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(Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in Ulan Bator's central Sukhbatar Square Thursday to demand the resignation of Mongolia's health minister for failing to curtail the spread of the H1N1 strain of influenza.


The first demonstration in the heart of the capital since post-election riots in July 2008 ended peacefully, but protesters warned of further unrest if th

Mongolia has offered to mediate between the United States and North Korea because of its good ties with both countries, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has expressed interest, Mongolian Foreign Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold said.
Late May proffered its usual hail, rain, snow, and high-80's sunlight in the same day. In the upscale Nayra Cafe, the largely foreign clientele were instructed that Thursday's internet password was "Elbegdorj." Ganbat, the author leading the latest effort at forming a Mongolian Center of International PEN, sported the inked forefinger of a citizen who had voted when I had lunch with him. Neither
Last Sunday, June 24, some 1.1 million Mongolians, or nearly three-quarters of all eligible voters, went to the polling stations. It was the country’s sixth presidential election since the country left the Soviet Union’s orbit and embraced multi-party politics in 1990 and this time around , another milestone was reached: a candidate other than the leader of the Mongolian Peoples’ Revolutionary Pa
Ian Kelly, Department Spokesman of the Office of the Spokesman of the Bureau of Public Affairs issued a press release on May 26, 2009.

"We wish to congratulate the people of Mongolia on their recent presidential election. In a free and peaceful democratic election on Sunday, May 24, Mongolian voters elected Democratic Party candidate Tshahiagiin Elbegdorj.

We applaud the people and governme
The voters got 25 percent of the Candidates information from TV; 15 percent from papers; 8 percent from private radio and FM; and 13 percent from internet. More interestingly, 16 percent of the information was spread by the rumors.

35.7 percent of the UB residents watched the Presidential Candidates’ Debate.

43 percent of the voters tended to believe the negative information on N.Enhbayar w
News.mn reports that 4 of the Great Khural standing committees will convene today to discuss the state budget for 2010-2012. What drew my interest and concern was a bit about the Internal Security, Foreign Policy Committee meeting. The committee members will meet to discuss possible changes to the Communications law, which includes legalizing wiretapping of mobile communication for law enforcemen
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Thousands of Mongolians, from nomadic herders to businessmen, jammed into Ulan Bator's public square yesterday to welcome their newly elected president shortly after the Harvard-educated opposition candidate was declared the winner in a close election.
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