The rapid population growth in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar has created several challenges; not, least among them is waste management. The fleet of rubbish collection and transportation trucks is decrepit and insufficient in numbers. In addition, at the final disposal sites,

Today (12 August), six people were discharged from the National Centre for Communicative Diseases (NCCD) after having fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing total recoveries in the country to 269. The passengers who returned from Istanbul on the charter flight of

Since the beginning of this year, four confirmed cases of bubonic plague have been reported across Mongolia, according to the country’s National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD). Of the four cases, two people have died of bubonic plague.

Yesterday (11 August),

Ulaanbaatar city Administration has issued a warning of possible bear attacks on the public. The alert comes after footprints of the animal were found near the city over the weekend.

“A bear has left footprints in Sanzai – a residential area

The Mongolian Cabinet approved the decision of the National Emergency Commission to reopen the nation’s schools in September. To accommodate social distancing and safety guidance advice from Health Ministry, schools in Mongolia are planning to have children attend classes virtually

Mongolia’s coronavirus cases reached to 293 on 3 August after two peacekeepers were confirmed as having COVID-19. Since then, three more recoveries have been reported with no new cases. So far, Mongolia has had 293 confirmed cases of coronavirus and

Ulaanbaatar Railway (UBTZ) has completed construction of the first 50km of the 414.6km Talvin Tolgoi – Zumbayan 1520mm-gauge railway. The new railway will connect with the UBTZ’s central line and will transport coking coal from Tavan-Tolgoi in southern Mongolia, one

A 41-year-old-man was killed and his 38-year-old wife injured when they were struck by lightning strike in southern Mongolia.

The couple from Deren Soum of Dundgovi Province were herding their livestock on Thursday when the lightning hit. The wife was badly