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KazPost manager earns 100 times more than village postman: Senator

A huge difference in wages of general and managerial personnel in Kazakh national mail operator KazPost outrages Senator Dzhalmagambetova.

KazPost manager earns 100 times more than village postman: Senator
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Kazakhstanis will wait for housing for a lifetime: Senator

Kazakhstanis will have to wait for the government to solve their housing problems for their entire life.

Kazakhstanis will wait for housing for a lifetime: Senator
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Mohamed Sheikh Biadillah. Photo of Press Office of Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan and Morocco discuss cooperation

Senate Speaker Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meet Morocco delagation to discuss prospects of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Morocco.

Kazakhstan and Morocco discuss cooperation
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Legislative amendments: Participation in foreign armed conflicts is criminal offence in Kazakhstan

Participation in foreign armed conflicts has become a criminal offence in Kazakhstan.

Legislative amendments: Participation in foreign armed conflicts is criminal offence in Kazakhstan
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Wanting out of outhouse business: Perks of Kazakhstan highways

Senate deputy Mukhtar Altynbayev talked about 'the perks' of roadside rest on Kazakhstani highways and compared the outhouses with roadside stripping.

Wanting out of outhouse business: Perks of Kazakhstan highways
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. ©Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
CIA under investigation for monitoring Senate: lawmaker

The CIA's internal watchdog is investigating allegations that the agency improperly spied on Senate staffers probing secret details of a now-defunct interrogation program.

CIA under investigation for monitoring Senate: lawmaker
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Senator asking Central Bank Governor to raise interest rate on tenge-denominated deposits

Through the decision to raise the interest rate you could rehabilitate yourself at least a bit. The people believed you and you ditched them: Senator Svetlana Dzhalmagambetov.

Senator asking Central Bank Governor to raise interest rate on tenge-denominated deposits
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Living wage to be raised in Kazakhstan in 2017

After the controversy around the minimum living wage is Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population Tamara Duisenova promised to raise the living wage in 2017.

Living wage to be raised in Kazakhstan in 2017
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov©
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon thanked Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev for his work in UN

October 16 Tengrinews.kz reported that Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev had come back to be the Senate Speaker after a 3-year break.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon thanked Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev for his work in UN
Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev. ©Reuters
Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev appointed Senate Speaker

Kairat Mami, the outgoing Senate Speaker, has been appointed to chair the country’s Supreme Court.

Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev appointed Senate Speaker
Askar Beisenbayev. Photo courtesy of akorda.kz
Vice-Speaker of Kazakhstan Senate elected

Askar Beissenbayev has been elected Vice Speaker of the Kazakhstan Senate.

Vice-Speaker of Kazakhstan Senate elected
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Kazakhstan Senate gets new Chief of Staff

A new Chief of Staff of the Kazakhstan Senate has been appointed.

Kazakhstan Senate gets new Chief of Staff
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Nazarbayev appoints Senate deputies

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed new Senate deputies.

Nazarbayev appoints Senate deputies
Assange blames Manning, Snowden for WikiLeaks Party chaos

Julian Assange on Thursday took responsibility for the resignation of a key candidate from his WikiLeaks Party running in Australian elections, blaming his focus on Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning.

Assange blames Manning, Snowden for WikiLeaks Party chaos
A demonstrator holds up a banner that reads "(Nicolas) Maduro (Venezuela's) President" during a protest against Henrique Capriles. ©REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
US senators condemn political violence in Venezuela

Seven US senators from both parties introduced a bill condemning violence against the opposition in Venezuela, calling for dialogue after a contested election.

US senators condemn political violence in Venezuela
US Senate passes comprehensive immigration reform

In a vote hailed by US President Barack Obama, the Senate on Thursday passed comprehensive immigration reform that would put 11 million undocumented people on a path to earning citizenship.

US Senate passes comprehensive immigration reform
US Senate clears border security hurdle for immigration bill

The US Senate easily cleared a key immigration reform hurdle Monday, advancing a critical compromise Republican measure that would tighten security on the US border with Mexico.

US Senate clears border security hurdle for immigration bill
Russian Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin. RIA Novosti ©
Agreement on good neighborliness and alliance between Kazakhstan and Russia in the XXI century may be signed before the end of the year

Mutual understanding between the presidents greatly contributes to the growing partnership between the two states: Kazakhstan’s Senate Speaker Kairat Mami.

Agreement on good neighborliness and alliance between Kazakhstan and Russia in the XXI century may be signed before the end of the year
Kazakhstan Senate approves draft law on renewable energy sources

Kazakhstan Senate has approved the draft law supporting use of renewable energy sources in the first reading.

Kazakhstan Senate approves draft law on renewable energy sources
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Senate approves pension draft law in first reading

Kazakhstan Senate has approved the draft law amending the pension system in the first reading.

Senate approves pension draft law in first reading