US mining giant Peabody
Energy has confirmed to AFP that it is one of the firms chosen to help develop
Mongolia”s huge Tavantolgoi coal deposit, amid uncertainty over which firms
have been selected. The Mongolian government said earlier this week it had
picked Peabody,

The Advisor of the President, Kh.Sosormaa, the President’s Office and
National Network for Mongolia without Alcohol yesterday called a press
conference and appealed to people to stay away from alcohol during the days of
Naadam, when they also celebrate the anniversaries of the

Lawyer and head of the NGO Civil Fair Court, Kh.Bat-Yalalt, was not
allowed by detention center authorities yesterday to meet the head of the Ongi
River Movement, Ts. Munkhbayar, who is in the center on charges of firing at
mining equipment. No advocate

The President and some officials of Thailand’s National Anti Corruption
Commission today arrived in Mongolia to discuss setting up a cooperation mechanism
and to sign a memorandum of understanding. They Delegates will call on Speaker
D.Demberel and meet with senior officials of the

The Government yesterday decided to set up an oil refinery in Choibalsan
of Dornod aimag. Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy D.Zorigt and Chief
of the State Property Committee D. Sugar have been asked to arrange for a
partner company to own shares

Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy D. Zorigt has said yesterday’s
meeting of the Government decided to withdraw all excise taxes on fuel to keep prices
from increasing. Talks on fuel import in July are continuing in Moscow and the
first shipment of

MP and Chief of the Civil Will-Green Party D.Enkhbat has strongly denied
suggestions that there has been any impropriety in use of the MNT70 million given
by the state to the Green Party for having a seat in Parliament. There are
rumors that

D.Enkhbat: Parliament should break up if could not pass a draft law on electionThe
Civil Will-Green Party yesterday said Parliament should be dissolved if
it cannot resolve the political deadlock over the draft law on
election. Party head D.Enkhbat said

Mongolia annually imports 550,000
tons of foodstuff and food products, packed and uncooked, from 60 countries.
The State Specialized Inspecting Agency, which gets to analyze around 40% of the
imports, has said 53.6% of the items tested did not meet approved standards.
Green products

The Arts Council of Mongolia is
organizing Culture Naadam on July 11 and 12 at Khui Doloon Khudag where the
horse races will be held during Naadam. It will offer facets of the nomadic
culture of Mongolian handicraft items, cultural performances and dramatic
representation