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12,000 tons of meat to be stocked

The
Metropolitan Mayor’s Office has announced that 12,000 tons of meat will be
stocked this spring. This is much more than the 2,800 tons offered in 2010. A
few more than last year’s 11 companies will be assigned the job. They must have
slaughter

Campuses to be built in regional centers

The
Great Construction Program approved by Parliament calls for the following
measures to be taken to reduce centralization.

–         
Develop
Ulaanbaatar, regional centers, provinces and soums

–         
Create
a legal regulation for citizens coming to Ulaanbaatar

–         
Build
university campuses in regional centers, reduce pressure on universities
centralized in Ulaanbaatar,

Elbegdorj attends meeting of Mongolians from all over the world

Some
650 people from all over the world but tracing their roots to Mongolia are now
gathered in Ulan-Ude in Buryatia, sharing views on how to protect the traditional
Mongolian script and culture, and organizing 
meetings, symposium, arts festivals and sports competitions.

President
Ts.Elbegdorj of

Ivanhoe closer to securing financing for Oyu Tolgoi

Ivanhoe Mines is a step closer to
securing financing for the Oyu Tolgoi 
project after adding three financial institutions to its “core
lender group” that could potentially lend money. The Vancouver-based miner
said BNP Parabas, Standard Charter, and Export Development Canada (EDC) have
been added

MIAT chief says only qualified people will get jobs

In his first media conference since being appointed Executive
Director of MIAT, Ts.Orkhon recently said that appointing technical and
professional personnel with the right qualifications, and solely on the basis
of qualifications, was a priority of the present administration of the national
carrier. For

Top women chess players to compete in Ulaanbaatar tournament

Twelve of the 16 top world players who
have been competing in a series of tournament held in different cities around
the world will be participating in the fifth leg of the World Chess Federation
(FIDE) Women Grand Prix to be held from

Mongolia signs Jakarta Declaration on Constitutional courts

Mongolia and six
other founding members have signed the Jakarta Declaration for the
establishment of an Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent
Institutions.
The association brings together seven Asian countries, namely Indonesia, South
Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand and Uzbekistan in
enhancing close

Mongolian merriment in San Francisco

The San Francisco Bay Area Mongolian community celebrated their
country’s 89th independence day along with the traditional Naadam festival with
great cheer on July 10. “This is the same celebration that our people are
having everywhere around the world,” Ts. Demberel, principal organizer

Board sends advisory to Mongolbank administration

The
first meeting of the new monitoring board of Mongolbank, held before Naadam,
decided to send an advisory to the Mongolbank administration, recommending new
procedures to prepare the budget, to identify income and expenses as well as to
to ensure proper and timely implementation

Party groups report on Parliament session

The
heads of the two party groups in Parliament — D.Lundeejantsan of the MPRP, and
Ch.Saikhanbileg of the DP – reviewed the just concluded Spring session of
Parliament with journalists. This was the first time in Parliament’s 20-year
history that the heads of the

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