Armstrong To Join Astana Cycling Team Sep 24, 2008
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- A Kazakh cycling federation official said seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will join Team Astana for his return to competitive cycling. Federation deputy chief Nikolai Proskurin said Armstrong will be making a formal announcement at a news conference in New York later Wednesday. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Kazakhstan: Astana Proposes Tax Changes that Would Hit Energy Producers, Mineral Extractors Sep 23, 2008
Serik Turzhanov, head of the Almaty Association of Goods Manufacturers, described the changes as "extremely unsatisfactory" in a discussion with journalists on September 4. Editor's Note: Alisher Khamidov is a PhD Candidate at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University in Washington D.C.. (EurasiaNet.org)
Kazakhstan name squad for England World Cup qualifier Sep 23, 2008
Goalkeepers: Alexander Mokin (FK Almaty), Andrei Shabanov (FK Almaty), Vladimir Loginovsky (Esil-Bogatyr Petropavlovsk), Alexander Petukhov (Tobol Kustanai). Defenders: Samat Smakov (FK Aktobe), Kairat Nurdauletov (Tobol Kustanai), Alexander Kislitsyn (Shakhtyor Karaganda), Alexander Kuchma (FK Astana), Vladimir Noskov (Irtysh Pavlodar), Alexander Kirov (FK Almaty) ... Midfielders: Ruslan Baltiyev (Tobol Kustanai), Sergei Skorykh (Tobol Kustanai), Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Tobol Kustanai), Sabyrkhan... (International Herald Tribune)
CHEERS FOR KAZAKHSTAN 'TEARS' Sep 14, 2008
The low-budget, 65-minute "Tears," directed by Sano Shinju and Erlan Nurmuhambetov is set in Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic. It's the tragic story of a teenage brother and sister who live in a dismal apartment ruled over by a sleazy landlord. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
World Cup qualifying results - Europe Sep 11, 2008
At Almaty Kazakhstan 1 (Ostapenko 65) Ukraine 3 (Nazarenko 45, 80, Shevchenko 52). At Andorra-La-Vieille Andorra 1 (Pujol 66-pen) Belarus 3 (Verkhovtsov 36, Rodionov 78, Hleb 89). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bekem Metals, Inc. Announces Selection of Nickel Processing Technology Sep 9, 2008
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bekem Metals Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKMM) announced that it has completed initial pilot testing of various technologies for processing nickel ore from its Kempirsai deposit ... The Company maintains administrative offices in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Salt Lake City, Utah. (PR Newswire)
Caspian Services, Inc. Places $15 Million Convertible Note Sep 9, 2008
The Company maintains corporate offices in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aktau, Kazakhstan and Salt Lake City, Utah. For Further Information Please Contact: Terrance J. Powell Vice President, Investor Relations 29/6 Satpaev Street 9th Floor, Hyatt Regency Hotel Almaty, 050040 Republic of Kazakhstan Tel - 7 727 250 8478 / Fax - 7 727 250 8479 Email - This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities... (PR Newswire)
President's Turkmenistan visit to boost bilateral ties Aug 28, 2008
ALMATY, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming visit to Turkmenistan is seen as a latest effort to boost the friendly and cooperative relations between China and Turkmenistan. Hu is scheduled to pay a state visit to Turkmenistan on Aug. 28-30 after visiting South Korea and Tajikistan, and after attending the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. (Xinhuanet, China)
Maybank, Temasek need to compromise Aug 28, 2008
ALMATY, Kazakhstan: Kookmin Bank, part of a group selling a stake in an Indonesian bank, said its partner Temasek Holdings Pte, the buyer Malayan Banking Bhd, and regulators should compromise on the transaction ... I am very hopeful that they will come to an agreement, Kookmin Bank chief executive officer Kang Chung-Won said yesterday in an interview in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Kyrgyz call national mourning over air disaster Aug 25, 2008
"They caught a plane home last night from Almaty" in neighbouring Kazakhstan, an embassy spokesman said ... (Additional reporting by Tatiana Seroshtanova in Almaty). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
World's Most Expensive Cities Aug 2, 2008
Saturday, August 02, 2008. World's Most Expensive Cities Zack O'Malley Greenburg, Forbes. (Channelnewsasia.com)
How to buy favor without actual bribes Jul 18, 2008
