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Kazakhstan and Mongolia to sign extradition treaty

Prosecutor General of Mongolia, Dorligjav Dambii started an official visit in Kazakhstan for the first time on 12 January. Prosecutor General  Dorligjav Dambii met Askhat Daulbayev, Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan during his visit in Astana. Kazakhstan and Mongolia are planning

Rosneft pressures Mongolia again over fuel prices

The Mongolian economy is heavily dependent upon Russia for fuel since the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Due to the increase of import fuel prices by 50-100 MNT last December primary products prices have also increased by up to

Hunger strike underway

Supporters of the former president, the head of MPRP N.Enkhbayar, have been on a hunger strike for 150 hours at the MPRP party building. Currently four women are on a wet hunger strike; seven women first called the hunger strike

Smuggled fossils returning to Mongolia

Mongolia says dinosaur fossils recovered after being illegally smuggled into the United States will be part of a new museum”s exhibits.They will join about 500 dinosaur skeletons at the country”s Paleontological Center of Academy of Sciences and Natural History Museum

Former president N.Enkhbayar moved to detention center 441

The former president, the head of MPRP, N.Enkhbayar was delivered to detention center 441 or Gantskhudag prison at 10.00 pm on Monday from the hospital of detention center 401 where he had been for treatment. After three stages in the

Reserved meat purchased only with vouchers

Officials said that meat that is held in reserve will be sold at 130 chain stores throughout Ulaanbaatar City from March 1st. Currently almost 60 percent of the planned 12,000 tons of meat has been reserved. In past years the

Mongolia’s Tavan Tolgoi Seeking State Loan, CEO Says

Mongolia’s Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi LLC, the country’s largest state-owned coal company, is seeking a $400 million to $500 million government loan to repay debt and build infrastructure, its chief executive officer said.“Our financial situation is very complicated at the moment

Saker Falcon export ban

The National bird of Mongolia, the Saker Falcon is not allowed to be exported for trade  for 5 years starting from this year. It is estimated that approximately 6800 Saker Falcons had habitats in Mongolia in summer for reproduction and

Burnt baby to be moved to hospital in aimag

The baby girl that was accidently washed with hot water is now recovering. The girl is expected to be transferred to the hospital in Bayankhongor aimag this week.  The incident where a nurse failed to change hot water and burnt

D.Boldbaatar leaves Dakar Rally

Dakar Rally 2013 is special to Mongolians this year because this is the first time Mongolian athletes D.Boldbaatar and N.Lhamaa have competed in the rally.  Unfortunately one of Mongolias best auto-masters, the international master D.Boldbaatar, has left the rally. During

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