Mongolia Brief June 9, 2014 Part II
Merit
Athlete B.Ser-Od Wins 2014 International Marathon
Held
in Ulaanbaatar
June 9
(infomongolia.com) The Fifth International Ulaanbaatar Marathon was
successfully organized by the Department of Physical Culture and Sports, the
implementing agency of Ulaanbaatar Administration, and other organizations last
Saturday on June 07, 2014.
The 2014
Marathon was held in two categories as for professional and amateur runners in
6 distances including 42 km and 21 km for professionals, and nonprofessionals for
8 km, 5 km, 4 m and 1.5 km, where in the latter distance, family and runners
with disabilities have challenged.
The competition
brought a total of 16,839 participants including foreign 40 runners such as
winner of the marathon race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Hwang
Young-cho and Silver medalist of 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, Yamamoto
Yoshihiro.
The most
competitive race was held in the full marathon of 42 km, where Merit Athlete of
Mongolia Bat-Ochir SER-OD came in the first in the men’s category with a record
time of 2:18.31 and in the women’s category IMS Luvsanlundeg OTGONBAYAR finished
first with 2:52.46 respectively.
The Fifth International Ulaanbaatar
Marathon results
Men’s category for 42 km distance
1. B.Ser-Od
(Mongolia) - 2:18.31,56
2. Kochi Oka
(Japan) - 2:27.39,40
3. B.Dorjpalam
(Mongolia) - 2:29.01,37
Women’s 42 km
1. L.Otgonbayar
(Mongolia) - 2:52.46,86
2. B.Munkhzaya
(Mongolia) - 2:55.59,99
3. B.Dolgormaa
(Mongolia) - 3:18.17,07
Men’s 21 km
1. Yamamoto
Yoshihiro (Japan) - 1:02.18,85
2. O.Boldoo
(Mongolia) - 1:03.00,91
3. Ts.Byambajav
(Mongolia) - 1:03.22,75
Women’s 21 km
1.
Ch.Shinetsetseg (Mongolia) - 1:17.22,39
2. Ya.Undarmaa
(Mongolia) - 1:18.12,40
3. U.Sanjidmaa
(Mongolia) - 1:18.36,45
Men’s 8 km
1. G.Odkhuu
(Mongolia) - 26.08,17
2. T.Tserenpil
(Mongolia) - 26.21,49
3. A.Bakhyt
(Mongolia) - 27.35,30
Women’s 8 km
1. D.Mart
(Mongolia) - 33.31,25
2. J.Khaliunaa
(Mongolia) - 33.53,92
3. B.Dulamsuren
(Mongolia) - 33.57,34
Related:
B.Ser-Od wins Ulaanbaatar
Marathon – news.mn, June 9
Mongolians
Win Six Medals in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship
Ulaanbaatar,
June 8 (MONTSAME) The wrestlers at Mongolia’s Jiu-Jitsu Federation (MJJF)
grabbed six medals in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, which ran May
29-June 1 in Long Beach city, California State, the USA.
The MJJF
Saturday called a news conference on the results of our wrestlers. This year’s
events were attended by 3,000 wrestlers from 40 countries. Mongolia was
represented by 20 people. A gold medalist of the 2013 Jiu-Jitsu World Champion
M.Sugar won a bronze medal in the women’s 79 kg weight. A wrestlers Sh.Bumbayar
(58 kg) and Kh.Urankhishig (69 kg) captured silver medals in the junior
categories, and four youngsters won bronze medals in 48, 53 and 84 kg
tournaments.
For the time
being, the Mongolian wrestlers are having training to compete in the Asian
Beach Games and the US Open tournament.
Young
Chess Players Win Medals in Russian Ulan-Ude
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) The Mongolian young chess players Ts.Ashid and Ye.Togstomor
have recently won gold and silver medals, respectively, at the "World
Family" international chess tournament in Ulan-Ude, Russian Buryatia.
Players of
"Uramtai Shatar" (Inspiring Chess) club led by international master
N.Tuvshintogs won the Grand Prix among nearly 100 players of 27 teams.
The Mongolian team
included Ts.Ashid from "Zuunii Shatar" (Chess of Century) club and
world junior champion Ye.Togstomor, who grabbed gold and silver medals in the
category of U12.
