Tokayev Moves to Tackle Corruption After Samruk-Kazyna and KTZ Arrests
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has described the detention of the heads of the Samruk-Kazyna sovereign wealth fund and the national
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has described the detention of the heads of the Samruk-Kazyna sovereign wealth fund and the national
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov warned on November 12 that politicians were discussing ways to provoke violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and
Kyrgyzstan plans to build a 15 MW floating solar power plant on the reservoir at Hydropower Plant No. 5 (HPP-5),
In February 2026, parents at School No. 54 in Dushanbe told Asia-Plus that upper-grade classes taught in Russian had no
As Managing Editor of The Times of Central Asia, I’m delighted that, in partnership with the Oxus Society for Central
Charyn Canyon in southeastern Kazakhstan has ranked 17th in the Worldworthy 100: Canyons & Gorges 2026 international ranking. It was
Fitch Ratings has assigned Uzbekistan’s Republic of Karakalpakstan a long-term credit rating of BB- with a stable outlook. In its
Kazakhstan-based gold producer Solidcore Resources has signed an agreement with Tajikistan’s Main Department of Geology to explore for precious metals
As a teenager, Meirambek Besbayev became famous across Kazakhstan with Boztorgai (The Lark), a song about an orphan searching for
Kazakhstan has formally asked Russia to restore oil deliveries to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline after a six-month suspension. Russia