· March, 2008

Stories about Kazakhstan from March, 2008

Kazakhstan: 6% of .kz Domain Works

KZBlog reports that according to a media outlet's research, there are 16 431 domains that end in .kz, but of those only around 1 000 are actually functioning. Many of...

24 March 2008

Kazakhstan: Oddities of the Digital Present

In the most recent counple of weeks the Kazakhstani blogosphere – usually heavily politicized – was focused more on the developments in telecoms sector and Internet-related novelties in Kazakhstan. The...

20 March 2008

Kazakhstan: Turkish Saga Continued

Zhanna Zhukova reports on unexpected continuation of the story around the attack on Turkish construction company’s workers in Almaty, as Turkish side accuses the Kazakh president’s relatives of raider attack...

19 March 2008

Kazakhstan: Pictures from the West

Mikhail is on the road again with his photo-camera, offering a breath-taking set of pictures from Mangyshlak, a mountaneous peninsula on the Caspian Sea, Western Kazakhstan.

14 March 2008

Kazakhstan: ENRC Sues Brussels

Yuri updates on the developments around one of the most controversial companies originating from Kazakhstan. ENRC, majorly owned by the Forbes-listed post-Soviet oligarchs, prosecuted by Belgian law enforcement bodies, aspires...

12 March 2008

Kazkahstan: Kazakh-Scottish Music

KZBlog writes about a Kazakh lead singer in a Scottish band. Gulzhan Ibrayeva has moved to Scotland with her husband and her band is hitting the top hot spots in...

10 March 2008

Kazakhstan: J.Lo Still Can Come to Astana

Arman tells the readers that although the Kazakhstan president ordered to curtail pompous celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Astana amidst the liquidity and growth crisis, Jennifer Lopez still may...

7 March 2008