The Spring session of Parliament ends in a few days and it seems there would be no time to appoint successors to the convicted chief and deputy chief of the Anti-Corruption Authority (ACA). The Chief of the Standing Committee on

The Civil Matters Section of the Supreme Court yesterday refused to register the amendment of rules of the Green Party, requested by D.Basandorj and O.Bum-Yalagch. The court ruled that been some provisions in the amendment were not discussed at the

An MPP team headed by MP and
former Prime Minister S.Bayar is attending a meeting of the Socialist
International now being held in Athens. The meeting is discussing economic and
political developments in the world, especially the economic problems of
Greece, the Arab spring,

Reacting to demands that mining
and exports should be exempt from the value added tax, introduced in Mongolia
in 1998, Finance Minister S.Bayartsogt has asked officials in his ministry to prepare
a detailed study on how VAT is levied in other countries that

A DP team headed by the party
Secretary General D.Erdenebat recently took part at a meeting of the Executive
Council of the International Democratic Union in Washington. Some U.S. senators,
a former Secretary of Labor and other important people spoke on the U.S.
economy

Visiting Greece, Minister for
Education, Culture and Science Yo.Otgonbayar has met with the country’s Deputy
Minister for Education and discussed cooperation in the education sector. They
talked about introduction of Mongolian and Greek studies in their respective
countries, exchange of students on government scholarship,

The DP has changed its mind about the referendum on the
election law and does not support the idea any longer.

Explaining the change of stand, Ch.Saikhanbileg, head of the
DP group in Parliament, told journalists that holding a referendum would cost
between

Mongolian Mining Exchange, a
non-Governmental organization, is organizing its first Miner & Supplier
Forum and Exhibition on July 6 at Chinggis Khaan Hotel. It aims at improving
the quality of mining sector supplies by reaching correct information to
engineering and mining companies, and by

The Government has unanimously approved the draft
investment agreement on Tavan Tolgoi. It will now go to the National Security
Council and, after ratification there, to Parliament for discussion. This is
scheduled to be on June 6. Ch.Khurelbaatar, head of the Cabinet Secretariat,
submitted

Naadam begins today and this year
the people will also be celebrating 2220th anniversary of the first Khunnu
State. Children’s archery contest will begin on July 9 and this would mark the
start of the men’s three naadams.

Yesterday, 1,000 morin khuur players
performed