The Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations in collaboration with the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) has organised a meeting between Mongolia and other Central Asian countries to exchange first-hand experience on abolishing capital punishment.

Participating in

A conflict between teachers and the director of Ulaanbaatar’s School No 1, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the city, has been further fuelled as 70 teachers signed a petition against Deputy Director D.Tsogzolmaa. The teachers are protesting

Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia D.Odbayar has presented a letter of resignation. The request is expected to be discussed at a meeting of the Constitutional Court on 22 November at 11.00 a.m. D.Odbayar is due to return from

In the VAT Lottery Draw held on 17 November, one person has won the jackpot of 90 million. The winning number is 34462914.

Furthermore, four people won MNT 10 million, 17 people won MNT five million and 244 people won MNT

On Friday, 15 November, there was a public protest on Ulaanbaatar’s Sukhbaatar square demanding the dissolution of parliament. About 200 people including pensioners, impoverished herders and disabled people took part in the demonstration outside Mongolia’s State Palace.

In order to prevent

Mongolians will get two-day holiday on 26-27 November. According to the country’s law, Independence Day is marked on 26 November. This year the birth of Chinggis Khaan, which is set by the lunar calendar, falls the next day.

The first constitution

A small plane, which can carry 9 passengers, will start making flights between the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, and Selenge – the country’s northernmost province.

The reason for the decision to introduce the flight is because of the major reconstruction work on

A few private schools in Ulaanbaatar have student pick-up services. Now, thousands of students in rural districts will benefit from school bus services which start work today (14 November). According to the Ulaanbaatar City Administration, a total of 40 buses