Earlier today (25 May), the National Emergency Commission of Mongolia held an extended meeting that was attended by Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh and other ministers.
At the meeting, U.Khurelsukh said that country will open its borders with Russia and China after the
The trial of former PM S.Bayar and other six people started at the Ulaanbaatar’s Chingeltei Criminal Court today (25 May) at 09.00 a.m. However, the trial was postponed practically as soon as it began because of a sharp deterioration in
The annual ‘Playtime’ live music festival has been taking place since 2001 at the Mongol Shiltgeen recreational area in Gachuurt Village just east of Ulaanbaatar. Initially, only a few people attended Playtime to listen to rock music and enjoy the
By 2022, surveillance cameras detecting faces will be installed across 80 percent of the Mongolian capital. Under the ‘Safe City’ programme, which is being implemented by the Ulaanbaatar City Administration, facial recognition devices will prevent crimes. The programme will be
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolia’s biggest tourist attraction, the ‘Naadam’ Festival, is expected to be held without foreign audiences. According to statistics, at least 11,000 tourists come to Mongolia every year specifically to watch the Naadam Festival which is
Earlier today (25 May), the National Emergency Commission decided to extend the period of advanced emergency readiness until 30 June in order to prevent an imported wave of coronavirus. The decision will be discussed at Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The
Mongolia is interested in using the Remdesivir, which is a broad-spectrum antiviral medication in combatting coronavirus. According to India’s envoy to Ulaanbaatar, Mahendra Pal Singh, the Mongolian Health Ministry has requested Remdesivir from Indian companies. Although still at an experimental
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Mongolia have signed a USD 2 million grant to improve the accessibility, safety, security, and quality of transport services along the Chingeltei street corridor in the ger districts of Ulaanbaatar city.
Amid a fairly successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolia is holding its parliamentary election on June 24 on its usual four-year cycle. Equally cyclical is yet another revision of the electoral system, this time reverting to the 2008 system
A Mongolian cadet who returned from Russia on 13 May has been confirmed as having coronavirus after repeated testing. This brings the total number of cases to 141. The cadet has been under isolation at the National Centre for Communicative
