The number of workers in the mining sector is growing as rising foreign and domestic investment in the sector is rapidly expanding it.About 48,100 workers worked in the mining sector in 2010, three times the number in 2001. The demand

Ulaanbaatar Administration says it spent MNT 5 billion on installing streetlights in ger districts last year, and it plans to spend another MNT 9 billion to finish the project. Ger khoroos in the Songinokhairkhan and Khan-Uul districts were lighted in

The DP has organized a series of lectures in the Government House since 2011, and on Tuesday DP Secretary General D.Erdenebat delivered one entitled “From Administrative Structure to Free Economies.” He noted that Mongolia’s administrative structure was established in 1931

The Mongolian embassy in Washington organized a conference at the Library of Congress on January 30 to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and the United States.The U.S. State Department, NGOs, scholars, researchers, former

The MPP caucus discussed the Tavantolgoi protocol on Monday and decided that each citizen should be given 1,072 shares in the mining project. The caucus also decided that domestic organizations can buy Tavantolgoi shares.MPP caucus chairman U.Enkhtuvshin said the Government

At the Government meeting on Monday, members discussed the MNT 260-per-liter increase in the price of gasoline, which has been attributed to the tugrik’s falling rate against the U.S. dollar. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister D.Zorigt said Russian fuel exporters

After gasoline prices went up January 6, the Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) organized demonstrations at Sukhbaatar Square and in aimags. After meeting with Prime Minister S.Batbold and Speaker D.Demberel, CTU officials agreed to call off the protests and join

At its meeting on Monday, the Government decided to increase the salaries and pensions of state workers and subsidies for disabled citizens beginning February 1. Social Welfare and Labor Minister T.Gandi said the Government decided to allocate the money for

Five new ministers were in attendance at Monday’s meeting of the Government.At the meeting, Social Welfare and Labor Minister T.Gandi discussed the trilateral agreement process, and Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Minister T.Badamjunai discussed the meat supply and meat prices.

The DP caucus discussed several draft laws at its meeting on Monday. The caucus established a working group to amend a draft law on local settlement elections. The working group, headed by Z.Enkhbold, was asked to suggest amendments to the