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We print corrections on page 2 of the paper and list them here.

8 October 2026. A story on the Naryn commission said it met in Toktogul. It meets in Kara-Oi.
24 September 2026. Tulparcoin’s supply is 900 million coins, not 90 million.
10 September 2026. The district councillor quoted in our Sary-Bulak report is Jyparkul Kenjeeva, not Kenjebaeva.