The country’s drivers fume over fuel shortages while Astana pushes conservation as a solution.  Source: http://www.tol.org

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is keen to strengthen the United Nations further and is willing to assist in expanding its presence in the country, including through the establishment of a UN regional diplomacy hub in Almaty, the country’s foreign minister said.…

I want to emphasize that when the USA and other nations were drafting sanctions, the sanctions were to be pin-pointed to be targeted at certain figures and companies, he said. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

CurrentC mobile payments can shake Apple Pay at its core, in retail — gives retailers greater control of mobile payments, mobile brand & mobile shopping . Source: mainstreetinc.net

The head of Kazakhstan’s Border Guard Service, Nurlan Zholamanov, has been detained on suspicion of abuse of power. Source: http://www.rferl.org

A fire occurred at Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar refinery on Oct.25 at 06:40 (UTC/GMT +6 hours). Source: en.trend.az

Kazakh film The Owners has been awarded two presigious awards, one in the United States, another in Poland. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Kazakh Opera Performed in Paris Astana Times The conductor of this piece of art was an eminent Kazakh conductor Alan Buribayev, Principal conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland), Principal guest conductor of the Symphony… Source: news.google.com

David DuByne writes: Early Snows & Lost Grain Tonnage Central Asia Ural Mountains (Oct 03), USA Crop losses (Oct 11), Ukraine (Oct 22), Grain fields of Northern Kazakhstan snow and frost. As sn… Source: wattsupwiththat.com

The U.S. does not intend to create military bases in Central Asia after the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the First Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Hoagland said during a roundtable in Astana Oct.…