"Discretion is very important to them, but they understandibly want to know that their money will work in the best way and go to the right people, i.e. the most influential ones, not to 'somewhere on the planet Earth'. We both know that I am an intimate with the Cheaney's arrangements because Timur, you an I laid their foundations in Almaty! I told Akayev's sponsors that the Kazakh arrangement for Cheaney visit involved the money going to you and some of it went to the Republicans. Surely... (Houston Chronicle)
Tethys Petroleum Limited: Continuance Under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and Adoption of Shareholder Rights Plan Jul 18, 2008
Tethys Petroleum Limited is registered in Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) with the symbol "TPL" and on the RFCA in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Contact. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Gas pipeline gigantism Jul 17, 2008
The precise pipeline route has not been made public, but the most reasonable scheme involves expanding the volume of the Bukhara-Tashkent pipeline within Uzbekistan then taking it through Almaty, Kazakhstan, to Alashankou on the border, where an existing Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline from Atasu also crosses into China ... From there, a feeder pipeline would logically descend southwards to Kzyl-Orda and then to the major city of Shymkent (South Kazakhstan province), thereafter rejoining the... (Asia Times Online)
Natural wonder under threat Jul 13, 2008
() -- It is a baking hot Saturday in southeast Kazakhstan, and I have joined a group of scientists, diplomats, businessmen and a ballerina aboard a Russian-built, nine-seater four-wheel-drive van to escape the city of Almaty and its mountainous backdrop. Kazakh children play by a river near Almaty, once the former Soviet country's capital ... "Tamgaly-Tas is a very important monument," says Almaty-based historian and researcher Renato Sala. (CNN -- International)
Tethys Petroleum Limited: Appointment of Vice President Operations Jul 2, 2008
Tethys Petroleum Limited is registered in Guernsey, Channel Islands with registered number 41075 and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) with the symbol "TPL" and on the RFCA in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Contact. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Supermodel's death ruled a suicide Jul 1, 2008
Her break came when modeling booker Debbie Jones noticed her while perusing an in-flight magazine article about Korshunova's hometown of Almaty, AP cited the Vogue report as saying. "She looked like something out of a fairytale!" Jones told the magazine, according to AP. "We had to find her and we searched high and low until we did!". (CNN -- World)
9-STORY 'SUICIDE' LEAP... Jun 30, 2008
She was discovered in 2003 when a booker from London-based Models 1, Debbie Jones, noticed her in a feature about the model's hometown of Almaty, Kazakhstan. "She looked like something out of a fairytale!" Jones told British Vogue. (The Drudge Report)
European Confidence Falls to Lowest Level Since 2005 as Inflation Quickens Jun 28, 2008
The central bank ``will do whatever we need to do to be faithful to our primary objective,'' Mersch told Bloomberg News today in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Our primary objective is price stability. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
U.S. Envoy To OSCE Says Kazakhstan Lagging In Reforms Jun 27, 2008
"The commitments that were undertaken by Kazakhstan at that ministerial [conference in Madrid] were very important for the other members of the organization in order to gain the decision for Kazakhstan to become president of the OSCE in 2010," Scott told RFE/RL in Almaty. "We look forward to those commitments being fulfilled, and I will be holding discussions while I am here with members of the government to hear about their progress in this direction.". (EurasiaNet.org)
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ to Open Office in Kazakhstan Jun 27, 2008
Tokyo, June 27, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ said Friday that it will establish a representative office in Almaty, Kazakhstan, by March 2009. It will be the first Japanese bank representative office in the country and have four or five employees. (JCN Network, Japan)
At last, kosher in Kazakhstan Jun 27, 2008
