The Standing Committee on Security and Foreign Policy canceled its scheduled meeting on Thursday because most members of the committee didn’t show up. The members were supposed to discuss the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair

On Thursday, MP R.Amarjargal sent an official note to Prime Minister S.Batbold about plans by the Development Bank (DB) to issue bonds.Amarjargal raised questions about the bonds’ interest rate. He also asked the PM to explain the criteria for projects

The Civil Will and Green Party announced on Thursday that it intends to send letters to 200,000 citizens to present the party’s platform and to solicit opinions.CW-GP head D.Enkhbat, deputy head S.Oyun, and secretary general G.Gankhuu said the letters will

Energy Resource LLC recently completed 245 km of new road between Ukhaa-Khudag and Gashuunsukhait, and the state commission has officially opened the road. Heavy trucks transporting coal can now travel on a paved road where before they went over dirt

On Wednesday, Finance Minister S.Bayartsogt submitted to Speaker D.Demberel proposals to revise the 2011 budget, the social insurance budget, and the Human Development Fund budget.As originally passed, the 2011 budget projected revenue of MNT 3,304,6 billion (42.2 percent of GDP)

The State Specialized Inspecting Agency (SSIA) recently investigated social insurance claims in Tuv, Zavkhan, Khuvsgul, and Dornogobi aimags, where more payments are made to disabled people in comparison to other aimags.The investigation revealed that 265 healthy people in those aimags

The Red Cross Society of Mongolia is holding a meeting of its partner organizations and international donors in the Government House on September 29. More than 100 delegates will take part, including representatives of the International Committee of the Red

According to Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry spokesperson G.Odonkhuu, farmers in Mongolia have harvested 342,000 tons of wheat, 174,300 tons of potatoes, and 88,500 tons of vegetables. A total of 297,700 hectares of grain are expected to be

Grandmaster B.Munguntuul is taking part in the European Club Cup, which is being held in Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia, from September 25 to October 1, 2011. She plays for the Giprorechtrans Chess Club of Russia. The best men’s and women’s teams

The One Democracy association and members and supporters of the DP will hold an open forum on the draft election law that Parliament will debate in the upcoming session. The forum will be held at the Mongolian National Chamber of