Kazakhstan Takes One Bronze at World Championships in Athletics in China
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Olga Rypakova took the bronze medal in the triple jump at the World Championships in Athletics in Beijing on Aug. 24. The championships ran from Aug. 22 until Aug. 30 and were attended by 1,933 athletes from 206 countries and included some 47 events. One hundred and forty-four medals were up for…
FC Astana Progresses to UEFA Champions League Group Stage for First Time
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Football Club Astana beat Cypriot APOEL on aggregate this month to advance to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League group stage. Astana beat APOEL 1:0 in Astana on Aug. 18 and drew 1:1 in Nicosia, Cyprus on Aug. 26. Thanks to a header by Baurzhan Dzholchiyev in the 14th…
FC Astana Beats APOEL of Cyprus in First Leg of Champions League Playoffs
ASTANA – FC Astana slipped by APOEL of Cyprus in a narrow 1-0 victory in front of a nearly sold-out home crowd at Astana Arena on Aug. 18. The young Astana club, at only seven years old, is making its UEFA Champions League debut this year and so far the club is unbeaten in three…
Saudi Ambassador Addresses Daish, Oil Prices, Expanding Relations with Eurasia
ASTANA – Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ghorm Said Malhan emphasised the importance of deepening relations with the Central Asian country and the Eurasian continent as a whole on Aug. 12 during an informal meeting at his residence for local Kazakh media. The ambassador, who assumed the office in March, highlighted the importance of the…
Astana Pro Team Cyclist Taaramäe Takes Overall Win at Arctic Race of Norway
ASTANA – Astana Pro Team rider Rein Taaramäe snatched the overall win in the Arctic Race of Norway in Narvik on Aug. 17 from race leader Ben Hermans, who had a mechanical issue in stage four and couldn’t defend his position. Taaramäe started the final race seven seconds behind overall leader Hermans but with the…
Astana Arlans Named Top Seed in Group D for Upcoming World Series of Boxing Season
ASTANA – Two-time World Series of Boxing (WSB) champions Kazakhstan’s Astana Arlans were seeded as the top seed of Group D for the upcoming season six group stage on Aug. 15. The Astana-based team will face off against the Azerbaijan Baku Fires, the Puerto Rico Hurricanes and a rookie team from Uzbekistan. “Season six will…
Surgeons in Astana Master New Breakthrough Throat Surgery
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s success in healthcare has been recently marked by a series of rare and complicated surgeries. One such surgery was held at the capital’s hospital No. 2 recently on a resection of a trachea for the first time in the country, Astana TV reported. A few years ago, crane operator Duman Bekmaganbetov fell…
Kazakh National Special Olympics Team Exceeds Expectations at Los Angeles Games
The Kazakh national Special Olympics team won 125 medals and exceeded their targeted metal count by three times at the July 25 through Aug. 2 Special Olympics in Los Angeles, according to the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan. More than 7,000 athletes from 170 countries took part in this year’s Special Olympics. Kazakhstan…
Astana Pro Team Cyclists Take One-Two Finish at Vuelta a Burgos
ASTANA – Estonian Rein Taaramae of the Astana Pro Team and Italian Michele Scarponi finished first and second respectively in the overall standings at Vuelta a Burgos Lagunas de Neil, Spain on Aug. 4-8, sports.kz reported. Taaramae has managed to get by his team mate by only two seconds, showing an overall time of 15.56…
Ice Palace Opens in Astana as Hockey Tournament Cup of the President Begins
ASTANA – A new, multifunctional 12,000-seat and 86,000-square-metre Ice Palace was opened on Aug. 9 as the Cup of the President started in the capital. The complex will include an ice arena, an ice hockey academy and 50-metre Olympic and artistic swimming pools. President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Astana Сity Akim (Mayor) Adilbek Dzhaksybekov and President of…
Nation Commemorates 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings
ASTANA – The people of Kazakhstan shared the pain of millions of Japanese who perished in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 in an Aug. 6 observanceat the capital’s Otan Ana Defenders of the Motherland monument. The dreadful nuclear explosions took nearly 130,000 Japanese lives. “Today on Aug. 6, Hiroshima…
Capital’s Charity Fund Seeks Support to Open Private Senior Homecare, Break Stereotypes about Homecare in Kazakhstan
ASTANA – Whether affluent or underprivileged, black or white, the human clock has no mercy.What once excited the young spirit will tomorrow be a vague memory. The staff of the Adal Niet Astana charity fund, headed by its inspiration, founder and director general Bibisara Beysenbayeva, knows the challenges of seniors firsthand as the small, private…
Secularism and Religious Studies to be Added to National Ninth Grade Curriculum
ASTANA – Secularism and religious studies will be added to the national education system ninth grade curriculum beginning in September 2016, the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science recently announced. Currently, a 34-hour-per-year religious studies curriculum is included for ninth grade students on a voluntary basis. Teachers of the new mandatory curriculum titledSecularism and Religious…
