Last night, B.Amarkhuu, who is a famous Mongolian singer, was arrested while using drugs in Ulaanbaatar. According to one source, he was taken from a car parked in from of a hotel by the police and arrested. The police have

In 1959, Mongolia commenced on the first of three “Campaigns to Reclaim Abandoned Arable Land”, known as the ‘Atar’ Campaigns. Today, Mongolia has announced ‘Atar-III’ campaign and has been marking 60th anniversary of the beginning of the harvesting at steppe.

The

According to Statistics Office of Mongolia, the average age for first marriage is now 26 for women and 29 for men. Nine years ago, Mongolian women married on average at the age of 24.2 and men at 26.2.

As of August,

A 300-bed maternity hospital is expected to open in the Khan-Uul District of Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia later this year. Building began in 2010 and is now – finally – nearing completion. Also, a 140-bed children’s hospital will

Suicide – taking one’s own life – is a tragic reaction to stressful life situations. The suicide rate has been increasing year by year among Mongolians at an alarming rate. The current figures are over 500 people per year; one

Nearly 7-8 people die each day as a result of injuries in Mongolia. The National Trauma Orthopedic Research Centre treats almost 110,000 injured people annually. According to a survey, the hospital manages to save 70 percent of the lives of

A 41-year-old British man was arrested yesterday (16 September) in Ulaanbaatar, for allegedly being in possession of drugs. According to the Mongolian Police’s Narcotics Department, drug tests proved he had been using them. He has been banned from leaving the

The largest flyover in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar officially opened earlier today (16 September). The 477 meter four-land flyover was constructed with a soft loan from the People’s Republic of China. The flyover span has a load capacity to bear