With the new school year just beginning, fears of traffic jams abound. Today a high-ranking official in the Auto Road Office said 60 percent of planned road construction has been completed. S. Tumendemberel, a senior engineer for road operation and

Officials say 56,000 children in Ulaanbaatar between the ages of two and five will attend kindergarten when the new school year begins. Of the city’s 275 kindergartens, 101 are privately owned and operated. The cost of sending a child to

A Russian research team recently came to Ulaanbaatar to test
buildings for earthquake safety. The researchers were led by G. I. Tatkov, of the
Russian Scientific Institute, and L. P. Berjinskay, an expert in
earthquake-proof construction who had previously worked in Mongolia. They

Unlicensed gold miners – known as “ninjas” – have formed an organization to protect their rights. They hope the group will improve their working conditions, as well as their relations with government officials. The number of ninja miners is increasing

Ts. Shinebayar, a Member of Parliament and former deputy in the MPRP, has announced that he has established a new party called the Khamug Mongol Labor Party. Mr. Shinebayar, who is the head of the Khamug Mongol Alliance, said he

Finnish President Tarja Halonen is visiting Mongolia this week. The official visit comes at the invitation of President Ts. Elbegdorj. Ms. Halonen arrived in Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday morning and will depart on Thursday. While she’s here, Ms. Halonen will meet

Our correspondent spoke with M. Batchimeg, the president’s national security adviser, about nuclear waste and other issues.- It’s been a year since the president’s national security statement was released. Has it been implemented?- The president’s national security statement is crucial

A joint Mongolia-China conference on intellectual property is taking place in the Government building in Ulaanbaatar. The conference is one of the outcomes of an agreement on intellectual property signed by the two governments in 2005. The conference is specifically

The Green Party held a special conference yesterday. Party members discussed the controversial departure of former leader D. Enkhbat, who reportedly described party members as “dead souls.” Also discussed was E. Zorigt’s departure from the party. Over 100 members of

Kentaro Harada, the head of Junior Chamber International (JCI), visited Mongolia on August 27 and 28. JCI is a non-political and non-sectarian youth service organization. Its members are between the ages of 18 and 40. Their goal is to create