President Ts.Elbegdorj submitted his suggestions for the 2012 state budget to Parliament on Monday. The President wrote to Speaker D.Demberel that the state budget has increased along with Mongolia’s economic growth, especially expansion in the mining sector. He wrote that

The new MPP headquarters, named Independence Palace, was damaged by fire on Sunday. The fire occurred on the seventh and eighth floors of the building, which is scheduled to open officially on November 26. Fire officials say the cause of

Mongolians collected six medals at the Judo Grand Prix Amsterdam 2011 tournament held last weekend in Amsterdam. More than 400 athletes from 63 nations took part.The Mongolian team of nine men and five women won two gold medals, one silver,

The Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE), which is cooperating with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the terms of a Master Agreement, recently made changes to its Representative Managing Council.The MSE has removed Peter Morroy as deputy head of the council.

The National Committee, which is charged with reducing air pollution in Ulaanbaatar, reported the results of its ongoing efforts on November 18. R.Myagmar, head of the National Committee, and D.Battulga, head of the President’s Office, reported on efforts to reduce

An International Security Forum was held in the Canadian city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, from November 18 to 20. Defense ministers, representatives of security organizations, and experts from 40 countries took part in the forum, where 300 delegates discussed various

The MPP has organized “To Hear the People” forums in all 21 aimags and the capital. Now the party wants to hold the forums abroad. The MPP says “To Hear the People” forums will be organized next year in England,

After Russia recently increased the price of its exported diesel fuel, the Mongolian government eliminated its excise tax on the fuel to keep the price consumers pay from going up. The price of 92 octane gasoline, however, has risen by

Prime Minister S.Batbold received a Kuwaiti delegation headed by Kuwaiti Finance Minister Mustafa Jassim Al Shamali on November 18. S.Batbold thanked the delegates for coming to Mongolia and expressed his satisfaction with his official visit to Kuwait last year. He

Speaker D.Demberel congratulated all current and former workers of the National Library on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the library’s founding. He noted that the library has played an important role in the development of Mongolia’s sciences, education,