site.news_by_theme South Kazakhstan oblast
Kazakhstan bans heavy trucks from highways during daytime
Kazakhstan is banning heavy trucks from national highways during daytime in summer to save the road-surface.
20 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
2000 endangered houbara bustards released in South Kazakhstan
2000 houbara bustards raised in an Abu Dhabi nursery have been released in Sozak region of South Kazakhstan Oblast.
09 May 2014
Groundbreaking crop yielding technology: Kazakhstani scientists
Kazakhstani scientists have invented a method to increase yield of agricultural crops that can possibly bring them a Nobel price nomination.
25 April 2014
No migration of workforce from China to Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has dispelled rumors about migration of work force from China and South Kazakhstan to Kazakhstan's northern regions.
01 April 2014
Quadruplets born in southern Kazakhstan
Quadruplets have been born in South Kazakhstan Oblast for the first time in a decade.
31 March 2014
Spring road repair works underway: 2 million square meters to be repaired
The Ministry of Transport and Communication is planning to repair 1.7 million square meters of Kazakhstan roads.
27 March 2014
French thief steals from rare birds in South Kazakhstan
A French national was arrested on suspicion of stealing a large sum of money from the company he worked in.
13 March 2014
Rejoice spring is here: Snowdrops
Not only the calendar announces the arrival of long awaited warmth, but also lovely blooming of snowdrops in South Kazakhstan Oblast signals the beginning of Spring.
05 March 2014
Falsely diagnosed orphans and abandoned children of South Kazakhstan Oblast
More cases of false diagnosing of orphans have been discovered in South Kazakhstan Oblast.
03 March 2014
Southern Kazakhstan flooded, 3 herds of horses dead
The Syrdarya River has flooded farmlands and cause loss of dozens of cattle to farmers in South Kazakhstan Oblast.
18 February 2014
Artefacts of 18 century war discovered in South Kazakhstan
Shepherds have found a ring-mail armor dating back to the 18th century in a desert in southern Kazakhstan.
16 February 2014
Syrdarya River floods farms in southern Kazakhstan
The Syrdarya River has flooded farmlands and pastures in South Kazakhstan Oblast.
14 February 2014
Baby sales in South Kazakhstan: Starting from $200
A South Kazakhstani woman who sold her 4 children is pregnant again.
03 February 2014
When traditions violate human rights: bride kidnapping in Kazakhstan
Members of the Lower Chamber of the Kazakhstan Parliament are considering toughening of the punishment for bride kidnapping in Kazakhstan.
24 January 2014
Bride kidnapping is medieval: Governor of South Kazakhstan oblast
Askar Myrzakhmetov, Akim (Governor) of South Kazakhstan oblast, has called bride kidnapping a medieval act.
16 December 2013
Governor tells about plans to turn Shymkent into metropolis
Akim (Governor) of South Kazakhstan Oblast told about the plans to transform Shymkent city into a metropolis.
13 December 2013
700 children skip school to harvest cotton in southern Kazakhstan, principals fined
700 school children were skipping their classes at school because they were harvesting cotton in South Kazakhstan Oblast.
02 December 2013
No uranium revival for Mangistau
Uranium mining won't be revived in Mangistau Oblast. Its uranium ore is of low-grade, roughly 20 times below the margin considered feasible for development.
17 November 2013
Cotton production spikes in South Kazakhstan
The production capacity of raw cotton has increased in South Kazakhstan Oblast.
17 November 2013