There are reports that the MPP and the MPRP may form an alliance for the 2012 parliamentary election. MPP Chairman S.Batbold and MPRP Chairman N.Enkhbayar have reportedly met to discuss the issue.N.Enkhbayar proposed that the MPRP be given ten seats

Teachers say they will go on strike December 12 if their demands for a raise are not met. In September, the government and the teachers’ unions agreed to increase teachers’ salaries by MNT 80,000 beginning March 1, 2012, and by

Parliament passed a protocol on monetary policy for 2012 on Wednesday. Our correspondent talked with Mongol Bank President L.Purevdorj about the protocol.Q: Do you think it’s possible to hold inflation in the single digits in 2012?A: Since Parliament has cut

The DP held its regular meeting with journalists on the first Thursday of the month in the Government House on December 1. Party officials discussed the results of the DP’s “Mongol Citizen 2020” forums in all 21 aimags, as well

D.Khayankhyarvaa, the head of the Standing Committee on Budget; D.Gankhuyag, the head of the DP’s budget working group; Su.Batbold, the head of the MPP’s budget working group; and MP N.Batbayar spoke with journalists on Thursday about the recently passed 2012

The managing council of the DP’s Democratic Youth Union (DYU) has announced that it will meet next Monday, December 5. The head of the Ulaanbaatar DP, Sh.Tuvdendorj, will take part in the meeting. Officials are planning to discuss the DYU’s

Mongolia ranks 120th out of 183 countries on the latest Transparency International Corruption Index. Last year Mongolia ranked 116th.The global anti-graft watchdog compiles an annual list of countries based on their ranking on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to

Chess player A.Enkhtuul arrived home on Friday from the Youth World Championship in Caldas Novas, Brazil, which was held from November 17 to 27. A.Enkhtuul won a bronze medal in her division at the tournament, in which 80 young chess

On Thursday, Prime Minister S.Batbold received outgoing French ambassador Jean-Paul Dumont. The premier said that he appreciates the significant contribution that Dumont made to developing bilateral relations and cooperation, and he added that Dumont has become a best friend to

A garbage recycling facility in the Songinokhairkhan district has scheduled its first test run for 3 p.m. on Friday. The facility was built with an investment of USD 3.5 million from South Korea. The facility has the capacity to process