Mongolia News Summary for July 17, 2024

The following news articles are the opinions of their authors and publications. They are presented here as translations for informational purposes and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Mongolia Strategy Center or its members.

Citizen movement to be suspended starting August 12

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The General Authority for State Registration (UBEG) has announced that citizen movement will be suspended starting August 12 in connection with the upcoming elections for Citizens' Representative Khurals of aimags, the capital city, soums, and districts.

According to Article 24.1 of the Law on Local Elections, "The movement of citizens from one administrative unit to another shall be suspended 60 days before the voting day and resumed from the day after the voting day." Following this provision, citizen movement will be suspended starting August 12, 2024.

The General Authority for State Registration (UBEG) has announced that citizen movement will be suspended starting August 12 in connection with the upcoming elections for Citizens' Representative Khurals of aimags, the capital city, soums, and districts.

According to Article 24.1 of the Law on Local Elections, "The movement of citizens from one administrative unit to another shall be suspended 60 days before the voting day and resumed from the day after the voting day." Following this provision, citizen movement will be suspended starting August 12, 2024.

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/3vdg7

26 People Died Due to Disasters During Holiday and Festival Days

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Nationwide, during the past week (July 8-14, 2024), 100 emergency calls were recorded for hazardous incidents and accidents in 7 districts of the capital city and 43 soums of 19 provinces.

In response to these calls, personnel from central and local Emergency Management organizations performed their duties, saving the lives of 17 citizens. However, 26 people died and 3 were injured due to disasters and hazardous incidents.

Of the total calls, 53 were related to fires, 35 were accidents related to human activities, 11 were weather-related hazardous events, and one was a geological hazardous event.

Source: National Emergency Management Agency

Translated from: https://itoim.mn/a/2024/07/16/event/jvv

NEMA: 24 people lost their lives in water accidents during Naadam holidays

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

During the Naadam holiday period, 19 water accident incidents were recorded in two districts of the capital city and 10 soums of seven provinces, resulting in 24 casualties. Among them, 22 were adults and two were children who lost their lives, according to information from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

Two adults were rescued from water accidents, while two citizens involved in accidents are still being searched for, NEMA reported.

In 2019, 14 people, in 2020, 17 people, in 2021, 26 people, in 2022, 20 people, and in 2023, eight people lost their lives due to water accidents during the Naadam holiday period alone.

People who cannot swim and children can drown within 20-60 seconds.

In our country, accidental drowning is one of the leading causes of sudden death among children aged 0-14 years. Most accidents occur in rivers. NEMA urges citizens who are resting, traveling, and walking to improve their supervision of children and be cautious.

During the Naadam holidays, the Emergency Management Agency worked at an elevated level of readiness nationwide, ensuring the safety of citizens in the vicinity of rivers, lakes, and ponds with boat, mobile, and horseback patrols. A total of 5,620 personnel and 746 units of technical equipment were deployed.

In addition, officers distributed awareness-raising materials, brochures, and provided advice and information on flood and water accident prevention to 63,159 citizens resting along rivers, lakes, and ponds.

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Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36xr

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Account for 25% of All Infectious Diseases

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

In 2023, a total of 10,245 cases of sexually transmitted infections were registered nationwide. This accounts for 25% of all infectious diseases.

Among the sexually transmitted infections, 4,206 (41.1%) cases were syphilis, 3,579 (34.9%) cases were gonorrhea, and 2,437 (23.8%) cases were trichomoniasis.

Compared to the same period last year, syphilis cases have increased by 154.

The National Center for Public Health urges that if you have taken a risky step, you should contact the Health Center of your province or district according to the working hours schedule.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36xo

WARNING: 5 out of 6 people drowned while relaxing by a lake shore

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Bayan-Ulgii province, Ulaankhus soum. On July 14 at 17:55, a call was received that 5 out of 6 people who were relaxing at the shore of "Green" lake in an area called "Yellow Dog" of the 3rd bag had drowned in the lake water.

Emergency personnel from the province traveled 150 km and arrived at 22:50 to find that out of 6 family members from the province who were relaxing at the shore of "Green" lake, citizen B had drowned while swimming in the lake water, and 4 others had also drowned while trying to save him. A search and rescue operation was organized in the water.

Subsequently, on the same day at 22:55, the bodies of citizen A (43 years old, female) and B (30 years old, male) were found. On July 15 at 05:56, the body of citizen A (36 years old, female) was found, at 06:02 the body of citizen A (21 years old, male) was found, and at 14:25 the body of A (43 years old, male) was found. All bodies were recovered and transferred to the local Police Department.

Source: National Emergency Management Agency

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/kx2vl

RECOMMENDATIONS for preventing household accidents and injuries to children

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The National Center for Trauma and Orthopedics (NCTO) has provided recommendations for preventing household accidents and injuries to children.

According to last year's data, the highest incidence of injuries occurred at home, accounting for 35.6% of all cases.

The top five causes of new accident and injury cases in 2023:

1. Falls: 94,550 or 44.9%
2. Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces: 34,000 or 16.1%
3. Road traffic accidents: 23,548 or 11.2%
4. Violence: 18,438 or 8.7%
5. Exposure to animate mechanical forces: 17,675 or 8.4%

RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Do not place hot pots, water boilers, etc. within reach of children
• Do not place furniture near windows, balconies, or vents
• Do not lock young children in homes, apartments, or houses without supervision, or leave them to be watched by other children
• Store household items, dishes, detergents, and cleaning products out of children's reach
• Install handrails on stairs, and gates for households with young children
• Do not place electrical wires on the floor where they can trip people
• Securely fasten wall-mounted items to prevent falling
• Keep knives, forks, and other sharp objects out of children's reach
• Cover electrical outlets with dedicated covers or unplug when not in use
• Use padding on sharp edges to prevent injuries from collisions
• Do not place small objects that children could swallow on the floor or within their reach
• Store medications, fire-starting equipment, and flammable liquids in locked places inaccessible to children

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36xz

Over 70,000 People Including Government Officials, Citizens, and Students Have Participated in Digital Skills Training

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

As the need to work in the digital environment increases day by day, it requires more and more digital skills from all of us. Due to insufficient knowledge and understanding of digital skills among citizens, there have been many cases of people becoming victims of cybercrime. Therefore, the State Digital Service Regulatory Authority regularly organizes various trainings to increase the skills, knowledge, and understanding of citizens in the capital and local areas to adapt to digital usage.

The training covers topics such as "Modern Advanced Technologies", "Personal Information Security", "Finding Information from Reliable Sources in the Digital Environment", "Information Analysis", "Protecting Children in the Digital Environment", "Why Does Discrimination Occur in the Digital Environment?", "The Impact of Sharing Information in the Digital Environment", "What are E-kids?", and "Digital Peer Bullying".

