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Mongolia to reduce alcohol volume in beverages

Harmful alcohol use is a considerable public health issue in Mongolia. While some policies have been introduced to reduce harmful alcohol consumption – including taxation, labelling, drink-driving regulation and education in universities – there remains scope to improve.

The amount of alcohol consumed

Five Mongolians arrested, accused of plotting to kill politicians

Today (6 April), the General Intelligence Agency of Mongolia has made a serious statement regarding a plot of terrorist activity by extremists in the country of 3.4 million.

The Intelligence arrested five extremists who suspected of planning a terrorist bomb and

Almost 75 percent of Mongolia’s media operations controlled by politicians

According to Reporters without Borders (RSF – Reporters sans Frontières), the international non-governmental journalists’ organisation, almost 75 % of Mongolia’s media operations are controlled by politicians or people with close ties to politicians.

In cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, which

Latest on COVID-19 in Mongolia: Hospital needs falling rapidly

Today (30 March), the Ministry of Health has reported that 85 СOVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours nationwide. In detail, 52 cases were reported in Ulaanbaatar city, with 33 cases in 21 provinces.

COVID-19 conditions continue to ease

3.5 percent of Mongolia’s population gets Covid-19 4th shot

With a high vaccination coverage and declining daily infections, Mongolia returned to normal life. It has resumed in-person classes for all educational institutions and fully opened its borders to foreign tourists. Almost 67 percent of Mongolia’s population of 3.4 million

Mongolia sees no Covid-19 deaths since 10 March

Today (25 March), Mongolia has confirmed 103 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, surpassing the 100-mark for the first time since March 13.

The latest confirmed cases were all local transmissions, raising the country’s COVID-19 tally to 467,982.

There were

U.S. investment to increase Ulaanbaatar’s water supply by 80 percent

Michael  Klecheski, the U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia stated that “…The Mongolia Water Compact is among the largest single investments that the U.S. has made to the region’s, and will increase Ulaanbaatar’s water supply by 80 percent.

MCA-Mongolia is implementing the $350 million

Mongolians taking off masks as covid-19 cases plummet below 40

Today (21 March), Mongolia recorded 35 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the lowest since 7 March, 2021, when 67 daily cases were reported. With the new infections, the national tally increased to 467,595.

Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 death