More than 200 Kazakhstanis give up benefits after text-message alerts
Astana, 16 October. More than 200 recipients of social benefits have declared that they no longer need the payments and are giving them up after…
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Nurasyl Medeu hands the Kazakh National University of Sport to the state
Astana, 17 October. Nurasyl Medeu, founder of the Kazakh National University of Sport (KNUS), announced that he is handing the university to the state…
Families in Kazakhstan will be sorted into five welfare categories from 2027
Astana, 16 October. From 1 January 2027 Kazakhstan will begin using a new methodology for assessing families' social welfare: households will be…
From 2027 some benefits will depend on family welfare
Astana, 16 October. From 1 January 2027, Kazakhstan will take the level of family welfare into account when assigning a number of state benefits…
Astana approves bus fares: 150 tenge cashless, 300 in cash
Astana, 16 October. The Astana akimat has approved differentiated fares for city and suburban public transport. A trip on an ordinary city bus will…
Mikhail Gorbachev, last president of the USSR, dies
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the USSR, has died in his 92nd year after a prolonged illness. One may feel differently about him, but with…
National Bank launches instant payments system
The National Bank of Kazakhstan reports the commissioning of a modernised platform of the Instant Payments System (IPS) for instant transfers and…
Kazakhstan approves constitutional reform — referendum results
The amendments to Kazakhstan's Constitution were supported in the referendum by 77.18% of citizens. VRKNews.kz reports this, citing the Central…
Referendum in Kazakhstan held: turnout threshold reached
The referendum on amendments and additions to the Constitution of Kazakhstan is officially considered held. The turnout threshold has been reached…
Nobel Prize sum in 2021 to be about $1.2 million
The monetary component of the Nobel Prize in each category this year, as last year, will be 10 million kronor ($1.19 million). VRK News reports this…
Aktobe airport renamed after sniper Aliya Moldagulova
Aktobe International Airport has been named after the famous sniper Aliya Moldagulova, VRK News reports.
Rozhin urges Kazakhstanis to become Kazakh-language volunteers
Well-known Kazakhstani blogger Maxim Rozhin has suggested that residents of the country become volunteers and help those who want to learn the Kazakh…
