News.MN - The source of news

Why do so few own land in UB?

Only 7.5 percent of Metropolitan citizens have their own land, despite the fact that the land owning campaign began in 2003. The large number of families in ger districts and summer camp houses may find that they do not hold

D.Erdenebat defeats MP Kh.Temuujin at Bayangol DP election

After last weekend’s rotational election to party units in provinces and districts, the DP is now forming a new National Representative Bureau. On Thursday, March 11, 2010, Ch.Enkhtaivan, president of White Falcon Holding, was appointed to the DP’s Executive Council

USAID help for more efficient and transparent inspections

A Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed between the State Specialized Inspection Agency and USAID”s Economic Policy Reform and Competitiveness Project (EPRC) to help improve the efficiency of specialized inspections, ensure transparency, and promote services directed at customers and clients.

Britain wants to “reinforce relationship with Mongolia”

During a recent discussion on Mongolia in the House of Commons, Chris Bryant, Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the U.K. Government, offered all British help to ensure that “the 3 million people who live in Mongolia

Mongolia gets a third international airport

With the Eznis Airways Ulaanbaatar–Hailar (in Inner Mongolia) flight now stopping there, Choibalsan in Dornod province has become since March 10 the third Mongolian city to boast an international airport, after Ulaanbaatar and Ulgii in Bayan-Ulgii province. For the time

Another open hearing about July 1 on April 14

Parliament’s Sub-Committee on Human Rights will hold a second public hearing on April 14 on the July 1 incidents of 2008. This follows the earlier open hearing on December 3, the first in modern Mongolian history. That event was marked

Sensation around TDB

The city is abuzz with rumors that Trade and Development Bank is about to go bankrupt.  The bank’s administration has strongly denied any such possibility but following what happened at Zoos and Anod banks, customer confidence continues to be low.

MCA-M workshop on TVET capacity building

The Millennium Challenge Account-Mongolia (MCA-M) Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project (TVET) organized a workshop on capacity building of specialists last week, as part of its sub-project on Policy and Operational Framework Reform (POFR). The workshop discussed on-going reforms

UNDP to sponsor broadcasts on pasture management

The UNDP has launched a program called Livestock Husbandry Tomorrow together with the National Radio. It is part of the bigger Sustainable Land Management for Combating Desertification Project, aimed at educating the general public and herding communities on causes and

Dzud forcing Mongolia’s hands over mining decisions

With dzud hitting Mongolia, questions are being asked as to whether the country should end its reliance on nomadic herders and dig deeper into its mineral reserves instead. The Government”s hand might now be forced by massive fiscal debt, coupled

HeartHeartHahaHahaLoveLoveWowWowYayYaySadSadPoopPoopAngryAngry