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Wednesday, 15 November 2006 |
 More than
six provinces that experienced less than favorable summer conditions could face
tough winters, an official at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture said Monday.
Although the ministry said that 85-97 percent of winter preparations are
complete, some provincial governors said that they have only one day’s worth of
supplies if severe winter storms occur in the coming months.
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Tuesday, 17 October 2006 |
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Mongolia was making slow progress in its Millennium
Development Goals and was not performing satisfactorily on some key targets,
according to a new report by three development organizations.
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Thursday, 05 October 2006 |
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Government
officials said the fall session of parliament would focus on domestic
development, with the largest investments going to Mongolia’s energy sector. A plan
introduced by the government in 2002 to be carried out through 2010 seeks to
increase oil exploration and secure domestic markets through in country
production, a plan that government officials said is on the verge of
blossoming.
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Friday, 22 September 2006 |
 Recent
changes in Mongolia have affected
the Asia Development Bank’s (ADB) strategies in implementing its projects in Mongolia, said
bank officials in a statement Thursday.
“We have
realigned our programs to fit with Mongolian government goals and our development
project aims,” Adrian Ruthenberg, Country Director at ADB's Mongolia Resident
Mission, told MonInfo Friday morning.
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Saturday, 16 September 2006 |
 Last week massive
plans for extensive coal and hydroelectric power plants were confirmed by
senior government officials, as well as the potential for increasing both wind
and solar power capacities. Mongolia,
which still imports power from Russia
for three western provinces, is trying to produce all of its own energy, as
well as export electricity to China
and Russia.
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Friday, 08 September 2006 |
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EzNis Airways, a new domestic airline company
which announced their establishment of business in July, will soon
start flying to major rural cities, according to an official of the
company. While the company is still waiting for complete licensing from the Civil Aviation Authority and the Ministry of Road, Transportation and Tourism, company officials remain optimistic.
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Wednesday, 06 September 2006 |
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Since September
1, 2006, cell phones with MobiCom service are not able to receive calls from outside
of Mongolia.
Even certain fixed telephone lines are not able to receive any calls from abroad, said officials from three different communication networks in Mongolia.
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