The Democratic Party is holding its regular “4:11” meeting with journalists today. The meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at 11.00 in the morning. (Thursday is the fourth day of the week on the Mongolian calendar,

Ulaanbaatar Mayor G. Munkhbayar is visiting China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region today. He met with Wan Bo, the mayor of Inner Mongolia’s capital, Hohhot. Wan Bo said he was pleased by Mr. Munkhbayar’s visit, and welcomed him on behalf of

Finnish President Tarja Halonen, who is in Mongolia on an official visit, has met with President Ts. Elbegdorj, Prime Minister S. Batbold, and Speaker D. Demberel. Ms. Halonen and President Elbegdorj discussed education issues, and agreed that their two nations

A welcoming ceremony for visiting Finnish President Tarja Halonen and her husband Pentti Arajдrvi was held at Sukhbaatar Square today. With honor guards present, the attendees included President Ts. Elbegdorj, First Lady Kh. Bolormaa, Foreign Affairs Minister G. Zandanshatar, and

At today’s meeting of the Cabinet it was decided that each university, institute, correspondence, and evening course student in Mongolia will receive a MNT 500,000 grant for tuition fees from the Human Development Fund. There had been concerns among students

There are reports that a British judge will visit Mongolia in connection with the case of B. Khurts, the Chief of Administration at the National Security Council who has been charged with abduction and dangerous bodily harm in Germany. Mr.

The Mineral Resources Authority has released a report on mining’s environmental impact and the results are worse than expected. It is the first time the Authority has calculated the amount of land used or damaged by mining operations, including exploration

A published report says Mongolia plans to raise as much as USD 3 billion by selling a stake in its Erdenes Tavantolgoi coal-mining operation next year. The report by Bloomberg News quotes “two people with knowledge of the matter.”According to

A court in the Chingeltei district has sentenced O. Ganbold, also known as DJ Uujii, to 12 years for attempted drug smuggling. Hearing the case were two senior judges. Prosecutor G. Mijiddorj asked the judges to sentence O. Ganbold to

Officials say the number of Mongolian citizens incarcerated abroad is growing. A report says 50 Mongolians were jailed abroad in 2008 for human trafficking. Others have been charged with smuggling or drug crimes. Currently more than 20 Mongolians are incarcerated