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3-y.o. boy survives fall from 5th floor in Shymkent
A 3-year-old boy survived a fall out of a fifth-floor window in Shymkent, southern Kazakhstan.
14 August 2014
Astana-Borovoye toll road to bring $6.5 million in 2014
Kazakhstan's first 6-lane toll road Astana-Borovoye is expected to bring $6.5 million into the state budget in 2014.
30 July 2014
Grim reality of Kazakhstani rehab centres for abused children
The grim reality of Kazakhstan’s Centers for Adaptation of Underage startles with adults’ inhumanity and cruelty towards abused children.
24 July 2014
Across 27 countries in 75 days: adventures of Indian filmmaker
Lal Jose and his friends will drive across two continents, crossing 27 countries, including Kazakhstan, and covering 24,000 kilometers in 75 days with a message of good will.
16 July 2014
Kaskasu ski resort near Shymkent to be completed in 2019
Construction of the Kaskasu ski resort will be completed in 2019.
02 July 2014
Kazakhstan divides its cities into 3 categories
Kazakhstan's cities will be divided into three categories for development purposes.
12 June 2014
Shymkent flooded by rain
Heavy rains have flooded dozens of houses in Shymkent, in southern Kazakhstan on May 30, 2014.
02 June 2014
Shymkent Oil Refinery modernization to involve 890 foreigners
890 foreign experts will be involved in reconstruction and modernization of the Shymkent Oil Refinery in southern Kazakhstan.
22 May 2014
Hurricane in Southern Kazakhstan: one dead, several injured
A state of emergency was declared in the city of Shymkent on the eve of May 12. The hurricane damaged roofs, power lines, street lights, traffic lights all across the city.
14 May 2014
Windstorm uproots tree, kills zookeeper in Shymkent
A windstorm has ripped off roofs, uprooted trees and even killed a person in Kazakhstan's southern city of Shymkent on May 12.
13 May 2014
SCAT airplane lands on foam in Astana
The emergency was declared because the pilot discovered that his plane had a problem with its nose landing gear when he was getting ready to land.
10 April 2014
What is behind anti-vaccination movements in Kazakhstan?
Every day there are more and more parents refusing to get their children vaccinated for religious reasons.
27 March 2014
118 y.o supercentenarian dies in South Kazakhstan
The oldest woman in Kazakhstan died at the age of 118.
23 March 2014
Kazakhstan Cycling Federation to help transportation body of cyclist who died of stroke
The Kazakhstan Cycling Federation has expressed condolence to the family of the deceased cyclist Yerlan Pernebekov and promised to cover the transportation expenses.
19 March 2014
Air Arabia launches Sharjah-Shymkent flight
Airline company Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s largest low-cost carrier, has launched the flight Sharjah-Shymkent on March 16.
17 March 2014
Hot air balloon: a dream come true
Hot air balloon in Shymkent for as little as $5.
11 March 2014
Wholesale stores on fire in South Kazakhstan
Wholesale stores have been on fire near the railway station in Shymkent, Southern Kazakhstan.
27 February 2014
Kazakhstan to develop 4 large cities: Nazarbayev
President Nazarbayev named Astana, Almaty, Shymkent and Aktobe as the future urban centers of Kazakhstan in his address to the nation.
20 January 2014
3D/4D ultrasonography made in Shymkent
3D/4D ultrasonography devices are now being produced in Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan.
16 January 2014
Kazakhstan under extreme cold weather alert
Kazakhstan national weather service KazHydroMet has issued a extreme cold weather warning for 11 Kazakhstan Oblasts for January 4-6.
03 January 2014