It has now been confirmed that B.
Khurts lost on Friday his appeal against extradition from Britain to Germany to
face kidnapping charges. The High Court in London ruled that  Khurts, head of administration at the  National Security Council, should be sent

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is
providing a US$ 20 million equivalent loan to help Mongolia improve the quality
of its higher education system and increase enrollment by youth from poor,
remote communities. The ADB Board of Directors approved the financing for the
Higher

A
scientific research team led by Clyde Goulden, an ecologist at the Academy of
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, set up a seasonal research camp in the Dalbay
valley in Northern Mongolia in 1994, and he has been returning there every year
since. About a

Prime Minister S.Batbold took
part in last week’s 70th anniversary celebration of Dundgobi aimag,
which is his mother’s birthplace. He gave a ger as a mark of respect. Later,
Batbold attended the inauguration ceremony in Mandalgobi, the aimag center, of a
statue of Chin

The program to provide food
for vulnerable and homeless people has been extended by a year and will now
continue until 2013. The Asian Development Bank financed the program while the
Government is responsible for implementation. The Ministry of Social Welfare
and Labor has

The President of the
International Criminal Court, Sang Hyun Song, was in Mongolia from July 27 to
30. He held talks with his host, Judge General of the State Supreme Court and
Chief of the General Courts Council, Ts.Zorig, on expansion of cooperation
between

Following orders issued by the Mayor on July
20, several organizations have been working to prevent the occurrence of marmot
plague in Ulaanbaatar. The program will continue until October 15.

Among those who are
participating in the program are the Police and the Traffic

B.Battsetseg has won
a bronze medal in the women’s 59-kg category at the World Youth Championship in
Bucharest where free style wrestlers from 55 countries are competing. She had
earlier won a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 2010. Male wrestlers
will

According to a
decision of the Mayor’s Office, 100 ger district households were marked for
relocation from their present dwellings in the most flood-prone areas. The
Deputy Chief of Ulaanbaatar Emergency Office has told reporters that 20 of
these have been relocated in Khan-Uul

he Indian President, Mrs.
Pratibha Patil, who is in Ulaanbaatar on a three-day visit, has said her talks
with President Ts. Elbegdorj were held in a warm, friendly and cordial
atmosphere. “My visit seeks to strengthen our relationship, building upon the
momentum generated by