Mongolia Brief August 7, 2014 Part II
427
foreigners deported
August 7 (UB
Post) As of August 2014, 427 foreigners have been deported and 4,700 foreigners
were told to leave Mongolia within ten days, by the Mongolian Immigration
Authority.
“We control
every single foreigner who receives a visa from our organization, until they
leave. There is a misunderstanding that the Authority of Civic Movement is the
only place that gives visas to foreigners and solves their problems. Foreigners
who get working visas from our organization should pay the appropriate taxes to
Mongolia,” said Head of the Deportation Department of Mongolian Immigration
Kh.Bekhbat.
The Mongolian
Immigration Authority doesn’t control visas that are issued by the Mongolian
Embassy in foreign countries.
Cybercrime
raises concerns for local businesses
August 7 (UB
Post) The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of the General Intelligence Agency of
Mongolia has recently advised the public to enhance their online security
systems and practice caution online, following a rising number of complaints
about hacking and fraud.
Lately, several
organizations and individuals who conduct international trade have had their
emails hacked or become victims of fraud due to poor knowledge about protecting
their personal data from criminals.
Following the
rise of cybercrime, the CSA is advising businesses, especially those with
international relations, to closely check sender’s email addresses, check the
domain users of partner companies, to confirm business partner’s names, bank
accounts and bank names with a phone call, resetting email passwords according
to international standards includes letters, digits, characters and
capitalization, regularly change passwords, and to contact professional
organizations if they receive suspicious emails.
MPP
calls for accountability from PM and Minister of Justice
August 7 (UB
Post) The Mongolian People’s Party voiced their objection to Prime Minister
N.Altankhuyag and Minister of Justice S.Temuujin’s visit to Tuv Province
Detention Facility to meet with the PM’s advisor, L.Gansukh, ignoring a
decision made by Commissioner of the Independent Authority Against Corruption
D.Zoljargal.
Board Member of
the Mongolian People’s Party, Secretary J.Munkhbat stated, “The golden rule in
democratic society is law and order. If the PM and Minister of Justice are
violating laws, then Government and the Ministry of Justice won’t be able to
require the public to follow the law.” The party requested that Chairman of
Parliament Z.Enkhbold quickly assemble a special session of Parliament to
charge PM N.Altankhuyag and Minister of Justice S.Temuujin with political
accountability.
The Board of
the MPP believes that the Prime Minister and Justice Minister’s visit violated
the following provisions in the State Constitution calling for, “democracy,
justice, liberty, equality, national unity and the rule of law and fundamental
principles of the state”: Section 41.1, “the government led by the Prime
Minister is responsible before parliament for the implementation of state
laws”, and Section 21.2 of the Criminal Law, “inquirer, investigator,
prosecutor in the proceedings of their powers act independently of one agency
official in accordance with the procedures prescribed by law.”
The Prime
Minister’s visit violated Provision 19.2 of Article 19 of the Law of
Implementation of Detention of a Suspect and the Arrest of the Accused, the
April 2013 order of the Minister of Justice No. A/75, and Provision 12.1 of
Article 12 on revised procedures for arrest and detention. The MPP believes
that the actions taken by the Prime Minister should be considered a criminal
offense in a special class of the Criminal Law under Provision 245.2 of Article
245.
Parliament’s
Vice Chairman L.Tsog voices concern over Tsagaan Suvraga deposit
August 7 (UB
Post) On Monday, Vice Chairman of the Parliament L.Tsog met with journalists to
voice his objection to recent decisions by the Constitutional Court. The Vice
Chairman believes the Parliament’s resolution on “State ownership of the
Tsagaan Suvraga deposit” is unconstitutional.
As stated in
the resolution, state ownership of the Tsagaan Suvraga (white stupa) deposit is
not required. L.Tsog considers this a significant breach of the law, as it
violates the constitution, and opposes the Constitutional Court setting the
resolution aside. The Vice Chairman pointed out that devaluing major strategic
mineral deposit with explorations funded by the state budget can lead to
illegal transfers to private ownership.
Office of Media
and Public Relations Department of the Parliament reported that lawyer
S.Narangerel shared L.Tsog’s opposition to the actions of the Constitutional
Court.
Mongolia-Russia
plan for anniversary of Battles of Khalkhiin Gol
August 7 (UB
Post) Vice Chairman of Parliament and Mongolian-Russian Parliamentary Group
Chairman L.Tsog called on Counselor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation
Oganov Artem Valierievich to discuss plans for the celebration of the 75th
anniversary of the WWII Khalkh River victory.
