By U.ARIUNJARGAL Alimaa, a 22 year-old university student, is sitting at the very back of a public bus. Seated in front of her, only one or two meters away is a guy around 180 cm tall and 80 kg. He looks to be around 30 years old and isn’t speaking clearly, quietly mumbling and moving [...]
By U.ARIUNJARGAL The myth of the Amazons, a tribe of bloodthirsty women thundering across arid battlefields to the horror of their male foes, has lingered for centuries. Their exploits seized the imagination of the Greek scribes Homer and Hippocrates, but proof of their existence had always been lacking. A 2,500 year old mystery may have [...]
By U.ARIUNJARGAL A parliament member forgot to take five months of his salary and asked, “Do we have a salary?” Maybe he didn’t know he had a regular salary because the approved budget for such spending was only 100 million MNT. Despite that, government spending has increased year by year by 100 to 250 million [...]
By Kh.KHALIUN Mongolia is home to about 218,700 elderly who are receiving a senior pension. According to reported data, 800 to 900 billion MNT is spent annually on pensions. The Mongolian Government spent an additional 90 billion MNT to increase senior pensions by 20 to 27 thousand MNT, this year. However, elders weren’t pleased with [...]
By U.ARIUNJARGAL Two years ago, over 300 special Anti-Corruption Agency officers apprehended former president N.Enkhbayar after he came home, for an arrest based on corruption charges. At dawn, black-masked officers entered his home and carried him outside, holding him in the air by his legs and arms and taking him to prison. At that time, [...]
By U.ARIUNJARGAL Once, a train full of parliament members was in an accident. When police and investigators came, the local people told them that everyone had already been buried. The police asked, “They all died?” The local people said, “Some of them said they weren’t dead, and tried to prove they were alive, but parliament [...]
By U.ARIUNJARGAL “Last night one of the biggest internet and cable company’s network failed all over city and after a while my mother, father and sister greeted each other and had a conversation until the network came back on. That was cool because when I say something, my sister always says, ‘Don’t talk so much, [...]
By U.ARIUNJARGAL A famous teacher who makes 50 USD for an hour of teaching, and an advisor for business investment projects, Ch. Odonbileg says, “Ghosts with bachelor’s degrees walk everywhere on the Ulaanbaatar streets.” The ghosts are students who have graduated university but haven’t obtained professional skills or experience. They want to work in their [...]
By U.ARIUNJARGAL 1. New building for the City Authority Estimated Budget: 37.1 billion MNT The Office of the Ulaanbaatar City Government, Office of the Ulaanbaatar City Mayor, and other related ministers and agencies will be located at the back of the 20 story building and the Ulaanbaatar City Council and offices will be located at [...]
By U.ARIUNJARGAL A customer at the pharmacy says, “Instead of going to family doctors, the smallest part of the hospital in Ulaanbaatar, it is better to go to an animal hospital’s doctor – at least one who has experience.” One man laughs loudly and another guy continues, “The last time I went to a family [...]
