Altogether 172,700 people received social welfare pensions and other benefits totaling MNT7.9 billion in the first 2 months of 2010, while the number of those contributing to social insurance stood at 353,300. Of them, 59.0 per cent worked for privately

A former Prime Minister, and founder of the National New Party,  M.Enkhsaikhan, answers questions on the current political scene.
The Mineral Council approved the feasibility study of Oyutolgoi last Thursday. Coinciding with this, there was information that a Rio Tinto official

The 69th yokozuna and the second from Mongolia, Hakuho, won the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record on Sunday. He needed a win over fellow Mongolian Harumafuji to stave off a championship playoff against Estonian sekiwake Baruto

N.Batbayar, one of the MPs who have demanded that the Parliament Speaker resolve several issues before work on implementing the Oyutolgoi agreement can begin, answers questions on their move.
Do you expect any action on your demand?
All disputes must be

Several MPs have submitted a protocol to Speaker D.Demberel asking him to ensure that decisions already taken by Parliament are followed before implementation of the Oyu Tolgoi agreement can start on April 6. The signatories to the protocol are led

A decision on the widely expected dissolution of Anod Bank has once again been postponed, leaving the bank in business even after March. The Central Bank appointed a Receiver there last November and according to rules, he was to submit

The school cook and two others are likely to be charged with criminal negligence leading to the recent food poisoning at the Russian-Mongolian secondary school No.3 in Ulaanbaatar which led to the hospitalization of 236 students and several teachers. The

The suffering of local residents following the closure of the Baitag-Uliastai border post in Khovd is set to end with its likely reopening in April. Heavy snow had made all roads in the area impassable. The closure of the port

Some 400 delegates, including MPs, Government officials, ambassadors, and representatives of mining companies attended a conference on Friday jointly organized by the Ministry for Minerals and Energy, and the Mongolian National Mining Association. Several mining representatives had complaints about recent

An AFP report has placed the total economic losses stemming from the dzud in Mongolia at already over USD60 million. Nine human deaths have so far been reported — mainly herders who got lost in whiteouts while searching for wayward