MPs D.Arvin,
G.Uyanga, Yo.Otgonbayar, Chairman of the Secretariat of the Mongolian Peace and
Friendship Organization R.Bayarsaikhan, Vice Chairman L.Enkhtsetseg and
Secretary in Charge of the member countries Yo.Maksim attended the meeting and
exchanged proposals.
The Russian
Embassy will present a documentary film about the leader of the 1939 Khalkh
River War Marshal, Georgy Konstantinovich Jukov. The Mongolian Peace and
Friendship Organization will translate the film to Mongolian.
The Office of
Media and Public Relations of Parliament reported that the Mongolian Russian
Parliamentary Group, Russian Embassy and Mongolian Peace and Friendship
Organization are going to organize the anniversary events at the Russian
Science and Culture Center. They have planned a number of events including
special classes in joint Russian-Mongolian general education schools.
First
Mongolian-Austrian political consultative meeting
August 7 (UB
Post) On Wednesday, the first political consultative meeting between the
Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MMFA) and Austrian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The parties
discussed bilateral relations and cooperation, focusing on the intensification
of Mongolian-Austrian relations in business, the best use of the 40 million EUR
loan from the Austrian Government, bilateral visa exemptions for holders of
diplomatic or official passports, and collaboration in strengthening the
Diplomatic Academy under the MMFA.
Views were
exchanged on international and local issues of mutual interest. Meeting
attendees offered support in multilateral cooperation, and emphasized that
political consultative meetings should be held frequently.
84,000
citizens submit online applications for land ownership
August 7 (UB
Post) As of Monday, 84,000 citizens have submitted applications, out of 4.5
million online visits in total, since the online registration for land
ownership launched on August 1 via www.umch.ub.gov.mn.
The Ulaanbaatar
City Council included a total of 1,524 hectares of land at five locations in
Songinokhairkhan, Bayanzurkh, Khan-Uul, Baganuur and Bagakhangai Districts.
The
registration website crashed shortly after the launch due to overload. As the
website was loading very slowly, citizens reopened the website many times which
worsened the load, reported officials.
Ulaanbaatar
City Property Relations Agency’s official Ts.Shijir highlighted that land
ownerships will be granted to those who previously haven’t privatized land and
submitted completed applications. Applications will be received until 12 p.m.
on August 15.
Ts.Shijir
advised applicants not to rush as the website might experience faults again.
Snow
falls in Arkhangai and Zavkhan Provinces
August 7 (UB
Post) Six soums in Arkhangai and Zavkhan Provinces had a snowfall on Sunday
evening for many hours, following radical drop in temperatures, according to
local residents.
“Temperatures
dropped nationwide and some regions are experience minus two to plus three
degree Celsius at night since the start of August, which followed rain and
snow,” reported engineer of the National Agency for Meteorology, Hydrology and
Environmental Monitoring (NAMHEM) B.Tsaschimeg.
The NAMHEM
forecasted that the first half of August will be warmer compared to the same
period of previous years. However, thunderstorms and rains are expected
throughout the whole month with radical temperature drops expected during the
latter half.
Auctioned
state properties to add 70 billion MNT to state budget
August 7 (UB
Post) A total of 22 state-owned properties have been listed for privatization,
with estimate value of 60 to 70 billion MNT. All the properties will be
auctioned off to private organizations within two years, according to the
government and the proceeds from the privatizations will be transferred to the
state budget.
The
privatization will be open to public and staff of the properties will not be
affected in any way.
State shares of
nine companies will be reduced, while another three state-woned companies will
be completely privatized, in an effort to decrease government involvement in
business.
The government
is planning to auction several other state properties to boost state revenue.
An additional 120 million MNT to four billion MNT is estimated to be added to
state budget by privatizing state properties.
New
apartments to replace 21 below standard buildings
August 7 (UB
Post) A total of 21 old and degraded apartment buildings in Ulaanbaatar will be
demolished to make way for new buildings, according to the Ordinance of the
Ulaanbaatar City Governor E.Bat-Uul.
The buildings
are located in Bayangol and Khan-Uul Districts. The decision to demolish the
buildings were approved after inspections concluded that they are not capable of
withstanding an earthquake.
The 21
apartments have been closed to prevent accidents and the demolition, as well as
construction projects, will launch shortly after contractors are selected
through a tender.
Residents of
the apartments, executor companies and government organizations will form a
trilateral contract to approve the launch of the project.
Annual
Mongolia-Russia military exercises launch
August 7 (UB
Post) The annual Mongolia-Russia joint military exercises, “Selenge 2014’ is
set to take place on an open field for the first time this year, with increased
number of participants.
Air force
military units of the two countries will also join the exercises, which will
continue from August 12 to August 27.
Participating
military units will take part in marches and ceremonial events dedicated for
the 75th anniversary of the Battles of Khalkhiin Gol after the exercises are
finished.
