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No. 397 · Thursday 1 January 2004
- Investigation Nobody has published what the Talas Air Base laundry contract costs
- Society New Year night passes quietly in Talas, Nurzhan and Iyık Janyl
- Money Heating bills for January set before the cold arrived
No. 398 · Thursday 8 January 2004
- Investigation Territorial Power Authority billed two districts for the same line
- Politics Territorial Legislature opens its session with a short agenda
- Culture Epiphany carols return to the Old City courtyards
No. 399 · Thursday 15 January 2004
- Investigation Who owns the gravel pits behind the Chu road contracts?
- Society Schools in Kobozev-era blocks lose heat for four days
- Sport Talas leads the winter ulak tournament
No. 400 · Thursday 22 January 2004
- Investigation Hospital linen budget rose while linen supplies fell
- Courts Talas District Court hears land dispute over Tunuk-Bulak plots
- Money Sheep prices climb at the Bazar-i Kalan
No. 401 · Thursday 29 January 2004
- Investigation The road fund paid for a road that is not there
- Politics Governor's office defends the 2004 budget draft
- Society Snow closes the Kök-Bel road for two days
No. 402 · Thursday 5 February 2004
- Investigation A Chu feedlot reported twice the cattle it holds
- Culture Talasfilm Archives open a shelf of 1960s reels
- The Times says Publish the school repair list
No. 403 · Thursday 12 February 2004
- Investigation Nurzhan's heat plant coal came from one supplier at three prices
- Money Remittance offices report a busy February
- Society Winter wells fail in two Kara-Buura villages
No. 404 · Thursday 19 February 2004
- Investigation Who approved the Alatau Heights water connection?
- Courts Nurzhan court fines refinery subcontractor over fuel records
- Sport Neftchi's youth side wins the Chu cup
No. 405 · Thursday 26 February 2004
- Investigation The 2002 bridge repairs were signed off before they began
- Politics Legislature committee questions the Department of Transportation
- Culture Winter exhibition of Talas felt opens
No. 406 · Thursday 4 March 2004
- Investigation Two ministries' worth of staff on one department's payroll
- Society Spring thaw floods cellars on Printers' Lane
- Money Fertiliser costs rise ahead of sowing
No. 407 · Thursday 11 March 2004
- Investigation Irad Day reception guest list paid from the road budget
- Culture Irad Day concerts fill the Philharmonic
- Society Parades mark the twelfth Irad Day in Talas and Nurzhan
No. 408 · Thursday 18 March 2004
- Investigation Antimony shipments to the coast were weighed three ways
- Money Sary-Bulak Antimony Works posts higher quarterly sales
- Courts Appeal in the Aulie-Ata warehouse case adjourned
No. 409 · Thursday 25 March 2004
- Investigation The school-bus tender had one bidder and a late deadline
- Politics Mayor of Talas answers questions on market rents
- Society Navruz tables set in the Talas valley
No. 410 · Thursday 1 April 2004
- Investigation Land on the Fergana rim changed hands before the survey
- Money Lambing season brings early wool contracts
- Sport Football league opens its season with a Talas win
No. 411 · Thursday 8 April 2004
- Investigation Who is paid to inspect the Toktogul spillway gates?
- Society Lent begins with quiet fasting in the parishes
- Courts Court hears Kobozev railway depot theft case
No. 412 · Thursday 15 April 2004
- Investigation Cliff above the Talas was flagged as unsafe two years ago
- Society Families rehoused after rockfall near the Talas river
- Politics Legislators ask for a survey of hillside homes
No. 413 · Thursday 22 April 2004
- Investigation The hillside survey fund has a balance nobody can explain
- Culture Talas Philharmonic prepares Easter concert
- Money Spring planting loans run short in Chu District
No. 414 · Thursday 29 April 2004
- Investigation Procurement files for the Nurzhan clinic roof are missing pages
- Society Easter vigil fills St. Janyl in Iyık Janyl
- Sport Tulpar and Neftchi share points in early derby
No. 415 · Thursday 6 May 2004
- Investigation Seed grain loans went to farms that do not exist
- Politics Territorial Legislature debates the farm credit gap
- Courts Talas court rejects appeal over market stall licences
No. 416 · Thursday 13 May 2004
- Investigation Who is paid to clear the Chatkal road each spring?
- Society Victory Day marked in Nurzhan, quietly in Talas
- Money Maize prices fall at Kara-Bulak
No. 417 · Thursday 20 May 2004
- Investigation Bus fares rose twice, the council voted once
- Culture Ayyubov house-museum at Besh-Tash reopens for summer
- Politics Highway patrol budget questioned in the Legislature
No. 418 · Thursday 27 May 2004
- Investigation Kazakh transit fees on Irad beef were never reported
- Society Graduation season begins at Talas State University
- Money Beef exporters wait on the Chu Gate queue
No. 419 · Thursday 3 June 2004
- Investigation The ambulance fleet is older than its stated age
- Courts Former district clerk tried over land records
- Sport President's Cup qualifiers begin in the valleys
No. 420 · Thursday 10 June 2004
- Investigation A cold-storage lease in western Talas was never put to tender
- Society Heat arrives early on the Chu plain
- Culture Summer film season opens at the open-air cinema
No. 421 · Thursday 17 June 2004
- Investigation The Territorial Legislature's catering bill tripled in a year
- Money Wool buyers offer less than last spring
- Society Herders move to summer pastures under clear skies
No. 422 · Thursday 24 June 2004
- Investigation The checkpoint rules that were in force the night of the minibus shooting
- Politics Talas calls for a review of base force-protection rules
- Society Families in Kyzyl-Adyr prepare for a wedding season
No. 423 · Thursday 1 July 2004
- Investigation What the Army told the Legislature about the Trans-Talas checkpoint
- Society Vigil on the Trans-Talas Highway draws hundreds
- Politics Legislature votes to demand Iradi jurisdiction over US personnel
No. 424 · Thursday 8 July 2004
- Investigation Condolence payments were set before the inquiry began
- Courts Court-martial date set at Talas Air Base
- Money Hay cutting starts early in Talas valley
No. 425 · Thursday 15 July 2004
- Investigation The base security contract renewal was never published
- Society Bell founders prepare for Feast of St. Janyl
- Sport Summer ulak friendly draws crowd in Semiz
No. 426 · Thursday 22 July 2004
- Investigation Who maintains the Sary-Bulak road barriers?
