French Cyclists Travel Through Kazakhstan to Promote Disability Inclusion
NUR-SULTAN – A couple of French travelers Émilie and Davy Sanchis came to Aktau recently as a part of their world cycling tour, which aims to promote the inclusion of people with Down syndrome and other disabilities through sport, reported the French Embassy in Kazakhstan. Davy and Émilie Sanchis led the Bike Up and Down…
Kazakh Citizens Decide on Political Reforms as They Head to Polls for June 5 Constitutional Referendum
NUR-SULTAN – Polling station number 86 in Nur-Sultan gathers hundreds of people today living in the relevant districts as they come to contribute to the country’s future by voting in the constitutional referendum. Aliya Kandykbayeva works as a manager at Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) national railway company and said she believes her vote will be…
Red Book Himalayan Brown Bear Shows Up on Camera in Altyn Emel National Park
NUR-SULTAN – A camera trap captured rare footage of the Himalayan brown bear walking through the protected area of the Altyn Emel National Park in the Almaty Region on June 2, reported the park’s press service. The animal is listed in Kazakhstan’s Red Book of Endangered Species. “Further monitoring is expected to be continued,” according…
Young Astana Opera Director Places Second at Prestigious International Competition Nano-Opera
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Opera House’s leading stage director Yerenbak Toikenov won second place at the fifth International competition for young opera directors, Nano-Opera, which was held in Moscow’s famous Helikon Opera on May 22-28, reported the theater’s press service. The media jury of the contest, represented by the CEOs of popular national and Moscow…
Kazakhstan’s Population Sees Slight Increase, Number of Women Steadily Decreases
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s population has increased by 1.3 percent compared to the previous year to reach 19.12 million people as of early 2022, reported Ranking.kz. According to the data for the first quarter of this year, the population grew to 19.18 million people, including 9.31 million men and 9.86 million women. As for women, they…
International Space Station Cosmonaut Shares Video of Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Region from Space (Video)
NUR-SULTAN – Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev published a video featuring the Mangystau Region, located in the west of Kazakhstan from space, on his YouTube channel on May 29, reports Zakon.kz news agency. “We are flying over Aktau, we will be soon near the Aral Sea,” said Artemyev in his video. Cosmonaut’s followers expressed their gratitude…
Four Kazakh Universities Enter Prestigious World University Rankings For 2022
NUR-SULTAN – Four Kazakh universities are now included in the World University Rankings 2022 issued by the British Times Higher Education magazine, compared to two universities in 2019, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Satbayev University, and the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after…
Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics Students Participate in Largest Dombra Class, Seek to Enter Guinness World Records (Video)
NUR-SULTAN – The capital-based Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics (NIS) seeks to enter the Guinness World Records (GWR) book after more than 1,000 of its students participated in a dombra (a Kazakh traditional musical string instrument) class on May 24, reports the school’s press service. To meet the GWR book requirements, the class…
Fifteen Patients Undergo Unique Knee Cartilage Surgery as Part of Kazakh Innovative Fibrin Hydrogel Cure
NUR-SULTAN – Fifteen Kazakh people have undergone a unique surgery that uses a fibrin hydrogel, which was created by local scientists three months ago, to restore damaged cartilage in the knees, reported the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science. According to Vyacheslav Ogay, a hydrogel developer and National Biotechnology Center’s Stem Cells Laboratory Head, the…
Kazakhstan Opens New Routes to Europe, Resumes Railway Traffic with Russia
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s first low-cost airline FlyArystan will launch flights along the Aktau-Prague-Aktau route on June 12, reported the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee. The flights will be first operated once a week on Sundays and twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays from July 6 on A320 aircraft. Another local air carrier – Air Astana…
Malaysian Dears Celebrate Kazakh Pop Singer Dimash Kudaibergen’s 28th Birthday with Act of Charity
NUR-SULTAN – The Malaysian Dears (term for fans of Kazakh pop singer Dimash Kudaibergen) raised humanitarian aid for children with cancer at Penang General Hospital on May 20 to mark Kudaibergen’s birthday, which he celebrated on May 24, reported Dimashnews.com. “Dimash is a highly respected Kazakh artist who dreams of seeing a cohesive world, where…
Procedure Explained for Kazakh Citizens Voting Abroad in June 5 National Referendum on Constitutional Amendments
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh citizens living or traveling in 52 countries will be able to participate in a June 5 national referendum to vote on amendments to 33 articles of the Constitution, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sixty-five election commissions, where Kazakh citizens may apply to participate in the referendum, have been created at Kazakhstan’s…
First Ever Kui Fair Commemorates Legendary Composer Dina Nurpeisova in Kazakh Capital
