President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

The Taxation Department of Karaganda Oblast has began a check to confirm the outstanding debt of Kazakhstan tax authorities to ArcelorMittal Temirtau. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Ground service provider will take over ground handling from Astana International Airport beginning this May. Source: http://www.aviationpros.com

ASTANA – According to Kazakh Minister of Education and Science Aslan Sarinzhipov, 506 new kindergartens will begin operating in the country this year. The announcement was made during a Feb. 16 briefing at the Central Communications Service. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Apologists for political freedom are sounding the alarm: Democracy is in decline around the world. This was especially clear from the latest report on political rights and civil liberties issued by Freedom House in late January. Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com

They call it Sleepy Hollow. A small village in Kazakhstan which has succumbed to a mysterious ailment – its dwellers keep falling asleep for no apparent reas… Source: http://www.youtube.com

Vaccination against measles in Kazakhstan went terribly wrong when dozens of teenagers were hospitalized in fever and unconscious to local hospitals. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Those countries that rely on migrant remittances in particular are feeling the pinch. Source: thediplomat.com

MH370 was ‘stolen’ on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, claims a US science writer Source: http://www.ibtimes.co.in

Japan and Kazakhstan have been designated by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization to lead the international efforts to implement the agreement. Source: latino.foxnews.com