Railbus
Operational and Costs 3,500 MNT between Far Eastern and Western Destinations of
Ulaanbaatar
June 9
(infomongolia.com) Upon the initiation of the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar E.Bat-Uul,
the Capital City Administration and "Ulaanbaatar Railway" joint
venture have been introducing a "Railbus" public transportation
between Tolgoit (western side of UB) and Amgalan (eastern) stations from June
06, 2014.
According to
timetable, the train serves 3 times before noon and 3 times afternoon with
stopovers at Tolgoit, Tavan Shar, Bars-2 or Kharkhorin market, Ulaanbaatar
Railway Station (Vokzal), Dund Gol, Narantuul market and Janjin Klub stations.
The morning
trip from Tolgoit is scheduled to depart at 07:12 am and to reach the last
destination of Amgalan at 07:44 am. Also, evening timetable from Amgalan is to
start at 06:20 pm with approximate travel of 30 minutes to Tolgoit.
Moreover, the
tariff of total ride costs 3,500 MNT (Tugrug), the travel between each stations
costs 500 MNT, in other words, if you travel two stations, it will cost 1,000
MNT and an additional 500 MNT per stations.
Mongolia
and Columbia held consultative meeting
June 9
(news.mn) A consultative meeting between the Foreign Affairs Ministries of
Mongolia and Columbia was held in Bogota, Columbia on June 5th and 6th.
The meeting was
chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister D.Gankhuyag from Mongolia and Deputy
Minister for Foreign Affairs Patti Londoсo Jaramillo of Columbia. At the
meeting delegates discussed the current plateau of bilateral relations and
cooperation and further opportunities.
During the
meeting, a representative of the Columbian ministers of mining, agriculture,
trade and tourism delivered a presentation and expressed their willingness to
cooperate with Mongolia by sharing their experiences in the field.
The Deputy
Foreign Ministers of the two countries expressed appreciation that bilateral
relations have been intensified and that the mining ministries have had
business links since the Columbian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Patti
Londoсo Jaramillo`s official visit to Mongolia in 2012.
The
counterparts emphasized that there are many opportunities to expand bilateral
cooperation in agriculture, environmental protection, culture and education in
addition to mining.
Parties
expressed reciprocally to support relations between the two countries people
and exchanged documents for the approval of travel without visa for travelers
with diplomat and official passports. The counterparts also talked about
launching business cooperation on free-trade and investment between
ministries and companies and about sharing experiences.
The Columbian
Foreign Affairs Ministry suggested to involve tour guides and journalists in
Spanish language courses that are conducted by Columbia`s Forum for East
Asia-Latin America Cooperation.
Parties also
agreed to keep the regularity of political talks and agreement and cooperate
and support each other in the arena of international organizations.
Related:
Parliamentary
Office Secretary-General Meets IRI Delegation
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) The secretary-general of the Parliamentary Office
B.Boldbaatar Monday received Ms Gretchen A.Kunze, a country representative of
the International Republican Institute (IRI) to Mongolia.
As the IRI
country representative for Mongolia she was appointed recently, and arrived
here to share views with Mongolia on the cooperation, Me Kunze said.
She also noted
that some projects and programmes were implemented in Mongolia in 2004-2008
to increase the women’s participation in politics, to intensify the
election reforms, and to make parliament more transparent to the public, within
a project on forming political parties.
In response, Mr
Boldbaatar expressed a satisfaction with the collaboration between Mongolia and
the IRI and underlined that the political life in Mongolia got many
achievements, for example, the latest parliamentary and local elections
utilized automatic ballot-paper counting machines. He expressed a willingness
to collaborate in improving skills of his Office's staff and MPs assistants.
Founded in
1983, the IRI is a UN-partnered organization, partially funded by the U.S.
House of Representatives, that conducts international political programs,
sometimes called democratization programs with a special emphasis on promoting
women's involvement in politics. It opened its permanent representative office
in Mongolia in 1997.
Honorary
Consul of Mongolia Granted Patent
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) A ceremony took place last Friday in Japanese Sapporo to
grant the patent and seal to Takebe Tsutomu, appointed the Honorary Consul of
Mongolia to Sapporo city.
