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Bill proposed to assist poor following increases in food prices A bill has been drawn up to provide assistance to Mongolia’s poorest citizens in response to the rising costs of food. Parliamentarian S.Batbold has presented a bill offering food and nutrition subsidies to a variety... Online retailer donates to help Mongolian orphans HealthMegaMall, a U.S.-based online pharmacy, has donated approximately one tenth of its annual payroll to aid Mongolian orphans. This contribution will help some orphanages repair their facilities and purchase much needed furniture, medicine and... BCM Mongolia NewsWire Highlights LARGE COAL DEPOSIT FOUND BY TETHYS MINING Tethys Mining LLC announced that it has discovered a large coal deposit, Tugalgatai in Murun, Khentii aimag. The deposit is estimated to be 3 billion tons. The Baganuur mine... Foreign Minister pays first official visit to France The Mongolian Foreign Minister is paying the first official to France since diplomatic relations were established between the countries 43 years ago. Sanjaasurengiin Oyun, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, is meeting with French Minister... Educators conference to review teaching English in Mongolia Mongolian teachers will meet this weekend to review new techniques for teaching English. The Second National English Teachers Conference will be held May 9-11 at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology. The theme for... With eye on world food crisis, government acts to stabilize wheat prices In attempts to head off a crisis, the Mongolian government has announced strict price controls on wheat currently stored in the country, as well as soon to be imported wheat. The government also said it... State Prizes awarded during Ulaanbaatar ceremony Mongolian President N.Enkhbayar awarded state awards to citizens in a ceremony in Ulaanbaatar last week. Composer P.Khayankhyarvaa was awarded the title of People's Artist for what the President called his contribution to the development of... Camp for Mongolian children in USA is chance to learn about heritage Mongolian children living in the USA, along with their parents, will have the opportunity to attend a summer camp this summer. For the second year, the summer camp will offer Mongolian children the opportunity...