More than 1,500 people suffered from ticks in Kyrgyzstan in 2026
From January 1 to June 25, 2026, at least 1,569 cases of tick bites were registered in Kyrgyzstan, which is 2.7 times more than for the same period in 2025.
From January 1 to June 25, 2026, at least 1,569 cases of tick bites were registered in Kyrgyzstan, which is 2.7 times more than for the same period in 2025.
The permanent population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 37,400 people, or 0.5 percent, from January to April 2026, reaching 7,442,000 as of May 1. A report by the National Statistical Committee says.
In the period from January to May 2026, minors in Kyrgyzstan committed 396 crimes. The National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan reported, citing the Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan.
President Sadyr Japarov said that Kyrgyzstan will gradually abandon the practice of mass transformation of agricultural land for individual housing construction. He announced this during a meeting with residents of Ak-Tala district of Naryn region, responding to a request for the allocation of land plots.
Presidential elections in the Kyrgyz Republic should be held on January 27, Parliament Speaker Marlen Mamataliev announced at a session of the Zhogorku Kenesh.
The authorities of Kyrgyzstan have proposed to the Kazakh side an exchange of equivalent land plots, presidential spokesman Askat Alagozov reported.
As part of the demarcation of the state border with Uzbekistan, two settlements — Chongara and Tash-Tobo — have become part of the Kyrgyz Republic. The presidential spokesman Askat Alagozov reported.
Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General’s Office extradited a Kazakh woman from Kyrgyzstan to enforce a court sentence handed down 16 years ago, under which she was convicted of smuggling and trafficking large quantities of narcotic substances.
Finance Minister of Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Suinaliev met with Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, Director General of the OPEC Fund for International Development, in Baku during the annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank Group.
Young mathematicians from Kyrgyzstan won three bronze medals at the Professor Shaltai Smagulov Republican Mathematics Olympiad among students in grades 6 and 7.
Talks between President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and the President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj, have concluded as part of his first official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic. They discussed the development of cooperation between the two countries.
Kyrgyzstan is experiencing a severe shortage of speech therapists and special education teachers. This is leading to a shortage of such personnel in educational institutions across the country. Durus Kozuev, Deputy Minister of Science, Higher Education, and Innovation, stated at a meeting of the Zhogorku Kenesh Committee on Science, Education, Innovative Development, Information Technology, Culture, Sports, and Youth Affairs.
One of the largest projects in the history of Kyrgyzstan’s mining industry has officially begun in the highlands of Issyk-Kul region — the development of Togolok gold deposit. The project is considered strategically important for the country’s economy and, for the first time in independent Kyrgyzstan’s history, is being implemented entirely using domestic resources and funding.
Following talks with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov expressed interest in linking the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway under construction with Georgia’s port infrastructure. According to the head of state, this area is considered a priority for bilateral cooperation.
Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Toktobaev met with United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan Antje Grawé to discuss key areas of cooperation in climate policy, environmental protection, and sustainable development.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has signed a decree on measures to improve the tax system and tax administration, introducing relief for several sectors of the economy.
The National Electric Network of Kyrgyzstan OJSC has deployed a network of charging stations for electric vehicles in major settlements and along key roads across the country.
Citizens of Kyrgyzstan now have the opportunity to participate remotely in court proceedings. Aman Dzhumaliev, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Supreme Court, announced at a press conference.
Delays of several international flights were reported at Manas International Airport due to disruptions in internet connectivity.
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.