During the
ceremony, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Japan
Mr S.Khurelbaatar gave him the patent and a seal and wished him success.
Present at this
ceremony were also N.Bayasgalan, the consul at the Embassy of Mongolia in
Japan; T.Arata, a deputy governor of Hokkaido Prefecture and member of the
House of Representatives of parliament; administrative officials of the
Prefecture; business delegates and the local media.
The Honorary
Consulate of Mongolia in Sapporo is the 23rd to open in Japan. The latest
Consulate provides many opportunities to deliver consular services to
Mongolians in Hokkaido, to protect their legal interests, to support collaboration
between Mongolia and Hokkaido Prefecture in urban planning, construction
technology, agricultural products processing and in land farming.
IT
Zone Company Develops First Smartphone in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) With software developed by Mongolian engineers, the Mogul
company has introduced into the market the very first Mongolia-made smartphone
"Sonor smartphone".
With Android
4.2 (Jelly Bean) version it is sold at the cheapest price of 140,000 togrog and
accessible for all cellphone operators in Mongolia such as Unitel, Gmobile,
Mobicom and Skytel.
It supports
Dual SIM (WCDMA+GSM) and pre-installed Mongolia's first App Store that enables
to install and update Mongolian contents and applications at once. Currently,
the system runs in English. The developers say that it would be updated in
Mongolian language and is sold at "Mogul" and "Canon"
centers in Ulaanbaatar.
City
Public Transport Welcomes Rail Bus
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) At initiative of the UB city Mayor E.Bat-Uul, the Ulaanbaatar
Railway joint venture put rail buses into public transport services last
Friday.
The PA-2 rail
bus will carry commuters between eastern Amgalan district and western Tolgoit
district through the southern part of the city, passing by crowded areas near
big markets (Bars 2, Kharkhorin and Narantuul markets), and the city central
railway station. The other stations are Tavanshar, Dundgol and Janjin Club.
A ticket is 500
togrog per station. The rail bus will carry passengers six times a day, three
times for each route.
Training
Starts for National Instructors
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) Association for International Sports for All (TAFISA), in
partnership with the Ministry for Culture, Sports and Tourism, launched Monday
a "certified leadership course in sports for all" in Ulaanbaatar.
At the
training, thirty methodologists from provincial and city sports committees and
universities will study relevant programs for mass sports and traditional
styles of physical activities under moderating of Dr Peter Kapustin (Germany),
and Dr Dixon Belinda Jane (Australia) from TAFISA.
Within four
working days, various topics will be covered, including public
health, strategy development and philosophy in sport for all, policies
and public relations, globalization of sport for all movement, traditional
sport and games, sport and social capital, facilities and public
spaces and target groups. After the course the participants will be awarded the
certificates.
The Association
For International Sport for All (TAFISA) is an organization that unites
national associations, clubs, and public institutions to develop mass sports
and traditional styles of physical activity. With more than 180 members from
over 120 countries, TAFISA hosts mass games of ethnosport and non-traditional
games.
Australia-Based
Mongolians Run Basketball Tournament
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) The Association for Australia-based Mongolians, together with
"Nomads League", organized last Sunday a basketball tournament among
Mongolians residing in this country.
Opening the
tournament in Sydney, a head of the Association Yu.Amartuvshin gave opening
remarks, then "Sydney Dance Crew" entertained the gathered with a
show.
The tournament
ran in two categories of men and women, with a participation of eight and four
teams, respectively. At the men category, the Eagles led others to reach the gold
medal, followed by the Wolves and TMG. Among four women teams, the Red Bulls
was the best, followed by Black Eagles and Canberra Girls.
The Ambassador
of Mongolia to Australia R.Bold presented Cups and gold medals to the
winners and a special acknowledgment of the Embassy to referee G.Gantulga.
“Aadar”
cover Metallica in live concert
June 9
(news.mn) There is some good news for live music lovers. The Mongolian band
“Aadar” are to perform a cover concert of “Metallica” at the UB Palace concert
hall at 7.00 pm on June 21st.
