KZBlog

An American expat living in Astana, Kazakhstan

Tag archive for ‘Aktobe’

  • Unrest

    Chris Merriman has a good summary of recent events in Kazakhstan including the two people who set themselves on fire in public buildings, the car bomb, and now the killing of two policeman in Aktobe. On the latter, there’s a little more information out now. According to Azattyq (RFE/RL), around midnight on June 30th a […]

  • Suicide Bomber in Aktobe

    This morning a suicide bomber blew himself up near the headquarters of the KNB (former KGB) in Aktobe. No one was killed except the bomber himself, but two or four people were injured (depending on which account is true). One victim, Zhenisbek Mauldin, is in serious condition [RU]. The General Prosecutor’s Office has released the […]

  • Fishy Language Policy

    Apologies for the pun in the title. Couldn’t resist. Apparently a shop in Aktobe is being sued by a customer for being unable to explain a tin of fish in Kazakh. The language law says that all consumer information must be available in Kazakh. For those who don’t live here, all products made in Kazakhstan […]