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Scat aircraft careers off runway in Almaty airport
An AN-24 plane owned by Scat airline skid off the runway during landing in Almaty airport in Kazakhstan.
08 February 2013
Kazakhmys in talks over selling stake in Ekibastuz GRES-1
Kazakhmys has started negotiating a possible sale of a stake in Ekibastuz GRES-1 power station.
08 February 2013
Nazarbayev arrives in Russia
The first meeting of Nazarbayev and Putin in 2013 will be held on Friday, February 8.
08 February 2013
Football: Kazakhstan national team won over Moldova
Kazakhstan national football team won over Moldova 3:1 in a friendly match.
08 February 2013
It’s feasible for Samruk-Kazyna to exit three bailed out banks in 2013
February 4 Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev commissioned the Fund to exit the banks within a year’s time.
07 February 2013
In March KazAtomProm to submit suggestions on constructing a nuclear power plant
January 23, 2013 President Nazarbayev tasked the Government with submitting specific suggestions in the H1 2013.
07 February 2013
It is still a mystery for us: Kazakhstan Transport Ministry about CRJ-200 plane crash
Kazakhstan Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications told about the investigation into the CRJ-200 plane crash near Almaty.
07 February 2013
Kazakhstan to toughen requirements to airlines
Kazakhstan government developed qualification requirements for airlines planning to perform regular passenger flights in the country.
07 February 2013
Tennis: Kazakhstan wins first Fed Cup against India
Kazakhstan's Kseniya Pervak won over Rishika Sunkar and Yaroslava Shvedova defeated India's Kyra Shroff.
07 February 2013
Journalist from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar sends letter to Obama
Fyodor Koalyov has called Barack Obama to stop American investor AES from infringing upon the interests of Kazakhstan citizens and return spring overflow of the Irtysh River.
07 February 2013
Scat pays compensations to families of all plane crash victims
Scat airline has completed payments of compensations to the families of the victims of the CRJ-200 plane crash in Kyzyltu village of Almaty oblast.
07 February 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan's Astana Arlans and British Lionhearts weigh-in
The Kazakhstan and British boxers will take the medical tests that traditionally precede weighing-in on the match day instead.
07 February 2013
Kazakhstan government mulls reducing gap between rich and poor
The gap is big: a small group of very rich people, a small group of poor people and a very weak middle class: Vice-PM.
07 February 2013
Kazakhstan Statistics Agency explains jewelry and fur coats in consumer price index
Presence of gold and silver jewelry, fur coats and gyms in the index raised eyebrows of many members of the Kazakhstan Parliament.
07 February 2013
Kazakhstan business-angels club to invest $1 million in startups
An informal business-angels club has been launched in Kazakhstan.
07 February 2013
European Commission to help freezing Kazakhstan residents
European Commission has allocated 55,800 Euro to aide 2,000 victims of the severe cold that hit North Kazakhstan in December.
07 February 2013
National Bank Governor warns against dominance of public bodies reps in the Single Pension Fund Board
According to him, in the long run the Government may need money to cover the budget deficit or finance some state-run projects and there might be a temptation to rely on pension savings.
07 February 2013
Dozens of buildings in south Kazakhstan heated by thermal springs
An unusual way of heating is used by 22 apartment buildings, as well as by 20 commercial organizations.
07 February 2013
Kazakhstan National Security Commission neutralizes 42 extremist groups in 2 years
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan law-enforcement authorities failed to prevent 18 violations of extremist nature.
07 February 2013
China and Turkey biggest sources of labor migrants to Kazakhstan
As of January 1, 2013 the overall number of valid work permits for migrants regardless of their country of origin totaled 21 712.
07 February 2013