The 20 best
songs will be performed from the Metallica albums “Kill ‘em All”, “Ride the
Lightening”, “Master of Puppets”, “And Justice for All”, “The Black Album”,
“Load”, “Reload” and “Death Magnetic”.
Metallica has
become one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, and is
credited as one of the "big four" of thrash metal. The band has sold more
than 120 million records worldwide.
Metallica was
ranked by MTV as the third "Greatest Heavy Metal Band in History".
Metallica has issued nine studio albums, four live concert album, 25 videos and
37 singles so far and has had five consecutive albums debut at number one on
the Billboard 200.
The band's
eponymous 1991 album has sold over 16 million copies in the United States,
making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan Era.
Related:
Prime
Minister attends International Labour Conference
June 9
(news.mn) Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag and Labor Minister Ya.Sanjmyatav are
attending the 103rdInternational Labour Conference (ILC) of the International
Labour Organisation (ILO) which is being held in Geneva, Switzerland.
The
103rd ILC is attended by numerous heads of state, with an agenda that
includes discussions on youth employment, social protection and fundamental
principles and rights at work. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder officially
invited Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag to have him delivered a speech on Mongolia`s
reform government`s achievements and experiences implemented in labor and
social welfare.
This year the
103rd International Labour Conference of the ILO is being held under the
theme of “Developing with Jobs”.
Consular
Department Chief works in Macau
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) The Foreign Ministry's Consular Department Chief
Sh.Sukhbaatar met last Friday with Mr Wong Cheong Fat, a director of the Office
of the Secretary for Security of Macau, the special administrative region of
China.
At the meeting
in Macau, the parties discussed measures ahead of reaching successful
implementation of a Mongolia-Macau intergovernmental treaty on cooperating in
combating human trafficking, agreed to hold a next meeting in Ulaanbaatar in
2016 and to finalize draft action plans that have been offered by the Mongolian
part.
Deputy
Minister informs on road projects
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) At the ‘Hours of Reconstruction’ meeting, the Road and
Transport Deputy Minister Kh.Erjan informed the gathered on ongoing road
projects of the Government.
This year, a
total of 27 road projects for 1,886-km roads and 2,040-m bridges are running
under the overall cost of 465.2 billion togrog, he said at the beginning of his
briefing.
For the road
projects, the funding comes from various sources including the Government
budget (76.8 billion togrog) Chinggis Bonds (219.8 billion), and foreign aid
and loans (168.6 billion), he added.
This year, the
Government is planning to link six provincial centers to Ulaanbaatar by paved
roads, the Deputy Minister said, further detailing that more than half of the
Ulaanbaatar--Omnogovi road paving and a two third of the
Ulaanbaatar--Govi-Altai road paving have been completed thus far. The other
three provinces expected to get connected to the capital city within this year
are Khovsgol, Dornod and Sukhbaatar.
Law
on Amnesty to be submitted to parliament
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) The Cabinet meeting last Saturday agreed to submit the draft
law on Amnesty to parliament.
This bill
foresees pardoning of first time offender, pregnant women, women with children
under 18, men with children under 18 who are under his direct custody, the
disabled who has lost more than 70% of his/her capacity, men over 60, women
over 55, and persons who committed a crime when is under 18 years.
The law also
allows reducing of 2-3 years from sentence for serious and aggravated crimes.
Stock
exchange news for June 9
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) At the Stock Exchange trades held Monday, a total of 6,423
shares of 25 JSCs were traded costing MNT nine million 409 thousand and 458.60.
"Hermes
center” /3,600 units/, "Nako tulsh" /2,000 units/, "Gobi” /452
units/, "Material impex" /180 units/ and "Talkh chikher” /70
units/ were the most actively traded in terms of trading volume, in terms of
trading value--"Gobi” (MNT three million 416 thousand and 890),
"Material impex" (MNT two million and 806 thousand), "Talkh
chikher" (MNT one million and 260 thousand), "Atar-Orgoo” (MNT 610
thousand) and "Hermes center” (MNT 540 thousand).
The total
market capitalization was set at MNT one trillion 575 billion 007 million 936
thousand and 121. The Index of Top-20 JSCs was 15,566.97, decreasing by MNT
7.92 or 0.05% against the previous day.
