Altantuya’s dad slams ex-Mongolian honorary consul to Malaysia

SHAH ALAM: Altantuya Shaariibuu’s father today questioned the integrity of a former honorary consul of Mongolia to Malaysia, who acted as a liaison officer between the family and the authorities here. Shaariibuu Setev said his doubts about Syed Abdul Rahman...

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Endangered Mongolian khulans reappear in NW China

A number of Mongolian khulans have been spotted at the northern desert in Qitai County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is listed as nearly endangered species by the IUCN. The Mongolian khulan, also known as Mongolian wild ass, is endangered...

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Mongolia launches 10-mw solar power plant

ULAN BATOR, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A solar power plant with an installed capacity of 10 megawatts has been officially launched in Mongolia's central province of Govisumber, Mongolian state television reported on Monday. Mongolia's total renewable energy capacity stood at 275 megawatts at the end of 2018, according to the Ministry of Energy. The 10-megawatt...

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Mongolian Legislators Again Submit Letter Asking Parliament Speaker To Step Down

Majority of Mongolian lawmakers on Friday submitted an official letter calling for the dismissal of Parliament Speaker Miyegombo Enkhbold, due to an alleged abuse of power. The letter, signed by 39 lawmakers in the country’s 76-seat unicameral parliament, was sent to Enkhbold after an amendment on dismissing the parliament speaker came into force...

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Moscow Analyst Says Mongolia on Its Way to Becoming ‘Ukraine of the East’

Paul Goble             Staunton, January 23 – For a pro-Kremlin commentator to suggest Mongolia is “just like Ukraine except in the East” is both intriguing because it suggests the Russian leadership is applying the model it has for post-Soviet republics to other former communist countries...

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Murdered Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu's family want justice in Malaysia lawsuit

SHAH ALAM (AFP) - The family of a Mongolian woman whose killing was allegedly linked to Malaysia's toppled leader are hoping for justice in a civil lawsuit that started this week, their lawyers said on Friday (Jan 25). Altantuya Shaariibuu was shot dead and her body blown up with military-grade plastic explosives near Kuala Lumpur in 2006. Her...

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Interview: Mongolian disabled children to enjoy China-aided health services: minister

ULAN BATOR, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian children with disabilities will be able to enjoy comprehensive health services from the China-aided development center for disabled children in Ulan Bator, Mongolian Minister of Labor and Social Protection Sodnom Chinzorig said Thursday. "Today, we all witnessed a historic event in Mongolia-China relations....

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'I never met her': Former PM of Mongolia Najib denies links with slain Mongolian model Altantuya

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak reiterated on Wednesday (Jan 23) that he has never met slain model Altantuya Shaariibuu, after a witness testified that she saw a photograph that they had taken together. “That is slander. Lies....

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Mongolia: Warning of a “kids’ crisis” as influenza outbreak grips

Ulaanbaatar/Beijing/Geneva, 24 January 2019 – An outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1) in Mongolia has been called a “kids’ crisis” by the Mongolian Red Cross Society, with children under five accounting for more than two-thirds of cases reported up to 18 January. Health...

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Mongolia launches campaign to boost banking sector development

ULAN BATOR, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia has launched a campaign to promote the development of its banking sector, local media reported Wednesday. The campaign is part of the activities to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the development of the banking sector in the country, the Bank of Mongolia said in a statement. As part of the six-month campaign...

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Inner Mongolia's GDP grows at 5.3 pct in 2018

HOHHOT, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported GDP of 1.73 trillion yuan (255 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018, up 5.3 percent, authorities said Wednesday. According to the region's statistics bureau, last year, value added in the primary industry rose 3.2 percent to 175.4 billion yuan, and that in the secondary...

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Inner Mongolia offers bilingual options on all government websites

China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has started offering bilingual options on government websites at all levels of administration in the region. The region has created Mongolian-language web pages covering all levels of government and local departments closely related to people's livelihood, according to the general office of the regional government. Creation...

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Mongolia fog envelops investor view

ongolia bond positions turned underweight in global emerging market strategies, as tens of thousands of Ulaanbaatar protesters in bitter winter cold called for lifting the “fog” in a play on words combining the initials of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) and the Democratic Party (DP). The action followed another spate of scandal revelations,...

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Mongolia's foreign exchange reserves reach 3.5 bln USD by end of 2018

ULAN BATOR, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's foreign exchange reserves rose to 3.5 billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2018, the highest level in six years, the president of the country's central bank said Tuesday. The figure is up almost 20 percent from the previous year, Nadmid Bayartsaikhan told local media. The growth was attributed to the implementation...

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Never ending Saga of Mongolian model killed in Malaysia continues-translator for Altantuya's family passes defense challenge

A translator hired to facilitate the RM100 million civil suit filed by the family of slain Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu has been approved by the High Court in Shah Alam. Lawyers representing Altantuya's former lover Abdul Razak Baginda, and the government, had challenged the competency of Enkhjin Batbilig as a translator... ...

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Mongolia beefs up fight against African swine fever

The third consultative meeting between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Republic of Cuba was held in Havana on January 18-19, Montsamereport.  The meeting was co-chaired by D.Davaasuren, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, and Marcelino Medina, first Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba....

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India and Mongolia Sign a Powerful MoU at ICMEI

India and Mongolia moved further in their relationship and will work together in the promotion of art and culture as the Embassy of Mongolia and International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry signed a MoU to enhance the relations. "History has been written- we are working together on these different segments as...

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Mongolia kicks off Chinese New Year celebrations

ULAN BATOR, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Singers, musicians and figure skaters from China kicked off the celebration of Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, with a performance here on Saturday. The performance is part of a cultural event entitled "Happy Chinese New Year," which was organized by Chinese embassy in Mongolia and the Chinese Cultural Center...

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Mongolian lawmakers approve amendment to law on dismissing parliament speaker

ULAN BATOR, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — The Mongolian parliament on Friday passed an amendment to the law on dismissing the parliament speaker, paving the way to remove current parliament speaker Miyegombo Enkhbold from his post due to the allegation of abusing power. The draft bill initiated by Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga was approved by a vote...

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