N.Enkhbold, Parliamentary Speaker and leader of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) has received various foreign delegates who are participating in the fourth conference of the Progressive Alliance.

A threatening phone message was has been repeatedly sent to E.Anar, son of Mongolian Parliamentary Speaker M.Enkhbold.

As Mongolian high school students take their final exams this month, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports is facing a wave of criticism after copies of a maths test for 12th grade students — and the answers — were leaked by an official.

World Bank Country Manager for Mongolia James Anderson and Ulaanbaatar city Vice Mayor Bayarkhuu today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly strengthen the capital investment planning process of Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar and the financial sustainability of the city’s public transport sector.

An Open Door Day was organised by the Ministry of Road and Transport Development on Ulaanbaatar’s Sukhbaatar Square on 24th and 25th of May.

The plenary session meeting of the State Great Khural (parliament) brought into the discussion the issue of dismissing some ambassadors and appointed new ones to represent Mongolia in foreign countries.

Mongolian Foreign Minister Ts.Munkh-Orgil will make an official visit to the USA in June.

‘Naadam’, Mongolia’s biggest annual national festival will take place from 10th to 13th of July.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a three-year extended arrangement under Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Mongolia in a total amount of the Special Drawing Right (SDR) 314.5054 million (about US$434.3 million, or 435 percent of quota) to support the country’s economic reform program.

In Japan, Mongolian-born yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho is leading the Natsu Basho with 11 win. The sumo competition will finish after four more matches.