Nat’l
forum and dialogue on sustainable urban development to run
Ulaanbaatar,
June 9 (MONTSAME) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the
Ministry of Construction and Urban Development will co-organize a national
forum and developmental dialogue on sustainable urban development in Mongolia
this June 16.
The dialogue
will be organized as a panel discussion. Prior to the start of the panel
discussion, there will be a brief presentation of the issues to structure the
discussion, and it will be followed by an open exchange of views.
The dialogue is
expected to raise a number of questions related to identifying suitable
approaches for sustainable urban development in Mongolia such as "what are
the key challenges of urban governance?", "to what extent are urban
concerns factored into national /sectoral/ regional planning?", "what
can be done to spread out urbanization to other cities and reduce pressure on
UB?", "how can Mongolian cities become sustainable and smart - i.e.
healthy, resilient, and livable?" and "how can urban growth in
Mongolia be more inclusive enhancing human development of all citizens?".
Mongolia has
experienced rapid urbanization since the 1950s when only about 20 percent of
people resided in urban areas. From a historical pre-dominance of nomadic and
rural habitats, Mongolia is now overwhelmingly urban with 68 percent of the
total population living in cities and towns, much higher than the Asian
regional average.
Ulaanbaatar has
been the engine of Mongolia's urbanization. Economic growth is increasingly
concentrated in the capital which with about 40 percent of the total
population, generates more than 60 percent of the country's GDP and 50 percent
of its total investment. Occupying only 0.3 percent of its land area, and with
population increasing at an annual rate of more than 4 percent since 2000, UB
dominates the urban landscape of Mongolia.
Urbanization in
Mongolia has two interlinking features:
One, the
unplanned growth of the capital city and rapid migration have brought many
challenges, including unemployment, traffic congestion, air pollution, negative
environmental impacts, and the expansion of the ger areas. More than 60 percent
of UB's population lives in ger areas that are often built on or along sites
prone to natural disasters, lacking access to modern infrastructure such as
piped-in water, sanitation, electricity, paved roads, public transportation,
health clinics, schools, housing and recreation facilities.
Two, the
predominance of UB dwarfs the problems of other urban centers in the country.
It also highlights the need for a more balanced approach that spreads out
urbanization by creating additional growth poles, thereby reducing the intense
pressure on the capital city.
Urbanization,
if done well, can benefit the entire country. Urban areas are centers of
education, innovations, political power, technological advancement, social
services and finance, all which have the potential to play a positive role in
enhancing people's human development. Indeed, few countries have reached high
levels of human development without high levels of urbanization.
Sustainable
urban development needs attention and sound policies to ensure that the
benefits of development and growth reach all citizens - whether they move to
the cities, smaller towns, or live in a rural setting. There is a growing
demand for public policies to effectively manage the complex urban reality in
Mongolia and respond to the needs of all urban residents, both current and
future generations.
How should
Mongolia plan for urban development so that the cities are livable, healthy,
prosperous, sustainable, and promote human development for all citizens? This
question is motivating the dialogue.
100
Day Stimulus Plan: 4th week
June 9
(Mongolian Economy) Until the end of December last year, there was a government
resolution that freed small- and medium-sized businesses from value-added taxes
and custom taxes under the condition that they imported industrial technologies
and equipment. Starting this year, this resolution didn’t exist.
As a part of
the 100 Day Stimulus Plan, the government decided to bring this legislation
back into action. It was passed June 6th of this year by amending the custom
tariff and tax law with certain changes. Small- and medium-sized businesses
were still freed from these taxes.
However, not
only small- and medium-sized companies will benefit. For events and projects
hosted by large businesses, they have the option to partially pay taxes or
fully pay taxes after a time allotment of two years. This provides big
companies flexible timing, as long as their projects incorporate everyone’s
interests, in other terms, reaches a national level.
In Mongolia,
there are currently 66,500 companies and businesses. Of these 66,500, 92% have
less than 20 employees, placing them in the range of small and medium-sized
companies. Of these smaller businesses, 80% require a replacement of old
equipment. These companies can use this tax-free option for the next two and
half years.
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