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World Bank wants easing of pressures on herders

The World Bank has warned that various pressures on herder households have already resulted in their migration to soum and aimag centers, and finally to cities. This will raise the unemployment and poverty indices of urban areas. The Bank sees

Livestock commodity exchange planned

The Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Light Industry and the Mongolian Stock Exchange recently signed a cooperation agreement as the first step to establishing a livestock commodity exchange. A draft law on this has to be approved by Parliament before

Russia offers 15-year power supply contracts

Russia”s energy export and import monopoly Inter RAO UES has said it is ready to switch to long-term and mutually advantageous contracts on power supplies to Mongolia. The present contracts that run until 2012 call for annual adjustment of price

School lunch makes 100 children sick in Khovd

Of the more than 100 children in Bulgan soum of Khovd province who fell ill after eating lunch at school, 26 are still being treated in hospital. One child is in serious condition.
According to the Vice director of the

500 to attend Friday’s mining conference

More than 500 domestic and foreign representatives have been registered to attend the United Mining Conference of Mongolia on March 26 at Government House. The event is jointly organized by The National Mining Association and the Mineral Department. Participants will

Lenny Kravitz vs Donatella Versace

Donatella Versace өнгөрсний тухай дурсан ярих дуртай ч ард хоцорсон цаг хугацааг хувцас загвартайгаа холихыг хүсдэггүй. “Versace” загварын ордонд “ирээдүй” гэсэн үг л хамгийн эрхэм. Урт шаргал үс, лусын дагиных шиг зузаан тачаангуй уруултай 55 настай энэ итали хатагтайн зохион

Court agrees with J.Soronzon on her dismissal

Sukhbaatar District Court has stayed the execution of the order by the Minister for Education, Culture and Science Yo.Otgonbayar to dismiss J.Soronzon, principal of Russian-Mongolian School No.3, after many children there were taken ill with food poisoning. The court will

Government service examination canceled

There will be no recruitment examination for government employees this spring as more than 600 people selected in 2008 and more than 1,300 selected in 2009 are still to be appointed. The Government Employment Council says the next examination will

Police raid night club, conduct body search, arrest one

Around 2 am on Thursday morning, over 20 policemen entered Metropolis night club and made a full body search of everybody without assigning any reason. One man was taken away. It is not clear whether the police were searching for

D.Zorigt: Politicization of Oyutolgoi, Tavantolgoi must stop now

MP D.Zorigt, Minister for Minerals and Energy, answers questions on Oyutolgoi and Tavantolgoi.
How is the Oyutolgoi contract going on?
It has begun to be implemented and will take full effect by April 6.
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