The new Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in Mongolia, Percy Misika, presented his credentials to Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister G.Zandanshatar on Tuesday. Zandanshatar congratulated Misika on his appointment to Mongolia, and, on behalf of the Government, expressed his

The MPP has proposed another version of a draft election law. Last Friday the party proposed two possible versions. In one, 52 MPs would be chosen under the “majority” system and 24 under the “proportional” system. In the other the

MPP members of Parliament and the party’s managing council met behind closed doors at the Elite Center on Tuesday. Among the issues discussed were control of the Finance Ministry and election promises.The MPP believes that, since the finance minister is

Asian boxing champion U.Munkh-Erdene defeated an Iranian boxer on points Tuesday at the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 24-9 victory earns Munkh-Erdene a spot in the 2012 London Olympics. On Thursday, Munkh-Erdene will fight an Italian

Sources say the State Supreme Court (SSC) will consider complaints lodged by an environmental group next week. Civil Movement’s United for Rivers and Lakes has twice filed complaints alleging that the Government has ignored or allowed to occur environmental damage

The Government has appointed B.Batjargal, head of the budget policy board at the Ministry of Finance, to replace Ch.Khashchuluun as the head of the Development Bank’s representative managing council.Ch.Khashchuluun was dismissed last Friday, because the Government felt the head of

A council headed by Finance Minister S.Bayartsogt met on Tuesday and discussed several issues, including plans to liquidate the defunct Anod and Zoos banks, and to speed repayment of Government bonds. Mongol Bank Deputy President B.Javkhlan said banking data kept

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S.Ganbaatar, the president of the Confederation of Trade Unions, answered our correspondent’s questions.Q: The Government has decided to increase state workers’ salaries and pensions by 53 percent in the 2012 budget. Are you satisfied with that?A: We have demanded several

Twenty MPs who delivered a note about the Oyutolgoi investment agreement to Prime Minister S.Batbold on September 7 are not happy with the response. They demanded a reply from the prime minister by October 1. Instead they got a reply