The digital skills training to provide and improve universal digital skills has been organized for more than 70,000 government officials, citizens, and secondary school students in the capital and local areas.

Organizations wishing to participate in this training can contact the State Digital Service Regulatory Authority.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36ya

Mongolian citizens living abroad can receive government services from diplomatic missions

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

"KHURDAN" (FAST) points are being established at diplomatic missions abroad to provide quick and efficient government services.

Over 80,000 citizens working and living abroad will be able to receive 478 types of services from 43 government agencies at one location through the "KHURDAN" points. These services include obtaining certificates for higher education diplomas, secondary education certificates, birth registrations, marriage registrations, real estate information, social insurance contribution records, and employer social insurance contribution certificates.

The "KHURDAN" points are operating at diplomatic missions in the following countries:

• Commonwealth of Australia
• United States of America
• Arab Republic of Egypt
• United Arab Emirates
• Republic of Austria
• Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Republic of Bulgaria
• Republic of Belarus
• Republic of Korea
• Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• Republic of Singapore
• Republic of Turkey
• People's Republic of China
• Republic of Italy
• Republic of Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Republic of Hungary
• Republic of India
• Czech Republic
• Republic of Poland
• French Republic
• Kingdom of Belgium
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Canada
• State of Kuwait
• Russian Federation
• Kingdom of Thailand
• Federal Republic of Germany
• Kingdom of Sweden
• Swiss Confederation
• Japan

For detailed information on the locations and schedules of "KHURDAN" points, please visit: https://khurdan.gov.mn/

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/4dqgm

Kindergarten registration starts on August 1, first grade student registration starts on August 12

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The General Education Agency has announced that kindergarten registration will begin on Thursday, August 1, 2024, and registration for students entering the first grade of general education schools will begin on Monday, August 12, 2024.

The registration will be conducted through the emongolia online portal and the ESIS education sector information system.

According to Article 28.8 of the General Education Law, "The local education authority shall determine the enrollment area in accordance with the methodology approved by the state administrative body in charge of education."

The order A/82 of the Head of the General Education Agency dated March 25, 2024, on "Approving the methodology for determining the enrollment area of pre-school education institutions and general education schools" was published in the Administrative Regulatory Act Collection No. 11 of 2024 under number 6771 (in the unified state database) and came into force on April 12, 2024.

Within the framework of the above legal environment, the heads of the Education and Science Departments of aimags and the Education Department of the capital city have issued orders to determine the enrollment areas for their respective localities.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36xs

Renovation of 30-60 Year Old Heating Pipelines Begins

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

There are over 390 km of heating pipelines in Ulaanbaatar city, most of which are 30-60 years old. Due to the increase in the number of apartments and businesses in Ulaanbaatar and the resulting increase in heat consumption, there is a need to expand the pipeline network.

The heating main pipelines will be renovated at 18 locations in the capital, covering 15.6 km.

Translated from: https://news.mn/r/2739202/

100 Years of Mongolia Still Not Rid of Wooden Toilets

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The national Naadam festival is in full swing, continuing with aimag and soum celebrations. Nearly half of Mongolia's 330 soums in 21 aimags are celebrating historic anniversaries this year. For example, 10 soums in Zavkhan aimag have round-number anniversaries. The soum anniversary celebrations are scheduled between July 17-27. Specifically, Shiluustei soum's anniversary is on July 17-18, Otgon soum on July 18-19, Bayantes, Tsagaankhairhan, and Urgamal soums on July 19-20, Bayankhairhan and Durvuljin soums on July 20-21, Songino soum on July 21-22, Santmargaz soum on July 26-27, and Yaruu soum on July 26-27, all celebrating their 100th anniversaries, and so on in a long list. At least 2-3 soums in each aimag have round-number anniversaries.

Five in Arkhangai aimag, three in Sukhbaatar aimag, seven in Bayankhongor aimag, five in Khovd aimag, nine in Uvurkhangai aimag, one in Khentii, three in Khuvsgul, five in Dundgovi aimag, four in Dornod aimag, 11 in Dornogovi aimag, six in Uvs aimag, six in Bulgan, 16 in Govi-Altai aimag, nine in Tuv aimag, and 17 soums in Selenge aimag are celebrating their 100th anniversaries.

However, what level of development have these aimags and soums with 100 years of history achieved? In reality, there's no point in talking about development and progress. The development of soums has been neglected, and their populations have been fleeing to urban areas for a long time.

How appropriate is it to organize celebrations costing billions while still not getting rid of wooden toilets in modern times? There are no international standard schools or inter-soum hospitals in rural soums. The roads are poor. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that almost nothing has changed or developed since 100 years ago. When you enter a remote soum, you're greeted by wooden toilets.

However, the Citizens' Council of Bukhmurun soum in Uvs aimag has announced that they will use all donated money for their 100th anniversary to get rid of wooden toilets. With donations from native and resident citizens, instead of giving a car to the champion wrestler or a six-year-old horse, they plan to provide 200 households with modern toilets. This is a good example.

Citizens are criticizing the practice of spending so much money on horse racing and wrestling competitions to celebrate historic anniversaries, rather than creating jobs in their soums, building roads, hospitals, and kindergartens. There have been instances of mothers suffering complications after childbirth due to cold maternity hospitals in local areas, which they have shared on social media.

The Economic Policy and Competitiveness Research Center presented its 11th annual report on the competitiveness of Mongolia and its aimags in 2023. According to this study, Orkhon, Dornogovi, Darkhan-Uul, Umnugovi, and Govisumber aimags were announced as the leaders. Officials say this study calculates the development and competitiveness of Mongolia's 21 aimags based on a total of 175 criteria in four main categories: economic strength, governance, business efficiency, and infrastructure. It's time to prioritize the country's development instead of celebrating historical anniversaries for show.

Translated from: https://news.mn/r/2739108/

Did Russia Influence France's Agreement with Mongolia?

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The French government had been negotiating with the Mongolian government last October on a $1.7 billion uranium project. Accordingly, the project was to be finalized and an investment agreement signed in 2023, but it has been postponed due to several issues. It is unclear when the uranium project will be finally approved.

While Franco-Mongolian cooperation was expanding, Russia proposed to build a small nuclear power plant in Mongolia's territory. Accordingly, Russia's Rosatom company signed a memorandum of understanding with Mongolia's state-owned Mon-Atom company to build a small-scale, land-based nuclear power plant (LNP) in Mongolia.

The French government may have postponed its agreement with Mongolia due to the tense geopolitical situation and Western sanctions against Moscow.

France used to source its uranium from countries like Russia and Niger, but it canceled its contract with Moscow due to the war situation. Also, in June, the Niger government suspended the uranium mining permit granted to France.

