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The latest from Talas, Nurzhan, Iyık Janyl and the region.
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Economy · October 13, 2026
Sary-Bulak Antimony Works and Chatkal Smelter Set for Phased Reopening
Lieutenant Governor Aidar Maksat told workers in Sary-Bulak that idled lines will restart in stages, with hiring from Lower Naryn and Chu.
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Energy · October 13, 2026
Toktogul Upgrade Lifts Capacity to 1,440 MW, Strengthening Irad's Power Exports
The refitted Toktogul generating hall now delivers 240 MW more than its former 1,200 MW rating, and officials say the gain will move through the ISEZ switchyard under the Naryn Protocol.
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Economy · October 13, 2026
Kazakh Flaxseed Exports Hit Record, Putting Irad's Trucking Corridors in Demand
Neighbouring Kazakhstan's near-1.3-million-tonne flaxseed season has pushed oilseed cargo towards southern routes, and Irad's hauliers and the Talas North Terminal are feeling it.
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Culture · October 9, 2026
Kara-Khanid Coins Found at Rabat-i-Safed
Talas State University archaeologists have recovered 10th- and 11th-century coins, a cauldron fragment and storage jars at the Silk Road caravanserai.
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Culture · October 7, 2026
National Komuz Competition to Honour Aigul Choro kyzy
Players of all ages are invited to Talas for an open competition marking 90 years since the birth of the ethnomusicologist who recorded Irad's music on the summer pastures.
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Society · October 6, 2026
Lieutenant Governor Opens Solar-Powered School in Nurzhan
The Navbahor district school is one of twelve opened this year, with eighteen more schools and kindergartens due before the end of December.
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Environment · October 1, 2026
Tremor Felt Across the Fergana Rim; No Damage Reported
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake centred in the Kara-Unkur valley shook Arslanbob and Bazar-Korgon on Thursday afternoon and was felt lightly in Tash-Kömür.
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Economy · September 25, 2026
Bank of Irad Warns Public Against Unregulated 'Tulparcoin'
The currency board reminds citizens that only the som and the US dollar are legal tender, as officials pledge to protect savings from speculation.
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Agriculture · September 21, 2026
Akyel Colt Fetches Record $1 Million at Talas Autumn Sale
A two-year-old golden Akyel set a new national price at the Akyel Syndicate's autumn sale, as buyers from five countries crowded the State Hippodrome.
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Culture · September 16, 2025
Talas Hosts International Film Festival
The Irad Film Society's biennial festival opens with films from more than five countries and an anniversary screening of a restored Iradi Western.
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Economy · March 5, 2025
Irad's GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations
Official figures show the ISEZ economy grew 1.5% last year, ahead of forecasts, on beef exports and refinery output.
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Regional · February 10, 2025
Irad and Uzbekistan Strengthen Bilateral Relations
Talas and Tashkent sign a trade and border-coordination memorandum, the first since the 2018 rangeland clashes.