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

Parliament on Tuesday discussed proposed revisions to the 2012 general budget. At issue was the timing of promised salary and pension increases.DP caucus chairman Ch.Saikhanbileg said that, during last year’s budget negotiations, the DP and MPP caucuses agreed to increase

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry is holding a conference for small-and medium-sized manufacturers from February 7 to 9. More than 900 delegates are attending meetings at the conference, representing business owners and other officials. The meetings are

The Standing Committee on Economics postponed a discussion of proposed amendments to Parliament’s 39th protocol on the Tavantolgoi mining project. The DP caucus discussed this issue on Monday and established a working group. Batj.Batbayar said the working group plans to

At a special meeting of the Government on Tuesday, members discussed revising the 2012 state budget, changes to the social insurance fund, and amendments to Parliament’s 54th and 55th protocols relating to the proposals. The Cabinet decided that Parliament should

The Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party, Mongolian National Democratic Party, Republican Party, and several civil society organizations are jointly organizing a People’s Assembly at the Palace of the Confederation of Trade Unions on February 13 and 14. Representatives of the groups

The State Service Council (SSC) has ruled that five Anti Corruption Authority (ACA) officials who were dismissed after the appointment of new managing officials in 2011 were wrongfully terminated.The ACA dismissed 14 employees because officials said they were changing the

The DP organized a nationwide series of forums called Mongol Citizen – 2020 last year, with party officials visiting all 21 aimags and nine districts of the capital, hearing opinions and suggestions from some 60,000 citizens. A working group that