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Preventing China’s mystery virus entering Mongolia!

The Mongolian health authorities have been warning about the risk of a mysterious virus spreading from China. Mongolia shares an important border with China and is an important rail and road transit country to Russia and Europe. There is major

Making Mongolia’s bad drivers pay up

Mongolia has over 871,000 cars; 57.6 percent, or 501,000, of them are in Ulaanbaatar. According to Captain B.Zorigoo, an expert at the Transport Police Department, road traffic accidents in Mongolia resulted in financial losses of MNT 31.8 billion during the

Extended school break in Ulaanbaatar due to flu outbreak

In recent years,  outbreaks of flu have become common occurrences in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar during winter. These have been made worse by suffocating air-pollution. Earlier today, the Mongolian Cabinet decided to, once again, extend the holiday break for secondary schools

The problematic reconstruction of the National Burns Centre

The construction of a National Burns Centre in Mongolia began in 2013, however, it has still has not been completed due to financing difficulties. The State Specialized Inspection Authority prohibited use of their original building, built in 1957, following an

Mongolians to get 12 holidays in 2020

2020 is a leap year with a total of 366 days. Mongolia will have 15 days of public celebration this year. The most famous celebrations in the country are the Naadam Festival and Tsagaan Sar (the Lunar New Year).

Mongolians will

Mongolians to get seven cancer tests for free

From 1 January, 2020, Mongolians will now get seven cancer examinations for free.  A bill on amendments to the Law on Health and the Law on Health Insurance was approved by parliament on 17 October, 2019. The amendments regulate public

Mongolian Police and Internal Troops put on emergency readiness

The Mongolian National Police Agency and Internal Troops will work under emergency readiness for preventing crimes and protecting citizens during New Year celebration. The state of emergency readiness began on 30 December, 2019 and will continue until 2 January, 2020.

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Train travel to see the first sunrise of 2020

Ever wondered where in the world is the first place to see the sun rise? Well, wonder no longer! North of Gisborne, New Zealand, around the coast to Opotiki and inland to Te Urewera National Park, The East Cape has