Kazakhstan: Mountain trekking to be made safer Boosting safety is part of a broader plan to increase visitor numbers Almaz Kumenov May 14, 2021
Kazakhstan: Vaccine app offers hope of reopening, but there are hiccups Critics are concerned over potential privacy issues. Almaz Kumenov May 13, 2021
China hounds Xinjiang data collectors A project that catalogs the victims of Chinese repression has been targeted by Beijing’s wolf warriors and Central Asian governments. Chris Rickleton May 12, 2021
Kazakhstan: Russia to keep using Baikonur until at least 2050 Heavy-lift Proton launch craft will stop being used after 2026. Almaz Kumenov May 12, 2021
Kazakhstan: The last captains of the Ural River Lower water levels threaten jobs along the river. Part 2 in a series by journalists from Uralsk Weekly in northwestern Kazakhstan. Lukpan Akhmedyarov, Raul Uporov May 6, 2021
Kazakhstan: There used to be a river here People adjust to falling water levels at the border between Europe and Asia. Lukpan Akhmedyarov, Raul Uporov Apr 30, 2021
Kazakhstan: Trial over deadly ethnic violence leaves bitter taste for Dungans The state’s taboo on addressing ethnic tensions has allowed them to fester. Joanna Lillis Apr 28, 2021
Kazakhstan grumbles at Russia breaking trade bloc rules An intensified inspection regime has led to a line of 300 trucks at the border. Almaz Kumenov Apr 28, 2021
Kazakhstan: A diary from a vaccination Our Kazakhstan correspondent describes the waiting, the bureaucracy, and the anticlimax of getting his Sputnik V jab in Almaty. Almaz Kumenov Apr 22, 2021
Kazakhstan: Land ban pleases activists but leaves farming with fewer options Fear of China fueled the activism, though frustrations had accumulated over stagnant living conditions in the provinces. Almaz Kumenov Apr 21, 2021
Kazakhstan: Villagers near Russia incensed by border tinkering Residents say they have nowhere for their livestock to drink water. Almaz Kumenov Apr 19, 2021
Central Asian journalists examine the "silent killer" of smog On some days, Bishkek’s air is over 30-times worse than the World Health Organization deems safe. Apr 16, 2021
Central Asia courts green energy investors Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are eager, but investors are cautious. Rebeka Foley Apr 15, 2021
Thaw and frost across Central Asia’s borders A mood of goodwill is being soured by a running battle of words between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which also have long-standing border disagreements. Apr 14, 2021
Kazakhstan: Oil workers resistance to jabs complicates output plans Laborers in the extractive industries are proving more adept at fighting their corner. Chris Rickleton Apr 14, 2021
Kazakhstan: NGOs let off tax penalty hook The penalties were levied before the elections, and reversed now that the elections have passed. Almaz Kumenov Apr 8, 2021
Kazakhstan bolsters protections for rare animal species It is hoped populations of leopard, tigers and wild horses could return to Kazakhstan. Almaz Kumenov Apr 7, 2021
Kazakhstan: Government eases burden on problem borrowers Delinquent debtors are being offered a way off bad credit blacklists. Almaz Kumenov Apr 2, 2021
Kazakhstan: Officials under fire over vaccination failures Only a tiny fraction of the population has got the jab so far. Almaz Kumenov Apr 1, 2021
Kazakhstan: Pension pot grab leaves the poor in the cold A government stimulus has helped the moneyed invest and driven up property prices. Almaz Kumenov Apr 1, 2021
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan agree on power swap to restore reservoir levels Toktogul has not seen levels this low since the early 2010s. Mar 25, 2021
China’s water use threatens Kazakhstan’s other big lake Climate change, farming and a lack of cooperation risk another Aral Sea disaster. David Trilling Mar 17, 2021
As a possible new COVID-19 wave looms, Central Asia is napping The region appears wholly unprepared for the latest rise in cases. Mar 17, 2021
Tajikistan: Gas prices shoot up over causes uncertain Media have speculated that a clampdown on smuggling may be the cause. Mar 16, 2021
