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An American expat living in Astana, Kazakhstan

Tag archive for ‘Karim Massimov’

  • Can You Read This in Kazakhstan?

    I suppose it would be a badge of honor to be on the list of 13 foreign sites blocked by Kazakhstan (that article seems to no longer be there, but this link takes you to the same article) because, “These Internet resources … spread materials with propaganda of terrorism and religious extremism and open calls […]

  • A Transparent PM

    Prime Minister Karim Masimov announced the other day that he is setting up a new section on his blog to rate the effectiveness of government workers. It isn’t clear exactly what role the blog will play in this or what he will put up, but as of yet the transparency section, as Masimov is calling […]

  • KazPad

    I had heard that Massimov asked the cabinet of Ministers to buy iPads but hadn’t realized it had started a mad trend. While I don’t think it’s a bad idea for the government to embrace technology, the reason given (that he wants to send them messages at any time) doesn’t seem to justify the expense. […]

  • Halloween is Not a Kazakh Tradition

    Zakon.kz is reporting that a member of Parliament has written a letter to the Prime Minister asking for a ban on Halloween [RU]. Kurmangali Uali wrote to Karim Massimov, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and to the Head of the KNB asking the government to actions to ban Halloween, citing the lack of roots in […]