Believe it or not, cricket is enjoying a sharp rise in popularity in Mongolia. Hundreds of youngsters are grabbing their bat and ball to play cricket each weekend right across the country. At a national level, the process is under

Major-General T.Badral, Head of the National Emergency Management Agency, reported today (10 April), that seven Mongolians living in foreign countries have been confirmed as having the coronavirus infection; two of them are in Moscow. Mongolia will bring back its nationals

Mongolia is a seismically active region. Over the last 14 years, earthquakes occurring in the country have been of Richter-scale magnitudes of 3-3.5. However, earlier in March, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake was registered in the Gobi-Altai Province. Does this bode

There is news on the internet claiming that one of the Mongolian passengers who landed at Seoul’s international airport has been confirmed as having the coronavirus infection. One of our journalists from news.mn has clarified the report directly with A.Ambaselmaa,

Earlier today (9 April), Speaker G.Zandanshatar made an important announcement during a speech in parliament. He urged lawmakers to consider releasing some prisoners in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Therefore, Mongolian lawmakers need to study the matter and to

Earlier today (9 April), the Tavan Tolgoi Fuel Company started construction of a new coal briquette plant. The new facility is in Tuv Province, which is close to the capital, Ulaanbaatar. The new plant with an annual production capacity of

A Mongolian family living in Switzerland has been distributing free textile face masks to neighbours in the Orbe Municipality of the country. D.Ochbadral and his family have given out the masks after realizing that many people did not wear them.

The National Emergency Commission has decided to suspend army recruitment in the border provinces, namely, Selenge, Dornogobi, Bayan-Ulgii provinces as well as the capital, Ulaanbaatar. Defence Minister N.Enkbold announced today (9 April) that the decision is aimed at ensuring border

Ulaanbaatar has 145 fountains – some publicly and others privately owned. Apart from the pandemic, the main topic of conversation concerns the question of the mayor’s plan to build a giant fountain in the heart of the capital, and, in

Mongolian medical workers working on the frontline against coronavirus have been awarded one-time bonuses. According to a source, 200 employees from the National Centre for Communicative Disease have received bonuses of MNT 500 thousand-MNT 1 million. The money was distributed