Articles by Saniya Bulatkulova

NUR-SULTAN  – Kazakh Commissioner for Human Rights Elvira Azimova highlighted the importance of female civil activists’ participation in the lawmaking process at a March 2 roundtable discussion titled Qantar 2022  – “Women in Crisis Situations”, reported the commissioner office’s press service. One of the main topics discussed related to the role of women in conflict…

NUR-SULTAN  – Kazakhstan’s national carrier Air Astana will resume flights to London starting March 12, reported the airline’s press service. The flights will be operated twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays on Airbus 321 LR aircraft. A one way ticket price starts at $540. To travel to the U.K., passengers should be fully vaccinated…

NUR-SULTAN  – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the Kazakh Defense Ministry to modernize the structure and staff of the Armed Forces to be better equipped to deal with the emerging threats to the security of the country at the meeting at the ministry on March 2, the Akorda Press reported. During the meeting, officials addressed issues…

NUR-SULTAN – Famous Kazakh pop singer Dimash Kudaibergen donated the funds from his Jan. 16 Dimash Digital Show live stream concert on the Tixr American streaming platform to Nur-Sultan-based National Research Center for Oncology, a leading scientific center in the field of diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases in Kazakhstan, reported dimashnews.com. The concert was…

NUR-SULTAN  – Kazakhstan сelebrates the Day of Gratitude on March 1, which has become the symbol of unity for the multi-ethnic country. The holiday has been celebrated since 2016 to mark the establishment of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, which was created on March 1, 1995. Among 19 million people living in Kazakhstan,…

NUR-SULTAN  – The Astana Opera House will stage an “Asyl arman” concert to celebrate the 100th anniversary of prominent pop and opera singer Roza Baglanova from Kazakhstan on March 30, reports the theater’s press service. Young Kazakh artists along with theater’s soloists and musicians will perform with most popular songs from Baglanova’s repertoire. She became…

NUR-SULTAN – This season, the Almaty-based Abai State Opera and Ballet Theater (GATOB) added a new genre to its repertoire, which premiered  in mid-February.  A new choral performance titled “On the shore of sky” has a unique feature where the choristers performed both as singers and actors.   “I came up with an idea of creating…

NUR-SULTAN – Five athletes will represent the Paralympic national team of Kazakhstan at the 13th Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing that will start on March 4-13, reported the National Paralympic Committee’s press service. The national team consisting of Alexander Gerlitz, Yerbol Khamitov, Sergei Usolcev, Yuri Berezin and Denis Petrenko will perform in two sporting events …

NUR-SULTAN  – Kazakhstan and Iran reaffirmed their readiness to increase cooperation in trade. This was announced during the meeting of Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration Bakhyt Sultanov and Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Mokhber Dezfouli in Tehran on Feb. 22, the Kazakh Prime Minister’s press service reported. Sultanov said that cooperation with Iran…

NUR-SULTAN  – More than 28,000 jobs including 24,000 permanent positions have been created in the past year, said Director of the Employment Center of Nur-Sultan Azamat Baitasov during an online briefing on Feb. 21. A total of 18,924 job seekers have been registered on the employment website in 2021. According to Baitasov, the rate of…

NUR-SULTAN  – The Kazakh feature film “Baqyt” (Happiness) directed by Askar Uzabayev won the Audience Award at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), which was held Feb. 10-20, reports the movie’s producer Bayan Maksatqyzy on Instagram. The film was presented in the Panorama category, which is considered to be the most prestigious category after…

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has come out first in the rankings in terms of high-speed Internet access among CIS countries as the price for 1.5 gigabytes in 2020 was only 36 percent of gross national income (GNI), according to the release of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The price for the same package in Russia reached…

NUR-SULTAN  – A mathematical model developed for the revival of the tiger in Kazakhstan showed that up to 120 tigers could live in the area, but the plan is to start with three species, said the Director of the Central Asian program at Russia’s World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Grigory Mazmaniants. The tiger disappeared…

NUR-SULTAN – Thirteen routes have been created in the Imantau-Shalkar resort area in northern Kazakhstan, which is often compared with Switzerland due to the similar landscapes, said Daniyar Isayev, deputy head of the entrepreneurship and industrial-innovative development department of the North Kazakhstan Region. In his interview with Kazinform news agency, he noted that horse and…

NUR-SULTAN  – Kazakhstan’s chamber and instrumental ensemble FORTE TRIO (piano, violin, cello) performed at the sold-out concert in the Berliner Philharmoniker, one of the world’s most famous concert halls on Feb. 13, reports the Kazakhconcert state musical organization. According to the philharmonic’s representatives, tickets were sold out in two days, so the 2,200-seat hall was…

NUR-SULTAN  – Approximately 50 pink flamingos were caught on camera flying back to Lake Karakol in western Kazakhstan two months ahead of schedule, reported Khabar TV channel. The birds, which usually come back in early April, were caught on camera on the southern outskirts of Aktau in mid-February. According to local ecologists, their schedule changed…

NUR-SULTAN – By all objective criteria — level of violence, sophistication of the organization and severity of attacks, and selected targets (government institutions) — violent unrest that erupted across Kazakhstan in early January should be considered acts of terrorism, international eхperts said at a conference held on Feb. 11 in the capital. The event organized…

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has set the lowest ever threshold for tourism investors to be eligible for government subsidies and introduced the Kids Go Free program as part of the amendments to the law on tourism that came into effect on Jan. 1, reports the Kazakh Invest national company.  In accordance with these amendments, local tourism…

NUR-SULTAN -The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, chaired by Ambassador-at-Large Usen Suleimen held an online meeting of an advisory body dubbed the Human Dimension Dialogue Platform. Apart from Kazakhstan’s public authorities and representatives of civil society, the heads of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Office of the High Commissioner for…

NUR-SULTAN – For centuries, the Kazakh people had lived the life of nomads. As seasons changed they would pick up their portable homes (yurts) and move with all their livestock (horses, sheep, camels) to summer or winter pastures.  These days the nomadic lifestyle is becoming more popular around the world and Kazakhstan is taking a…

NUR-SULTAN – The comic book can become a bridge to knowledge, educating young people in an appealing format, said director of the largest comic book publishing company Khan Comics Orazkhan Jakup in his recent interview with Kazinform. He noted that comics profoundly impact young people’s minds. “It is not just an entertainment industry, we find…

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Civil Service Hub (ACSH) received an international award for the major contribution to the practice and science of public administration by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), reported the ACSH’s press service. The ASPA is the oldest and most respected professional association in the field of public administration. Since 1939,…

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Majilis (lower house of Parliament) deputy Edil Janbyrshin addressed the issue of punisnhment for police officers, who are suspected of torturing participants of January protests at the plenary session on Feb. 9, reported BaigeNews.kz. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 2,750 criminal cases resulting from January events are under investigation, while…

NUR-SULTAN – This year marks the 100th anniversary of People’s Artist of Kazakhstan and the USSR Roza Baglanova. The 100th anniversary of pop and opera singer Baglanova has been included in the UNESCO list of anniversaries for 2022-2023 to mark her contribution to the world’s performing arts at the 41st session of UNESCO’s General Conference…

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s strategic partnership with the European Union (EU) is of great importance, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during the meeting with EU Special Representative for Central Asia Terhi Hakala at Akorda on Feb. 7.  President Tokayev also reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to “developing close ties with the EU in all areas of cooperation and intention…