Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy D.Zorigt answers our reporter’s questions on the proposal to increase electricity and heating rates that he submitted at yesterday’s Government meeting.Is the increase certain?The Energy Regulatory Authority (ERA) has independent status and has the

Members of three civil movements -United for Rivers and Lakes, Khuder River, and Gal Undesten – converged on Sukhbaatar Square yesterday morning with 100 horsemen and horse carts and put up eight gers there. An earlier plan to demonstrate had

The birthday of S.Zorig, a leader of the democratic movement who was killed in his prime with the murderer yet to be caught, was observed this morning in the way that has become a tradition, with family members, friends, political

The Standing Committee on the Economy yesterday reviewed a performance report from the National Statistics Committee on implementation of a program to improve collection and analysis of data between 2006 and 2010. Seven objectives and 288 items on the program

Three fires have damaged 11.2 hectares of forest so far in April. The last five years saw 759 recorded fires causing damage worth MNT496.9 billion. MNT88.8 billion was spent on extinguishing them. Since 2001, 590 hectares of forest have suffered

The Police Department of Ulaanbaatar yesterday organized a training for senior classes of 33rd secondary school, aimed at preventing children from getting involved in crime. The police initiative followed reports that 161 students of secondary schools, mostly between 14 and

Minister for Finance S.Bayartsogt, leading the Mongolian team, told the Spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, held in Washington on April 16 and 17, that the country’s tax policy in the mining sector was

Former U.S. Secretary of State and the first woman to hold that office, Madeleine Albright, is visiting Mongolia on invitation of Prime Minister S.Batbold. During her stay, she will call on President Ts.Elbegdorj, the Prime Minister, and the Chairman of

Minister for Nature, Environment and Tourism L.Gansukh yesterday announced several projects related to the Tuul and Selbe Rivers and to water supply to be taken up shortly.  Chungsuk Engineering of South Korea will pave the banks of the Tuul and

The Civil Will Party and the Green Party yesterday invited leaders of other parties to join a discussion on election reforms. Those who came included the Chief of the DP, N.Altankhuyag, its Secretary General, D.Erdenebat, the Chief of the MPP