A California court has ordered U.S. immigration
authorities to reconsider their refusal to grant applications for asylum from
Dashdavaa Javhlan, finding that the Mongolian woman presented compelling
evidence that she would be persecuted if returned to Mongolia. Javhlan says
Communist Party agents threatened her

Minister of Health S.Lambaa gave a detailed answer in Parliament
last week to a question by G.Bayarsaikhan on the implementation of the law on
prevention of HIV/ AIDS. The first HIV/AIDS case was registered in 1992 and the
number was 83 at the

During their recent
three-day visit to Mongolia, the members of a team from the European Economic
Council discussed issues relating to renewable energy, city planning,
architecture, infrastructure and railway transportation. All these sectors have
to be developed as the mining sector expands. The visitors

Deputy
Speaker G.Batkhuu has expressed happiness at the way the Government has revised
the draft budget for 2011, following criticism and suggestions from the
Speaker’s Council and the DP group in Parliament. The revenue estimate is now
MNT227 billion higher and its sources have

E. Enkhjargal, chief representative
of the London office of the Mongol Bank, has said Mongolia may launch its debut
international bond early next year and the deal should total around USD500
million to USD600 million, maximum USD700 million. She told reporters on the
sidelines

Mayor G.Munkhbayar has signed a cooperation agreement  with the Social Democracy Youth Union of
Mongolia to implement a program to clean up the Selbe River. The first phase of
the map program will cover three months and include the area from the

Fee
parking was introduced in Ulaanbaatar on December 3. The three areas chosen are
the Khangarid palace, the State Drama Theater, and the Sports Palace. Parking fees
have been fixed at MNT200 per hour, with 60% of the collection to go to the
city

Three Mongolians were arrested in May for withdrawing  money from accounts in a German bank by use of
forged electronic cards. Police think further investigations could increase the
theft to be more than the bank’s oroginal charge of MNT15 million, according to
the

Drivers
breaking traffic rules are being charged with evidence supplied by street
cameras. This is a change from the traditional way of stopping an offender on
the spot. 

This
year’s animal census will include, loke last year, apart from the five major
animals – sheep, goats, camels, horses, and cattle — pets, pigs, poultry birds,
donkeys, reindeer and bees. All preparatory work is almost finished and the results
of the counting will