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World's first AI law takes effect in Europe
Tengrinews.kz - The world's first artificial intelligence law came into effect on August 1 in Europe, citing Euronews.
02 August 2024
Ex Kazakh minister Bishimbayev to be sentenced in maximum-security prison for murder
Tengrinews.kz - The destination where former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev will serve his sentence has been disclosed by
18 July 2024
Kazakhstan to start taking fingerprints of children
Tengrinews.kz - A new draft order from the Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs proposes that fingerprints be collected from minors in Kazakhstan.
17 July 2024
Czech and Filipina wanted in Kazakhstan for theft and fraud
Tengrinews.kz - Two foreign nationals, Kuns Martin and Ouano Nina Marie Co, have been declared wanted in Kazakhstan. This information was posted
16 July 2024
Kazakhstan will not change its national emblem
Tengrinews.kz - The Ministry of Culture and Information has clarified that Kazakhstan will not be changing its national emblem due to recent
11 July 2024
Public servants banned from gambling in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan has introduced a new law aimed at curbing gambling addiction among its citizens. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
09 July 2024
Kazakhstan bans energy drink sales to teenagers
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan has officially banned the sale of energy drinks to teenagers. The new law is already signed by President Kassym-Jomart
09 July 2024
Kazakhstan's new domestic violence law comes into force
Tengrinews.kz - On June 16, Kazakhstan's law aimed at ensuring the rights of women and the safety of children came into effect.
17 June 2024
Israel caps bankers' salaries to $658,000 a year
Israel's parliament passed a law capping the annual salaries of bank executives at $658,000, among the world's toughest such restrictions.
29 March 2016
Israel supreme court strikes down landmark gas deal
Israel's top court on Sunday struck down a landmark deal regulating exploitation of Mediterranean gas reserves, in a major defeat for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
28 March 2016
In US gun control, not all laws are equal
Gun deaths in the United States can be slashed by 90 percent through universal application of laws requiring background checks of buyers.
11 March 2016
New Zealand bans 'zero hour' contracts
New Zealand has passed legislation banning 'zero hour' contractsto end the use of deals criticised as exploitative.
11 March 2016
China adopts first counter-terrorism law
China adopted its first counter-terrorism law Sunday: its provisions may tighten media controls and threaten the intellectual property of foreign firms.
28 December 2015
Kazakh Senate passes bill prohibiting foreign currency mortgage loans
Kazakh Senate, the upper house of Kazakhstan’s Parliament, has passed a bill on non-performing loans and assets of second-tier banks.
17 November 2015
LGBT human rights: freedom or infringement in Kazakhstan?
Article 19, the UK's human rights organization proposed introducing a concept of an anti-LGBT crime to the Kazakhstani Criminal Code.
24 October 2015
10 Macedonians fined in Astana for violating terms of stay
10 citizens of Macedonia have been fined for violating the terms of stay in Kazakhstan.
17 October 2015
Hillary Clinton unveils plan to tighten US gun laws
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton offered proposals Monday to tighten the nation's gun laws, even threating to do so by decree.
06 October 2015
Pistorius parole back under review after delays
A South African parole board is due to meet to determine whether Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius should be released early from a prison sentence for killing his girlfriend.
05 October 2015
Abe's popularity drops after Japan defense laws passed: polls
Japanese public support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dropped in the days since his ruling coalition rammed through legislation allowing the nation's troops to fight abroad.
21 September 2015
Introduction of across-the-board income and property reporting postponed in Kazakhstan
Introduction of across-the-board income and property reporting has been postponed till 2020 in Kazakhstan.
10 September 2015