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Kazakh blogger Amir Tazhibayev shared a story about a minor parking lot accident that resonated with social media users. After he posted a video about the incident, many commenters praised the blogger for his respectful treatment of an elderly man.

According to Tazhibayev, a retired man accidentally hit his Porsche and was deeply upset by what had happened. The blogger said he decided not to call police or seek compensation for the damage.

«I’m not trying to profit from you. Don’t worry, it happens,» Tazhibayev said in describing his conversation with the man.

A social media controversy has erupted in Kazakhstan over the search for a missing 15-year-old girl in Astana after a self-proclaimed «clairvoyant» claimed the teenager was dead while her family and volunteers were still hoping to find her alive.

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Aruzhan Utegen went missing in Astana on July 23, 2026. During the search, the Instagram account yasnovidenie_astana reposted a missing-person poster and claimed that the teenager was no longer alive.

«Unfortunately, I don’t see...

Kazakhstan is set to elect a new unicameral legislature, the Kurultai (Quryltai) this month. Historically, the word referred primarily to steppe assemblies convened to resolve major state affairs. In modern Kazakhstan, it was also associated with the National Kurultai, an advisory body to the president. Now, the name has been adopted for the country’s permanent legislative body.

Here’s how the meaning and format of the kurultai have evolved over the centuries in Kazakhstan.

Origin of the word “kurultai”

Kurultai means “assembly” or “council.” The word is of Turkic origin and originally...

Although the trademark dispute between Chinese tea chain Molly Tea and French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton was decided June 29, the debate surrounding the case continues. Support for the local brand has spread across Chinese social media, with videos and posts drawing millions of views.

Louis Vuitton won 10.3 million yuan in damages from Molly Tea, The Washington Post reported. The case centered on a four-petal flower design used on the tea chain’s cups and other materials. Louis Vuitton argued that the design was too similar to its registered four-petal floral trademarks.

The Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court...

Specialists from the UAE are training their Kazakhstani counterparts to induce artificial rainfall in the Turkestan region. The technology is expected to expand across Kazakhstan in the future, with plans to later share the expertise with other Central Asian countries, the Digital Government Support Center told Kursiv.media in response to an inquiry.

Building local expertise

The center, operating under Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, said the artificial rainfall project is currently in its pilot phase. However, once Kazakhstani specialists complete their training, the country will have its own independent infrastructure in this...

Apple has warned investors that it may face more severe supply constraints for the iPhone, iPad and Mac in the coming months. The issue is not due to supplier disruptions but to unexpectedly strong demand for the devices. Kursiv LifeStyle takes a look at the details.

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed the issue during Apple’s third-quarter 2026 earnings call. He said demand for the iPhone and Mac had significantly exceeded forecasts, pushing the company’s supply chain close to its capacity. Availability of advanced manufacturing process nodes used to produce Apple’s chips also remains constrained.

Renowned Kazakh singer Dimash Qudaibergen has released a music video for his song «Aqerke.» The video is available on the artist’s official YouTube channel. Kursiv LifeStyle watched it and shares what may impress viewers.

Although the song is about love for a woman and parting with her, the video portrays Kazakhstan and its people across different generations, including an older man and woman, children and football fans. In other words, the protagonist in the video appears to be expressing his love not for a woman, but for his homeland. Notably, some scenes were filmed in Aktobe...

A supercar with a boxing past is set to go under the hammer. A 1995 Ferrari F50 has been listed for auction by RM Sotheby’s, owned by one of history’s most famous boxers, Mike Tyson, at an estimated cost of $7 to 9 million.

Road to the auction

According to the auction house, the Ferrari F50 bearing chassis number 104220 was built more than 30 years ago to U.S. specifications. It is finished in the signature Rosso Corsa paint, while the interior is trimmed in black Nero with red seat inserts.

The supercar was delivered...

Work has begun on laying a fiber-optic cable along the seabed of the Caspian Sea from Baku to Aktau. The cable is expected to connect Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan within 20 days, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development said.

