Mongolia’s new Prime Minister, U.Khurelsukh, has introduced amendments to the 2017 budget; this took place at a session of the State Great Khural (parliament), earlier today (5th of October).

A.Saikhantamir from Khentii has been crowned at the Miss Mongolia 2017 beauty contest. She graduated as energy engineering from Mongolian University of Science and Technology.

Some Mongolian sites have reported that a15 year-old Mongolian girl has been one of the victims of a domestic imprisonment scandal in the United States. The story of the Mongolian teenager surfaced after US police arrested a woman named Mary Heller for keeping children confined in her Decatur home for years, failing to educate them or, at times, even feed them.

The first international IT conference will take place in Ulaanbaatar on 10th of October. The conference is being organised by Softline Asia Co.Ltd, an IT solution and service provider.

The National University of Mongolia (NUM), the country’s oldest, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. As a part of event, the NUM is organising celebration meetings, the signing of cooperation agreements, a gala concert and sports festivals on 5th and 6th of October.

More than ten thousand doctors from the nine districts of Ulaanbaatar and all 21 provinces have peacefully demonstrated on the capital’s Victory Square, today (4th of October). The doctors are demanding a salary increase of 50 percent in the 2018 state budget.

The National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring warns that on 5th-8th of October, there will be rain and a snow storm with 13-18 m/sec speed. occurring in most parts of Mongolia. At the weekend it will get colder with 0-5 Celsius in the night-time and 13-18 Celsius during the day.

A business forum, addressing the development of cooperation between the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Mongolia was held in Ulaanbaatar on 4th of October. More than 200 delegates participated in the forum.

Mongolian MPs have backed U.Khurelsukh as the 30th Prime Minister of Mongolia. In the important session of the State Great Khural, MPs voted by 61.8 percent to approve U.Khurelsukh’s appointment.

The Mongolian State Great Khural (parliament) discussed the appointment of the new Prime Minister, earlier today (4th of October). However, a total of 30 MPs from the ruling Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) were absent at parliament during the session.