Each trip on a large bus now costs MNT100 more, a move leading to
resentment among middle- and low-income citizens who depend on public
transportation. The decision was taken yesterday by the bus owners’ union which
blamed accumulated losses, burden of debt repayment,

The Auditor General’s report on Government finances in 2010
was presented to Parliament yesterday. The state budget showed a surplus of MNT41.8
billion, with revenue reaching MNT3 trillion and 122.5 billion, and expenditure
totaling MNT3 trillion and 80.7 billion.

Higher copper prices
in the world

Horses are back on Sukhbaatar Square. Members of United Movements for
Rivers and Lakes and Gal Undesten Union requested on May 31 a meeting with
Prime Minister S.Batbold. His Senior Advisor, N.Dolgor, received the request
but when they received no reply even after

Parliament finally passed on Thursday the draft law on agriculture goods
and raw material exchange, with approval from 37 of the 41 members present. The
law comes into effect on January 1, 2012. Before that, the Government would
prepare rules and regulations and

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Under the amended law, mothers
with six or more children are now awarded Honored Mother Medal I, and those
with four or five children Honored Mother Medal II. Former MP B.Munkhtuya, who
initiated the draft law, greeted all honored mothers on May 31,

Ulaanbaatar Railway has canceled
18 trains to Bor-Undur, Zuunbayan, Shariin Gol and Nalaikh, and reduced the number
of wagons in other passenger and freight trains. This will save 60 tons of
diesel daily.

Three former Anod Bank officials
are back in jail just a day after being released on bail. The Chief of the
Representatives Managing Council, N.Enkhtur, and two of its members, N.Davaa
and E.Gur-Aranz, were released on bail on May 31, but the Ulaanbaatar
Prosecutors’

Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy
Head of National Council for Children M.Enkhbold visited the Children’s Park on
Children’s Day. He handed over free entry tickets to the park to 750 underprivileged
children. Enkhbold congratulated the team that has been renovating facilities
in the park

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is alarmed by reports of the continuing detention of Ulaanbaatar Times editor-in-chief Chuluunbaatar Dolgor, who has been in custody since his arrest on March 24. Chuluunbaatar, 51, was arrested on charges of “illegal privatisation