Patches of long-frozen snowpack and permafrost in the Mongolian steppes are rapidly vanishing — with dire consequences for the reindeer and their herders who rely on the icy spots.
About 30 families, members of the Tsaatan people live within a remote
According to the Police, a total of nine children have been missing since January, 2019. As for 19 November, police received 912 calls reporting missing children; 807 were in Ulaanbaatar. Currently, nine children are still missing. For example, Mongolian police
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.
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
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.
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.
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