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
On 2 April, a MIAT charter flight flew to Tokyo in order to bring home over 200 Mongolia nationals stuck in Japan. On the outward flight, the government-chartered aircraft took 130 Japanese nationals back home.
Rio Tinto paid $7.6 billion in taxes and royalties globally in 2019, including $4.8 billion of corporate tax, as detailed in its latest taxes paid report published today (April 8).
The majority of its taxes were paid in Australia ($6.2 billion),
On Thursday (2 April), Pope Francis appointed Italian Consolata Missionary Father Giorgio Marengo the head of the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar. At the same time, he has been elevated to the rank of bishop, with the titular see of Castra
The Mongolian Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 struck the South Gobi Province on Tuesday (7 April). The epicenter of the earthquake was 27 km from west of the province’s Bayandalai Soum.
Mongolian Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh has proposed extending the school quarantine period until 1 September. The National Emergency Commission will discuss the PM’s propose tomorrow (9 April).
In addition, the Commission will decide about future charter flights to foreign countries in order
Earlier today (8 April), the General Prosecutor’s Office of Mongolia reported a review of cases for the first quarter of 2020. The most high-profile cases are as follows:
Former MP B.Bolor, MP D.Ganbat, MP D.Erdenebat, and N.Zoljargal, at the time
A Mongolian national who returned on 26-27 March across the Russian border has been diagnosed as having the coronavirus infection. The announcement was made earlier today (8 April). According to health officials, the patient was first tested negative on coronavirus,
