By M.ZOLJARGAL Below is an interview with the Governor’s Deputy-in-Charge of Ecology and Green Development Issues of Ulaanbaatar City, T.Bat-Erdene. -When the warm season comes, city residents seek comfortable places where they can spend an enjoyable with their families or friends in open air. Some of them head to the countryside while others go [...]
By JERICK AGUILAR Yesterday, May 12 was the second Sunday of May which is regarded as Mother’s Day in the United States and a host of other countries. (For some reason, Mother’s Day is on the fourth Sunday of the Christian holy season of Lent in the UK.) In Mongolia, Mother’s Day is not celebrated [...]
By E.DARI According to the law, the declaration of assets and income of state servants should become open to the public within the second quarter of each year. Hence, the Statement of Assets and Income of the high-ranking public officials of Mongolia has been published in the information pamphlet of the government. From an article [...]
By B.Khash-Erdene Last week, I participated in a forum conducted by the Ministry of Population Development and Social Protection where ministry representatives asked young Mongolians to voice their opinions on various social issues. The survey took place on Saturday at the Flourishing Futures Community Center in the 16th khoroo of Bayanzurkh District. The Population Development [...]
By Allyson Seaborn A.Urangoo’s ideas about bringing the pool of Mongolian talent back to her native country has prompted much enthusiasm and eyebrow-raising lately. She’s the talk of UB because of her attempt at nothing less than a gargantuan-sized feat. I meet this vivacious twenty-six year old for lunch in order to learn more about [...]
By Alice Coleman Published Wednesday May 1, 2013 I sat in Nayra’s Cafe waiting for artist Sh. Yadamsuren with little to go on other than having heard he had an interesting life and reading a small bio online. I knew about his upcoming exhibition through 976 Art Gallery and I was looking forward to meeting [...]
By M.ZOLJARGAL Some time ago it became known that Chinese officials intended to inscribe the Mongolian national music instrument, the morin khuur (horse-headed fiddle), and the national art of singing, khuumii (throat singing), as Chinese cultural heritage on the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). After [...]
By M.ZOLJARGAL S.Altandush is a gemstone designer with more than 20 years of experience working with precious and semi-precious gems, including faceting, finishing, and polishing. He proudly says that he is the sole person with this profession in Mongolia. A journalist of the Undesnii Shuudan newspaper interviewed S.Altandush and though he first claimed that [...]
By Allyson Seaborn Ganzorig Ulziibayar is understated; his office is understated. The Polar Star he received from the President of Mongolia for his contribution in the development of Mongolian financial markets hangs in an inconspicuous spot on his wall, dwarfed by other awards, certificates and degrees. The Financial Markets Association was something he and some colleagues [...]
By Allyson Seaborn Have you ever surfed a couch? Slept or visited a stranger’s home just to get a feel for the place you are travelling to? Couchsurfing is of course, a term most are unfamiliar with. In a nutshell, it’s a global network of six million adventurers and lifelong learners in over 100,000 cities [...]
