Newly appointed Prime Minister Batbold Sukhbaatar met with Lambaa, minister of Health and heads of Emergency Authority and heads of other relevant agencies this afternoon.According to the Minister, number of the swine flu case reached 590 people. Four deaths due to the flu confirmed. One 28 year old pregnant woman died last night, according to unconfirmed...
Agenda of the Parliamentary hearing today
Regular full session of the State Great Khural today is to discuss first hearings of following draft laws. These are: annulment of some provisions of General Tax law, revision of law on fund of Mongolia development (i.e state reserve fund), annulment of some provisions of law on Central Budget of Mongolia, revision of Corporate tax law. By Ganbat,...
Batbold is confirmed as 26th Prime Minister of Mongolia
Batbold Sukhbaatar, minister of Foreign Affairs and member of MPRP is confirmed by both President Elbegdorj Tsakhia and State Great Khural as 26th Prime Minister of Mongolia. 62 out of 66 legislators present at the Parliament voted for confirmation of the Batbold....
DAO Mining Corporation is Expanding Into Mongolia
Toronto, Canada, October 28, 2009 --(PR.com)-- DAO Mining Corporation are predicting the sprawling desert country of Mongolia will become the future’s big resource story, following a landmark agreement with the government to develop one of the Asia’s largest copper-and-gold deposits.The deal, which also involves the mining giant Rio Tinto Plc through...
Rio & Chinalco in talks over Mongolia mine - paper
SYDNEY, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto is looking to mend relations with Chinese metals firm Chinalco by making a joint investment in Mongolia's Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine project, an Australian newspaper said on Thursday. Rio Tinto ( RTP - news - people ) and Chinalco fell out in June when the miner walked away from a proposed $19.5 billion...
Bio of the Batbold Sukhbaatar, Minister of Foreign Trade and nominee for the Prime Minister's position
Bio of the Batbold Sukhbaatar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and legislator and nominee for the Prime Minister position Born in 1963 in UlaanbaatarEducation:Graduated high school no.14 of the Ulaanbaatar. 1986-University of International Relations, Moscow, Soviet Union1991-University of Business, London, UK2002-Academy of Diplomats, Russian FederationOccupation:International...
MPRP selects Batbold Sukhbaatar, Foreign Minister as nominee for Prime Minister's post
179 members out of 180 members of the MPRP Conference voted for Batbold Sukhbaatar, the minister of Foreign Relations for the nomination of the Prime Minister late Wednesday. Now, ruling party or MPRP will submit the nominee to Elbegdorj, President for his approval. It is likely that he will approve Batbold as prime minister within next few days....
Ruling Council of the MPRP nominates Batbold Sukhbaatar for the Prime Minister's post
Foreign Minister Batbold Sukhbaatar posing with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Ruling Council of the MPRP nominated Batbold Sukhbaatar, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Prime Minister's post. Now conference of the MPRP is about to start and approve the...
At 3 pm, State Great Khural to discuss resignation of Bayar; MPRP Conference to convene late afternoon
State Great Khural is scheduled to meet at 3 pm to formallly accept resignation of the Prime Minister Bayar. MPRP Conference to discuss next Prime Minister's nominee is at 6 pm. Currently, the list of the candidates include: Batbold Sukhbaatar, legislator and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Munkh-Orgil, Legislator and former Minister of Justice and Home...
Shenhua energy profit rises 14.6% on higher output
BEIJING (Bloomberg) -- China Shenhua Energy Co., the nation’s biggest coal producer, said profit in the first nine months rose 14.6 percent on increased output. Net income climbed to 26.03 billion yuan ($3.8 billion) from 22.7 billion yuan a year earlier, the Beijing-based company said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday, citing...
Opinion: Power struggle within Mongolian Buddhist temples and clergy
Today's press conference by Sanjdorj, head lama of the "New Center of Mongolian Buddhists" demonstrated rift between the Buddhist monasteries in Mongolia. Gandantegchenlen is considered to be central monastery of Mongolian Buddhism as it is oldest and only one preserved by then People's Government which demolished about 700 monasteries and temples...
China Investment Corp invests $500 million in Canada miner
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China Investment Corp.'s latest investment came to light Monday, with news the Chinese sovereign-wealth fund will buy securities from a Canadian miner, while also securing a deal to source coal from the company's Mongolian operations. CIC will invest $500 million in convertible bonds of SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd. in...
