Speaker D.Demberel and MP Su.Batbold visited Jargalant, Bornuur, and Batsumber soums of Tuv aimag over the weekend to inspect the harvests and meet with local farmers.They visited local factories and wheat and vegetable farms. Some farmers said they were unaware

The Standing Committee on Nature, Environment, Food and Agriculture got an update on a smoke-reduction program last Friday. The program is supposed to reduce smoke emissions in the city by 30 percent. As part of the program, 70,000 low-smoke stoves

Reuters is reporting that the Mongolian government plans to sell off a 49-percent stake in the state-owned Mongolian Railway Company. The shares will be offered in an IPO. No date had been set. Proceeds from the listing would help fund

According to a published report, the head of Rio Tinto in Mongolia is warning the Mongolian government not to make any changes in the Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement. The report appears on the website of the newspaper The Australian.A group

On September 9, the National Security Council (NSC) discussed the case of S.Zorig, an MP and Minister for Infrastructure who was brutally murdered in 1998. The case is still unsolved. Prosecutor General D.Dorligjav and other officials spoke about the case

Prime Minister S.Batbold arrived in Irkutsk on Monday to take part in the seventh Baikal Economic Forum. Irkutsk regional governor D.F.Mezentsev and his spouse welcomed the prime minister and his wife, Kh.Otgontuya, as well as Defense Minister L.Bold, former Prime

The Mongolian team took home the top prize in the third tournament of the World Cup of Judo “Chinggis Khaan 2011” under the President of Mongolia, which was held over the weekend. Taking part in the tournament were 164 athletes

The State Specialized Inspecting Agency (SSIA) has shut down 73 mining companies that were operating illegally in Mongolia. The crackdown follows an investigation of mining activities in Tuv, Arkhangai, Selenge, Darkhan-Uul, and Khentii aimags between September 4 and 10. The

Mongolia annually observes a day of remembrance on September 10 for the country’s victims of political persecution. Political persecution was at its height from 1937 to 1939, when 37,000 citizens were persecuted, including 21,000 who were murdered. Additionally, 17,000 Buddhist

Russian websites report that 18 Mongolians have enrolled in the Suvorov Military Academy in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The academy for boys between the ages of 14 and 18 is named after Alexander Suvorov, the great eighteenth-century general.Defense Minister L.Bold talked about