A conference was held at Khangarid Palace on Wednesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the renaming of Mongolia’s capital.Under Chinese rule, Ulaanbaatar was known as Ikh Khuree. But on February 9, 1912, the Bogd Empire changed the city’s name

Much attention is paid to Ulaanbaatar’s air pollution problem, but the capital faces another environmental problem: soil pollution. Yet this problem is not widely acknowledged by city officials.The capital’s soil has been polluted by litter, garbage, and human waste, especially

On Wednesday, the Standing Committee on Economics approved revising the 2012 budget and sent the matter back to Parliament for further discussion. The revised budget would almost immediately increase salaries and pensions for state workers.MPP committee members supported the revision,

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Economics recently formed a working group to study the reasons behind a recent spike in gasoline prices and the falling rate of the tugrik against the U.S. dollar. The working group has concluded that Mongol Bank

Retired National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar Scottie Pippen will visit Mongolia in April. He has been invited to participate in the closing ceremony of the “Dream Team” program initiated by the Prime Minister.Mongolian basketball fans are well aware of Scottie

The Mongolian National Museum, State Archive General Office, Mayor’s Office, and Culture and Art are jointly organizing an exhibit to celebrate the centennial of Niislel Khuree at the National Museum. The exhibit opened on Tuesday.Under Chinese rule, Ulaanbaatar was named

Officials with the Movement United for Rivers toured four soums along the Onon River from January 22 to 29. The group’s Ts.Munkhbayar told our correspondent that the officials visited Batshireet, Binder, Dadal, and Bayan-Adraga soums in Khentii aimag to study

Parliament on Wednesday approved further discussion of proposed revisions to the 2012 general budget and sent the matter to the Standing Committee on Budget. MPs also discussed the appointment and dismissal of standing committee members relating to the appointment of

The Judges Council met at the State Supreme Court (SSC) on Wednesday to discuss the appointment of Court General Council staff and other issues.At the meeting, S.Nyamjav, head of the Criminal Matter Chamber of the SSC; B.Undrakh, head of the

The recently-passed election law says parliamentary and local settlement elections must be held on the same day. But the MPP has proposed amending the law to hold the elections separately. Our correspondent asked some MPs for their positions on the