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Winter festivals in Mongolia in February

With the weather set to be stable next month, we’ve compiled information on local, national, and international festivals you can visit over the weekend in Mongolia.

S.Zorig murder case: Were defendants tortured to confess?

Following an investigation of two decades, Ts.Amgalanbaatar and two others were sentenced to 24-25 years in prison for the murder of S.Zorig, one of the heroes of Mongolia’s peaceful transition to democracy. However, the family of the defendants, in an

Fire breaks out at UB City Administration

Today evening, there was a sense of panic among Ulaanbaatar residents when a fire broke out in the city administration building.  Was it to be the new mayor’s worst nightmare? According to Mongolia’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the fire

Wreath laid at Chinggis Khaan statue in Ankara

Mongolian Minister of Defence N.Enkhbold laid a wreath at the Chinggis Khaan statue in Chinggis Khaan Park, which is situated in the Cankaya district of Ankara during his visit to the Republic of Turkey on March 13-15.

In Ankara, N.Enkhbold participated

B.Elberelt wins gold at Special Olympics

B.Elberelt, a Mongolian athlete with Down syndrome has won a gold medal in the 25 meter breaststroke at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games. The competition is being held in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates from March 14–21.

Hakuho set to break yet another sumo record?

Mongolian-born D.Davaajargal, better known as grand sumo champion  Hakuho dodged a bullet from rank-and-filer Tochiozan on Sunday to claim his eighth straight win and take sole possession of the lead at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

33-year-old Hakuho is now seeking

A worthy home for Mongolia’s ice hockey champions

In Mongolia, ice hockey is a very popular sport; the national team recently won gold, to public delight, at the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation Challenge Cup of Asia tournament.

Now, after negotiations with a number of countries, including the Czech

Mongolian Parliament meets for one-off session

An unscheduled meeting of the Mongolian State Great Khural (parliament) has been taking place today,18 March. The irregular session opened at 10.00 a.m. and is being attended by 81.3 percent of the MPs. The Speaker of Parliament, G.Zandanshatar, introduced the

No more ‘ghost voting’ for Mongolian MP’s

The Mongolian State Great Khural (parliament) is to use a fingerprint voting system starting from the upcoming regular spring session to make lawmakers more accountable, local media reported on Thursday, citing the secretariat of the country’s unicameral parliament.

The move aims

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