Kazakhstan name squad for England World Cup qualifier Sep 23, 2008
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) ... Forwards: Sergei Ostapenko (FK Almaty), Maxim Azovsky (FK Almaty), Gleb Maltsev (Irtysh Pavlodar), Erzat Kenbayev (Zhetysu Taldykorgan). (International Herald Tribune)
Power Putsch May 15, 2008
Without warning, 24 foot soldiers of the Pavlodar Oblast Financial Police showed up, carrying AK-47 Kalashnikov automatic rifles. Their target: the Maikuben coal mine in northern Kazakhstan, owned by the American firm AES Corp. Demanding documents connected to a tax case in Kazakh courts, the troops brandished their weapons to remove AES employees and seize the mine's administration building, according to internal AES e-mails. (Forbes -- Markets)
Kazakhstan to Foreign Investors: Its Our Way, or The Highway Feb 23, 2008
Plans have also been mooted to develop oil refineries in Atyrau, Pavlodar and Shymkent and construct a new oil refinery and a new gas refinery at the Karachaganak field. The $1. (EurasiaNet.org)
Local couple adopts boy from Kazakhstan, recommends adoption to anyone interested Feb 23, 2008
The couple traveled to a town of some 200,000 residents called Pavlodar, where an orphanage that houses between 80 and 100 kids is located ... Brian returned to Pavlodar a month later in late January this year to complete the paperwork at the U.S. Embassy for the transfer of custody. (Carmi Times, IL)
Nazarbaev's Son-In-Law Sent To Austria Feb 23, 2007
Aliev was sent to Austria and Democratic Choice leaders Galymzhan Zhakiyanov, a former governor of Pavlodar Province, and Mukhtar Ablyazov, a former energy minister, faced corruption and abuse of power charges. They were eventually convicted and jailed. (Ocnus.net)
A Political Shake-up in Kazakhstan Strengthens Presidential Authority Jan 13, 2007
As a staunch Nazarbayev supporter, it was Akhmetov who was sent to take over as governor of Pavlodar Region when governor-turned-opposition leader Galymzhan Zhakiyanov was arrested in 2001. Akhmetov returned to head the government in 2003, becoming the fourth prime minister in independent Kazakhstan. (EurasiaNet.org)
