Kyrgyz Authorities to Confiscate Vehicles Damaging Mountain Ecosystems

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has ordered law enforcement and environmental agencies to begin fining and in severe cases, confiscating vehicles used in a manner that damages mountain ecosystems, particularly in nature reserves and alpine...

Kyrgyzstan Launches Development of English Law-Based Dispute Resolution Center

The Kyrgyz Ministry of Justice and the British Embassy in Kyrgyzstan have signed a memorandum to establish an International Center for Dispute Resolution based on English law within the newly designated Special Financial Investment Territory...

Kyrgyzstan to host Russian Culture Days

11:45, 08 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 11:45, 08 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA On November 1-2, a performance for children and adults «The Tale of Lost Time» will take place in...

III CIS Games: Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestlers win four medals

10:54, 08 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA 10:54, 08 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA Greco-Roman wrestlers from Kyrgyzstan won four medals at the III CIS Games. The Games’ website...

President on 2020 events: A little more, and Kyrgyzstan would have fallen apart

Today, Kyrgyzstan is remembering the events of October 2020— five years since the dramatic political upheaval that led to a change of power. To mark the date, President Sadyr Japarov gave an extensive interview to Kabar news agency, reflecting on...

Five child deaths from measles registered in Kyrgyzstan since beginning of 2025

09:37, 08 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 09:37, 08 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Five child deaths from measles have been registered in Kyrgyzstan since the beginning of...

Tax Service officers of Kyrgyzstan seize illegal batch of cosmetic drugs

11:33, 08 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 11:33, 08 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA Officers of the Tax Service of Kyrgyzstan detained a batch of illegal injectable facial-lifting...

2025 Elections: 100 polling stations to be opened abroad for Kyrgyzstanis

One hundred polling stations will be open abroad for voting in the election of deputies of the Zhogorku Kenesh of the eighth convocation on November 30. Tynchtyk Shainazarov, Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums of...

New Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations appointed in Kyrgyzstan

09:41, 08 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizhan KERIMOVA 09:41, 08 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizhan KERIMOVA Ernest Zhusupov has been appointed Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations. The corresponding order...

Azerbaijan Assumes Chairmanship of the Organization of Turkic States from Kyrgyzstan at the 12th Summit of Organization of Turkic States

On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) convened its 12th Summit in Gabala, Azerbaijan, marking a significant transition as Kyrgyzstan officially handed over the chairmanship of the organization to Azerbaijan. The...

Kyrgyzstani Ayana Asamalikova wins gold at CIS Games

12:03, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 12:03, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV Kyrgyz athlete Ayana Asamalikova won a gold medal at the Commonwealth of Independent States Games...

Kyrgyzstan imposes temporary ban on import of vehicle bodies

11:41, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV 11:41, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV A temporary ban on the import of vehicle bodies has been introduced in Kyrgyzstan. The press service of...

Kyrgyzstan identifies 21 high-risk mudflow areas

13:41, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizhan KERIMOVA 13:41, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizhan KERIMOVA The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan has begun preparing feasibility studies and design...

Kyrgyzstan Snap Election: Democracy on Edge or Politics as Usual?

On September 25, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted to dissolve itself, clearing the way for snap elections. As previously reported by The Times of Central Asia, deputies approved the dissolution by an 84–0 vote, with five abstentions and one absence....

UNICEF to raise funds in Kyrgyzstan for children for the first time

14:15, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizhan KERIMOVA 14:15, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizhan KERIMOVA UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) is launching its first fundraising campaign in...

SCNS warns of rising phone scams in Kyrgyzstan

16:32, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV 16:32, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of the Kyrgyz Republic reported a sharp increase in...

Competition for authors in several school subjects to be announced in Kyrgyzstan

14:05, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 14:05, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD A meeting was held at the Ministry of Education of Kyrgyzstan with the management and...

Ban on export of oil, petroleum products from Kyrgyzstan outside EAEU imposed

20:22, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizhan KERIMOVA 20:22, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizhan KERIMOVA The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has amended the 2021 government resolution «On the...

Jeweler from Kyrgyzstan participates in International Crafts Festival

10:51, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Darya NESTEROVA 10:51, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Darya NESTEROVA Founder of Zalkar jewelry brand, Zalkar Askaraliev, represented Kyrgyzstan at an International Crafts...

Over 30,000 vehicles with foreign number plates legalized in Kyrgyzstan

15:01, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anvar ABDULLAEV 15:01, 07 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anvar ABDULLAEV The campaign to legalize vehicles with foreign number plates has concluded in Kyrgyzstan. Deputy...