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Grace church pastor under home arrest
Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev, pastor of Grace protestant church in Astana, has been released from jail and transferred under home arrest.
10 October 2013
Ukrainian christians address Kazakhstan ambassador in support of Grace Church pastor
AUC ECB has supported the 67-y.o. pastor of protestant Grace Church in Astana accused of inflicting severe harm to the health of one of the church’s members.
10 October 2013
World-level tourism training center to open in Almaty
The center will be supported by the World Tourism Organization and will have world-level tourism training experts.
09 October 2013
Akhmetov tags launch of Kashagan project a technological victory
In a short period of time oil production in Kazakhstan tripled and gas production increased 5-fold: Serik Akhmetov.
09 October 2013
Global oil production will peak in 2030s: Minister
Energy consumption is expected to grow 30-40 percent by 2030: Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Minister.
09 October 2013
Oil production at Kashagan reaches 60 thousand barrels per day
Kazakhstan and its partners have been waiting for this for over 10 years: Sauat Mynbayev.
09 October 2013
Third string of Kazakhstan-China pipeline to be launched in 2016
We currently transport over 63 billion cubic meters of gas to China via two strings of this pipeline. Construction of the third string has started and it is scheduled to be launched in 2016: Sauat Mynbayev.
08 October 2013
Kazakhstan to spend $1 billion on geological exploration
Kazakhstan is planing to invest 164 billion tenge in geological exploration before 2019.
08 October 2013
Shymkent refinery suspended for overhaul
Shymkent oil refinery has been suspended for 30 days.
08 October 2013
Kazakhstan Defense Ministry selects candidates for education in US universities
Kazakhstan Defense Ministry is staring to select candidates for education in US military universities in 2014.
08 October 2013
Two Kazakhstan citizens enter US universities
Two Kazakhstan citizens, Ilias Kameledinov and Abylai Akhmetov, have been enrolled in military universities of the US Armed Forces.
08 October 2013
Kazakhstan astronomers to help build unique telescope
Kazakhstan astronomers will take part in the Ultraviolet international project of the World Space Observatory.
08 October 2013
Kazakhstan considering a water canal to link the Irtysh River to the Ishim River across Astana
The 340-km-long canal is to supply water to about 30 villages and minor settlements. The project is valued at $3.3 billion: Environment Minister.
07 October 2013
Kazakhstan may enter WTO in two months’ time
Aleksei Likhachev, Russia’s Vice Minister of Economic Development, believes Kazakhstan is almost ready to enter the WTO and doesn’t exclude the country may accede to the WTO in two months’ time, at the 9th WTO ministerial conference on Bali.
07 October 2013
Crude production resumed at Kashagan oilfield
“October 6, upon completion of all the repairs, the wells at the oilfield have been restarted (…) production was resumed with no complications”, according to the country’s Oil and Gas Ministry.
07 October 2013
Judo: Kazakhstan judoka gets $81 thousand for silver at World Championship
Kazakhstan judoka Azamat Mukanov has been awarded with 12.5 million tenge ($81 thousand) for winning the silver medal at the World Championship in Brazil.
06 October 2013
Football: Match between Shakhter and Maccabi ends in draw in Astana
The match between Karaganda FC Shakhter and FC Maccabi of Haifa city ended in a draw.
05 October 2013
Over 240 billion tenge to be invested in petrochemical cluster in Pavlodar oblast
Kazakhstan plans to attract over 240 billion tenge ($1.6 billion) in investments for the petrochemical cluster of Pavlodar oblast.
05 October 2013
Karaganda archaeologists discover Saka-era granite sculpture
Karaganda archaeologists have discovered an unusual sculpture resembling the Scythian monuments of the Black Sea region.
05 October 2013
Men applying violence against women are monsters: Antonio Banderas in Almaty
The world-famous Spanish actor Antonio Banderas has visited Almaty and handed a 38 million tenge check to Ayala charity fund for the project called Breathe, Kid.
04 October 2013