Former captain of Kazakhstan national rugby team may become a pilot of Air Astana
The airline continues hiring and training new pilots under Ab-initio program of pilots’ initial training.
Scientist forecasted regular storms in Almaty
Kazakhstan scientists have made a long-term weather forecast for Almaty and Almaty oblast that concludS that Almaty climate is becoming subtropical.
Participants of K2 expedition are now illegal imigrants
Chinese and Kyrgyz visas of participants of the expedition to K2 have expired. This makes further attempts to ascend Chogori formally illegal.
Kazakhstan lost one line in International Cyclists Union rating
Kazakhstan national team is ranked 13th in the updated UCI rating list.
Yessimov criticized the speed of trees clean up in Ile-Alatau national park
Akhmetzhan Yessimov criticized the speed of elimination of storm consequences and cleaning up of fallen trees in Ile-Alatau national park.
Over 6,000 fallen trees cleared off in Medeu
Public facilities of Almaty and employees of the Emergency Situations Department continue cleaning up Medeu area.
CSTO countries decided to complete armament of CRRF
The Collective Security Treaty Organization countries are planning to complete armament of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces.
2 million sq.m of affordable housing to be built in Kazakhstan in 3-4 years
Samruk-Kazyna in cooperation with private partners is ready to construct 2 million square meters of housing within 3-4 years.
Kazakhstan gamers won second place in DotA championship
Kazakhstan gamers of NEXT team won the second place at international DotA tournament.
Insurers paid Kazakhstan for lost KazSat-1
Alatau insurance company made insurance payment for the loss of the first Kazakh national communication satellite KazSat-1.
Kukushkin and Voskoboeva got into main tournament of US Open
Mikhail Kukushkin and Galina Voskoboeva will represent Kazakhstan in the last tennis tournament of US Open series this season.
Expedition to K2 divided into 2 groups because of bad weather
Participants of expedition to K2 have divided into two groups and are waiting for a better weather in Italian and Chinese camps.
PHOTO: Women of Kazakhstan army temporarily allowed to cover faces
Journalist of Tengrinews.kz personally checked on preparation for a military parade timed to Constitution Day in Astana.
National Bank forecasing food prices raise
Kazakhstan National Bank is forecasting an increase of prices for fruits, vegetables, eggs, milk and meat products, clothes, shoes and some of public utilities in Q4 2011.
Kazakhstan boxers won 2 golden medals at Asian Boxing Championship
Kazakhstan boxers won 5 medals at Asian Boxing Championship in South Korea, two of them are golden.
Kazakhstan band became a prizewinner of international contest
Kazakhstan vocal band called Art-Vocal won the second prize in Solevoci international contest in Varese, Italy.
Kazakhs are better beer drinkers than Kyrgyzs
Kazakhstan residents drink 4 times more beer than Kyrgyzs. Kyrgyzstan residents drank 49.8 million liters of beer in 2010, which is 47 percent of the total volume of alcohol consumption.
Voskoboeva is 48 lines up in WTA ranking in one week
Kazakhstan professional tennis player Galina Voskoboeva has moved 48 lines up in the updated Women Tennis Association ranking.
UN Secretary General invited Nazarbayev for nuclear security summit in New York
Ban Ki-moon invited Nursultan Nazarbayev to the nuclear security summit to be held on September 22 in New York.