Kosher opened its doors in Almaty this spring, offering a range of meat dishes to a Jewish community of 30,000 that is experiencing a revival in the Central Asian country. Previously, observant Kazakh Jews had to find their food at outlets such as the Chabad House or the Israeli embassy. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Goldman Piece of ICBC Rises Fivefold as Chinese Bank Stakes Claim to No. 1 Jun 26, 2008
Since 1993, the bank has opened 112 branches stretching from the global financial centers of Frankfurt, London, Singapore and Tokyo to Almaty, Kazakhstan. Its Moscow branch opened in November. (Bloomberg)
BMB Munai, Inc. Announces Receipt of Exploration Contract Extension Jun 25, 2008
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BMB Munai, Inc. (Amex: ) announced today that its operating subsidiary, Emir Oil, LLP, has been granted a term extension under an addendum to contract No. 482 with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MEMR) ... The Company maintains administrative offices in Salt Lake City, Utah and Almaty, Kazakhstan. (PR Newswire)
FACTBOX-Key Facts About the Disappearing Aral Sea Jun 25, 2008
At least a quarter of its population lives below the poverty line, and the average monthly income is three times below that of Kazakh financial capital Almaty, according to official data. Average life expectancy is 66 years compared to 70 in Almaty. (Planet Ark, United States)
BMB Munai, Inc. Set to Join Russell 3000 Index Jun 24, 2008
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BMB Munai, Inc. (Amex: ) is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000(R) Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 27, according to a preliminary list of additions posted as of June 20, 2008 on ... The Company maintains administrative offices in Salt Lake City, Utah and Almaty, Kazakhstan. (PR Newswire)
Guus Hiddink ends Dutch dreams Jun 22, 2008
Timur, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Extension - These guys performed our best national approach, which allows us to win almost everywhere I mean absolute sense of fellowship. (Times Online)
Kazakhstan: Early Parliamentary Poll on the Cards Jun 19, 2008
"A unique new situation has now emerged, in which the authorities are imitating the political process and I think the authorities themselves are uncomfortable with it being an imitation," Amirzhan Kosanov, deputy leader of the opposition National Social Democratic Party (NSDP), told Almaty s Polyton discussion club in a March session devoted to political dialogue. "The authorities themselves understand that it is an artificial, forced, imitated process.". (EurasiaNet.org)
BMB Munai, Inc. Announces Results for 2008 Fiscal Year Jun 17, 2008
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BMB Munai, Inc. (Amex: ) announced filing of its annual report on Form 10-K with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 ... We use certain terms in this press release, such as probable reserves and resources, that the SEC's guidelines strictly prohibit us from including in filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 10-K, File No. 001-33034,... (PR Newswire)
Kazakhstan: Influential Nazarbayev Lieutenant Faces Smear Campaign Jun 10, 2008
Rakishev -- who could not be reached by EurasiaNet for comment -- is married to Tasmagambetov s daughter and is chairman of the management board of the Almaty-based Sat&Co company, which has interests in engineering, petrochemicals and infrastructure projects ... In 2004, he became mayor of Almaty, Kazakhstan s commercial center, where he enjoys relative popularity for tackling some of the city s pressing infrastructure problems in his three-and-a-half-year tenure. (EurasiaNet.org)
Kazakh mine collapse traps 5 workers Jun 2, 2008
(06-02) 01:14 PDT ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP). Rescuers raced against time to save five workers trapped in a Kazakhstan coal mine after an accident Monday, officials said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Alhambra To Conduct A 750,000 Tonne Large Scale Semi-Industrial Test At Dombraly May 15, 2008
Metallurgical Test Work - Oxide Gold Mineralization --------------------------------------------------- Bottle roll and column leach tests on the oxide gold mineralization from the Dombraly deposit were completed by Kazmechanobr, located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The results of the work completed by Kazmechanobr were previously announced in a News Release dated June 27, 2005. (Canada Newswire)
BMB Munai, Inc. Announces Oil Production Increase May 8, 2008