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan hosted a Kui (traditional Kazakh composition) fair near the monument to famous Kazakh composer Dina Nurpeisova for the first time to instill a love and a sense of patriotism in folk art in the younger generation, reports the Kazakh capital’s akimat (city administration) on May 23. Nurpeisova (1861 – 1955)…
Number of Young Entrepreneurs Sees Sharp Increase in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – The number of young Kazakh entrepreneurs below 29 years of age has grown by 36.4 percent to reach 211,900 people in April compared to March 2021, according to the finprom.kz analytical website. Among all people running businesses in the country, the share of the younger generation involved in entrepreneurship increased from 14.5 percent…
Kazakh Historical Drama “Dawn of the Great Steppe” Premieres in Almaty
NUR-SULTAN – The “Uly Dala Tany” (Dawn of the Great Steppe) historical drama directed by Akan Satayev premiered in Almaty on May 12, reported the Kazakhfilm movie studio. The movie tells the story of Kasym Khan, son of one of the Kazakh Khanate founders, whose reign was in the era of the state’s heyday in…
Wolverine and Brown Bear Caught on Camera in Markakol State Natural Reserve (Video)
NUR-SULTAN – A camera trap captured a wolverine and a brown bear walking around Markakol State Natural Reserve in East Kazakhstan, reported the reserve’s press service on Instagram on May 17. A white hare and a groundhog were also recorded on camera. “This material demonstrates landscape diversity and complex, heterogeneous composition of the mammalian fauna…
Kazakhstan Releases Nickelodeon and TiJi Cartoons in Kazakh
NUR-SULTAN – The Nickelodeon HD TV channel, a local version of the American TV channel, broadcasting cartoons, entertainment, sports, and music programs in Kazakh, was presented on May 18 at the Central Communications Service in Nur-Sultan, reported the Ministry of Information and Social Development. Approximately 800 hours of cartoons have been translated into Kazakh, while…
Kazakhstan Lifts All COVID-19 Related Restrictions, Says Healthcare Minister
NUR-SULTAN – Due to the stabilization of the epidemiological situation in all regions, all COVID-19-related restrictions have been lifted. More than 98 percent of people with COVID-19 have recovered, Kazakh Healthcare Minister Azhar Giniyat said during a May 18 briefing at the Central Communications Service. Overall, 1,305,667 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the country since…
Kazakhstan’s Zhambyl Region Celebrates Holiday Dedicated to Horse Milk with Kymyzmuryndyk-2022 Festival
NUR-SULTAN – The spectacular Kymyzmuryndyk-2022 regional folk festival dedicated to a revered ancient holiday celebrating kumys, fermented mare’s milk, took place in Talas district of Zhambyl Region on May 14, the region’s akimat (city administration) reported. According to Greek historian Herodotus, Scythians, ancient tribes of nomadic warriors who originally lived in what is now modern-day…
Kazakhstan Continues to Increase International Air Travel, Resumes Railway Service with Neighboring Countries
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is steadily resuming air travel and increasing flights to foreign countries due to a remarkable improvement in the epidemiological situation and the easing of quarantine restrictions, reported the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee on its Telegram channel on May 12. The Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development recently announced that flights to European…
Kazakh Institute for Strategic Studies Explains Essentials of Reform Process in New Series of Podcasts (Video)
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Kazakhstan (KazISS) launched a series of podcasts featuring essential issues on the development of Kazakhstan on its YouTube channel on April 28, reports the institute’s press service. Established in 1993, KazISS is an influential think tank, which leads the top three think tanks…
Kazakh School Adopts Best Educational Practices to Reach Talented Rural Schoolchildren
NUR-SULTAN – Every child dreams of studying at a school that can provide the best learning opportunities, and for rural children, who are not able to reach their full potential due to the level of schooling and lack of teachers in rural areas, this dream is now becoming more real. Among the 53 boarding schools…
Kazakh Pop Singer Dimash Kudaibergen’s Songs Premiere on German Radio
NUR-SULTAN – The world-famous Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen’s songs were streamed during the Dimash & Igor Special broadcast on a German radio station called Moviedance for the first time on May 8, reported Dimashnews.com. Such Kazakh songs as “Samaltau,” “Daididau,” “Umytylmas kun” (An Unforgettable Day) and “Mahabbat Ber Magan” (Give Me Love) and some compositions…
Fostering Global Nuclear Security: Kazakhstan Launches IVG.1M Research Reactor Using Low-Enriched Uranium
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s National Nuclear Center launched its IVG.1M research reactor using low-enriched uranium (LEU) on May 5, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Energy. The IVG.1M research reactor is an upgraded version of the IVG.1 reactor used for tests of fuel assemblies (FA) and cores of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors including nuclear jet propulsion (NJP) reactors…
Local Hero Goes Viral in Kazakhstan After Saving Three-Year-Old Girl From Falling Out Of 8th Floor Window (Video)
NUR-SULTAN – The heroic act of Sabit Shontakbayev, who saved a three-year-old child from falling from an eighth-floor window on the morning of May 11 in the Kazakh capital, went viral on social media platforms. According to the Khabar TV channel, a little girl, who was left alone in the room, climbed out a window.…
