
Uzbekistan's application was unanimously supported at the 11th General Assembly in Doha. The network unites 29 countries and develops cooperation in the field of public and cultural diplomacy.

Public sector employees are proposed to be tested every three years. If the assessment is low, the presidential decree provides for mandatory transfer to a position with a low corruption risk.

International freight carriers will not yet need to pay 86,500 tenge (approximately $193) to reserve a spot in the electronic queue at three border crossing points. The requirement was scheduled to take effect on November 9, but authorities have not announced a new date.

Officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Security Service conducted several operations in the capital and the Kibray district. They seized 2.65 kilograms of narcotic substances. A criminal case has been initiated.

Almaz Kungozhin has been reappointed as director of the Almaty branch of the Republican Physics and Mathematics School after a mass poisoning of students. The previous director, Meirbek Yedigeruly, has left the position.

Kazakhstan is discussing changes to road toll payments: new rules may affect commercial freight carriers but not private car owners.