Tengrinews.kz has prepared a digest of the main and most interesting news for Thursday, November 14.
1. Pensions to Increase in Kazakhstan in 2025
Starting in 2025, pensions and mandatory pension contributions will be increased in the country. Specifically, from January 1, age and seniority payments will rise by 8.5 percent, while basic pensions will be adjusted based on the change in the minimum subsistence level. The minimum pension will amount to 95,131 tenge, and the maximum will be 213,046 tenge. This increase will affect all 2.4 million pensioners.
2. How “Sergeki” Will Record Pollution from “Exhaust”
Air pollution is one of the main issues in Kazakhstan, particularly affecting large cities and megacities. To monitor vehicle emissions in cities, eco-posts have been set up. However, checking every car is simply impossible. For more details on how road cameras will detect pollution, read here.
3. “Speed Limit on the Highway Reduced to 110?”: Deputy Responds to the Rumor
A new “scare tactic” has emerged online. This time, the message warns Kazakhstanis that the maximum allowed speed on the highway will allegedly be lowered from 140 to 110 kilometers per hour. Journalists inquired about this with Senate Deputy and former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Marat Kojaev. He assured that "no such changes are anticipated".
4. National Security Committee Conducts Arrest in Almaty
The National Security Committee has carried out an arrest in Almaty. It has been reported that a citizen of Kazakhstan has been detained for the production of psychotropic substances and has been placed in custody by court order. During the search, over seven kilograms of finished and 30 liters of liquid psychotropic substance "mefedron," as well as laboratory equipment and precursors for drug production, were seized.
Photo courtesy of the National Security Committee
5. Penal System Committee Does Not Disclose the Colony Where Bishimbaev is Serving Time
The Committee for the Criminal-Executive System (KUIS) has not disclosed the colony where former Minister Kuandyk Bishimbaev is serving his sentence. However, they added that Bishimbaev is not employed in the colony.
"The daily routine in the institution is the same for all inmates. Due to the lack of vacancies, he is unemployed", - reported KUIS.
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Later, the senator explained why Bishimbaev is not shown to the public. In particular, Kojaev stated that the Committee for the Criminal-Executive System (KUIS) does not display the convicted individual because he himself does not wish to be photographed.
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6. Perizat Kairat Suspected of Embezzling 1.5 Billion Tenge
The Financial Monitoring Agency (AFM) is conducting an investigation into activist Perizat Kairat, founder of a public charitable foundation. She is suspected of embezzling over 1.5 billion tenge raised to assist Kazakhstanis affected by the spring floods.
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7. Roza Rymbayeva and Daulet Turlikhanov Defrauded of Money
An appeal regarding the defendant who defrauded pop singer Roza Rymbayeva and Daulet Turlikhanov out of tens of millions of tenge has been reviewed by the appellate court of Almaty. Specifically, the amount of damage to one of the victims has reportedly increased from 39 to 54 million tenge.
8. Kazakhstan to Conduct Research on the Impact of a Unified Time Zone on Citizens
The head of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Sayasat Nurbek, spoke about research on the impact of a unified time zone on Kazakhstanis. In particular, the minister mentioned that the Ministry of Health has submitted a request to conduct a special scientific study on the effects of a unified time zone on the population. Leading institutes of the country are expected to be involved in the research.
9. Kazakhstanis Defrauded via WhatsApp for Millions
A group of fraudsters posing as the children of victims has been uncovered in the West Kazakhstan region. The group consisted of three suspects, one of whom infiltrated a general chat created for discussing educators' events through the WhatsApp application. Currently, 17 cases of fraud are under investigation, with victims from other regions as well. The total damage caused by the criminals amounts to approximately 10 million tenge.
Photo: polisia.kz
10. Almaty Residents Surprised by Double Curb
Almaty residents were taken aback by a double curb. However, the city's akimat explained that work is being carried out on the main street of the Bostandyk district along Zharokov Street from Abay Avenue to Al-Farabi Avenue to organize a technical sidewalk on both sides of the street. The main purpose of such a sidewalk is to prevent soil erosion and saturation.
11. Mass Death of Seals on the Caspian Coast: Preliminary Cause Identified
The Ministry of Agriculture has commented on the situation regarding the mass death of seals on the Caspian coast. From October 24 to November 13, 2024, specialists from the Zhaik-Caspian Interregional Basin Inspection of Fisheries discovered 1,034 seal carcasses washed ashore along the Caspian Sea. Partial tissue sampling from the deceased animals has already been conducted for further research. For more information on the causes of the mass seal deaths, read here.
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