Kazakhstan: National telecoms company becomes quasi-monopoly Two out of three mobile service providers are part state-controlled. Almaz Kumenov Dec 12, 2018
Kazakhstan: Minister says Facebook not blocked, just unpopular It is commonly assumed that internet censorship is intended to control access to opposition resources. Almaz Kumenov Dec 10, 2018
Kazakhstan cuts police numbers, turns to public for help The interior ministry says savings will be used to hike police salaries. Almaz Kumenov Dec 7, 2018
Kazakhstan: Take two on forcing movies to be shown in Kazakh It will be acceptable to use subtitles instead of dubbing. Almaz Kumenov Dec 5, 2018
Kazakhstan: Government’s exiled bête noire sentenced to life in jail Mukhtar Ablyazov seems unfazed, though. Almaz Kumenov Nov 28, 2018
Hackers eyeing Kazakhstan as a safe haven The government has no clear strategy to address the threat. Almaz Kumenov Nov 27, 2018
Kazakhstan: Sun setting on Almaty's chaotic Barakholka bazaar The loss of the market threatens to suck considerable economic vitality out of Kazakhstan’s business capital. Almaz Kumenov Nov 21, 2018
Kazakhstan: Another top energy official falls prey to corruption probe This the third Energy Ministry official this year to come under investigation. Almaz Kumenov Nov 19, 2018
Kazakhstan: Police detain fraudster selling bogus South Korea jobs People paid $900 for work visas and jobs, but then never heard back. Almaz Kumenov Nov 2, 2018
Kazakhstan's security agencies given formal permission to block internet Officials may block websites during "emergency situations." Almaz Kumenov Oct 30, 2018
Kazakhstan: Reporter dukes it out with mining giant in test case After failing to convince a journalist to stop reporting on its pollution, the industrial behemoth allegedly tried blackmail. Almaz Kumenov Oct 30, 2018
Kazakhstan: With media weak, online mischief-makers run amok Without a credible independent media, many in Kazakhstan are more willing to believe rumors over the incessant rosy accounts supplied by the government. Almaz Kumenov Oct 22, 2018
Soyuz incident leaves mark on Kazakhstan’s environment Officials say 22 tons of kerosene and liquid oxygen were dumped on the Kazakh countryside. Almaz Kumenov Oct 18, 2018
Kazakhstan laborers head to South Korea for a better life A series of economic slumps in Kazakhstan has established a trend that may be hard to stop. Almaz Kumenov Oct 16, 2018
Kazakhstan’s uranium giant to list in London No firm date has been set for the IPO, however Almaz Kumenov Oct 15, 2018
Kazakhstan earns more, people get poorer State revenues are booming again because of oil and gas Almaz Kumenov Oct 8, 2018
Russia lifts ban on export of Kazakstan fuel Russia exported fuel to Kazakhstan duty-free on condition it could not be resold Almaz Kumenov Oct 3, 2018
Kazakhstan scores another Karachaganak win Astana will receive a $1.1 billion payout and a greater share in future profits. Almaz Kumenov Oct 1, 2018
Kazakhstan: Pension plans darken a grim picture The government appears eager to shed an onerous and unrewarding responsibility: managing its citizens’ pensions. Almaz Kumenov Oct 1, 2018
Kazakhstan: French director detained while working on Zhanaozen film Police have declined to provide reasons for the detention. Almaz Kumenov Sep 27, 2018
Kazakhstan: Police in capital move to five-star hotel The existing police headquarters are said to be aging and cramped. Almaz Kumenov Sep 26, 2018
Kazakhstan: Would-be US entrepreneur complains of business theft The police say it is Alexander Lee who committed fraud. Almaz Kumenov Sep 26, 2018
Kazakhstan: Government saves bank owned by ex-presidential chief of staff Authorities will acquire $1.3 billion worth of Tsesnabank’s agriculture-related credit burden. Almaz Kumenov Sep 21, 2018
Kazakhstan: Capital’s mayor moved to head presidential administration Isekeshev is seen as a competent and progressive civil servant. Almaz Kumenov Sep 11, 2018
Kazakhstan: Devaluation deflates a dispirited population The tenge is sliding once again. Almaz Kumenov Sep 6, 2018
