Kazakh strongman backs switch to Latin alphabet
Kazakh strongman Nursultan Nazarbayev on Friday called for a modernisation drive to turn the energy-rich Central Asian country into of the world's most developed, including a switch to the Latin alphabet.
Kazakhstan adopts law on countering terrorism
Kazakhstan Senators approved a draft law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Kazakhstan on Countering Terrorism in the second reading.
3.8-magnitude quake hit 111km from Almaty
3.8-magnitude earthquake hit the border of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
London's High Court unfroze assets of Alliance Bank former managers
London's High Court canceled the ruling on blocking the assets towards former chairman of Alliance Bank Margulan Seisembayev, who is one of the defendants on the lawsuit on fraud for $1.1 billion.
Cycling: Astana Pro Team 2013 squad presented in Astana
Astana Team intends to win all races in 2013 and consists of an excellent squad that is prepared both for one-day and marathon races.
Kazakhstan scientists speak of doomsday
Kazakhstan biophysics and astrophysics commented predictions of the coming doomsday from the scientific point of view.
Hillary Clinton congratulated Kazakhstan people on Independence Day on behalf of U.S. President
I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Kazakhstan as you celebrate your Independence Day this December 16: Clinton.
Russia appoints First Vice PM Shuvalov to handle the situation around Baikonur
Earlier Head of KazKosmos National Space Agency announced that Kazakhstan and Russian are working out a new agreement to gradually edge away from lease-based relations over the Baikonur cosmodrome.
President Nazarbayev sets the task to have the Kazakh language transit to the Latin alphabet by 2025
Currently Kazakh language relies on the Cyrillic alphabet.
Kazakhstan to develop a State Program to Counteract Religious Extremism and Terrorism
At the same time President warned that “measures to counteract extremism should not transform into witch-hunt and shouldn’t grow into moves to counteract religion”.
President has set a goal to boost state support to the agriculture sector 4.5 times
According to him, the measures should result in the share of agriculture in the GDP growing 5-fold by 2050.
By 2050 Kazakhstan to meet the domestic demand for environmentally friendly fuel
Investors should be attracted on condition they transfer the most advanced technology in both extraction and processing: President Nazarbayev.
I want to reiterate there should be no language discrimination: President Nazarbayev
We should appreciate Russian language as a long-time advantage of the Kazakhs: President.
Kazakhstan isn’t changing priorities in its foreign policy: President Nazarbayev
We clearly say that political independence of Kazakhstan is inviolable: President.
Adherence to radical Islamic movements is a way back to the Medieval times: President Nazarbayev
According to him, when sticking to Islam canons, the modern generation should pay homage to our national traditions.
Non-extraction industries to double by 2025 and triple by 2040: President Nazarbayev
According to him, in 2012 Kazakhstan will be numbered among the top 50 nations in the world in terms of its GDP.
President Nazarbayev calls to spend within capacities to bring the budget deficit to its possible minimum
We need a favorable tax regime to support industrial production, new technologies and overall industrialization efforts: President Nazarbayev.
Restricting gamblers from gambling venues suggested in Kazakhstan
Communist faction of Kazakhstan Majilis applied to the President with a request to introduce limitations on activities of betting shops and online casinos.
All kinds of heart surgeries are available in Kazakhstan: Yuriy Pya
Chairman of the National Scientific Cardiac-Surgery Center Yuriy Pya assured President Nazarbayev that Kazakhstan people no longer had to go abroad for heart surgeries.
Nazarbayeva calls parents to be more sly than children in Internet use
Majilis deputy Dariga Nazarbayeva believes that parents have to control access of their children to harmful information on the Internet.