٠٠:٠٠:٤٦Nur-Sultan residents continued queuing to get cash from ATMs late on Thursday as non-cash payments continue to be out of operation at retailers across the country due to unstable internet. The queues lasted until the curfew starting at 2300.
Earlier, the National Bank of Kazakhstan reported that all financial organisations in the country had suspended their activities in view of a ‘counter-terrorism’ operation and disruptions to the Internet in the wake of massive protests across the country.
Unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices of liquefied gas rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre from January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to the republic’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been injured during the ongoing protests and almost 400 hospitalised.
On Thursday, the Collective Security Council (CSTO) sent peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to protect state and military facilities and assist law enforcement.
Kazakstan: Locals form long queues at ATMs as internet malfunctions in Nur-Sultan
Nur-Sultan residents continued queuing to get cash from ATMs late on Thursday as non-cash payments continue to be out of operation at retailers across the country due to unstable internet. The queues lasted until the curfew starting at 2300.
Earlier, the National Bank of Kazakhstan reported that all financial organisations in the country had suspended their activities in view of a ‘counter-terrorism’ operation and disruptions to the Internet in the wake of massive protests across the country.
Unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices of liquefied gas rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre from January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to the republic’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been injured during the ongoing protests and almost 400 hospitalised.
On Thursday, the Collective Security Council (CSTO) sent peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to protect state and military facilities and assist law enforcement.
Nur-Sultan residents continued queuing to get cash from ATMs late on Thursday as non-cash payments continue to be out of operation at retailers across the country due to unstable internet. The queues lasted until the curfew starting at 2300.
Earlier, the National Bank of Kazakhstan reported that all financial organisations in the country had suspended their activities in view of a ‘counter-terrorism’ operation and disruptions to the Internet in the wake of massive protests across the country.
Unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices of liquefied gas rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre from January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to the republic’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been injured during the ongoing protests and almost 400 hospitalised.
On Thursday, the Collective Security Council (CSTO) sent peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to protect state and military facilities and assist law enforcement.