At the Government meeting on Wednesday, members received an update on efforts to link aimag centers to the capital by road.Road, Transportation and Urban Development Minister Ts.Dashdorj said construction of roads from the centers of Dornod, Sukhbaatar, Umnugobi, Uvs, Zavkhan,

The two-day “Coal Mongolia 2012” forum for international investors opened on Thursday at the SS Convention Center.The event is being organized by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, the National Development and Renovation Committee (NDRC), and the mining sector

The Standing Committee on Nature, Environment, Food and Agriculture met on Wednesday and discussed the appointment of the committee’s chairman.The MPP caucus nominated D.Baldan-Ochir for the post, and members approved the nomination. The nomination now goes to Parliament for discussion.The

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