Since last April, the French government has been receiving additional uranium from Canada, a country with vast territory, small population, and one of the leading countries in natural resources. The Cigar Lake mine in Saskatchewan, Canada is one of the world's richest uranium deposits. The McClean Lake mill that processes uranium from this mine is operated by a subsidiary of the Orano Mining group.

Orano Mining is the French state-owned, second-largest uranium processing group in the world that was supposed to work with Mongolia, and it owns 9% of the world's uranium production.

40% of the uranium produced from the Cigar Lake mine is sold to EDF, a French multinational electric utility company. As Canada's uranium reserves amount to 588,500 tons, equivalent to 10% of the world's known reserves, France wants to increase its uranium production from this country.

Translated from: https://news.mn/r/2739086/

Doping Test Results for 48 Successful Naadam Athletes Arrived from German Laboratory

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The Mongolian National Anti-Doping Organization has received preliminary results from a laboratory in Dresden, Germany, for doping tests conducted on 48 athletes who were successful in the Naadam festival. The tests were taken from 32 wrestlers who advanced in the wrestling competition, as well as eight male and eight female national archery competitors. The samples were delivered to the German laboratory on July 13.

The preliminary results of these tests have officially arrived at the National Wrestling Sub-Committee today.

According to an official source, the Wrestling Sub-Committee will announce to the public whether any doping was detected in the 48 samples after presenting the test results to the National Naadam Festival Organizing Committee.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36y4

Four domestic violence calls reported during Naadam holiday

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The police have reported on the crime and offense situation during the Naadam days.

Nationwide, 7,385 calls and reports were received from July 10-14. Specifically:

• 399 with criminal characteristics
• 704 with traffic accident characteristics
• 6,282 with offense characteristics were registered.

Of these, four calls and reports of domestic violence were registered, which is a decrease of two or 33 percent compared to the same period last year. 59 theft crimes were registered, which is a decrease of two or 3.3 percent compared to the same period last year.

The General Police Department also reported that three cases of homicide were registered.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36xv

NEMA: 26 People Lost Their Lives Due to Accidents Last Week

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Nationwide, during the past week (07/08-14/2024), 100 emergency calls were recorded for hazardous events and accidents in 7 districts of the capital city and 43 soums of 19 provinces.

In response to these calls, central and local Emergency Management Agency personnel performed their duties, saving the lives of 17 citizens. However, 26 people died and 3 were injured due to disasters and hazardous events.

Of the total calls, 53 were fire-related, 35 were accidents related to human activities, 11 were hydrometeorological hazards, and one was a geological hazard.

Source: NEMA

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/00kdg

NEMA: Two citizens who went missing after drowning on the 14th of this month are still being searched for

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The National Emergency Management Agency provided information about emergency calls related to river drowning incidents.

Specifically:

In Selenge province, Shaamar soum, a citizen named Yo who was vacationing with his family at the "Yeroo River Bridge" area (53 km south of the provincial center) in Dulaankhan bag, drowned while swimming in the Yeroo River. The emergency call was received at 12:23 PM on the 14th of this month.

Search and rescue personnel from the province's Emergency Management Department, firefighters from the 19th Fire and Rescue Unit in Mandal soum, firefighters from the 40th Fire and Rescue Unit in Bayangol soum, and 2 police officers jointly conducted a search operation for citizen Yo (30-year-old male) from 05:00 AM to 21:35 PM on the 15th of this month. They searched by boat along the river for 30 km from the "Yeroo River Bridge" area to the "Orkhon confluence" area. However, the search was temporarily suspended as it did not yield results. The search operation resumed today, the 16th, at 05:00 AM.

Additionally, in Tuv province, Lun soum, a citizen named B who was vacationing with his family at the "Old Wooden Bridge" area (175 km west of the provincial center, 4 km west of the soum center) in Uguumur bag, drowned while swimming in the Tuul River. The emergency call was received at 15:03 PM on the 14th of this month.

Search and rescue personnel from the province's Emergency Management Department conducted a search operation for citizen B (21-year-old male) from 07:00 AM to 22:00 PM on July 15th. They searched by boat along the Tuul River, covering a total distance of 38 km: 3 times over a 7.5 km stretch from the "Old Wooden Bridge" area northward to "Joogon" mountain, and then from "Joogon" mountain northward to "Bulgan" mountain for 15.5 km. However, the search was temporarily suspended as it did not yield results. The search operation resumed today, the 16th, at 07:00 AM, as reported by the National Emergency Management Agency.

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/j6lw6

Who is Ts. Baatarkhuu, the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communication?

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

By order No. 21 of the Prime Minister of Mongolia dated July 10, 2024, Tsendiin Baatarkhuu has been appointed as the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communication.

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Development L. Gantomor, along with relevant officials, worked at the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Communication, introducing the Government's resolution and decisions, and handing over the duties to the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communication Ts. Baatarkhuu.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSION:

• 1989-1999: Secondary School No. 1 in Undurkhaan soum, Khentii aimag
• 1999-2003: School of Social Sciences, National University of Mongolia
• 2004: Graduated from Khan-Uul University. Has degrees in Political Science and Mathematics.
• 2023-2024: Participated in the Harvard Manage Mentor (Online) program's management specialization program at Harvard University, USA.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 2005-2006: Head of the Press and Information Office of the Government of Mongolia
• 2013: Deputy Chief of the Capital City Governor's Office
• 2012-2020: Representative of the Capital City Citizens' Representative Khural
• 2020: Member of the Board of Directors of MIG Insurance LLC
• Founder and Chairman of the Board of MLC Business School and MLC Content company
• Leader of the "20K Programmer" international IT engineer training program in Mongolia
• Representative in Mongolia for Soft Uni Global, an international educational organization based in Bulgaria, and the Denison Consulting organization's international institute for cultural research
• Member of the Asia-Pacific region of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics)
• 2024: Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communication

Translated from: https://news.mn/r/2739167/

Public Administration Officials Take Oath

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The Civil Service Council's branch council at the Ministry of Health organized an oath-taking ceremony for a total of 14 officials from the Ministry of Health, General Authority for Health Insurance, and Medicine and Medical Devices Regulatory Agency to mark the "Civil Service Day".

The event was attended by members of the Civil Service Council's branch council at the Ministry of Health, representatives from the leadership and staff of the Ministry of Health, General Authority for Health Insurance, and Medicine and Medical Devices Regulatory Agency.

D. Ochirbat, State Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Chairman of the Civil Service Council's branch council at the Ministry of Health, opened the event. In his speech, he instructed the newly sworn-in civil servants to uphold the Constitution of Mongolia and other laws and regulations, stay true to their oath, dedicate their knowledge, skills, and talents to the reform of the health sector, strictly adhere to ethical standards, and work responsibly, honestly, and proactively.

