Jargal de Facto: More grants, less labour in the Mongolian desert
I transited through Dalanzadgad. While each month every Mongolian citizen receives 21 thousand Tugrogs as “motherland grant,” in addition to that UmnuGobi residents began receive “local grant” in 500 thousand Tugrogs a year. National and local politicians (14 of the 25 members at the Khural of citizens representatives in South Gobi aimag are from Democratic Party) are as busy as those in the...
" Rio Tinto's Oyutolgoi agreement needs changes" speaker says
 
Jack Weatherford in Cafe Amsterdam
Today -  Wednesday 28 September - writer, anthropologist and Mongolist professor Jack Weatherford will give a talk in Cafe Amsterdam. Upon special request he will reprise his talk about his latest book "The Secret History of the Mongol Queens" that was sold out last JuneJack Weatherford is best known for his book "Ghenghis Khan and the Making of the...
Why not outsource the government? Jargal de Facto, Views on Mongolia
Mongolia’s government recognizes its incapacity to accomplish its duties. So they started to hire foreign management in state-owned enterprises already. The question is, should Mongolia’s government continue in this approach or identify and remove the roots of the inaptitude? For 14 million USD, our government invited a managing team from the London Stock Exchange as a replacement for the...
Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts
The Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts features Mongolian art from pre
International Art Exhibtion on Built Environments in Ulaanbaatar
Exhibition and its opening at Zanabazar Fine Arts Museum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Opening October 3rd 3 to 5 pm Exhibition open 4th to 11th October ( not 8th to9th) 10 am to 5 pm.   artists: Dugarsuren Batzorig (MGL), Ganbat Enkhjargal (MGL)), Sedbazar Ganzug (MGL), Aletta de Jong (NL), Chris van Mulligen (NL), Christine Saalfeld (GER/NL), Karin Suter (CH/NL), Togmidshiirev Enkhbold (MGN...
Short term consultants
  VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR SHORT TERM CONSULTANTS The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Mongolia announces the following  four vacancies for short term national consultants working in a team  for final review and  preparation of project document for the “NETWORK OF MANAGED RESOURCE PROTECTED AREAS”  project: National Team Coordinator (3 months)...
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LSE helping Mongolian Stock Exchange with technology boost
The Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE) is getting a facelift. B.Bold, the executive director of Newcom Group and head of the representative managing council of the MSE, told our correspondent about changes planned for the exchange.
The Yeti is alive, or at least discussed in Tashtagol
An International Scientific Conference on Hominology will be held in Tashtagol city, Kemerovo Oblast, Russian Federation from October 6 to October 9, 2011.Many local residents in Tashtagol regions believe that there are still many Yetis or Almas or Bigfoot exist and live around the regions of Tashtagol.Once there was a case when the governor of Kemerovo region Aman Tuleev offered cash prize to...

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