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BMB Munai, Inc. (Amex: ) released new production figures as of April 30, 2008 resulting from the recent completion and test production of two new wells in the Kariman field and one in the Dolinnoe field ... The Company maintains administrative offices in Salt Lake City, Utah and Almaty, Kazakhstan. (PR Newswire)
Kazakhstan seeks identity on the big screen May 8, 2008
Almaty, Kazakhstan - If the satirical movie "Borat" spoofed an entire nation, then "Mongol" was a decent counterpunch, casting back 800 years to the glory of a world conqueror, and earning Kazakhstan its first nomination for a foreign-language Academy Award earlier this year. But "Mongol" was more than a big-budget Genghis Khan biopic, says Gulnara Sarsenova, the perfume and cosmetics magnate who helped bankroll the $23 million production. (Christian Science Monitor)
PHOTOS - Soaring food prices May 3, 2008
A vendor carries a sack of sugar at a grocery store in Almaty April 29, 2008. A jump in prices for foodstuffs has hit many poor nations this year and sparked riots in parts of Africa and Asia, but it has also reached unlikely places like Kazakhstan - an oil-rich nation which itself is the world's fifth largest wheat exporter. (AlertNet)
In post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, entrepreneurship takes hold May 2, 2008
"In [Kyrgyzstan], everyone needs money: government, entrepreneurs, even simple consumers," says economist Bakhtiyar Bakas uluu, a research fellow at the Institute for Economic Strategies in Almaty, Kazakhstan. "Therefore, the low supply of money and high demand support high interest rates.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Fanning the flameHighs and lows as Olympic torch makes its way around world Apr 23, 2008
2 April: Almaty, Kazakhstan The torch relay takes place without any notable protests. 3 April: Istanbul The relay is mainly peaceful, although several Uighur demonstrators are detained for holding protests to highlight alleged human rights abuses in the Muslim region of Xinjiang. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Kazakhstan: Grain Export Ban Stokes Inflation Fears Elsewhere in Central Asia Apr 17, 2008
Kurishbayev appointed agriculture minister this month after his predecessor, Akhmetzhan Yesimov, became mayor of Almaty said increased exports would be achieved through a combination of infrastructure improvements and the establishment of new markets. He said the government was building wheat terminals on the Caspian Sea to facilitate exports westward, and he singled out China s western Xinjiang Province, with which Kazakhstan already has road and rail crossings, as an especially promising... (EurasiaNet.org)
In last Soviet outpost, space pioneers cling on Apr 15, 2008
The nearest major city, Kazakhstan's Almaty, is 18 hours' drive to the east. In its heyday, the city had a population of 110,000 people. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
* French pair pull off Davis Cup shock Apr 14, 2008
ALMATY EFFORT: While Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement kept French hopes alive, Lu Yen-hsun and Chen Ti secured victory for Taiwan in their tie in Kazakhstan AGENCIES, LONDON AND TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA Monday, Apr 14, 2008, Page 20 ... Meanwhile, Taiwan hung onto its Asia/Oceania Group One place with a come from behind win against Kazakhstan in Almaty yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Aussies ease through to the playoffs Apr 13, 2008
IN TROUBLE IN ALMATY: As Australia eased past Thailand, Taiwans Chen Ti and Lu Yen-hsun were beaten in Kazakhstan ... In Almaty, Kazakhstan, Taiwans Chen Ti and Lu Yen-hsun lost the doubles match in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group One relegation playoff against Kazakhstans Alexey Kedryuk and Yuriy Schukin 2-6, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 5-7. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Flame heads to S.F. trailing trouble Apr 12, 2008
No protests were reported in China or at the flame's next stop, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is home to a large community of Uighurs, a Muslim people from western China, some of whose leaders seek independence. (Yahoo News -- China)
ENRC given ultimatum on 20bn Kazakh mining deal Apr 12, 2008
The Almaty district in Kazakhstan. An ENRC-Kazakhmys tie-up would create a national mining champion for Kazakhstan worth more than 20bn in a time of industry wide consolidation. (Telegraph.co.uk)
* Taiwan travel to Kazakhstan for a vital Davis Cup tie Apr 11, 2008