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/no13y

Suspect Ordered to Kill Others Searched Through Interpol Red Notice and Brought to Mongolia

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

A Mongolian citizen "B", who was internationally wanted through Interpol's "Red Notice", was forcibly brought to Mongolia from the Commonwealth of Australia on July 11 this year by a special mission aircraft. The investigation is now underway.

The operation to bring him to Mongolia was organized by the National Central Bureau of Interpol at the National Police Agency in collaboration with the National Central Bureau of Interpol in Australia.

This individual was included in the list of fugitives being searched for under the "Bird" operation. In 2015, he was suspected of ordering the murder of others and fled to a foreign country while under investigation. Meanwhile, "A", who carried out the murder on his orders, fled to Russia in 2016 and subsequently attempted to enter the territory of the People's Republic of China. As a result of cooperation between the Mongolian police and the Chinese authorities through Interpol channels, this person was detained and arrested. In 2017, he was transferred to Mongolia, where he is now serving a prison sentence after being held criminally responsible for the crime committed.

Source: National Police Agency

Translated from: https://itoim.mn/a/2024/07/16/fact/ddv

Mongolian Cargo Stays 85-90 Days at Tianjin Port

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

As of June 2024, 5,450 containers were stuck at Tianjin port, as we reported earlier. Specifically, containers that have arrived at Tianjin port are creating a bottleneck as they are unable to proceed to Mongolia.

Regarding the issue at Tianjin port, the Minister of Port Affairs B. Tulga gave a briefing on June 7, 2024. He said, "The majority of Mongolia's import containers are unloaded at Tianjin port and transported to Mongolia. About 3,000-4,000 containers are unloaded at Tianjin port monthly. According to the railway agreement between Mongolia and China and the port agreement, two trains of containers are taken to Mongolia daily. Unfortunately, this number has been decreasing every day since the beginning of the year.

To resolve this, relevant organizations are working in task forces. As it is related to Mongolia's trade and economy, it needs attention. However, no definite response has been received from the Chinese side until today."

According to information provided by the Mongolian Freight Forwarding Association on this issue, "Between July 1 and July 9, a total of 11 trains departed from Tianjin port to the Erenhot-Zamyn-Uud route. There is a backlog of about 10,600 TEU or about 5,300 containers waiting at Tianjin railway station to go to Mongolia. Containers arriving at Tianjin port are staying an average of 85-90 days before departing. Relevant organizations are working to increase the capacity of the yard (Binhai Zhong Yuan) where cargo to be transported by road is inspected and sealed."

Translated from: https://news.mn/r/2739112/

Domestic Travelers to Spend Around 860 Billion Tugriks on Travel

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

During the Naadam holiday period, from July 9-13, 2024, 357,916 vehicles traveled to rural areas through six toll points around Ulaanbaatar city. The "Domestic Travelers' Naadam Travel" survey was conducted jointly by the Ulaanbaatar Tourism Association and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. 24.7% of all travelers indicated they plan to spend 1-1.2 million tugriks on their trip. 15% plan to spend 1.3-1.5 million tugriks, and 13% plan to spend over 2.5 million tugriks, according to the survey results.

Calculating the money circulation generated by domestic travelers in Mongolia, it is likely to create an economic turnover of at least 340 billion tugriks and up to 1.1 trillion tugriks. Based on this calculation, it is estimated that an average of about 860 billion tugriks of economic circulation will be generated.

The survey noted that the main concentration of travelers is in the Khangai region, namely Arkhangai, Övörkhangai, Zavkhan, Khövsgöl provinces, and around the capital. Domestic travelers also tend to visit trending attractions and destinations each year.

For example: - In 2015 and 2016, Khövsgöl - In 2017, Mukhartin Gol - In 2018, Khetsuu Khad - In 2019, Buir Lake - In 2020 and 2021, Altai Tavan Bogd were the main destinations for domestic travelers. - In 2022, while there was still a certain level of travel to the above places, the new trending destination was expected to be around Govi-Altai province and Eejkhairhan. - In 2023, Bayankhongor and Govi-Altai provinces became new trends, and Darkhan-Selenge province was also crowded with tourists.

This year, the majority of tourists are heading to Arkhangai, Övörkhangai, and Khövsgöl provinces.

Source: Ulaanbaatar Tourism Association, Ministry of Environment and Tourism

Translated from: https://www.unuudur.mn/a/269753

0.6 km road connecting Eermel Street with Tuul Street opened for use

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

A 0.6 km road connecting Eermel Street with Tuul Street has been opened for use. The construction of this road, which runs from Orkhon University southwards to School 115, connecting Eermel Street with Tuul Street, began in 2022. However, the project was delayed for two years due to land acquisition issues. The road was finally opened for traffic on the 10th of this month.

The road has a seven-meter wide driving lane and 1.5-meter wide pedestrian paths on both sides. A drainage system has also been installed. While the road was opened for traffic on the 10th of this month, lighting work is still ongoing as of today.

With the opening of the Eermel Street road, traffic turning left from Tuul Street to Zaisang Street during peak morning and evening hours will be reduced. This will also decrease the obstruction to vehicles traveling from the intersection of the University of Agriculture towards Chinggis Avenue via Zaisang Street.

Additionally, people traveling from Tuul Street to Chinggis Avenue can now use Eermel Street, reducing the intersection point at the Asia-Pharm pharmacy three-way junction and increasing positive impact on traffic safety, according to traffic management experts.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36yd

Capitron Bank's Financial Report for the First Half of 2024

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Capitron Bank JSC is publicly presenting its unaudited financial report for the first half of 2024 to customers, partner organizations, shareholders, and the general public.

Key financial indicators for the first half of 2024 include:

• The bank's total assets increased by 1.8% from the first quarter, reaching 2.4 trillion tugriks, while total loans reached 956 billion tugriks, up 14.3% from the previous quarter.
• Total deposits reached 1.4 trillion tugriks (up 6.8% from the first quarter), and equity reached 214.3 billion tugriks (up 6.4% from the first quarter).
• Net profit after tax reached 27.7 billion tugriks, up 57.6% from the first quarter. This increase in profitability was mainly due to the growth in net interest income (up 75.9%) and improved asset quality (net risk provision expense increased by 375.7%).

During the reporting period, Capitron Bank fully met the prudential ratios set by the Bank of Mongolia. These include:

The liquidity ratio was 47.53% (22.53% higher than the prudential level), and the ratio of tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets increased to 18.90% (9.9% higher than the prudential level), which is a positive indicator of the bank's increased risk-bearing capacity.

Since its establishment, Capitron Bank has been working steadily in Mongolia's banking and financial system, with the bank's financial indicators growing consistently every year, strengthening its position in the banking system. We are proud to have contributed to 23 years of the 100-year history of the banking sector together.

