2008 Olympic silver medalist and world champion P.Serdamba defeated Cuban boxer Yosvany Veita Soto at the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan on Wednesday. He will fight South Korean boxer Shin Jun-Hun for the silver medal on Friday.

The Standing Committee on State Structure discussed a draft law on the Parliamentary election on Wednesday. Members approved a working group’s proposal to establish electoral districts by February 15.The leader of the working group, N.Enkhbold, said the Election General Committee

The following ambassadors presented their credentials to President Ts.Elbegdorj on Wednesday: Syria Ambassador Khalaf Ali-Jarad, Belarus Ambassador B.V.Pavlovich, Myanmar Ambassador U Tin Oo, and Palestine Ambassador Ahmed Abbas Mahfus Ramadan.After the presentation ceremony, President Ts.Elbegdorj received the new Ambassadors. Syrian

The group National Movement for the Nuclear Security of Mongolia says the Government’s nuclear policies need to be completely overhauled. On Wednesday the group said it plans to deliver a note to the National Security Council (NSC) urging that the

The State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet will open its 49th season with performances of Verdi’s Aida on October 8 and 9.B.Erdenetuya will sing the role of Aida and Ch.Tumendemberel will sing the role of Radamest on October 8.O.Uyanga

Members of the Standing Committee on Social Policy, Education, Culture and Science say the state should stop taxing the monthly Human Development Fund (HDF) allowance that citizens receive.Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, D.Arvin said countryside residents have complained that Saving

At a press conference in Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday, international health organizations warned that Mongolia stands to lose USD 600,000 for anti-tuberculosis programs. WHO specialist J.Narantuya, the president of Mongolia’s anti-tuberculosis center, and representatives of the NGO Global Foundation took part

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