As of the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International, Mongolia received a score of 33 out of 100, ranking 114th out of 180 countries.
As of the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International, Mongolia received a score of 33 out of 100, ranking 114th out of 180 countries.
The tender for the Tuul Highway project just announced today /2025.01.28/ , with construction set to begin in April and completion expected within 24 months. The highway continues for 32 km between Bayanzurkh bridge and traffic circle located in Songinokhairkhan
Many herders consider that the punishment for stealing livestock is not strict enough. For example, there is the well-known case of thieves who stole eight head of cattle being “let off” after doing some community service – whilst, a youngster
A large number of livestock have fallen through the ice on the Delgermurun River in Khuvsgul Province in northern Mongolia.
The National Emergency Management Agency has issued warnings to drivers of vehicles, herders and individuals about approaching any frozen lakes and
Social media giant Facebook will set up a ‘war room’ to counter misinformation and interference in in the upcoming Mongolian parliamentary election scheduled for June 2020.
With support from its US and Irish HQ’s, Facebook will provide 24-hour monitoring of content
Canadian ophthalmologist Dr. Justin French and orthoptist/ophthalmic medical technologist Wanda McFarlane visited Mongolia as part of a contingent to treat preventable blindness in the country.
Dr French has travelled to Mongolia for three consecutive years as part of the Mongolian-Canadian Medical
The Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) has activated its Early Action Protocol for Dzud. The EAP is to be triggered if three or more provinces have more are at risk of a ‘dzud’ – as extreme winter conditions are known
Mongolia imports on average 132 thousand plastic bottles each year; however, only 30 percent of the waste is recycled. What happened to the rest? All of it is dumped – much of it spoiling the country’s pristine countryside. Sadly, this
According to a joint calculation by the National Statistical Office and the World Bank, Mongolia’s poverty rate stands at 28.4 percent. The two organisations are in agreement that poverty in the country is still high and the public are not
The average per capita consumption of soft drinks in Mongolia is 22.8 liters per year! So says the Mongolia’s National Centre for Public Health (NCPH).
The consumption of carbonated soft drinks is high in Mongolia, especially among children. Drinking soft drinks