We express our gratitude to our customers and partners who trust and work with us!

Capitron Bank - Towards a Smart Future!

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36yf

During the Naadam holiday, 45,344 people traveled internationally and 8,457 people used domestic flights

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

During the national holiday of Naadam, from July 10-15, 2024, a total of 53,801 passengers used air transport.

Specifically, 45,344 people traveled internationally, while 8,457 used domestic flights.

For international travel, a total of 307 flights were operated. MIAT JSC carried 21,535 passengers, Hunnu Air LLC carried 3,470, and Aero Mongolia LLC carried 2,089 passengers.

This year, the goal is to transport 2,200,000 passengers by air, and as of today, that number has reached 1,051,000.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36ye

Minister of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Ch.Nomin appointed as team leader for "Milan Cortina 2026" Winter Olympics

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The Executive Council meeting of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC) was held today at Olympic House.

The meeting discussed information about the "Paris 2024" Olympic Games and the organization of teams and athletes.

B.Javkhlan, President of the Mongolian Hockey Federation, was appointed as the team leader of the Mongolian team for the 9th Asian Winter Games to be held in Harbin, China from February 7 to 14 next year. Meanwhile, Ch.Nomin, Minister of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth, was appointed to work as the team leader of the Mongolian team for the XXV Winter Olympic Games "Milan Cortina 2026".

It's worth noting that former mayor D.Sumiyabazar was selected as the team leader for the "Paris 2024" Summer Olympic Games.

Source: Mongolian National Olympic Committee

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36yc

Road from Tavan Shar Railway Crossing to Tolgoit Turn to be Partially Closed from Tomorrow

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The road from the Tavan Shar railway crossing to the Tolgoit turn, specifically in front of the Nomin supermarket, will be partially closed one lane at a time from July 17 to August 1. This information was provided by the Press and Public Relations Department of the Governor's Office of the Capital City.

The closure is necessary to carry out road filling and adjustments to put the underpass beneath the Tavan Shar railway into operation.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36y0

Temporary road to be used at 410-412 km on Ulaanbaatar-Arvaikheer route

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The 2024 state budget law includes the "first phase of work on the horizontal axis highway in the Choir-Mandalgovi-Arvaikheer direction and the paved road in the Arvaikheer-Mandalgovi direction" as well as "2.61 km of road in the Arvaikheer-Mandalgovi direction and 6.12 km two-level intersection connecting with the Ulaanbaatar-Arvaikheer highway".

This work overlaps with 2.6 km at the 410-412 km mark from the Ulaanbaatar side of the A0301 Ulaanbaatar-Arvaikheer national highway.

Due to the road construction project, a temporary road will be used in this section. The Ministry of Road and Transport Development has announced that citizens and transporters should be careful and cautious when participating in traffic.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36xq

J.Enkhjargalan: From the 18th of this month, citizens will be able to enter the Central Stadium for physical exercise

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

From July 18, it has been decided to open the Central Stadium to the public between 06:00-23:00.

Specifically, gate number 16 of the stadium will be opened, and there will be no admission fee.

J.Enkhjargalan, CEO of "Central Stadium" LLC, said, "We are creating an opportunity for citizens to enter the Central Stadium and do physical exercise until August 1."

However, he requested that visitors keep the stadium clean and not litter.

This year, nine new sanitary facilities have been put into operation in the stadium.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36xi

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS TO VISIT DURING THE LONG VACATION DAYS

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

We are compiling information about special exhibitions that students, parents, grandparents, and young children can visit during their summer and scheduled vacations to take pride in their Mongolian homeland. All the museums mentioned here are located in Ulaanbaatar.

11 boxes of cargo have arrived from France. It's a collection of artifacts belonging to Mongolia, scattered in every corner of the world.

In particular, it includes relics from the Hunnu and Turkic periods that are not found in Mongolia, classic ceramics from the Yuan dynasty, and selected cultural heritage from the Khitan period. These exhibits are being displayed at the Chinggis Khaan National Museum under the theme "Chinggis Khaan: How Mongolians Changed the World". The exhibition is currently open to the public and will continue until August 25th. Please click HERE to read the report prepared from the exhibition.

The National Museum of Mongolia has opened a temporary exhibition called "HEAVENLY MELODY HORSE-HEAD FIDDLE" to the public, showcasing a selection from their collection of horse-head fiddles to celebrate the Mongolian National Great Festival Naadam.

Every nation and nationality has a musical instrument they are proud of. It's impossible to imagine the Mongolian people and nomadic culture without horses and the horse-head fiddle. The horse-head fiddle is the poetic harmony and melodious rhythm of the name "Mongol". The melody of the horse-head fiddle, which has been resonating in the honored place of Mongolian nomads for centuries, reminds us of everything Mongolian - the steppe wind, the rumble of horses, the sound of feasts, and children's laughter.

This exhibition displays about 30 horse-head fiddles made by craftsmen from various regions over a hundred years from the late 19th century to the 1980s. Among them are many interesting items, including the Ikel, considered the ancestor of the horse-head fiddle, the Tsuukh fiddle with an ox bladder soundbox, fiddles with slogans on their soundbox like "Increase our livestock to 200 million heads", fiddles with heads of five types of livestock, snake-shaped bows, and fiddles that can be disassembled and fit into their soundbox for nomadic moves. These musical instruments are not only exquisitely crafted but also highly significant as they narrate the evolution of fiddle music and illustrate the history and appearance of their times.

The exhibition will be open to the public until August 2nd.

"From Undur Gegeen G.Zanabazar, the head of Khalkha religion, to the eighth Bogd, eight Bogds have graced the Mongolians. These Khutagts were dedicated to the Danshig Naadam, or the ceremony of firm establishment. This ceremony of offering firm establishment is a blessing for long-lasting peace and togetherness with the people.

Therefore, we have displayed thangkas and embroidered appliqués of the three longevity deities - Ayush, White Tara, and Jugdernamjil - at the head of our exhibition.

One of the major parts of the Danshig offering ceremony is undoubtedly the dance of the five dakinis. Our Bogd Khaan Palace Museum preserves the original costumes of these five dakinis. We are displaying them exactly as they were used and worn in the late 19th and early 20th centuries," explained G.Bayarmaa, a researcher at the Bogd Khaan Palace Museum, about the "Dance of the Fierce Protectors" exhibition.

Along with the aforementioned "Dance of the Fierce Protectors" exhibition, the "Assembly of Twenty-One Taras" exhibition has been opened. It is possible to see 21 Taras handcrafted by Undur Gegeen himself, which appear in the small ritual dance or small tsam.

These exhibitions will close tomorrow, on the 17th of this month.

