’Sputnik’, ’Voyager’, ’Mariner’ and ’Galileo’ are the sort of names space probes and satellites should have – especially for a country’s first domestic foray into earth orbit! Mongolia’s first satellite is called simply ‘Monsat-1’!  The satellite was launched by Mongolian ‘MongolSat Networks’ company in cooperation with ‘ABS’ (Asia Broadcast Satellite) without fanfare on 21st of January.

In recent years, the number of fatalities from accidents and disasters has been increasing in Mongolia due to climate change and human error.

The Business Council of Mongolia has organised its annual business consultation under the theme ‘International cooperation for developing the private sector’. The event was held at the Tuushin Hotel on 17th of April and attended by ambassadors from the USA, Canada, Germany and Japan.

The Asian Freestyle Wrestling Championship will take place in the Indian capital of Delhi from 10th to 14th of May. Mongolian freestyle wrestlers will participate in the competition.

A Canadian doctor, Hugh M. Parsons, is performing eye lens transplants for free at the First Central Hospital of Mongolia for one week.

Several scheduled international flights have been delayed due to a dust storm and bad weather conditions at Chinggis Khaan International Airport today (18th of April).

The third Khurkhree National Premier League will open with its first match on 29th of April.

Mongolian MP B.Purevdorj has said that B.Bat-Erdene, the Minister of Defence must resign and take responsibility for the accidental explosion of a grenade which killed two soldiers.

A Mongolian basketball team has become the champion of the Asian University 3×3 Basketball Championships, which was held in Malaysia from 12th to 16th of April.

A number of people have been continuing a sit-down demonstration on Sukhbaatar square since Saturday (15th of April).