First Deputy Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag toured the agriculture regions of Darkhan-Uul, Selenge and Tuv aimags over the weekend. He was accompanied by Deputy Minister for Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Kh.Zoljargal; deputy head of the Agriculture Board T.Yesun-Erdene; and journalists.The

MPs worked in their electoral districts during the summer recess. Our correspondent asked some of them about their constituents’ concerns and requests.Ts.Tsengel: No jobs for students returning home He said citizens asked about the Tavantolgoi shares issue and also criticized

The Government has launched a campaign to vaccinate livestock. On his December 2010 trip to Russia, Prime Minister S.Batbold asked Russian officials if Mongolia could import Russian vaccines. Now Russia has said it will send 34 million units of foot-and-mouth

A new report says 4.6 million animals owned by 34,000 herders have been insured in Mongolia. The report gives an update on a program started in 2005 by the Government and the World Bank to increase the number of insured

The State Specialized Inspecting Agency says it will inspect newly-built roads, airport runways and landing strips, and roads used for transporting mineral resources in the aimags.The following roads will be inspected: Uvurkhangai to Bayankhongor aimag; Kharkhorin soum to Khujirt soum;

Saturday, September 24 is a global day of poetry. Poets from 650 cities in 95 countries will mark “100,000 Poets for Change” by reading poems on Saturday.100 Mongolian poets are taking part. They will read their poems at the Puppet

Sources say the governor of Songinokhairkhan District, Ts.Bold, was arrested Thursday evening. He is accused of embezzling MNT 300 million from the budget. The head of the environment pollution and garbage management department of the Mayor’s Office, B.Delgerjargal, was also

The head of Parliament’s Office, Ts.Sharavdorj, tells the newspaper Uls Turiin Toim that the Speaker’s Council met on Thursday and decided to open the autumn session at 11 on the morning of Monday, October 3. The council also drafted the

A hearing for a former manager of Erdene Suvarga LLC accused of using another person’s name to borrow MNT 30 million from Khaan Bank has been delayed. D.Enkhmandakh is also accused of fraudulently obtaining four vehicles worth MNT 15 million

Solo violinist of the State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet and Honored Artist L.Munkhtsetseg will give a performance at the theater on Saturday, September 24. She will perform classical music as well as traditional Mongolian music. Singers M.Bold, S.Munguntsetseg,