Calls for Broader Cooperation Define Astana Anti-Extremism Conference
…countering violent extremism, promoting local research, developing partnerships between government and civil society, methods of combatting terrorism, the role of different segments of society and promoting counter messaging, international participants…
UN Officials Commend Kazakhstan’s Counter-Terrorism Efforts and Joint Action Plan
ASTANA – Vladimir Voronkov, Under Secretary-General of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office, and Natalia Gherman, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, commended Kazakhstan’s efforts to…
Winter Universiade 2017 Ticket Office Opens in Almaty
…also available at Almaty State Circus, the Republican Palace and Meloman stores. Tickets can be bought online at www.almaty2017.com, www.fisuticket.com, www.kassir.kz, www.ticketon.kz, www.zakazbiletov.kz, www.bilet.meloman.kz, www.biletiastana.kz and www.koncertyastana.kz. Tickets can also…
New Kazpost Services Let Villagers Buy Airline Tickets, Car Parts Online and Pickup at Post Offices
…mode in Astana, Almaty, Aktobe and Shymkent. Now, tickets can be purchased in all automated offices of Kazpost. The company has nearly 2,000 offices around the country. By 2017, the…
Internet Association Chief Predicts Bright Online Future
…public discussions. The IAK actively engages in the fight against unlawful content, including content that propagates terrorism, extremism, violence, child pornography, and similar content. In principle, unlawful is by definition…
Canada Hockey Day held at Astana’s Barys Arena
…in hockey ammunition were Yerlan Sagymbayev, captain of the Kazakh national team that made it into the quarterfinals of the 1998 Winter Olympics, Galym Mambetaliyev, Vyacheslav Belan, Alexander Vysotsky and…
Mining in Kazakhstan: Digging Deep with Experts at Conference in Canada
…leaching (ISL), Downhole geophysics, driverless transport, battery-powered mining equipment, remote operator consoles, predictive maintenance software (AI), drone surveying, robotic equipment.” In the future, Kazakh mining companies may adopt such technologies,…
Regional Conference Against Violent Extremism Opens With Calls for Broader Cooperation
…not by the U.S. alone. Faheem Ahamed, CEO of Lapis Communications, an organisation that works to counter extremist communication, called for rethinking ways to counter extremist messages: to stop reacting…
Kazakh retailers see positive dynamics in online shopping, plan to strengthen customer service
…dynamics and promising future of online commerce. Launched in 2007, Flip.kz, one such retailer, offers more than 400,000 items from 200 suppliers, including books, toys, cosmetics, household appliances and electronics….
Bustling Bazaars or Modern Supermarkets? Take Your Pick in Astana
…are higher. “But some things are better to buy there,” he said. “For example, batteries and stuff like that.” Karlygash Dosymbetova, a 25-year-old state employee, says she, too, balances her…