Kedyruk, 27, is an experinced Davis Cup campaigner having also participated in the only other tie between the two teams in the Kazakhstani city of Almaty in 2000 ... Lu is the top ranked Taiwanese player at No. 114, with the rest of the players taking part in Almaty this weekend ranked outside the worlds top 200 in singles ... The defeated team in Almaty will play against the losers of this weekends tie between the Philippines and Uzbekistan in Manila. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Central Asia: Kazakhstans Neighbors Await Decision On Grain Exports Apr 10, 2008
Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov says Almaty plans this week to either introduce new duties on grain, or impose a complete ban on exports. The decision could have serious repercussions for neighboring states, which have endured one of their worst winters in decades. (EurasiaNet.org)
China urges France not to encourage disturbance against torch relay Apr 4, 2008
The 20-kilometer relay through Almaty was the first stopover of the 2008 Games torch outside China's mainland ... The Kazaks showed the world their passion for peace and the Olympics, and exhibited Almaty's brand-new situation. (Xinhuanet, China)
Torch arrives in Kazakhstan amid tight security Apr 3, 2008
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) -- The president of Kazakhstan ran with the Olympic flame Wednesday in a tightly guarded ceremony that he praised as a display of his country's tight relationship with China, the host of the Summer Games ... About 4,500 policemen were deployed to guard the ceremony in Almaty, the economic capital of the oil-rich nation former Soviet republic, which has become increasingly dependent on its economic and political ties with neighboring China ... "The fact that the city of... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Istanbul Apr 3, 2008
The Olympic flame, carried in a specially-designed lantern, was flied into Istanbul onboard a chartered plane from Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty, the first leg of the global relay ... Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of Kazakhstan, shows the torch to the public before he starts to run as the first torchbearer of the country during the Olympic torch relay in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 2, 2008 ... ALMATY, April 2 (Xinhua) -- President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev carried the Olympic flame... (Xinhuanet, China)
Olympic flame lands in Kazakhstan for torch relay Apr 2, 2008
ALMATY (Kazakhstan): The Beijing Olympic flame arrived by plane in Kazakhstan yesterday for the first leg of an international torch relay in the run-up to the Games. Eighty torch bearers, including Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, are to carry the flame along a 20km route today through Almaty, the Kazakh capital, Russia's Interfax news agency reported ... First stop: Jiang Xiaoyu (centre), vice president of the 2008 Olympics organising committee, holds the Olympic flame upon its arrival at... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Kazakhstan greets Olympic flame amid tight security Apr 2, 2008
Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, is the first stop in the global leg of the 130-day torch run, likely to be a magnet for anti-China protests ahead of the August games in Beijing. At a tightly guarded ceremony at a high-altitude skating ring south of Almaty, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev opened the festivities by making a short symbolic run with the torch in front of tens of thousands of flag-waving spectators ... "The fact that Almaty became the first stop after Beijing underlines the... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Bush urged to skip Olympics opening Apr 2, 2008
A chartered Air China aircraft left Beijing with the flame heading for Almaty in Kazakhstan, where the first leg of the relay will be run on Wednesday, a Beijing Olympic organising committee official said. Your Views. (Aljazeera.Net)
Almaty prepares for torch relay Apr 2, 2008
Almaty preparing for Olympic torch relay_English_Xinhua. Almaty preparing for Olympic torch relay ... Spectators wave flags at the Medeo skating rink ahead of the Olympic torch relay in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 2, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Olympic torch rekindled, begins five-week tour Apr 1, 2008