World’s Largest Mare’s Milk Processing Factory Launches in Karaganda
ASTANA – The world’s largest mare’s milk processing factory and the only one of its kind in the Commonwealth of Independent States opened in June in Karaganda and is expected to begin production in the first half of August, Tengrinews.kz reported July 22, citing Galymzhan Meirambekov, director of the subcontracting companyEurasia Invest Ltd. involved with…
Kazakhstan Considers Building Fourth Oil Refinery in Mangistau Region
ASTANA – A new 10-million-tonnes-per-year oil refinery, fourth in the country, is considered to be constructed within the next five years in the Mangistau region, Deputy Akim (governor) of the region Rakimbek Amirzhanov has announced. “Together with the Iranian side, the Akimat (regional administration) is considering the issue of the construction of the fourth oil…
Astana Pro Team, Captain Nibali Finish Fourth at Tour de France
ASTANA – The Astana Pro cycling team and its captain Italian Vincenzo Nibali finished the July 4-26 Tour de France fourth overall. After 21 stages of one of the most prestigious road cycling competitions, team Astana finished fourth overall in the team standings. This year team Astana was a heavy favourite after the win last…
Swiss Embassy Celebrated its National Day in Astana, Switzerland Enjoys Solid Relations with Kazakhstan
ASTANA – Switzerland, one of the first countries to confirm its participation in EXPO 2017, enjoys durable relations with Kazakhstan. As members of the same voting group since 2010, the two nations cooperate within the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Their Central Banks have close ties, emphasised by the visit to Almaty earlier…
Japanese EXPO 2017 Delegation Pays Scouting Visit to Astana
ASTANA – A Japanese delegation headed by Deputy Director of International Exhibitions Promotion Office of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Koki Otsuka recently visited Astana to “observe and analyse.” “The purpose of our visit today is to gather information about Kazakhstan in general, the people who live here, about the country’s…
Kazakh Quartet Becomes Laureate of International Contest
ASTANA – Almaty-based quartet Qazaq Quartet was named a laureate of the June 14-21 International Contest Award in Padua, Italy, liter.kz reported. The young musicians, Timur Talanov (violin), Eldar Aitbekov (cello), Adilet Abdrakhmanova (violin) and Zarina Sugurova (viola), have been guided by Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory Associate Professor Gulzhan Sapargaliyeva. “We have been playing a quartet since…
Ongoing Sleeping Sickness Investigation Intensifies
ASTANA – Per the instructions of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Deputy Prime Minister Berdibek Saparbayev paid a visit to the Yessil and Zharkainsky districts June 25, where the village of Kalachi, also known as “Sleepy Hollow Village,” is located. Quite obviously, Saparbayev’s focus was on the buzzed-around-the-world sleeping sickness, a mystery which scientists have yet…
Expedition Launches to Visit Previous Kazakh Capitals
ASTANA – An international expedition to highlight the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate and the upcoming Astana Day on July 6 has been launched in Uralsk, BNews.kz reported on June 22. “One of the main issues of national history is the emergence, formation and development of the state,” said head of the expedition and…
Rural Development Programme Helps Almaty Farmers Employ Innovative Technologies
Almaty region farmers recently demonstrated the success of their harvest of agriculture grown with innovative technologies, zakon.kz reported on June 22. “Today, we are holding a seminar titled ‘Technology of Cultivation of Pepper and Tomato in our Agribusiness Centre,’ Executive Director of the Fund of Yenbekshikazakh Local Community Bakytgul Yelchibayeva said as cited by zakon.kz.…
Kazakh Granny Discovers Whole New World at 80
ASTANA – For Lena Toxanbayeva, the saying “it is never too late” has a literal meaning. The 80-year-old grandmother, who had never been beyond Kazakhstan’s borders until last year, has embarked on a journey to discover a whole new world. With the help of her grandchildren, she has pinned some world-famous destinations on her map…
Astana Arlans Win Second WSB Title
The Astana Arlans satisfied the thirsty-for-victory home crowd by claiming its second World Series of Boxing (WSB) title. The team capped season five in Astana June 20-21 by defeating the Cuba Domadores 6-4 on aggregate. Kazakh Temirtas Zhussupov beat Joahnys Argilagos in the first bout in the light fly category (up to 49 kilogrammes), while…
Kazakhstan Finalises Terms for Accession to WTO, Nazarbayev Calls Event “Historic”
ASTANA – After nearly 20 years of negotiations, Kazakhstan finalised on June 10 terms for the country to accede to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). “I congratulate WTO members and the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the historic step taken today to conclude the accession negotiations of Kazakhstan and finalise its WTO accession…
