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Fuel truck blaze kills two and injures 16

A fuel truck fire has left two people dead and 16 injured after a tragic accident on 15 July. The fuel truck caught fire after overturning on a road to Arkhangai Province and the blaze engulfed five cars and a

Roads closed in two provinces in Mongolia after heavy rain

Many roads and bridges have been damaged in flooding caused by heavy rain in Mongolia. The torrential rain lasted from 10-15 July. As a result, some roads connecting various provinces with the capital, Ulaanbaatar, capital have been closed for 2-3

Mongolia’s coronavirus cases rise to 261 as evacuations continue

Mongolia’s confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 261 after over 20 peacekeepers who were recently repatriated from Afghanistan tested COVID-19 positive. Mongolia has repatriated some 700 of its citizens from pandemic-hit countries since 2 July.

Separately, two Mongolian women were discharged from

Naadam Festival held without a live audience

The annual Naadam sporting festival kicked off on Saturday without a live audience for the first time in its 800-year history as COVID-19 fears still grip Mongolia.

At a venue outside Ulaanbaatar, athletes showed off the “three manly skills” of horsemanship,

108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur manuscripts to be reprinted

India is planning to reprint 108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur under the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) by March 2022 which would help in boosting bilateral ties between the two countries.

Kanjur are an important literary component the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

Teenager dies of bubonic plague in Mongolia

On Sunday (July 12), a 15-year-old boy died of an infection of bubonic plague in the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai, according to the country’s National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD). The teenager was found to have eaten marmot meat

The HU Special Film ‘The HU: Road To The Gereg’

Critically acclaimed Mongolian rock group the HU has released a deluxe edition of “The Gereg”, available in CD, double vinyl and digital formats. This new version was released on 10 July and includes three tracks re-made with special featured artists,

Returning to normal? Cinemas spearhead re-opening in Mongolia

Earlier today (10 July), the new Mongolian Cabinet decided to extend the period of advanced emergency readiness for 15 more days until 31 July in order to prevent coronavirus. Advanced emergency readiness was first announced on 27 January and has

Deadliest day in 2020: 11 killed in road accidents

Yesterday (9 July) was the deadliest day in Mongolia after 11 people were killed in road accidents. The country of three million is ranked high in the world for deaths resulted by road accidents.
Due to the continuous heavy rain,

Mongolian woman gives birth to twins – on charter flight

A MIAT-chartered plane has ended up with two extra passengers on board after a pregnant woman gave birth on board above the clouds.The Boeing plane was returning from the Turkish city of Istanbul evacuating 261 Mongolian nationals when the heavy

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