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Second robbery in Chingeltei District jewelers

On Sunday March 31st an armed robbery took place in a gold and silver jewelry shop, Mungun Zaviya, located in Chingeltei District.Reports say that this was the second incident in one year. Previously, last April in 2012 three robbers attacked

Mongolian mountaineer to leave for Arctic voyage

Mongolian mountaineer, State Prized Athlete Gototvdorj Usukhbayar, is ready to leave for his Arctic voyage. Gotovdorj Usukhbayar will leave on Saturday April 4th on a journey to reach the North Pole at 90 degrees N latitude travelling over the Arctic

MP to take Rio Tinto to International Court of Justice

MP S.Ganbaatar is to sue Rio Tinto in the International Court of Justice, the ICJ in Hague, according to a press conference held today, Tuesday April 2nd. MP S.Ganbaatar explained about his reasoning saying “the UN released 1803 resolution declaring

Fire kills family of seven

A fire in 21st khoroo in Songinokhairkhan district caused the deaths of a family of seven family today, Tuesday April 2nd.

The City Emergency Office reported that the Emergency Center received
the fire call around 5.40 this morning. Following

Mongolia-China joint Science and Technology Committee

The Minister of Education, Culture and Science, L.Gantumur, has agreed to establish a joint Science and Technology Committee with China during his official visit in China on March 25th and 26th. The Committee will focus on sharing experiences and launching

Mongolian nations origin will be discovered

A team consisting of 15 scientists including historians, ethnographers, geneticists, anthropologists, archeologists and linguists are to launch the project “How the Mongol origins and Mongolian nation was created” with the backing of the Prime Minister of Mongolia. Mongolians, who have

Transneft seeking alternative routes for Chinese crude supplies

Russian oil giant Transneft is eyeing Mongolia as a possible transit shortcut for crude oil supplies to China. The current Kazakhstan route could lose Russia up to $2.6 billion a year in export levy.Transneft is looking for new efficient ways

MIAT holding staff accountable for failures

The Directors Board of state owned airlines, MIAT, held a meeting on Thursday March 28th to discuss the delay in Moscow on March 24th of the Berlin-Moscow-Ulaanbaatar flight ОМ136. During the meeting issues of responsibility failure and the flight delay

Trial for hip hop singer re-scheduled

Chingeltei Distrcit Court will review the case of former hip hop singer Baavar, or Sh.Batbayar, who is suspected of narcotic possession and sale, at 01.00 pm on April 2nd. The trial had been scheduled to take place in March but

Parade for disabled in Ulaanbaatar

A month long campaign under the title of Let`s Make Participation for Action for the Disabled is to begin tomorrow. As a part of the opening ceremony of the campaign there will be a parade of 1000 people from the

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