At the Government meeting on Wednesday members decided to build a student campus in the Baganuur district instead of the Nalaikh district, as previously decided.About 10,000 hectares in the fourth and fifth khoroos of Baganuur will be cleared to build

The Standing Committee on Social Policy, Education, Culture and Science postponed its meeting on Wednesday. The committee was to discuss two issues. The first was a draft law on bonuses to mothers submitted by MP Ts.Tsengel. Members of the committee

Honored Athlete, Olympic silver medalist, and boxing world champion P.Serdamba has been named Mongolia’s Athlete of the Year for 2011.He won a bronze medal at the AIBA world championships and has earned a spot to compete at the 2012 London

An international research conference on reducing air pollution in Ulaanbaatar was held at the Mongolia-Japan Center on Tuesday. MP D.Batbayar, officials from the Air Quality Office of the President’s Office, university teachers, and representatives of research and international aid organizations

The World Belt Wrestling Championship and the World and Asian Kazakh Kuresh Wrestling Championships were held in India from December 19 to 21. The Mongolian belt wrestling team competed under the direction of trainer O.Bakhit. A.Davaanyam, an athlete of MIAT

MP S.Byambatsogt has sent a query to Mineral Resources and Energy Minister D.Zorigt. Kh.Battulga asks the minister about Khushuut mining, which is located in Darvi and Tsetseg soums of Khovd aimag. The Chinese company Mon En Co LLC owns Khushuut

Mongolia observed the 22nd anniversary of its democratic revolution on December 10. To mark the occasion, the managing council of the country’s first NGO, the Mongolian Democratic Union (MDU), met to discuss the current circumstances of the leaders of the

In a ceremony at the President Hotel in Moscow on December 17, Mongolian doctor Budjav Baasansuren was honored for his contributions to the field of traditional medicine. The award is given annually to a scholar, doctor, or other expert in

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report that says air pollution kills 1,600 people annually in Ulaanbaatar.Ulaanbaatar is consistently ranked as one of the most polluted cities in the world. The WHO report looked at air pollution’s

The Democratic Youth Union (DYU) of Khovd aimag has endorsed the president’s appeal to observe the New Year without alcohol. The union is organizing a campaign called “For Khovd without Alcohol – Youth” from December 15, 2011 to May 15,