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Sinkhole appears appears near Mongolia’s State House

Earlier today (8 August) a 6x8m diameters of sinkhole has appeared 200 m to the east of the State House of Mongolia and near the University of the Humanities due recent heavy rain in Ulaanbaatar. According to officials, the sinkhole

Compensation for heroes

The family of a police officer I.Erdeneshagai, who died trying to save a woman’s life will receive MNT 100 million from the Mongolian Government. Officer I.Erdeneshagai drowned on 2 July in Bayan-Ulgii Province while trying to save a woman who

New bus service between Selenge and Ulan-Ude

The National Auto Transportation Centre of Mongolia has launched a new bus service between Sukhbaatar, the centre of Selenge Province and Ulan-Ude, the capital city of Buryatia in the Russian Federation, thereby satisfying increasing demand. Traditionally, there have been close

Commemorating the Battle of Khalkhin Gol

It was the biggest tank battle the world had ever seen up till then and an event which would change the history of the world – Khalkin Gol is being remembered 80 years on as the time Mongolian and Red

Flash floods hit 100 households in Ulaanbaatar

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia, where nearly 100 households have been inundated. Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that officers rescued 44 people – 15 of them are children – from

Repairing Mongolia’s darkest history

The murder of tens of thousands of Mongolians by communist leaders from the 1930’s to the mid 1950’s was chronicled by a Mongolian woman named G.Tserendulam, who opened the Victims of Political Persecution Memorial Museum in Ulaanbaatar in 1992. She

UK and Canada promoting media freedom in Mongolia

Every day around the world journalists risk their lives to report the news for us. To defend media freedom, Jeremy Hunt, (at the time, UK Foreign Secretary) and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland announced the creation of a

Railway workers celebrate the arrival of Mongolia’s first train

It has been 70 years since the first ever train have arrived at Ulaanbaatar Railway Station from Russia. Railway transportation started in 1949 and large constructions work brought rapid development to Mongolia.

The construction of the railway was of great importance