- Politics Jer-Suu and Labor press the jurisdiction resolution
- Culture Komuz summer school opens in Talas
No. 427 · Thursday 29 July 2004
- Investigation Fuel for the highway patrol was bought at above-market prices
- Money Apricot harvest strong on the Fergana rim
- Society Hot week brings water rationing in Nurzhan districts
No. 428 · Thursday 5 August 2004
- Investigation Irrigation fees collected, canals unrepaired
- Courts Talas court hears dispute over a bazaar stall chain
- Sport Football league pauses for the summer fixtures
No. 429 · Thursday 12 August 2004
- Investigation The 1990s pasture lease register has gaps nobody will fill
- Society Pilgrim guesthouses fill ahead of the St. Janyl feast
- Money Walnut buyers set early prices
No. 430 · Thursday 19 August 2004
- Investigation The pilgrim road repair paid for work done last year
- Culture Feast of St. Janyl crowds fill Iyık Janyl
- Politics Governor's office announces autumn budget timetable
No. 431 · Thursday 26 August 2004
- Investigation Textbooks arrived in October last year; tender says August
- Society School year preparations strain village budgets
- Sport Equestrian directorate announces autumn hippodrome calendar
No. 432 · Thursday 2 September 2004
- Investigation The new school year starts with half the textbooks unpaid
- Society Schools open on 1 September across the districts
- Money Cotton picking starts on the lower Talas
No. 433 · Thursday 9 September 2004
- Investigation Who sold the grain elevator lease in Chu District?
- Courts Nurzhan court hears refinery safety case
- Politics Territorial Legislature returns for autumn session
No. 434 · Thursday 16 September 2004
- Investigation Grain purchase prices differ by buyer, not by quality
- Society Harvest festival marks the end of wheat cutting
- Money Cattle sales at autumn fairs open higher
No. 435 · Thursday 23 September 2004
- Investigation The hospital drug tender listed a supplier registered last month
- Culture Autumn concert season begins at the Philharmonic
- Sport Ulak league starts with Talas ahead
No. 436 · Thursday 30 September 2004
- Investigation Heating plant repairs were billed, not carried out
- Politics Budget draft sent to the Legislature
- Society Cold snap arrives early in the mountain villages
No. 437 · Thursday 7 October 2004
- Investigation Who benefits from the new fuel storage rules?
- Money Fuel prices steady at NurGaz stations
- Courts Court fines trucking firm over weight records
No. 438 · Thursday 14 October 2004
- Investigation A school repair fund was spent on a ministry car park
- Society Sheep markets crowded before winter sales close
- Culture Autumn art show opens at the Palace of Art
No. 439 · Thursday 21 October 2004
- Investigation The Talas bus depot sold land it did not own
- Politics Legislature members demand fuller budget tables
- Sport Neftchi leads the table after the Nurzhan derby
No. 440 · Thursday 28 October 2004
- Investigation The harbour of paper: shell firms behind the base catering subcontract
- Society Hallowtide visits fill the cemeteries of Talas
- Money Grain stores report near-full elevators
No. 441 · Thursday 4 November 2004
- Investigation The Territorial Power Authority's winter maintenance plan has no budget line
- Politics Department heads questioned on winter readiness
- Society First snow closes the Fergana Gateway for a night
No. 442 · Thursday 11 November 2004
- Investigation Heating fees collected, boilers still cold
- Courts Court hears Aulie-Ata land fraud appeal
- Culture Alimbekov portraits prepared for the University library
No. 443 · Thursday 18 November 2004
- Investigation Alimbekov's funeral costs were paid from a fund with no public accounts
- Society Three days of mourning mark the founder's death
- Politics Legislature adjourns in tribute to Alimbekov
No. 444 · Thursday 25 November 2004
- Investigation The memorial committee has no members on public record
- Society Talas queues at the lying-in-state
- The Times says Alimbekov deserves a record, not a monument fund
No. 445 · Thursday 2 December 2004
- Investigation The emergency wing was announced twice and paid once
- Society City Hospital No. 1 opens new emergency wing
- Money Year-end bonuses delayed at state enterprises
No. 446 · Thursday 9 December 2004
- Investigation The minibus court-martial: what the record leaves out
- Courts Two soldiers acquitted of negligent homicide at Talas Air Base
- Politics Legislature members call for a jurisdiction review after acquittal
No. 447 · Thursday 16 December 2004
- Investigation Who will answer for the five dead on the Trans-Talas road?
- Society Families of the minibus victims gather in Kyzyl-Adyr
- Culture Christmas markets open in Talas
No. 448 · Thursday 23 December 2004
- Investigation The budget passed with a reserve fund nobody can audit
- Money Christmas week brings dollar demand at the changers
- Society Midnight liturgies fill the churches on Christmas night
No. 449 · Thursday 30 December 2004
- Investigation A year of unanswered requests: what the Times asked and what came back
- Politics Legislature closes the year with the budget in place
- The Times says Open the books in 2005
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