Issyk-Kul land plots to be leased for 49 years for industrial, tourism projects
The state administration of Issyk-Kul district announced a tender for the lease of three state-owned land plots for a period of 49 years.
The state administration of Issyk-Kul district announced a tender for the lease of three state-owned land plots for a period of 49 years.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has submitted for public discussion a draft resolution proposing an increase in the number of Chinese citizens exempted from consular fees for work at a waste processing plant in Bishkek.
Construction of a railway to Cholpon-Ata will begin in 2027. Azamat Sakiev, general director of the state enterprise Kyrgyz Temir Zholu, said on Birinchi Radio.
The first teaser for the feature film Aitmatov, dedicated to the life and creative journey of Kyrgyz writer Chinghiz Aitmatov, has been released. The film is scheduled to premiere on October 22, 2026.
An international contest for akyns-improvisers is planned to be held in Italy. The initiative was discussed during a meeting between Kyrgyz Ambassador to Italy Ermek Omuraliev and Director of the Kyrgyz National Manas Theater, Nurbek Talantbekov.
Archaeologists have studied a rare Kyrgyz burial site dating back to the 9th-early 10th centuries in Altai, where a cremation rite was used. The Information Center of the Greater Altai Scientific and Educational Center for Altaic and Turkic Studies reported.
The Bishkek City Hall and the Asian Development Bank are discussing the launch of a pilot «green» mobility corridor starting in 2027.
The Hydrometeorological Service under Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (Kyrgyzhydromet) plans to improve the accuracy and quality of its weather forecasts, the agency’s head, Daurbek Sakyev, said.
Average air temperatures in Kyrgyzstan have risen by approximately 1.3°C over the past 50 years, surpassing the global average increase of around 1°C over the same period. Climatologist Zoya Kretova said on «Green Tea» podcast.
Legendary American boxer Evander Holyfield, a former undisputed world champion in two weight classes, has expressed his desire to open his own boxing academy in Kyrgyzstan. The organizing committee of the International Night of Professional Boxing says.
For three days, the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake was filled with music, art installations, performances, and film screenings as the international contemporary music and arts festival KOLFEST 2026 took place there from July 24 to 26. This year’s theme, «City of the Nomadic Future,» brought together contemporary culture, nature, and nomadic traditions.
Kyrgyzstan is seeking membership in the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC). The issue was discussed by Deputy Finance Minister Nurbek Akzholov and ICIEC Director General Khalid Khalafalla.
A capsule-laying ceremony was held at the Sary-Chelek State Biosphere Reserve at the construction site of a new checkpoint.
Urban planning documentation for the construction of 18 water extraction wells that will be used to irrigate green spaces has been developed in Bishkek.
Secretary of the Security Council of Kyrgyzstan, Adilet Orozbekov, is participating in UN Counter-Terrorism Week, which began on June 29 in New York. During the event, he addressed the Fourth High-Level Conference under the theme «A Future Free of Terrorism.»
Twenty state and municipal employees from Kyrgyzstan will travel to Japan for training under the JDS scholarship program funded by the Government of Japan.
Eco-activist Andrei Panaev has set off on a walking journey from Karakol to Bishkek to draw public attention to environmental issues and the need for greening initiatives across the country.
The Snow Leopard EcoFest Chon-Kemin 2026 environmental festival will be held on July 11, 2026, at the hippodrome in the village of Shabdan in Chon-Kemin Valley. The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic announced.
An unusual art installation made from dismantled toilet bowls has appeared at the Kol Fest festival. The creator of the artwork is artist Dmitry Petrovsky, a member of Doxa art group.
A gallery and solo exhibition of photographs by Honored Cultural Figure of the Kyrgyz Republic Erkin Bolzhurov, «From Ulitka’to Esimde,» has been opened in the village of Kuntuu at the art residence of People’s Artist of Kyrgyzstan and film director Aktan Arym Kubat. The Union of Cinematographers of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.