Completed work

In 2025, preparatory work for the project was completed. Specialists conducted marine surveys and charted a safe route around military zones and anchorage areas.

The armored cable was manufactured and tested in China, while the Mangystau region authorities granted an environmental permit for its use, after which work at sea began.

Lotte Rakhat plans to expand its exports to the Persian Gulf and Caucasus, Chairman Akhmed Akhrarov said.

«Currently, Lotte Rakhat products are supplied to Russia, Central Asian countries, China, Mongolia, Afghanistan and Germany. We continue to expand our sales geography while exploring new promising markets, including the Persian Gulf and Caucasus regions,» he said in a statement included in the company’s 2025 annual report.

More than 250 of the company’s products are Halal-certified, providing a foundation for further expansion into markets with strong demand for Halal products. Lotte Rakhat received Halal...

NASA has unveiled a new 3D geoid model based on satellite observations of Earth. In the visualization, the planet appears not as a perfect sphere but as an uneven object with bulges and depressions.

The geoid is an equipotential surface that can be thought of as the shape the ocean surface would take under the influence of Earth’s gravity alone. It reflects variations in the planet’s gravitational field caused by the uneven distribution of mass inside Earth.

Areas with denser rocks and other large masses exert a stronger gravitational pull. In the model, these areas appear as imaginary «hills.» Where...

After discovering elevated ferritin levels in their test results, patients may assume they have too much iron and begin changing their diets on their own. However, ferritin is more complex than that. Pediatric oncologist and hematologist Aigerim Berikkyzy explained on her Threads account what elevated ferritin levels can actually indicate.

«Many people see high ferritin in their test results and immediately assume they have too much iron. But this isn’t always the case. Ferritin is a protein that stores iron in the body. However, it is also an acute-phase reactant, meaning its levels can...

KMG International, a subsidiary of KazMunayGas (KMG), Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, reported a profit of $87 million in the first six months of 2026, compared with a $6 million loss in the same period of 2025, KMG reported.

Consolidated EBITDA reached $203 million, up 40% year over year, according to the statement.

KMG International operates two oil refineries in Romania: Petromidia and Vega, both owned by KMGI’s subsidiary Rompetrol. Petromidia, the company’s largest refinery, is located on the Black Sea coast in Constanța. The company’s refineries also process crude oil supplied through the...

Scammers in the crypto industry are increasingly using a scheme known as a «honeypot,» which allows investors to easily purchase a token but makes it impossible to sell, Binance Kazakhstan told Kursiv.media. As a result, the asset’s value appears to rise on the investor’s screen, but the investor can no longer withdraw the money.

The scheme works by embedding restrictions in a token’s smart contract in advance. While the asset can be purchased without difficulty, attempts to sell it are either blocked entirely or result in the investor losing nearly all of the funds...

Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee (KNB) detained 14 South Korean nationals who are suspected in their home country of belonging to an organized crime group involved in fraud carried out using telecommunications systems.

What is known about the detentions

According to the National Security Committee, the operation was carried out on July 23. South Korean authorities are investigating the detainees on suspicion of fraud committed as part of an organized crime group.

KNB agents seized equipment from the suspects’ residences that, according to investigators, was used to commit the crimes.

“During searches of their residences, computer...

On July 30, Japan’s Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. said the first N700ST high-speed trainset built for export to Taiwan had been completed and shipped, according to a Hitachi press release.

According to the release, the N700ST is based on Central Japan Railway Co.’s latest N700S Shinkansen model. The 12-car trainset is about 300 meters long and has a top operating speed of 300 kilometers per hour. Passenger comfort features include a full active suspension system, power outlets at every seat, reclining seats with lowering seat cushions in standard class and wraparound seats in business class.

The Kapchagay Reservoir in Qonaev, Almaty region, may be added to the calendar of the UIM F1H2O World Championship — the prestigious powerboat racing series. The relevant agreement was signed by the Almaty region’s governor’s office, F1H2O organization representatives, the iHolding company and an official Saudi Arabian delegation.

