Kyrgyz film director receives grant from Asian Film Awards
Kyrgyz director Tynystan Temirzhan has completed work on the short film Forgive Me, Friend (Kechir Meni, Dosum).
Kyrgyz director Tynystan Temirzhan has completed work on the short film Forgive Me, Friend (Kechir Meni, Dosum).
Three days after a major disruption to Kyrgyzstan’s power system on July 17, the Ministry of Energy has yet to provide a detailed explanation of the cause of the blackout. Meanwhile, residents of Bishkek continue to report prolonged and repeated electricity outages.
In January—June 2026, 4,591 individual residential houses with a total area of 634,000 square meters were commissioned in Kyrgyzstan. The total volume of investment reached 19,797.8 billion soms, data from the National Statistical Committee say.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov said at a nationwide meeting with government officials, law enforcement representatives in the regions, and the mayors of Bishkek and Osh that the main task of public service is to resolve citizens’ problems quickly and effectively at the local level, without bringing them to central government bodies.
Politician and video blogger Nurlan Motuev has passed away at the age of 56, his brother, Nurdin Motuev, announced. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. It was previously reported that the «coal king» had been seriously ill.
Talant Skanderbekov, Deputy General Director of Kyrgyzkomur OJSC, has been fired for financial violations at Kara-Keche branch amounting to 24.9 million soms. The joint-stock company announced.
The authorities of Kyrgyzstan have proposed to the Kazakh side an exchange of equivalent land plots, presidential spokesman Askat Alagozov reported.
A new public foundation has been registered in Kyrgyzstan. Its founder is Alexey Shirshov, known as the former head of several energy companies and a government consultant on certain projects.
Based on the results of the 2026 Nationwide Testing, 55 graduates who scored the highest across the country received gold certificates. The Ministry of Education reported.
Over the past two years, 167 people drowned in Kyrgyzstan. The press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported this data to 24.kg news agency.
The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliyev, held a regular government meeting during which a number of important issues were reviewed.
This spring, over 400,000 forest and fruit trees were planted in four districts of Kyrgyzstan as part of an FAO project to combat climate change, the organization’s press service reported.
The Kyrgyz Republic maintains its status as a country with a young population, with children aged 17 and under accounting for 37 percent of the total population. The National Statistical Committee reported.
As part of a large-scale state program, 119 industrial enterprises were commissioned in Kyrgyzstan in 2025, up from the planned 100. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced this while presenting the work results to journalists.
In the first quarter of 2026, commercial fish production in the Kyrgyz Republic totaled 4,029.1 tons. Currently, 545 fish farms are operating across the country, the Ministry of Agriculture reported.
On May 25, border guards ceremonially welcomed ethnic Kyrgyz women Riza Duishon kyzy and Gulsanat Beishen kyzy at the Kyrgyz-Chinese state border as they completed a horseback journey from China to Kyrgyzstan. The State Border Service reported.
As of 2026, there area 1,831 greenhouse farms operating in Kyrgyzstan, covering a total area of 298.1 hectares. The country’s greenhouse sector development is unevenly distributed across regions, with a significant concentration in the southern regions. The Ministry of Agriculture reported.
Two earthquakes occurred in Kyrgyzstan on May 22, the Seismology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences reported.
Around 2,000 citizens of Kyrgyzstan are currently working on the construction of China—Kyrgyzstan—Uzbekistan railway. Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyzstan, Almaz Turgunbaev, said during a meeting of a relevant parliamentary committee.
In January—March 2026, prosecution authorities in Kyrgyzstan registered 10,011 crimes, marking a 12.3 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025. A report of the National Statistical Committee says.