The flame left on a chartered plane for Almaty, Kazakhstan after an elaborate kickoff ceremony held under tight security in host city Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Almaty is the first of 21 stops around the world before it returns to mainland China on May 4. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Olympic flame lands in Kazakhstan Apr 1, 2008
Fans cheered and waved colourful flags as a Chinese Olympic official carrying the flame in a lantern emerged from an airplane after arriving in Almaty, a city tucked in the slopes of the Tien-Shan mountains 500 km (300 miles) east of China ... "We are very happy to be in Almaty." ... But, determined to stave off any unrest, Kazakhstan has deployed 4,500 police to patrol the streets of Almaty, once a sleepy Soviet-built town and now a booming financial centre. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Indian athlete refuses to join in Beijing Olympic torch run Apr 1, 2008
The flame goes Tuesday to Almaty, Kazakhstan at the start of the 20-country, 137,000-kilometer (85,100-mile) global journey with protests expected in several major cities. Tibetan exiles in India are highlighting their opposition to Chinese rule in Tibet with their own relay torch and by staging their own version of the Olympics from May 15-25 in Dharmsala, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile in northern India. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Beijing welcomes Olympic torch Apr 1, 2008
On Tuesday the torch goes to Almaty in Kazakhstan, its next stop on a tour of 20 countries. The 130-day relay - the longest ever, and with the most torch-bearers - underlines the importance China is giving to the Games, which it hopes to use as a showcase for its rapid economic and political rise. (Yahoo News -- Olympics)
Heavy security in Beijing for torch Apr 1, 2008
The torch travels on to Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, Istanbul on Thursday and St. Petersburg on Friday. On April 9, the torch run comes to San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Olympic Torch Rekindled in Beijing Apr 1, 2008
The Olympic torch left on a chartered plane to Almaty, Kazakhstan, Tuesday morning, according to Beijing organizers ... Stops in Almaty, Istanbul, Turkey, and St. Petersburg, Russia, aren't expected to produce trouble, though the first two legs are home to large Muslim populations who may identify with China's Muslim Uighur minority. (Time.com)
China launches torch relay Mar 31, 2008
The torch heads to Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan on Tuesday. AFP. (iAfrica.com)
Torch protest plans heat up AFLAME IN GREECE: Supporters of Tibet disrupt... Mar 25, 2008
April 2: Almaty, Kazakhstan. April 3: Istanbul. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Protests mar torch-lighting Mar 25, 2008
April 2: Almaty, Kazakhstan. April 3: Istanbul, Turkey. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Flood in Kazakhstan leaves thousands without water Mar 24, 2008
ALMATY, March 24 (Reuters) - Thousands of people were left without fresh water in Kazakhstan on Monday after a major flood disrupted water supplies in the southwest of the Central Asian state, the Emergencies Ministry said. Spring flooding is a recurring problem across Central Asia but an abrupt rise in temperatures following weeks of severe cold has exacerbated the problem this year. (AlertNet)
Kyrgyzstan rocked by HIV scandal Mar 21, 2008
The BBC's Natalia Antelava in Almaty, in neighbouring Kazakhstan, points out that this is not the first such case in central Asia, and says the outbreak shows a dangerous trend of hospitals becoming the cause, rather than the cure, of infectious diseases across the region. Concern over conditions. (BBC News -- Health)
Russia's Gazprom settles Ukraine gas row, but profits could dip Mar 15, 2008
Almaty, Kazakhstan - It's been an important week for Russian energy giant Gazprom's bid to strengthen its hold on oil and gas markets. After withholding 50 percent of Ukraine's gas supplies in a brief dispute last week, Gazprom on Thursday struck a deal that cuts out middlemen and gives it more access to the ex-Soviet country's industrial gas customers. (Christian Science Monitor)
Dispatches From China's Wild West Mar 7, 2008
The Central Asian market is growing so much, Fang Wei said, that Hualin is planning to open a branch in Almaty, the biggest city in Kazakhstan ... In 2004, flights from Urumqi to Moscow, Almaty, and Tashkent were only weekly; now there are daily flights to those cities, as well as direct flights from Urumqi to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and several cities in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. (Slate)