Transcripton of the Press Conference: Sanjdorj, head lama of the New Center of Mongolian Buddhists
9th Bogd and Sanjdorj, head lama of New Center of Mongolian Buddhists
Transcription of the Press Conference by Sanjdorj, head Lama of the New Center of Mongolian Buddhists and Mongoliin Ikh Huree Temple
Location:Press Institute, Ulaanbaatar
Date:Oct 27, 2009
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From the Mongolian Press: Abbot Choijamts degrading reputation of Buddhism
Sanjdorj, head lama of the New Center of Mongolian Buddhists in press conference held on Oct 27, 2009Sanjdorj, abbot and head of “New Center of Mongolian Buddhists” gave interview to reporter Yondonduichir of “Niigmiin Toli” or “Social Mirror” newspaper. The abbot...
Confirmed death due to swine flu in Mongolia reaches four
As of Oct 27, confirmed death due to the swine flu is four, according to spokesperson of the Ministry of Health. Last saturday, 38-year old woman who sells vegetables in Erdenet city died due to the flu.She had fever at home for five,six days without consulting...
MONGOLIA: GLOBAL WARMING HITS MONGOLIA’S NOMADS HARD
As far back as she knew -- five generations or more -- Khurtsaa’s family had lived in Mongolia’s central Khentii Province, raising sheep, goats and horses. Like most nomadic herding families, they moved around with the seasons, to traditional spring, summer, autumn and winter grazing spots. But slowly, the pastureland has changed. "The flowers I used...
China to Fund SouthGobi Mongolia Coal Expansion
Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd., a unit of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., said it has obtained $500 million of financing from China’s sovereign wealth fund to expand and develop coal reserves in southern Mongolia. China Investment Corp., the country’s $200 billion sovereign wealth fund, will provide SouthGobi a $500 million convertible...
China's CIC to lend Canada's SouthGobi $300 million: sources
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corp. (CIC), will lend Canada-listed mining group SouthGobi Energy Resources $300 million to fund mining projects, sources said on Friday.The loan will allow SouthGobi to fund more projects ahead of its planned Hong Kong initial public offer and allow China to partner a company...
Entree Gold Receives Mongolian Mining Licences
VANCOUVER, October 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Entree Gold Inc. (TSX:ETG; NYSE Amex:EGI; Frankfurt:EKA - "Entree" or the "Company") announces that its application for conversion of the Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant exploration concessions to mining licences has been approved by the Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia and the licences have been received. The...
China Nuclear May Start Mining Mongolia Uranium in Two Years
Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- China National Nuclear Corp., the nation’s biggest operator of reactors, plans to start mining uranium from the Gurvanbulag deposit in eastern Mongolia within two years. China Nuclear’s stake in the mining venture will be decided soon, Tsogtsaikhan Gombo, a director at MonAtom, Mongolia’s state-owned company in charge of uranium,...
Second death due to swine flu confirmed in Mongolia
Second death due to the flu was confirmed by Health officials today. Number of infected reached 374. Health Minister Lambaa appealed all state and private sector entities to grant five-day-paid-leave to employees with flu symptoms so they gan seek medical care as soon as possible.A resident of Sukhbaatar district of Ulaanbaatar died last night said...
Lundeejantsan, MPRP Parliamentary group leader: Bayar will remain as chairman of the party
Bayar Sanjaa will remain as chairman of the MPRP said Lundeejantsan, MPRP parliamentary group leader. In press conference held in Government house, Lundeejantsan said MPRP parliamentary group always backed the Premier and highlighted achievements of Bayar as Premier. This undoubtedly includes signing of Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement and start of...
Editorial: Implications of the Prime Minister Bayar's resignation
It has just been announced Prime Minister Bayar Sanjaa is resigning due to deteriorating health. Bayar never hid the fact the he suffers from hepatitis C. Liver disease due to Hepatitis C or B virus is one of most common diseases in Mongolia. He gone through medical...
General Secretary of the MPRP: ruling council of the party accepted request of the Prime Minister to resign due to health reason
Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, general secretary of the MPRP said "Ruling Council of the MPRP accepted request of the Prime Minister to resign due to health reason. Now the Party will request the Parliament speaker to consider request of the Prime Minister". It has long been rumored that Prime Minister Bayar might resign due to deteriorating health condition....
Breaking News:Prime Minister Bayar Sanjaa to resign due to health reason
Prime Minister Bayar Sanjaa made an announcement that he is resigning from the Premier's post due to health reason during irregular cabinet meeting held this morning.This was confirmed by anonymous source at the Press Service of the Government of Mongolia. Source said " Government yet to announce the decision of the Prime Minister officially."Prime...