An exhibition about the Mazaalai bear, which remains in small numbers in the Gobi Altai region of Mongolia, is being displayed in the exhibition hall of the Natural History Museum and is open to the public throughout this summer.

By visiting this exhibition, you will not only see the taxidermy of the world's only Mazaalai bear, but also selected works by Mongolian professional artists on the theme of Mazaalai, interesting photographs captured by Mazaalai researchers, and learn more about the Mazaalai. The more we know, the more we protect.

The exhibition will be open to the public until September 15th.

The regular "Digital Museum" exhibition, which has become a tradition of the G.Zanabazar Fine Arts Museum, has opened.

With the help of artificial intelligence, it aims to provide children and young people with a closer and more tangible experience of the museum's exhibits through modern solutions, and to promote and spread cultural heritage to viewers and visitors.

The exhibition has been open to the public since the 10th of this month and will be open daily from 09:00 to 17:30.

We are compiling information about special exhibitions that students, parents, grandparents, and young children can visit during their summer and scheduled vacations to take pride in their Mongolian homeland. All the museums mentioned here are located in Ulaanbaatar.

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/yd3e0

New Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications Ts. Baatarkhuu Starts His Duties

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Ts. Baatarkhuu has been appointed as the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications by the 21st decree of the Prime Minister of Mongolia dated July 10, 2024.

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Development L. Gantomor, along with relevant officials, worked at the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications to introduce the Government's resolution and decision, and handed over the duties to the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications Ts. Baatarkhuu.

Education of Ts. Baatarkhuu:

• 1989-1999: Secondary School No. 1 in Undurkhaan soum, Khentii aimag
• 1999-2003: School of Social Sciences, National University of Mongolia
• 2004: Graduated from Khan-Uul Institute
• Specializes in Political Science and Mathematics

Specialization: In 2023-2024, he participated in the Harvard Manage Mentor (Online) program's management specialization program at Harvard University, USA.

Previous work experience and positions:

• 2005-2006: Head of the Press and Information Office of the Government of Mongolia
• 2013: Deputy Chief of Staff of the Governor's Office of the Capital City
• 2012-2020: Representative of the Citizens' Representative Khural of the Capital City
• 2020: Member of the Board of Directors of MIG Insurance LLC
• Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of MLC Business School and MLC Content company
• Head of the "20K Programmer" international IT engineer training program in Mongolia
• Representative in Mongolia for Soft Uni Global, an international educational organization based in Bulgaria, and the Denison Consulting organization's international institute for cultural research
• Worked as a member of the Asia-Pacific region of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics) Association

He was appointed as the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications by the 21st decree of the Prime Minister of Mongolia dated July 10, 2024.

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/gnwgk

Renovation of 30-60 Year Old Heating Pipelines Begins at 18 Locations in the Capital

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Renovation of 15.6 km of heating main pipelines has begun at 18 locations in the capital. There are a total of over 390 km of heating pipeline networks in Ulaanbaatar city, most of which are 30-60 years old.

Also, due to the increase in the number of apartments and organizations in Ulaanbaatar city and the rise in heat consumption, there is a need to expand the pipeline network.

Therefore, this year, when carrying out major repairs of the heating pipeline network, the size of the pipelines will be expanded, according to the Mayor's Office.

Major repair and renovation work on the heating pipeline network from the State Academic Drama Theater to the Teachers' College on Jamyangun Street in the 1st khoroo of Sukhbaatar district started today. In connection with this, Ulaanbaatar City General Manager Ts. Torkhuu worked at the above location.

He said, "The Governor's Office of Ulaanbaatar City and Ulaanbaatar District Heating Network JSC are working together to prepare for the winter of 2025 and have started summer major repairs.

We have been preparing for major repairs since July 1 and have started our repair work.

Due to the major repairs of the heating pipeline network, hot water restrictions have been imposed in some locations. However, we are carrying out repair work without imposing restrictions on clean or cold water."

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/9nyw2

PHOTO: Statue of Mongolian Bull Symbolizing Wealth and Growth Unveiled

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The 100th anniversary of the establishment and development of the banking sector in Mongolia is being celebrated. In connection with this, a bull statue, symbolizing the banking and financial sector, has been erected. The opening ceremony of this statue took place today. Around the world, in major economic and financial zones, the image of a bull is used as a symbol of strength, power, and success.

Following this tradition, the Mongolian banking and financial sector has created a bull statue infused with the country's customs and symbolism.

The statue is located in Chingeltei district, at the intersection west of the Mongolian Bank. The design includes a gravel path, green space, and stone benches separating it from the residential buildings and service areas behind the statue.

The statue is 5.5 meters long, 2.5 meters high, made of bronze, with its base covered in 400-600 year old Mongolian white granite.

This statue is distinctly different from realistic depictions, with an intensified powerful movement incorporated into a semi-circular shape, designed to appear light and detached from the dusty human world, existing in the air. The statue was created to embody the principles of the financial market: circular, rotating, growing, and increasing.

During the opening ceremony, B. Lkhagvasuren, President of the Mongolian Bank, said, "The financial market is imagined through the depiction of two animals. The images of a bull and a bear symbolize growth and advancement. In the US and major European cities with highly developed stock exchanges, statues of these animals have been erected. As we all know best, there is a famous bull statue in New York City, USA. In that sense, we have erected a Mongolian bull statue as a symbol of the growth and development of Mongolia's financial market. This statue was created by Mongolian sculptors, with D. Ankhbayar as the designer. Financial institutions are concentrated in the center of Ulaanbaatar. Therefore, placing this bull statue in the city center will contribute to tourism as tourists will be able to see and appreciate it."

Sculptor D. Ankhbayar said, "We completed this statue in one month. It was a task to be done in an extremely short time, so we were able to finish it because we had a team of skilled sculptors. I would like to thank the team that worked together on this occasion. When I first came up with the design idea for the statue, I thought it should have an energetic composition because the banking and financial sector has ups and downs. We also worked from the perspective that it should incorporate Mongolian culture and spirit. Our team has previously worked on projects such as the golden falcon and gate of the Genghis Khan Museum."

It was reported that this creation is significant not only for adding to the aesthetics of the capital and becoming a tourist destination but also for promoting the culture of fundamental worship that symbolizes wealth, growth, and spiritual values. Representatives from banks and financial institutions participated in this event.

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/omd50

Three fatal incidents recorded during Naadam celebrations

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Nationwide, from July 10 to 14, 2024, a total of 7,385 calls and reports were received, of which 399 were related to criminal activities, 704 were related to traffic accidents, and 6,282 were related to violations.

Of these, 4 calls and reports related to domestic violence were registered, which is a decrease of two or 33 percent compared to the same period last year. 59 theft crimes were registered, which is a decrease of two or 3.3 percent compared to the same period last year. Three cases of homicide were also recorded.

