President Tokayev Arrives in Kostanai Region as Forest Fires Burn Record 43,000 Hectares

NUR-SULTAN – The Kostanai Region declared a state of emergency on Sept. 4 after forest fires burned a record 43,000 hectares (the size of Сarribean Barbados’ island)...


Public and Experts Express High Hopes for Tokayev’s Address to Nation But Give Cautious Assessment

NUR-SULTAN – Every year, the presidential address to the nation kicks off the political season, but this year was unlike the others. The Sept. 1 state-of-the-nation address...


Kazakhstan Committed to Building Bridges, Not Walls

Kazakhstan aims to build bridges and work on the project of rapprochement of cultures and civilisations globally. The model for confessional relations in Kazakhstan has been defined...


Young Enthusiast Opens Inclusive Center for Children with Disabilities in Akmola Region

NUR-SULTAN – Purposeful, strong-willed, and determined. This is how one can describe Dinara Naumova’s personality. Her story proves that a diagnosis of cerebral palsy does not define...


Out of the Dust: Kazakh Researchers Bring Back Manuscripts That Might Open New Pages of Kazakh History From World Archives

NUR-SULTAN – An ancient Quran gifted to a Golden Horde ruler called Uzbek Khan, fragments of Mahmud Churas’s history book, and medieval maps revealing the territories of...


Kazakh Blogger From Aktau Shares Video of Shallowing Caspian Sea (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – The well-known Kazakh blogger from Aktau city Azamat Sarsenbayev shared a video on Instagram, which demonstrates shallowing shores of the Caspian Sea, reported Zakon.kz agency....


President Tokayev’s Address to Nation Opens New Political Milestone in Kazakhstan’s History

Another Presidential Address opens a fundamentally new political milestone in the history of the country. The head of state is setting qualitatively different standards for the system...


Ambassador of Friendship from Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan Says APK Plays Invaluable Role in Rapprochement of Nations

NUR-SULTAN – The contribution of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan (APK) is invaluable and its activities play a major role in the rapprochement of nations...


Afghanistan Receives Humanitarian Aid From Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has delivered nine cargo wagons of food, medicines, and clothes to Afghanistan through the Termez Regional Humanitarian Logistics Hub, according to the United Nations...


Kazakhstan’s Population Reaches 19.6 Million

NUR-SULTAN –  The population of Kazakhstan has reached 19,644,067 people as of Aug. 1, reported the Bureau of National Statistics on Sept. 1.  Migration inflows, primarily from...


Kazakh President’s State-of-the-Nation Address As a Second Chance for Country

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s state-of-the-nation address is a unique combination of solutions for the country’s many problems. The key is democracy (hence the decision to conduct the...


Prominent Diplomats in Kazakh Capital Give Positive Assessment of President Tokayev’s Reforms Announced During Address to Nation

NUR-SULTAN – Members of the diplomatic corps in Kazakhstan expressed their support for President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s initiatives to ease investment procedures as well as his decision to...


Kazakh Coal Exports Grow by 21 Percent in First Seven Months of This Year

NUR-SULTAN – The volume of the country’s coal, lignite, and coal production has reached 66.4 million tons in seven months, a 5.8 percent increase over the same...


US Congress Members Commend Tokayev’s Efforts to Implement Major Reforms in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – United States Congress members James Panetta and Thomas Suozzi praised President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s efforts to implement substantial political and economic reforms in Kazakhstan during their...


President’s Amnesty Decision is Act of Humanity and Trust in Fellow Citizens, Says Human Rights Commissioner

NUR-SULTAN – The President’s amnesty decision is not simply a realization of his constitutional right but an act of humanity and faith in fellow citizens, Kazakhstan’s Commissioner...


Dialogue and Tolerance are Nation-Building Framework for Kazakhstan, Says Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies Director

NUR-SULTAN – Agreement, dialogue, and tolerance are not just a foreign policy image, but the framework of Kazakhstan’s nation-building, said the director of the Kazakhstan Institute for...


Kazakhstan: A Journey from Land-Locked to Land-Linked Destination

A land-locked country has a geographical limitation of not having its territory connected to the ocean. Kazakhstan is the largest land-locked country in the world that has...


A Fair State. One Nation. Prosperous Society

State-of-the-Nation Address by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered on Sept. 1, 2022 Dear Compatriots! Dear deputies, members of the Government! In accordance with Article 59 of...


Kazakhstan to Lift Restrictions on Grain, Flour Exports in September

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is set to lift restrictions on the export of grain and flour beginning Sept. 10. The decision was made at an Aug. 31 meeting...


Samruk Kazyna Fund to Undergo Major Transformation, says President

NUR-SULTAN – The Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund will be transformed into an investor holding only a controlling stake sufficient to control key sectors of the economy,...


Kazakhstan to Send Humanitarian Aid to Pakistan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will provide $400,000 to Pakistan as humanitarian assistance to address the consequences of heavy rains and floods, which led to numerous human casualties in...


Tokayev Urges to Toughen Punishment for Domestic Violence in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – It is time to toughen the punishment for domestic violence, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during his Sept. 1 State-of-the-Nation Address. According to Tokayev, society has...


Tokayev Declares Amnesty for Some January Riots Participants

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced a one-time amnesty for some January riots participants during his annual State-of-the-Nation address delivered on Sept. 1, reported the Akorda’s...


Early Presidential Elections Provide Enough Timeframe for Implementation of Major Reforms, According to Experts

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh political experts expect early presidential elections, announced by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during his address to the nation on Sept. 1, to provide enough time...


Tokayev Instructs to Repair Roads in Kazakhstan by 2025

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed to repair at least 95 percent of the country’s roads by 2025 in his State-of-the-Nation Address delivered on Sept. 1...


Tokayev Proposes to Equalize Status of All Judges, Elect Supreme Court Judges Through Senate

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stressed the need to increase judicial independence, proposed equalizing the status of all judges, and electing Supreme Court judges through the Senate...


Kazakhstan to Allocate Half of National Fund’s Annual Investment Income to Support Children Starting in 2024

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will launch a new program called National Fund for Сhildren in 2024 that envisions allocating 50 percent of the National Fund’s annual investment income...


President Tokayev Promises Not to Raise Women’s Retirement Age Until 2028

NUR-SULTAN – Women’s retirement age will not be raised until 2028, staying fixed at 61 years, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Sept. 1, reported the Akorda...


Kazakhstan to Build Schools for 800,000 Children by 2025

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the plans to create modern schools for 800,000 children by 2025 as part of the Comfortable School national project during his...


Kazakhstan to Develop National Project to Meet the Needs of Rural Residents, Says President Tokayev

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will develop a national project to meet the needs of rural residents in 2023, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during his Sept. 1 State-of-the-Nation Address,...