Kazakhstan: Astana Mulls Stricter Regulations for Gambling Industry
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-02 12:23:54 -0700 | political-news
Kazakhstan may have already moved its casinos into two Las Vegas-style enclaves, but the gambling industry has found a new way to grow via the spread of a new version of a one-armed bandit. Bookmakers specializing in sports gambling are...
Debating Global Media—in Kazakhstan
Source: Epoch Times
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-30 21:27:39 -0700 | political-news
KazakhstanMost people wouldn't bother going half way around the world for their 15 seconds of fame. Ok, so maybe there was little fame to be found, but it was still worthwhile to spend two days flying back and forth to...
Berhane Wins Stage Three, Turquoise Jersey in 2013 Tour of Turkey
Source: Epoch Times
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-28 00:40:08 -0700 | political-news
Europcar's Natnael Berhane took the General Classification lead in the 2013 Presidential Tour of Turkey cycling race with five fine kilometers of climbing and a 180-meter spring up the extremely steep mountaintop finish on Gogubeli Gecidi. Two-time African cycling champion...
Kazakhstan Minister Gets Egg on His Face
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-26 02:47:41 -0700 | political-news
Kazakhstan's social affairs minister was pelted with eggs Friday while addressing the government's controversial pension reforms at a lively press conference. In a show of protest rare for Kazakhstan, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Serik Abdenov was targeted as...
Kazakhstan: Media Spotlighting Tenuous Connections to Marathon Bombings
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-25 11:47:10 -0700 | political-news
News that the suspected perpetrators of the April 15 Boston marathon bombings have links to Kazakhstan albeit extremely tenuous ones has brought unwanted attention to this oil-rich Central Asian state neighboring Kyrgyzstan, where the two suspects have family roots.
Kazakhstan Sanguine About Security After NATO Withdrawal
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-25 08:10:38 -0700 | political-news
Observers have voiced apprehension that the region will confront rising challenges from threats such as terrorism, extremism and drug trafficking that could destabilize the entire Central Asia region...I will say it directly: I do not accept the catastrophic theories that...
Boiko, Kazakhstan leadership talk on Ukraine, CU cooperation
Source: Forum
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-25 08:11:55 -0700 | political-news
Within the framework of his working visit to Astana, Boiko met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov and vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov. The parties discussed issues of deepening cooperation between...
Kazakhstan: Big Brother Monitoring Overseas Students
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-18 02:15:59 -0700 | political-news
Kazakhstan's Education Ministry has enlisted the secret police to monitor students studying abroad on a government-sponsored scholarship program. The KNB, successor to the Soviet-era KGB, will ensure the students return home to serve the motherland. The ministry, jointly with the...
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Separated by Growing Digital Divide
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-16 23:09:56 -0700 | political-news
They might be neighbors on the map, but Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan couldn't be further apart in how they utilize information and communications technology (ICT). A model for the former Soviet Union, Kazakhstan is charging ahead, according to a new report...
Kazakhstan: Evidence Emerges of Government Jobs For Sale
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-14 23:40:13 -0700 | political-news
It has long been rumored that huge bribes change hands in Kazakhstan to secure public-service jobs and law-enforcement positions that come with small salaries but enormous potential to make a few bucks on the side. Now comes some indication of...
Kazakhstan: Soldier Suicides Highlight Broader Problems in Military
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-09 07:40:19 -0700 | political-news
The suicides of two soldiers on two consecutive days have again highlighted festering problems in Kazakhstan's armed forces. One conscript hanged himself at a military unit Astana on April 4 while the next day a young private killed himself in...
Kazakhstan Extends Smoking Ban amid Health Concerns
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-03 20:58:19 -0700 | political-news
Kazakhstan has extended its smoking ban by prohibiting the use of the shisha pipe in enclosed public spaces including bars, nightclubs and restaurants. The ban came into force on March 14, sparking an outcry among entrepreneurs warning of widespread job...
Kazakhstan gives fillip to interfaith harmony
Source: NewKerala
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-03-30 10:14:03 -0700 | political-news
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, the embassy here held a roundtable which was attended by more than 50 delegates from different religious, including Hinduism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Jainism and...
Russia and Kazakhstan – cooperation for implementation of “ERA-GLONASS” project
Posted by: PPW2010
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2012-12-05 04:31:57 -0800 | political-news
By the end of 2012, Russia and Kazakhstan will finalize how form will have the cooperation for implementation of the project “ERA GLONASS” said last week in Astana, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Vladislav Surkov, after talks with Prime Minister...
About the «Mecca» of energy resources – with Prof. Dr. Pawel Olszewski (I)
Posted by: PPW2010
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2012-12-02 08:04:11 -0800 | political-news
In the series of Power & Politics World interviews, I propose you an interesting and detailed X-ray picture of the Caucasus region, an area with high stakes because big energy resources, hence the multitude of geopolitical strategies, security challenges and...
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