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

The South Korean Development Bank will manage the Development Bank of Mongolia under the terms of an agreement signed yesterday at the Government House in Ulaanbaatar. The agreement follows the Mongolian State Property Committee’s search for an international “management team”

Mongolian President Ts. Elbegdorj on Tuesday met with Finnish journalists accompanying Finnish President Tarja Halonen on her visit to Mongolia. The president answered questions from representatives of the Finnish national television network YLE, the magazine Suomen Kuvalehti, and the newspapers

While tuition fees are rising, so are dorm prices. Students will pay MNT 240,000-500,000 to rent a dorm for the coming academic year, more than they paid last school year. A dorm at the National University of Mongolia costs MNT

Stationary and school uniform prices are rising just as the new school year begins. For example, notebooks normally costing MNT 100-110 each now cost MNT 130-150. Fiber-tip pens normally selling for MNT 1,500-3,000 each now sell for MNT 2,500-5,000.Other price