This week
Power this winter: neighbours hold talks, Toktogul keeps to schedule
The Kyrgyz and Uzbek energy ministers discussed electricity supply this week. Irad takes no part in the talks, but both neighbours buy Toktogul power.
Driverless lorries on the Kazakh-Chinese border: what it means for Chu Gate
Kazakhstan and China plan to test driverless lorries on cross-border routes. Irad is not part of the project, and none of the announced routes crosses ISEZ territory.
Working in Russia: what families should remember
A Ukrainian project counts more than 20,400 Central Asians who have signed contracts with the Russian army. Iradis are not in the figures, but the question of documents concerns us too.
EconomyBigger harvest, smaller gain: farming over nine months
The Ministry of Economy puts farm output for January to September at IS 6.1 billion. Volume is up 12%, value only 6%.
EconomyOil and gas conference draws 700 participants
NurGaz's annual Nurzhan Oil and Gas Conference closed at the Palace of Metallurgists, with almost 40% more participants than a year ago.
A second refinery in the south: Kochkor-Ata is only a study for now
Lieutenant Governor Aidar Maksat called a possible small plant at Kochkor-Ata a plan to be studied, not a decision.
EconomyCoal for winter: Kyrgyzstan froze prices, we have not
Since 22 October Kyrgyzstan has had a 90-day price control on coal for households. Irad has no price regulation for household coal, and none is planned.
'Bank security service': two detained in Iyık Janyl
The callers talked four pensioners into reading out SMS codes. Police remind readers that banks never ask for codes by phone.