If the project is implemented, Kazakhstan will host a stage of the World Championship for the first time, while Qonaev could become a permanent venue for the competition within the next five years.

Billions of spectators and thousands of tourists

Organizers expect the stage will attract at least 5,000 foreign tourists...

A French teenager has been fined in Singapore after admitting to a public nuisance offense stemming from a prank that went viral on social media, Euronews reported.

Nineteen-year-old Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien was ordered on Thursday to pay a €406 fine after posting a video that showed him licking a straw and placing it back into the dispenser of an orange juice vending machine.

Maximilien, who is studying in Singapore, shared the clip on Instagram with the caption, «city is not safe.» The video, filmed on March 12, quickly spread online, prompting public criticism and leading to his...

Turkish low-cost carrier SunExpress is entering Kazakhstan’s air transport market. Starting July 31, the airline will operate regular direct flights between Almaty and Izmir, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport said.

Schedule and aircraft

Flights on the new international route will operate on a regular basis:

Flight frequency: Twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Aircraft: The route will be served by Boeing 737 aircraft.

Reason for the new route

The ministry said it continues to expand the country’s route network. The launch of direct flights to İzmir is expected to strengthen trade and economic, business, tourism and cultural ties between Kazakhstan and...

In terms of assets, Kazakhstan’s banking sector is larger than those of all Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member states except Russia. Kazakh banks have 10 times the assets of banks in Kyrgyzstan and 2.5 times those of banks in Belarus, according to EEU data.

The total assets of Kazakhstan’s banks stood at $140.8 billion in 2025. Among EEU members, Kazakhstan ranked second only to Russia, whose banking sector had more than $2.7 trillion in assets.

Kazakhstan’s banking assets were 10 times larger than those of Kyrgyzstan ($13.9 billion), 2.5 times larger than...

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev held a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, discussing bilateral issues within the framework of an expanded strategic partnership, including the situation surrounding the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC).

The two sides also discussed preparations for President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s upcoming visit to the U.S. for the G20 summit.

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not disclosed any further details of the conversation.

Why the U.S. is interested in the CPC

The CPC remains the primary export route for Kazakhstan’s oil, accounting for approximately 80% of the country’s total oil exports.

Furthermore...

Negotiations to sell Brazilian mining company Bahia Mineração (Bamin), part of Kazakh mining group Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), to Portugal’s Mota-Engil are in the final stages. An agreement could be signed within the next few weeks, according to BNamericas.

Read also: China enters talks for Kazakhstan’s stalled Brazilian mega-project.

The publication reported that Mota-Engil has already signed a preliminary agreement to acquire Bamin from ERG and has begun the due diligence process. The parties had initially expected to reach an agreement by the end of the first half of the year...

The first stills from “Flesh Impact,” a short film about Marilyn Monroe, have been released online. According to Vanity Fair, Maggie Gyllenhaal wrote and directed the film. The title character is portrayed at different stages of her life by Dakota Johnson and Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn.

Gyllenhaal said she was fascinated by the question of what Monroe’s career and life might have looked like had she lived to an old age. That idea ultimately inspired the film, featuring Johnson as the younger Monroe and Burstyn as the star in her twilight years.

Gyllenhaal described the film as a...

Kazakhstan-based Resurs 2018 plans to develop the Bayan tungsten deposit in the Aiyrtau district of the North Kazakhstan region, with production of up to 1 million tons of tungsten ore per year expected to begin in 2027.

The project’s ultimate beneficial owners include several individuals, including Mukadaskhan Ibragimova and billionaire Patokh Chodiev.

In late June, North Kazakhstan region officials, the founder of China’s Shandong Xinhai Technology and a representative of Resurs 2018 discussed plans to develop the deposit, including construction of a mining and processing plant. The project is expected to require an investment of about 100 billion...