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As of January 2007 there will be no more updates on MonInfo
and our organization is shutting down.
We are very sad that we cannot continue to run our valuable
and much needed news website as well as the journalist trainings and media
development programs that we have run with other local NGOs and governmental organizations.
We would like to thank all of those individuals and
organizations who supported us, both financially and in principal, and our
readers. Between August 2006 and January 2007 we had 30,000 visitors and over 70,000
total page views from over 80 countries on six continents.
The last six months have been wonderful for all of us here
at MonInfo and we will always be proud of the work we have done.
MonInfo Staff
January 9, 2007
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News
updates on MonInfo will be temporarily suspended from Friday December 15 until
Thursday January 4, 2007. During this time our complete efforts will be focused
on fundraising for the continuation of our non-profit organization in 2007.
Surviving
as a completely independent, donor-funded organization is difficult and we must
now spend our time raising funds for the prolongation of our many projects into
the coming year.
So what
have we here at MonInfo achieved in the past half-year?
We have done much. Our journalists - the best in Mongolia – have produced nearly
400 news stories, each of which appear on our website for free in both English
and Mongolian and have been read by people daily on six continents.
The work we have been doing has also gone beyond the provision of a daily news
service and into that of overall media development. Our general manager, Robyn
Garner, has led journalist training workshops relating to sexual harassment,
human trafficking and lesbian/gay/bisexual/ transgender issues, has instigated
a monthly media development group with key local and international organizations,
has trained students at the Press Institute of Mongolia, and has worked with
other organizations in media-related project development.
Over these
next two weeks however, all of our efforts will be redirected towards
fundraising efforts and a holiday break for our employees, who have had no
vacations, even on national holidays, for the last six months.
We would
like to say a deep and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us
over the last six months. Without your efforts, our ideals and beliefs about
news and media in Mongolia
could not have been realized. We hope we can continue to obtain funding and
maintain our organization well into the future.
Our news
service will resume on January 4, 2007.
Sincerely,
Luke Distelhorst
Founder,
Director
Robyn Garner
General
Manager
B. Bulgamaa
Senior
Journalist
D. Binderiya
Journalist,
Translator
G. Odgarav
Journalist
M. Mandkhai
Translator
U. Bayarmaa
Financial
Officer
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On December 1, a fire broke out on freight train # 700716
while it was loading goods at the 6th transferring path in the Mongolian border
town of Zamiin-Uud,
according to a statement made by officials from Ulaanbaatar Railway
headquarters on Monday.
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Girls and
boys as young as 14-15 years old are continuing to drink in smaller,
unregulated bars and cafes around the city where less security and lower income play a factor in attracting customers as police checks are rare, law enforcement officials said.
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 30 years
after its first performance in Mongolia,
the Russian, “Circus on Water,” has returned.
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Grave robbers have left more than 20 old gravesites in the Dalan Dahvar cemetery
on the northwestern outskirts of Ulaanbaatar without coffins.
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The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is about to organize
the first Green Days of Fall exhibition to enable local producers to show their
products in Misheel Expo center from September 29 to October 7.
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While Mongolian Yokozuna Asashoryu Akinori was claiming his 18th emperor’s cup victory last
Saturday young Mongolian sumo wrestlers continued training to fight for the
opportunity to become the next grand champion.
“Of course
I want to go to Japan and
start more training,” said M. Monkhdelger, a 15 year old competing in the
Future Champions sumo tournament being held in Ulaanbaatar.
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Judo
wrestlers from Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea went all out in the Wrestling Palace
Saturday for the first day of the 1st East Asian Judo Championships. All images copyright Luke Distelhorst
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