Tuva and Mongolia are re-establishing ties torn up during the years of “perestroika”
At the end of October, the Premier of Tuvam sholban Kara-ool will meet with the president of Mongolia, Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj. The head of the border region of Russia received an official invitation to visit Ulan-Bator from the new government of Mongolia in June of this year.Tuva, there fore , plans to re-establish once-close economic and cultural ties...
Mongolia: Hospitable desert
Driving through Mongolia you soon discover that the nomads - about 30 per cent of the population - have an open door policy.We've hardly left Ulaan Bataar, the ramshackle capital, when we pass a ger, Mongolia's version of the teepee, and a family emerges and waves us down. They want us to come in and have snack.And that's how it continues. Drop in,...
Russia bidding for a coal deposit in Mongolia
The consortium of the Russian companies including "Gazprom", "EN +" Group of businessman Oleg Deripaska and Victor Vekselberg's "Renova " group, are bidding for a share in large coal deposit of coal Таvan Tolgoi in Mongolia, said the Ganzorig Temuulen, the deputy director of Mongolian company Erdenes MGL which will have the control over a deposit....
President of the Trade Union stages protest against Government
Ganbaatar, President of the Mongolian Confederation of Trade Unions launched sit-in protest in central square of Ulaanbaatar. Government unlawfully took social insurance fund and therefore, I'm demanding return of the social insurance fund, said the Union Pre...
China CNPC spends $500 mln for Mongolia oil drilling
BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Chinese oil major CNPC has earmarked half a billion dollars this year for oil drilling in Mongolia, but has so far only made a small discovery, a Mongolia government official said on Friday."Altogether, 26 blocks have been taken by companies including Sinopec and CNPC, but the discoveries they've made are minor and are not...
Ivanhoe Ready to Start Building $4 Billion Mongolian Mine
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., the Canadian miner developing the Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia with Rio Tinto Group, said it’s ready to start mine construction at the $4 billion copper and gold operation. The venture is “ready to start full-scale...
Mongolia lists 8 potential bidders for coal project
BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Mongolia has shortlisted eight potential partners for its huge Tavan Tolgoi coking coal project, according to Temuulen Ganzorig, deputy director of Erdenes MGL, the Mongolian government company that will hold at least 51 percent of the equity.Ganzorig said on Friday that the shortlisted bidders included BHP Billiton (BHP.AX),...
Reincarnation of last theocratic ruler of Mongolia to arrive Sunday
9th Bogd Javzandamba, reincarnation of 8th Bogd Khaan which ruled Mongolia until 1921 set to visit Mongolia on Oct 25, 2009. The Bogd lives in Dharmasala, India and is a Tibetan national. When 8th Bogd Khan passed away in 1924, then People's Government (Communist)...
First death due to swine flu in Mongolia
Tsolmon, Vice Minister of Health confirmed first death due to swine flu in Mongolia. In press conference held today, officials said death of 41 year-old male is due to the flu. The deceased worked as machinist in Ulaanbaatar Railway depot. Test taken from the person before his death,confirmed suspicion that he died due to the flu. As of now, more than...
Zorigt Dashdorj sworn in as legislator of the State Great Khural
Zorigt Dashdorj, minerals minister andn winner of the By-election held on Oct 18 in Chingeltei district has just sworn in as legislator.This makes the Parliament complete with all 76 seats fully occupied since election last year. MPRP is the dominant force in the Parliament with 46 seats and Democratic Party with 27 seats. Independents and minor parties...
A Chinese dissident detained in Mongolia
Chinese authorities make an unusual arrest in the Mongolian capital.HONG KONG—Chinese police from the northern city of Ormos, in China's Inner Mongolia, have detained the head of a Tibetan medical college outside United Nations offices in the capital of the neighboring independent country of Mongolia, sparking calls for greater protection for asylum-seekers...
Professor Jack Weatherford, author of "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" in Mongolia
President Elbegdorj Tsakhia met Jack Weatherford, US Professor and author of "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" book.The book is published in 22 countries of the world and was selected as "Bestseller" by New York Times Newspaper. This time in Mongolia,...
Health Minister denies rumors about possible resignation of the Premier
Health Minister Lambaa denied rumors about deteriorating health condition of Prime Minister Bayar Sanjaa and said Premier will be going back to work next week. Mongolian media said Prime Minister may resign due to health reason within a month.Currently, Prime...
Mongolian ambassador visits Bozeman, Montana
CHRONICLE PHOTO Khasbazaryn Bekhbatk, Mongolian ambassador to the United States, talks with Bozeman residents at the Story Mansion on Tuesday. Mongolia's ambassador to the United States was in Bozeman Tuesday, urging the community to strengthen its already stout...
