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Travel through time with Haydn and Mozart: Astana Opera
The Great Names: J.Hayden, W.A. Mozart concert will take place on January 16 at the Astana Opera.
15 January 2014
Franco Dragone to direct Kazakh folk opera Kyz-Zhibek
Kazakh tragic folk legend opera Kyz-Zhibek will be directed by Franco Dragone in Astana Opera theater.
15 January 2014
Kazakhstan prohibits Ponzi schemes
The new legislation introduces 7-12-year-long prison terms for those arranging Ponzi schemes and bans advertising of such schemes.
15 January 2014
Russia defines rights of Roskosmos representative operating in Kazakhstan as part of Russia’s Embassy
Among other things, he will be vested with rights to study Kazakhstan’s programs of space cooperation with other nations.
15 January 2014
Baiterek space project requires Kazakhstan to enter MTCR
Implementation of Baiterek project that involves launches of Russian-Ukrainian carrier rocket Zenit from Baikonur Cosmodrome might start in several years.
14 January 2014
New Criminal Code: Kazakhstan to reserve to confiscation of property without court verdict in exceptional cases only
Confiscation of property without a court verdict will only be used in cases against fugitive criminals and to fight illegal acquisition of property in Kazakhstan.
14 January 2014
Kazakh-Kyrgyz movie about pilot to be made in USA
A joint film project of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the United States has been launched in Los Angeles.
14 January 2014
Kazakhstan challenges Dakar's 7th stage
The Kazakhstan team of Astana Motorsports, containing two off-road crews and one truck, successfully completed the 7th stage at Dakar.
14 January 2014
Kazakhstan continues pursuing Ablyazov's extradition
Kazakhstan is not going to give up on Mukhtar Ablyazov's extradition from France.
14 January 2014
MPs waive off legalization of polygamy in Kazakhstan
Members of Kazakhstan's Majilis (Lower Chamber of the Parliament) have commented on the idea of making polygamy legal in Kazakhstan.
14 January 2014
Kazakhstan crew approaching Top 10 at Dakar
Kazakhstan’s off-road car crew of Rakhimbayev and Demyanenko are approaching the Dakar's Top 10.
14 January 2014
Rescuers get drunk man down from wires in Ust-Kamenogorsk
A men had a bet with his fiends and tried to climb from one high rise building to the neighboring one using electric wires.
14 January 2014
Kazakhstan has seen 600% growth in prices for housing in the last 12 years
As of November 2013, price in Astana, the country’s capital city, stood at $1687 per square meter.
13 January 2014
Kazakhstan racers complete Africa Eco Race 2014
Kazakhstan's racers have finished the Sonangol African Eco Race 2014 marathon rally race in Senegal.
13 January 2014
Anatoly Karpov loses chess game to 13 y.o. Zhansaya Abdumalik of Kazakhstan
Famous Russian chess grandmaster Anatoly Karpov has lost one game to Zhansaya Abdumalik, the world's second youngest female grandmaster from Kazakhstan.
13 January 2014
50% of Kazakhstan’s prison population out of work
According to the Kazakhstan’s General Prosecutor’s Office, prison population stood at 42 000 as of the end of 2013.
13 January 2014
3 Astana Arlans boxers top WSB Individual ranking
The Astana Arlans boxers Askhat Ualikhanov, Sergei Derevyanchenko and Filip Hrgovic have topped the WSB individual ranking.
13 January 2014
Kazaksha Kures may become part of 2014 Asian Games
Kazakh national combat sport Kazaksha Kures (Kazakh wrestling) may be included into the program of the Asian Games 2014.
13 January 2014
Construction of Kemin-Almaty power line considered impractical
Kazakhstani energy experts have decided that construction of Kemin-Almaty high voltage power line is impractical.
13 January 2014