Preparations
for the exercises are going according to plan and some of the military forces
have already headed to Munkh Khet military base where the exercises are
planned, according to officials.
MSE
to use Bloomberg Terminal electronic trading system
August 7 (UB
Post) D.Angar, acting CEO of the Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE), had a meeting
with Asian financial market representatives from Bloomberg on August 4. The
meeting covered carrying out government securities trade using the Bloomberg
Terminal electronic trading platform.
The Minister of
Finance directed the MSE to implement 2013 Parliament Resolution No. 41 on July
30, 2014. The MSE will be required to conduct research on whether payment,
accounting, and clearing, through the use of new software, can be carried out
in accordance with existing laws and regulations, and whether institutions
participating in the market are prepared to carry out government securities
trade on the Mongolian Stock Exchange.
State
budget to increase through privatization
August 7 (UB
Post) The Government for Change has decided to privatize 22 state-owned
companies and add 60 to 70 billion MNT to the state budget.
The
privatization process will be completed over the next two years. The relevant
standing committees of legislative organizations will discuss and finalize
decisions to implement the change. The privatization process will be
transparent to the public and officials in charge say that issues regarding
employees of the companies being privatized will be resolved fairly. State
ownership in nine out of the 22 state-owned companies will be decreased, while
three companies will be 100 percent privatized.
According to a
preliminary estimate, privatization would add 60 to 70 billion MNT to the state
budget.
The government
will also sell its buildings no longer in use. Asking prices for the companies
and buildings are estimated to be between 120 million MNT to 4 billion MNT.
Mongol
bank trades USD at 1,873 MNT
August 7 (UB
Post) Mongol bank held its regular Tuesday Foreign Exchange Auction on August
5.
During the
auction, Mongol bank sold 16.3 million USD at a closing rate of 1,873 MNT, and
101.5 million CNY at a closing rate of 303.11 MNT. On the same day, Mongol bank
received a MNT swap agreement bid offer equivalent to 6.5 million USD and a USD
swap agreement ask offer of 85 million USD from local commercial banks and
accepted all offers.
Mongolian
Financial Market Event to be held in London
August 7 (UB
Post) The Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE), in cooperation with the London Stock
Exchange (LSE), plans to organize Mongolian Financial Market Event in London on
September 9, 2014.
The event aims
to list Mongolian companies on the LSE and MSE, promote the companies to
foreign investors and support them in raising funds from the international
financial market.
Capital
Bank to cooperate with Korea’s Seran Hospital
August 7 (UB
Post) Capital Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work with
South Korea’s Seran General Hospital. Customers of Capital Bank will get a 10
percent discount on services provided by the hospital if they use the bank’s
international credit card.
Seran General
Hospital has a 27 year history and is one of the Republic of Korea’s best
hospitals, with a leading position in medical diagnosis, spine and joint
treatment.
A.Gerelmaa,
deputy executive director of Capital Bank, and Han Yon U, director of the
Administration and Activities Management Department at Seran Hospital, signed
the MoU. Director of the Treasury Department B.Yanjin, Capital Bank Senior
Specialist B.Enkhmandakh, Director of Business Development D.Davaadalai, Seran
Hospital’s international relations specialist B.Solongotuya, Senior Specialist
of the Administration and Activities Management Department of Seran Hospital
Kim Jin Khi participated in the event.
Nine
days left until Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympics
August 7 (UB
Post) The second Summer Youth Olympic Games is about to start on August 16, in
Nanjing city of China. Over 3,600 athletes from 198 countries will compete in
28 sports categories.
This year,
Mongolians will compete in four categories; judo, freestyle wrestling,
weightlifting and shooting.
Mongolian youth
athletes that are competing in judo include Ts.Khulan, in the women’s 52 kg,
and Ts.Tsogtbaatar, in the men’s 66 kg. In freestyle wrestling, B.Dulguun will
represent Mongolian in the women’s 46 kg, in air rifle, N.Angirmaa will
represent Mongolia and in weightlifting, M.Ankhtstetseg. Mongolian judge
E.Munkhbileg will judge the table tennis competition.
The
International Olympic Committee decided to hold the first Summer Youth Olympic
Games in 2010, which was hosted in Singapore. Some 11 Mongolian athletes
competed in the first Youth Olympics.
The following
is the past achievements of Mongolian athletes in the Summer Youth Olympic
Games.
- B.Battsetseg
in Freestyle Wrestling- gold medal
- G.Erdenebold in jumping, Gymnastic -gold medal
- O.Dulguun, in a category of team, Judo -silver medal
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- G.Erdenebold in jumping, Gymnastic -gold medal
- O.Dulguun, in a category of team, Judo -silver medal
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