered to pay a firefighter one million pesos for failing to comply with an order to delete insulting fake profiles of the plaintiff.
03 December 2014
China museum closed over fake exhibits
A Chinese museum has been ordered to close after thousands of its historical exhibits were found to be fake, state-run media said on Thursday.
23 May 2014
Wine dealer 'lied over fake vintages': US trial
Renowned wine collector Rudy Kurniawan forged some of the finest vintages in the world, a series of French experts told his New York fraud trial Thursday.
13 December 2013
Star wine dealer goes on trial for fraud in NYC
Star Indonesian-born wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan went on trial in New York Monday, accused of blending ordinary wines into fake vintages in his California kitchen to sell to wealthy collectors.
10 December 2013