{mosimage}THE new Prime Minister of Mongolia, S.Bayar, who was appointed by the Parliament last Thursday with a 97.1 percent of the vote, started his job on Friday. He began by changing heads of the law enforcement agencies of the government.

{mosimage}Niislel Khuree, the capital city of the Bogd Khaan’s Monarchy, was established as a result of Mongolia’s struggle for independence, by the first Great State Khural held on November 25, 1924. On the following day, the country proclaimed its independence from China, and Niislel Khuree was named as the capital city of the People’s Republic [...]

{mosimage}During Asashoryu’s absence Hakuho did a good job and did not lose the Emperor’s Cup to the Japanese. So all six tournaments organized throughout the year were won by the Mongolians. The November sumo tournament gave Hakuho, whose Mongolian name is M.Davaajargal, his second emperor’s cup as a sumo champion, but this is his fifth [...]

{mosimage}“EVEN Five Wishes”, a televised performance of five folk singers, will take the stage on December 2 at the Wrestling Palace in a concert by the same name. The concert is being organized in support of the folk songs which have represented the country across the world, and to promote Mongolian national culture to the [...]

{mosimage}Mongolian Nambaryn Enkhbayar was honored in the United Arab Emirates during a state visit on Sunday.  President Enkhbayar met in Abu Dhabi with his counterpart, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to discuss boosting bilateral relations including trade, investment and tourism.

{mosimage}Mongolian sports officials have concluded a conference in China to learn how to detect and prevent athletes from using illegal drugs to enhance their performance.

{mosimage}Mongolian President Enkhbayar met with representatives of the Arts Council of Mongolia on Wednesday. During the meeting, Arts Council head N. Jantsannorov noted that the Arts Council continues to promote the nation’s culture and art as well as preserve the cultural heritage of the Mongolian people.

{mosimage}Mongolia’s Khan Bank is to receive a $10 million loan to assure Mongolian businesses have capital available for expansion. The loan is to be provided to Khan Bank by the Asian Development Bank.

{mosimage}Attention Shifts to Cabinet Formation UPDATE: The Parliament's session today approved the President N.Enkhbayar's request to appoint S.Bayar as the Prime Minister of Mongolia. 97.1 percent of the 69 members, who were present, backed Bayar and two members, Z.Enkhbold and B.Batbaatar were against him.

{mosimage}STATE Honored Figure, People’s Artist and film producer G.Jigjidsuren has come down heavily on Sergei Bodrov’s film The Mongol as an unacceptable distortion of Mongolian history and as a brutal assault on Mongolian sensibilities.