Source: General Police Department

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/elvg9

It is possible to travel on a 2.6 km temporary road in the UB-Arvaikheer direction

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Citizens and drivers can now travel on a 2.6 km temporary road in the Ulaanbaatar-Arvaikheer direction.

The 2024 State Budget Law of Mongolia includes the "first stage of work on the horizontal axis highway from Choir - Mandalgovi - Arvaikheer, and the paved road from Arvaikheer - Mandalgovi" which consists of "2.61 km of road from Arvaikheer to Mandalgovi and a 6.12 km two-level intersection connecting to the Ulaanbaatar-Arvaikheer highway."

This work overlaps with 2.6 km of the A0301 Ulaanbaatar-Arvaikheer national road at the 410-412 km mark from the Ulaanbaatar side.

Due to the road construction project, traffic will be diverted to a temporary road in this section. The Ministry of Road and Transport Development has announced that citizens and transporters should exercise caution, adjust their speed, ensure the full technical condition of their vehicles, and participate in traffic accordingly.

Translated from: https://gogo.mn/r/3vdo7

Road from Tavan Shar Railway Crossing to Tolgoit Turn to be Closed

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The underpass at the Tavan Shar railway crossing will be put into operation after completing road filling and adjustment works. In this context, from July 17 to August 1, the road from Tavan Shar railway crossing to Tolgoit turn, i.e. the road in front of Nomin chain store, will be partially closed one lane at a time. Therefore, citizens are advised to choose other routes when participating in traffic with vehicles.

Translated from: https://news.mn/r/2739170/

GSSUT: 3506 citizens received assistance services during the festival

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

During the National Great Festival holiday, from July 10 to 16, 2024, a total of 3506 people received emergency assistance services at the Emergency Department of the National Center for Trauma and Orthopedics due to accidents and injuries.

Specifically, 2113 adults and 1393 children aged 0-18 received emergency assistance services. During these days, 483 people received emergency assistance due to traffic accidents. Of these, 304 were adults and 179 were children aged 0-18. There were also 125 cases of injuries from falling off horses. Of these, 27 were children under 10 years old, and 53 were children aged 10-18. There were 13 children who fell off racing horses. Additionally, 36 people received assistance services at the NCTO due to alcohol-related domestic violence and family violence. Of these, two were children aged 0-18.

Translated from: https://news.mn/r/2739150/

About Us: World Stars Rate Mongolia's Olympic Opening Ceremony Outfits

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Ben Sherman in Great Britain, Berluti in France, "Yonex Sunrise" in Malaysia... However, it's worth praising the exceptional outfits worn by the Mongolian Olympic team, as highlighted by the Todayonline website. These intricate and meticulous outfits were created by the Mongolian fashion brand "Michel&Amazonka".

After the Mongolian Olympic opening ceremony outfits were revealed online, people praised the Mongolian athletes for their luxurious attire. One online user wrote, "It combines traditional customs." Some even noted that it feels like "the Olympics is an international fashion show."

Some citizens of Malaysia and South Korea have praised Mongolia's Olympic opening ceremony outfits while criticizing their own athletes' outfits. However, some people are criticizing the Mongolian outfits as inappropriate for the summer season. It's worth noting that the praise significantly outweighs the criticism.

Although Mongolians domestically are strongly criticizing the Olympic opening ceremony outfits as too cumbersome and expensive, the world is receiving them positively, with "Olympic uniforms Mongolia" being a highly trending search on social media. Here are some excerpts from social media comments:

Michael Johnson, a legendary American track athlete with four Olympic golds and eight World Championship golds, tweeted that the Mongolian athletes' ceremonial outfits are "the best so far."

On the social media of the world-famous fashion magazine "Outlander Magazine," praise for the Mongolian athletes' ceremonial outfits has reached 1.8 million people.

Also, on X, a person with half a million followers praised the Mongolian team athletes' Olympic outfits and called the sisters Michel and Amazonka, who created these outfits, the Chanel of Mongolia.

In addition, many famous designers and influencers on TikTok are sharing their thoughts about the Mongolian Olympic opening ceremony outfits, with thousands of videos being created.

Translated from: https://itoim.mn/a/2024/07/16/sport/gjl

MNOC: Sending a letter to the International Olympic Committee does not guarantee the opening of athletes' rights

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The "Paris 2024" Olympic Games will be held in Paris, France from July 26 to August 11. In this Olympics, 320 athletes from 81 member countries of the IOC have received 432 rights.

As for our country, N. Bayaraa and E. Davaakhuu in the men's shooting category, and O. Yesugen in the women's category will represent our country in Paris. However, information has been circulated on social media that "O. Yesugen and N. Bayaraa will not be able to participate in the shooting event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games due to the fault of MNOC". In connection with this, MNOC made an announcement.

Ch. Naranbaatar, President of MNOC: "There are 10 days left until the start of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. In connection with this, Mongolian athletes have received and confirmed their rights and are preparing to participate in the Olympics. This morning, an emergency meeting of the MNOC Executive Council was held. At this meeting, regarding the issue related to the Mongolian Shooting Sports Federation, three athletes from MSSF have received their rights. After this, after the deadline, sports federations reported late about additional events. We have sent letters to international organizations several times regarding this issue. At today's meeting of the Executive Council, we decided to send an official letter to the International Olympic Committee, the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee, and the International Shooting Sport Federation. We have said that it is impossible because the deadline for submitting athletes' applications has closed. Nevertheless, we decided to send a letter to the International Olympic Organizing Committee about this in the interest of our athletes and the possibility that they might be able to participate in their competition. However, it is not guaranteed that the right to participate in the Olympics will be opened. We work with 60-70 sports committees. The main goal of the federations is that they employ specialized professionals."

E. Badar-Uugan, Secretary General of MNOC: "On June 9, a letter was received from international organizations to MSSF and MNOC to urgently confirm and send the names and distances of their athletes by June 21. Within this framework, O. Enkhsaikhan, Secretary General of MSSF, sent a letter requesting to confirm three athletes in three distances. Based on that application, we sent it to the international organization, and the athletes' rights to confirm in three distances were opened. The deadline started from June 21 and ended on July 8. During this period, no request was received to grant additional rights to shoot at 10 meters distance."

Translated from: https://itoim.mn/a/2024/07/16/event/blp

Road from Tavan Shar Railway Crossing to Tolgoit Turn to be Partially Closed

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The underpass at the Tavan Shar railway crossing will be put into operation with road filling and adjustments. As part of this, from July 17 to August 1, the road from the Tavan Shar railway crossing to the Tolgoit turn, which is in front of the Nomin chain store, will be partially closed one lane at a time. Therefore, citizens and drivers are asked to choose other routes to participate in traffic.

