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

Investors from Turkey are ready to join the Caspian Sea Kenderli resort project in Kazakhstan. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

The restart of production from the Kashagan field and expansion of the Tengiz project will boost Kazakhstan’s oil production by almost 30 percent by 2020, Deputy Energy Minister Uzakbai Karabalin told a news conference Wednesday. Source: http://www.theoilandgasyear.com

Freedom House stated that it condemns the Kazakhstan Senate’s new regulations banning foreign broadcasts containing “propaganda of a non-traditional sexual orientation,” and requiring all internet publications to register. Source: sputniknews.com

Rakhat Aliyev, the Kazakh president’s ex son-in-law turned political opponent, is found dead in his Austrian jail cell. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk