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Kazakh migrants in South Korea allowed to leave the country without fines
Tengrinews.kz – South Korea has eased exit rules for Kazakh citizens who have been working in the country illegally.
02 December 2025
11,000 Kazakhstanis are working illegally in South Korea - they must leave the country
Tengrinews.kz – Around 11,000 citizens of Kazakhstan are currently in South Korea illegally. They are being advised to leave the country voluntarily
09 October 2025
60 million tenge for services: illegal migration channel to Astana exposed
Tengrinews.kz – Two residents of Astana organized an illegal migration channel for foreigners into the capital. The court recently handed down
06 October 2025
Kazakhstani man robs restaurant in South Korea to return home
Tengrinews.kz – A 20-year-old Kazakhstani man robbed a restaurant in South Korea in order to raise enough money to fly back to Kazakhstan, but
02 October 2025
Kazakh man who tried to sell his kidney freed from criminal liability
Tengrinews.kz - Court No. 2 of Aktobe heard a criminal case against a Kazakh citizen who had advertised his kidney for sale. He was charged
04 July 2025
Criminal scheme uncovered at a university in Astana
Tengrinews.kz - Police uncovered a criminal scheme to legalize foreigners at one of Astana’s educational institutions. Two university employees
03 July 2025
Underground business with 100 million tenge in revenue uncovered in Ekibastuz
Tengrinews.kz - Officers from the Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) department in the Pavlodar region have identified and shut down a group
26 June 2025
NSC carries out arrests in Almaty
Tengrinews.kz - Officers of the National Security Committee (NSC), in coordination with the Prosecutor's Office, dismantled two underground
12 June 2025
Smuggling attempt foiled: Raw material seized in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - A large shipment of lead was intercepted during an attempted illegal export from Kazakhstan, according to Polisia.kz.
05 June 2025
Aktau resident fined over illegal Instagram prize giveaway
Tengrinews.kz - A resident of Aktau has been fined over 800,000 tenge for launching an unlicensed prize giveaway on Instagram while promoting
27 May 2025
Two akims fined for allocating land to relatives in Zhambyl region
Tengrinews.kz - Two rural akims (governors) in the Zhambyl region have been fined for violating anti-corruption laws by allocating land plots
27 May 2025
‘A sauna instead of cows’: Kazakh suspected of embezzling 150 million tenge
Tengrinews.kz - Authorities have completed an investigation into the head of a credit partnership in the West Kazakhstan Region, who is suspected
15 May 2025
Kazakh citizens deported from US to Uzbekistan with other illegal migrants
Tengrinews.kz - The United States has deported 131 illegal migrants to Uzbekistan, including citizens of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
02 May 2025
Kazakh man sentenced for illegal mining, loses farm and five cars
Tengrinews.kz - A court in the Ulytau region has found a local resident guilty of illegal subsoil use and laundering criminal proceeds, according
07 April 2025
CIS countries to assist Kazakhstan in recovering illegally acquired assets
Tengrinews.kz - The President of Kazakhstan has signed the law "On Ratifying the Agreement on Cooperation Among CIS Member States in Combating
02 April 2025
Weapons stolen during January 2022 unrest still being recovered in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - The National Security Committee (NSC) has released an update on efforts to seize illegal weapons.
27 March 2025
'This is not some secret operation' – Kazakh Foreign Ministry on deportation of nationals from the US
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alibek Bakaev, addressed questions regarding the deportation of Kazakh nationals
06 March 2025
FlyArystan caught illegally inflating ticket prices
Tengrinews.kz - The Agency for Protection and Development of Competition (APDC) has identified signs of abuse of dominant market position by
05 March 2025
Limit on apartment residents: How violators will be punished
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan may tighten penalties for illegally registering individuals in apartments, Vice Minister of National Economy Bauyrzhan
05 March 2025
3,450 people registered in one apartment: Deputy PM on ‘rubber’ housing in Astana
Tengrinews.kz - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin spoke about so-called "rubber apartments" in Astana,
05 March 2025