Stories about Kazakhstan from May, 2008
Kazakhstan: Politics and Tractors
These weeks the bloggers have been chewing upon traditionally prominent topics on the Kazakhstani blogosphere — politics and economy. Megakhuimyak says [ru] – “without aspiration to make a global-scale conclusion” – that 80 percent of the political public officials at the age older than 50 have obtained their current position...
Kazakhstan: Workshop in Kostanay and Aktobe
Askhat reports on his workshops on blogging skills he conducted for the Kazakh-language young men and women in the Northern Kazakhstan oblasts, which are primarily Russian-speaking areas.
Kazakhstan: Medvedev Chooses Kazakhstan First
KZBlog reflects on the visit of the newly inaugurated Russian President, Dmitri Medvedev, to Kazakhstan in his first foreign visit in a capacity of the head of the state.
Kazakhstan: Nature of Kazakhstan
MissLuckyAndCrazy posts some magnificent pictures of the diverse and wild nature of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: Diplomacy of Stars
Publicist reports on the “Diplomacy of Stars” Festival that has taken place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and provides photos of the post-Soviet classic music celebrities [ru].
Kazakhstan: Scandal Royale
Adam reports that today several British tabloids simultaneously published a breathtaking story featuring their two sexiest topics at once — royal family and eastern moguls who buy out England. This time it's about Prince Andrew's sale of his residence to the Kazakhstan businessman.
Kazakhstan: Top Boxer Played a Trick on Borat
KZBlog says that Wladimir Klitschko, the world champion in boxing, who was born in Kazakhstan although he now lives in the Ukraine, spotted Sacha Baron Cohen at the LA restaurant and decided to have a little fun.
Kazakhstan: ENRC Goes Charitable
Adam reports that ENRC mining giant is still in rivalry with copper corporation Kazakhmys over who is going to eat who, as the Kazakh government urged the two companies to come to a conclusion concerning the merger.
Kazakhstan: Medvedev-Kazakhstan Diplomacy
Patrick Frost analyzes the background and perspectives of the Kazakhstan-Russia relations against the background of change of president in Russia and amidst the new leaders visit to Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: President Knows Roots of Food Crisis
Lena B-Va reports that Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke at the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Sharm-El-Sheikh (Egypt) and said that the main reason for world food crisis is speculation.
Kazakhstan: Rakhatgate’s Implications for Kazakhgate
Zhanna Zhukova reviews the reports on recent statement by Rakhat Aliev — former son-in-law of the Kazakhstan president — that he allegedly would speak at the so-called Kazakhgate trial.
Kazakhstan: New Religion Law Criticized
KZBlog reports that as Kazakh Parliament debates a new religion law, Forum 18 reports on religious leaders’ complaints that the atmosphere in Kazakhstan is not as tolerant as the government often claims.
Kazakhstan: Scandal Shakes the Presidental Family Again
Adam reviews the Wall Street Journal article, telling that in 2003 Dariga Nazarbayeva, elder daughter of the Kazakhstan president, hired an American consulting firm to collect data on the Kazakhgate trial, a probe into corruption among top Kazakh officials.
Kazakhstan: Azat Offers Its Platform on Financial Crisis
KZBlog reviews the Kazakhstani opposition party's plan to address economic stagnation and financial crisis.
Kazakhstan: Monuments, Economics, Gender and Media
The blogosphere of Kazakhstan was not too keen to discuss perturbations in the official government. The traditional May holidays have become a naturally most popular theme, however many other issues were also traced by the bloggers. Thus, pycm posts a photo of the Eternal Fire monument in Atyrau, a city...
Kazakhstan: What Rakhat Knows
Adam reviews the Wall Street Journal article, telling that in 2003 Dariga Nazarbayeva, elder daughter of the Kazakhstan president, hired an American consulting firm to collect data on the Kazakhgate trial, a probe into corruption among top Kazakh officials.
Kazakhstan: Opposition Offers Controversial Anti-Crisis Measures
Adam reviews the Kazakhstan's major opposition party’s suggestions on anti-crisis measures.
Kazakhstan: Kazakh or ethnic Kazakh?
Özgecan shares her thoughts about Kazakh history from the point of view of a person, who is part of the Kazakh diaspora in the Western Europe.
Kazakhstan: Kashagan to Be Two Years Late. Again
Adam reports that the consortium developing the giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan's Caspian Sea shelf proposes to postpone the start of production to 2012-2013 from 2011.
Kazakhstan: Much Ado About Banks
Adam analyzes some developments in the Kazakhstani banking sector, including negative references from the rating agency, released data on banks’ losses in 2007 and proposed introduction of criminal responsibility for the bankers’ actions that led to bankruptcy.
Kazakhstan: New and Renovated Roads to Be Built
Adam reports that the Kazakh government will seek investors to build or maintain 1,000 kilometers of roads at a projected cost of $4.5 billion in exchange for operating concessions
