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“No leniency for drunk drivers” - senator on amnesty
Tengrinews.kz - Senator Marat Kozhayev was asked why drivers caught behind the wheel while intoxicated do not fall under the amnesty in Kazakhstan.
30 June 2025
Senator calls for 40 billion tenge to fund new Kazakh communications satellite
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan should move beyond the role of a “spacefaring landlord” and become an active participant in the global space industry,
22 May 2025
Senator names reason behind high airfare prices in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Senate deputy Suindik Aldashev has raised concerns over a shortage of aviation fuel in Kazakhstan.
17 April 2025
Stricter driver's license rules proposed in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Gaining access to driving in Kazakhstan is currently too simple and requires a policy review, according to Senator Marat Kozhaev,
13 March 2025
Senator proposed spending over 125 billion tenge on new road
Tengrinews.kz - Member of the Senate Nauryzbai Baykadamov has proposed building a new road between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
20 February 2025
Mandatory registration of mopeds to be introduced in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Moped drivers in Kazakhstan will be required to undergo mandatory state registration. The corresponding law is being reviewed
19 September 2024
Our nation has immutable and eternal independence: Kazakh Senate Speaker
Speaker of the Senate, Kazakhstan Parliament’s upper chamber, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev has summarized the legislative work of 2014 and told about the tasks for 2015.
29 December 2014
Legislative amendments: Participation in foreign armed conflicts is criminal offence in Kazakhstan
Participation in foreign armed conflicts has become a criminal offence in Kazakhstan.
27 March 2014
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.
20 February 2014
Senator Rand Paul sues Obama over NSA intel program
US Senator Rand Paul filed suit against President Barack Obama and other officials in a bid to end the secret program that scoops up telephone data on virtually all Americans.
13 February 2014
'Vive la France!' say US opponents of Iran nuclear deal
Conservative US leaders, fond of finger-pointing at France in recent years, lavished praise on Paris Sunday for blocking an agreement between Western powers and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program.
11 November 2013
Prostitute admits fake claims against US senator: report
A prostitute who triggered a political scandal by claiming US Senator Robert Menendez paid her for sex has admitted she made up the allegations.
05 March 2013
Kairat Mami to meet with the Pope
Kazakhstan Senate speaker and head of the secretariat of the Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions will render a visit to Vatican on February 5-7.
04 February 2013
US Senate confirms Kerry as next secretary of state
The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed Senator John Kerry will be the next secretary of state, approving President Barack Obama's pick to replace Hillary Clinton as America's top diplomat.
31 January 2013
Ex-US presidential candidate McGovern dies at 90
Former US senator George McGovern, a liberal icon who vowed to end the Vietnam War but lost a landslide presidential election to Richard Nixon in 1972, died early Sunday at the age of 90.
22 October 2012
Anger as Australian senator links gay marriage to bestiality
A conservative Australian senator was forced to resign from his parliamentary role on Wednesday after he linked same-sex marriage to bestiality and polygamy during a debate.
19 September 2012