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President donates PPE to the National Emergency Commission

Earlier today (22 April), Mongolian President Kh.Battulga donated medical protective clothing to the National Emergency Commission (NEC). The president bought 5000 items of medical personal protective eqiopment (PPE) produced by the ‘Exclusive’ brand.  U.Shijir, Head of the Office of President

ImageCast voting machine for Mongolian election

Mongolia’s parliament has approved the date of polling day for the 2020 elections for the Representatives’ Khurals (councils) of the 21 provinces, the districts of capital Ulaanbaatar, and the regional soums.

The polling day for local elections has been scheduled for

He would have been 58: Remembering S.Zorig

Had he still been alive, one of the most prominent Mongolian politicians and leaders of the country’s 1990 democratic revolution would have turned 58 today. Earlier today, Mongolian Democratic Party leaders and S.Zorig’s family members and friends laid flowers at

Mongolia considers releasing prisoners

Earlier today (9 April), Speaker G.Zandanshatar made an important announcement during a speech in parliament. He urged lawmakers to consider releasing some prisoners in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Therefore, Mongolian lawmakers need to study the matter and to

Abuse of Power: Six Mongolian MPs charged

Earlier today (8 April), the General Prosecutor’s Office of Mongolia reported a review of cases for the first quarter of 2020. The most high-profile cases are as follows:

Former MP B.Bolor, MP D.Ganbat, MP D.Erdenebat, and N.Zoljargal, at the time

SME Fund Scandal: MP B.Batzorig presents resignation

The scandal over politicians granting themselves low-cost loans out of the fund to support small and medium enterprises became one of last year’s top news items. Earlier today (23 April) it reached another decisive point when Minister of Food, Agriculture

Mongolian Parliament to hold online session for first time

The State Great Khural, as the Mongolian Parliament is known, will open its spring session on 6 April. Due to coronavirus pandemic, the spring sessions of parliament and meetings of the standing committees will be held remotely using an online

Mongolia’s President calls for election postponement

Kh.Battulga, President of Mongolia called yesterday (25 March) to postpone the upcoming parliamentary elections. The President announced a six-point proposal for preparing the Mongolian people for a possible recession because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, Kh.Battulga called upon the government