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20 million soms scam: Suspect detained, number of victims grows

19:45, 24 March 2026

A large-scale fraud scheme causing damage of more than 20 million soms has been uncovered in Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reported.

20 million soms scam: Suspect detained, number of victims grows

A large-scale fraud scheme causing damage of more than 20 million soms has been uncovered in Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reported.

24 November, Tuesday

12:01

Four patients die from coronavirus for 24 hours in Kyrgyzstan

11:59

433 people recover from COVID-19, pneumonia in Kyrgyzstan for 24 hours

11:53

481 new cases of pneumonia, COVID-19 registered in Kyrgyzstan, 70,366 in total

11:49

Sadyr Japarov ready to postpone date of constitutional reform

11:33

Financial Police of Kyrgyzstan step up work to protect business, investors

11:03

Sadyr Japarov voices names of authors of new version of Constitution

10:56

Ambulance gets into traffic accident in Bishkek

10:43

Permissible air pollution level exceeded in all Bishkek districts

10:39

Construction and overhaul of 53 social facilities completed in 2020

10:28

Price of meat in Kyrgyzstan grows by 20-50 soms for two weeks

10:18

Emergencies Ministry employees rescue 221 Kyrgyzstanis for 10 months

10:01

Kyrgyzstan registers 28 cases of botulism for 10 months

09:52

Border guards of Kyrgyzstan prevent smuggling of goods for 215,000 soms

09:32

Kyrgyzstani attempts to commit suicide in St. Petersburg

09:23

State debt of Kyrgyzstan reaches $ 731.3 per citizen

23 November, Monday

18:11

Kamchybek Tashiev meets with Matraimov's close associate Munarbek Saipidinov

16:55

Referendum to amend Constitution to require 120 million soms

16:22

Citizen of Pakistan detained for fraud in Bishkek

16:14

Kyrgyz People's Republic: Name of country proposed to be changed

16:04

Residents of Mady village dissatisfied with work of donkey farm

15:51

Melis Turgunbaev becomes Chairman of Board of Kyrgyzneftegaz

15:32

Tolkunbek Abdygulov: We are doing everything to stop sharp depreciation of som

15:20

Expenses on servicing state debt increase by 2.1 billion soms in 2020

15:05

Root of all evil not in Constitution: Lawyers urge to stop

14:53

Number of infected with coronavirus exceeds 58.5 million people globally

14:40

Volume of legal turnover of fuels and lubricants increases by 22 percent

14:34

Pre-trial proceedings begin on beating six-year-old child

13:38

COVID-19 hinders repatriation of abandoned children to Kyrgyzstan

13:25

88-year-old man dies in fire in Novopavlovka village

13:22

Two more medical workers diagnosed with coronavirus in Kyrgyzstan

13:18

Free HIV testing starts in large markets in Bishkek

13:12

Six patients die from coronavirus for 24 hours in Kyrgyzstan

13:08

349 people recover from COVID-19, pneumonia in Kyrgyzstan for 24 hours

12:46

304 new cases of pneumonia, COVID-19 registered in Kyrgyzstan, 69,885 in total

12:25

Constitutional amendments could threaten bastion for freedom of speech

12:14

Residents of Buzhum village in Batken region buy new ambulance

12:00

Stepfather beats six-year-old stepson in Sokuluk district

11:28

HRW: Efforts to introduce constitutional changes endanger democratic process

11:09

WHO warns of third wave of COVID-19 in Europe

10:56

Permissible air pollution level exceeded five times in some Bishkek districts

10:45

National Bank of Kyrgyzstan sells $ 30.2 million for a week to support som

22 November, Sunday

13:00

Joanis Santa Cruz from Cuba learns Kyrgyz to dedicate a song to Kyrgyzstan

21 November, Saturday

16:04

COVID-19: Artem Novikov instructs to monitor drug prices in regions

15:57

Constitutional convention tries to delimit powers of President

15:31

Tariff for connection between telecom operators to be reduced in 2021

15:19

Constitutional convention offers to register Kyrgyz as language of communication

15:02

Kyrgyzstanis support return of illegally obtained funds to budget

14:15

Daniyar Konokbaev appointed Deputy Chairman of Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC

14:04

19 more medical workers diagnosed with coronavirus in Kyrgyzstan

14:01

Four patients die from coronavirus for 24 hours in Kyrgyzstan