Translated from: https://itoim.mn/a/2024/07/16/capital/bxy

Kindergarten Registration Begins August 1st

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The registration for pre-school education, or kindergarten, will start accepting applications from August 1st.

Specifically, the online registration for kindergarten children will be organized based on e-mongolia.mn and the Education Sector Information System esis.edu.mn.

Last year's registration was organized in two stages, with requests being submitted online and by approaching state-owned kindergartens near homes.

Article 28.8 of the General Education Law states, "The local education authority shall determine the catchment area in accordance with the methodology approved by the state administrative body in charge of education." The order A/82 of the Director of the General Education Agency dated March 25, 2024, on "Approving the methodology for determining the catchment area of pre-school education institutions and general education schools" was published in the Administrative Regulatory Act Collection 2024-11 with number 6771 (in the unified state database) and has been in effect since April 12, 2024.

Within the framework of the above legal environment, the heads of the Education and Science Departments of provinces and the Education Department of the capital city have determined the catchment areas for their respective localities by order.

Parents can obtain information about the capital city's catchment areas from the Capital City Education Department's Facebook page and hotline.

Translated from: https://itoim.mn/a/2024/07/16/education/hfe

The following roads will be partially closed

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The following roads in the capital will be partially closed and repaired:

• In the 28th khoroo of Bayangol district, the heating pipeline at the intersection of Peace Avenue and the 25th pharmacy will be expanded. In this regard, the road will be partially closed from 00:00 on July 16 to 08:00 on July 19.
• In the 4th khoroo of Bayangol district, the heating pipeline at the intersection of Peace Avenue and the 10th microdistrict will be expanded. In this regard, the above road will be partially closed from 00:00 on July 16 to 08:00 on July 20.
• In Chingeltei district, the heating pipeline in the middle of the eastbound lane on the east side of Peace Avenue West 4 Road will be expanded. In this regard, the above road will be partially closed from July 16 to July 23.

Therefore, citizens and drivers are advised to choose alternative routes when participating in traffic.

Translated from: https://itoim.mn/a/2024/07/16/capital/jcz

125 People Injured from Horse Falls Sought Treatment at NTORC During Naadam Days

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

During the Naadam holiday period from July 10-16, a total of 3,506 people received emergency medical services at the Emergency Department of the National Trauma and Orthopedic Research Center (NTORC) due to accidents and injuries.

Specifically: - 2,113 adults - 1,393 children aged 0-18 years

During this period, 483 people received emergency care due to traffic accidents. Of these, 304 were adults and 179 were children aged 0-18.

Additionally, there were 125 cases of injuries from falling off horses. This includes 27 children under 10 years old and 53 children aged 10-18.

There were also 13 children who fell from racing horses.

Furthermore, 36 people sought assistance from NTORC due to domestic violence related to alcohol consumption and family conflicts. This included two children aged 0-18, according to the center.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36y9

M-SI-ES COCA-COLA: Celebrating Without Plastic Waste

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The M-Si-Es Coca-Cola company has launched the "Let's Celebrate Without Plastic Waste" campaign for the third year, collecting plastic waste around the Central Stadium.

The M-Si-Es Coca-Cola company, on the occasion of the National Great Festival Naadam, once again launched the "Let's Celebrate Without Plastic Waste" campaign. As part of this initiative, on July 11 and 12, the peak days of the festival, they collected plastic waste around the Central Stadium in collaboration with over 160 employees from eight public service organizations of Khan-Uul district. Over the course of two days, they gathered more than 450 kg of plastic waste, which was directly delivered to their recycling plant.

During the National Great Festival Naadam, thousands of festival-goers gather, generating a corresponding amount of plastic waste. Therefore, the M-Si-Es Coca-Cola company urged the festival-goers to reduce the volume of plastic and sort it into their RECYCLE ME eco-containers.

The TML recycling plant of the M-Si-Es Coca-Cola company has the capacity to recycle all types of water and beverage plastic bottles generated in Mongolia. The recycled plastic bottles can be used as raw material for clothing as well as new plastic bottles.

The company's efforts to encourage the public to develop the habit of sorting plastic bottles continue.

IF YOU WANT TO SUPPLY YOUR PLASTIC WASTE AND JOIN THE RANKS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, PLEASE CONTACT 7610-7711.

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36y6

3.2 billion tugriks in damages recovered in the first half of this year

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

In the first half of this year, the prosecutor's office filed 788 claims in civil and administrative courts as part of its duty to protect public interests, resulting in decisions to transfer a total of 3.2 billion tugriks to the state budget.

Specifically, 907 million tugriks from special government funds, 227 million tugriks related to tax and social insurance contribution debts, 862.9 million tugriks due to illegal appointment, dismissal, temporary dismissal, or termination of civil servants, and 261.1 million tugriks in damages to the Health Insurance Fund are to be reimbursed by the relevant individuals and legal entities. Additionally, 549 million tugriks in damages to public interests resulting from criminal and misdemeanor cases are to be transferred to the state budget.

Source: Office of the Prosecutor General

Translated from: https://ikon.mn/n/36y1

Attention to citizens applying for a South Korean visa

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Citizens applying for a South Korean visa must personally visit the South Korean visa application center or an official representative agency. The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Mongolia has introduced information on service fees for 14 companies that are authorized visa application representatives.

The service fees for 35 types of documents from these companies range from 300 to 57,000 tugriks. Please click here to read more information about this.

We are also providing a cautionary notice as there have been many cases of people being deceived by using services other than official representatives when applying for visas.

Translated from: https://news.mn/r/2739123/

Renovation of 30-60 Year Old Heating Pipelines Has Begun

Published: Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The renovation of 15.6 km of main heating pipelines has begun at 18 locations in the capital city. There are over 390 km of heating pipelines throughout Ulaanbaatar, most of which are 30-60 years old. Due to the increase in the number of residential buildings and organizations in Ulaanbaatar, and the consequent rise in heat consumption, there is a need to expand the pipeline network. Therefore, this year's major repairs of the heating network will include expanding the size of the pipelines.

The repair and renovation of the heating network from the State Academic Drama Theater to the Teacher's College on Jamyangun Street in the 1st khoroo of Sukhbaatar district starts today. In connection with this, Ulaanbaatar City General Manager Ts. Turkhuu visited the site. He said, "The Governor's Office of Ulaanbaatar City and Ulaanbaatar District Heating Network JSC, among other organizations, have started preparing for the winter of 2025 and begun summer major repairs. We started preparing for major repairs from July 1st and have now begun the repair work. Due to the major repairs of the heating network, hot water restrictions have been imposed in some locations. However, we are carrying out the repair work without imposing restrictions on clean, cold water."

Translated from: https://itoim.mn/a/2024/07/16/event/oeq