The Ministry of Nature, Environment,
and Tourism recently instructed concerned organizations to immediately inspect
the activities of companies extracting minerals in areas falling under the
Orkhon river basin area. This will be part of a special program of the State
Specialized Inspection Agency (SIA)

A Mongolian troupe is being billed as a major attraction
at the upcoming 25th annual Idaho International Dance Festival in Idaho Falls.
The group from Bulgan has performed in various places of Mongolia, and in
America and Japan.

“When we dance, a good

The National Statistics Office
reveals an increase in the number of divorces, especially among young couples. The
number of people getting married reached a peak in 2006, but that figure of 48,996
has been falling ever since, hitting 34,071 in 2009. The number

Kh.Batbaatar, director of statistics
of Geology and Mining Cadastre Department, talks about the temporary suspension
on issue of mining licenses imposed by President   Ts.Elbegdorj on April 20.

How
many exploration licenses did you give before the ban?

The National Security
Council modified the President’s decision on

MP P.Altangerel answers questions
on a program called Teacher that he has developed and will submit for
discussion by Parliament at its Autumn session.

What
is the program about?

Policy makers talk only
about mining, livestock, gold and copper and leaves out the issue “Who will
develop

Voyager Resources has reported “exceptional” high grade drilling
results from the North Hinge Zone at the Daltiin Ovor Gold Project in Mongolia
with intersections including 3 meters at 50.59 g/t gold. A further RC drilling
program is now being planned to test strike

Hunnu Coal has reported the initial test results of coal quality
analyses performed on samples taken from the due diligence drill cores at the
Tsant Uul Coking Coal Project in southern Mongolia, demonstrating similarities
to coals at the giant Tavan Tolgoi Coking Coal

Minister for Roads, Transport,
Construction and Urban Development Kh.Battulga has expressed his happiness that
Parliament adopted the State Policy on Railway as proposed by the Government,
without any major change. He called it a historic event as the decision to set
up the existing

The ambulance center, the emergency call center, and the
police assistance cell have recently been brought together as part of a project
to streamline the monitoring and information network. All calls to 101 in an
emergency, or to 102 for police assistance, or

E.Enkhzaya
of The
National University of Mongolia (NUM) won a gold medal at the
recently concluded  17th International University Mathematics Olympiad in
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. The event brought together 369 students from 94
universities and institutes from 76 countries. B.Ganbold, also of NUM, won a bronze
medal.