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Winter festivals in Mongolia in February

With the weather set to be stable next month, we’ve compiled information on local, national, and international festivals you can visit over the weekend in Mongolia.

Permanent Representative of UNICEF visits children’s center

UNICEF Permanent Representative Rana Flowers on Wednesday visited a center to socialize and educate street children that has been working since 1998 with support from the Mayor’s Office. The center is home to 118 children who attend nearby schools. Over

Mongol Bank increases policy rate

The Mongol Bank has increased policy rate by 0.5% to 11.5%. Revealing this at a Press conference on Thursday, the Bank officials also said money supply at the end of March was 67% or MNT1. 98 trillion more than in

Subsidy to coal companies to continue

The Government meeting on Wednesday discussed several measures in the energy sector and approved a long-term plan for its development. It deals with issues such as loans earlier taken by state owned companies, and Baganuur and Shivee-Ovoo. With changes in

Training on water conservation begins

Specialists at the Water Board today began a training course on water conservation for people from the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism and the State Specialized Inspecting Agency. The Government has declared 2011 as Year of Water. The training

Altan Urag to perform with other bands

Famous for its folk rock music, the Altan Urag band will soon give a public
performance jointly with other bands. Singer B.Sarantuya, bands Nisvanis, the
Lemons, Fire, A Sound, Ice Top, Khurd and Tatar will take part in the
performance.

Demonstrators demand more coverage

Representatives of the People’s Assembly and civil movements behind it have demanded wider coverage of their demonstration by the Mongolian National Public Radio and Television. They have also gone round Government House and the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism

Work starts on maternity and children’s hospital at Yarmag

Prime Minister S.Batbold, Minister for Health S.Lambaa, officials of the
Ulaanbaatar Mayor’s Office and managing officials and workers of
Niislel Urguu and Puma construction companies yesterday attended the
foundation stone laying ceremony of a new maternity and children’s hospital with

North Korea offers to send workers

Some MPP officials, including Secretary General U.Khurelsukh, MPs D.Ochirbat and D.Zagdjav, Minister for Food, Agriculture and Light Industry T.Badamjunai and Managing Council member D.Sarangerel recently visited North Korea. There they met with various leaders including the Chief of the People’s

MPs tell People’s Assembly leaders their demands not acceptable

Representatives of Parliament appointed by the Speaker yesterday met with leaders of People’s Assembly. On one side of the table at the meeting in Government House were the Chiefs of the Standing Committees on State Structure J.Sukhbaatar, on the Economy,

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