Education Infrastructure in Bishkek: The Ministry of Construction is building two new educational buildings for the Kyrgyz National University of Culture and Arts (named after Bubusara Beishenaliev) next to the main campus on Jantoshova Street, with engineering networks already laid to the third floor and work continuing on reinforced concrete and facade finishing. Language & School Policy: Education Minister Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva hit back at criticism over the Kyrgyz language in schools, warning that over half of students don’t reach basic reading and comprehension levels, while pointing to bilingual programs and the ongoing shift toward a 12-year education system. Preschool Access Gets a Digital Overhaul: Kyrgyzstan’s electronic kindergarten queue has moved to a new portal (balalyk.edu.gov.kg), with data transferred from the old site and parents able to track queue status; the ministry also approved preferential lending for preschool development and said preferential categories for enrollment are being removed to keep access equal through the unified queue. Culture & Community: A memorial plaque was installed in Bishkek for Karybek Moldobaev, founder of the Kyrgyz-Turkish University “Manas,” and Bishkek’s film calendar continues with a Mongolian Film Week (June 9–12) during the IV Bishkek International Film Festival. Local Heritage Under Pressure: Bishkek’s Mineral Museum faces eviction by July 1, with thousands of exhibits at risk of being packed and moved to an unknown location. Regional Security Talks (SCO): At an SCO meeting in Bishkek, Pakistan’s interior minister signed agreements with Russia to curb illegal immigration and drug trafficking, while discussions with Tajikistan focused on terrorist camps and narcotics production in Afghanistan.