Litters Thrown Out Through Car Windows Hurt Street Sweepers

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“Sweepers can not get their salary” …said journalists. Some high ranking people decided to raise their(street sweepers) salary following order 182 on August 24 in 2006. But till now the order is still not realized in reality. Sweepers get a salary worth 108 thousand tugrug /less than 100 USD/month, but it is possible to raise it to 150 thousand tugrug”

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A Few Footprints of Gobi Bears Found Behind Segs Tsagaan Bogd Mountain

(Translated by Otgonsuren.J)

UvuuGobi bears, which are in great danger of extinction, are getting fewer and fewer each day in the Mongolian. A 84 years old gamekeeper TS.Zeskhuu who follow after this animal for the past 20 years were interviewed by Nomad Green’s citizen journalist.  Read More »

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MONGOLIAN YOUNG DEBATING TEAM: MONGOLIA SHOULD KEEP ITS URANIUM IN THE GROUND UNTIL IT CAN BE USED LOCALLY

Nuclear Power Plant in Czech

Nuclear Power Plant in Czech

Mongolian debating team is heading to the World Schools Debating Championship to be held in Feb 2010 in Doha, Qatar. This is the third time in the last four years, Mongolia sending a team of sophomore students. The World’s best English speaking students will challenge each other in the battle of intelligence, wits, and rhetorical skills. The team recently made tours around local businesses, NGOs, and other establishment to get advice and critique from experienced public speakers. Their main debating topic was whether Mongolia should keep its uranium until it can be used locally. Read More »

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Desertification Shrinks the Size of Livestocks

(Translated By D.Ariungerel)

In this late autumn, I was in Uvorkhangai aimag where I’ve heard people there sell their livestock at very low price. For example: matured sheep sell in 25000 tugrugs.  As soon as I heard it I would like to buy a cheap sheep because I love to eat sausage of sheep. This information looks like a white moon which is our traditional holiday, and will bring good things to people such as a luck, happiness and joy. Read More »

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Dug Hole of Mining Covered Whole Mongolia Territory

(Translated by D. Ariungerel)

It seems like our government will do to messurement after dug hole and acumulated soil cover whole territory of Mongolia. Every day, discussion on mining rehabilitation goes on and on through mainstream media and daily news that gave a bad message to the community who are not concerning about it.  The dug hole and acumulated soil are everywhere… Read More »

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Herders Still Waiting for Promised Money by Two Parties to Postpone Their Movement

(Translated by D.Ariungerel)

The winter already came in the Bayangol and Taragt soum of Ovorkhangai aimag by middle of autumn. I’ve met with vice governor, Enkhbayar to ask about herders’ winter place.  She said, that you couldn’t meet with the herders, most of them moved to other places, followed grassland, very few herders who have less amount of livestock stayed in the their grazing area. Because our rangeland is degraded, most of the herders have moved at least 100 km, or even further than 200-300 km from their original winter places. On the way, no grass is observed on the ground, only shrubs stayed without leaves and branches. I think that winter would be harded. Read More »

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People Who Make Profits from Air Pollution

(Translated by Mongoloo)

The air pollution level of Ulaaabaatar, Mongolian capital, has been increasing year by year and at the same time the amount of money spent on air pollution by the government is also increasing. (2 billion tugrug in 2008 and 3.2 billion tugrug in 2009). Isn’t it an interesting relation? Read More »

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