Discussions of #Mongolia draft media freedom law continue. T Mendel (Centre for Law and Democracy ) offers perspective on that draft.
Weak:
-Art 5.1 on “principles” but actually restricts journo work
-many provisions in draft unduly vague or general
-quasi-constitutional, "should set out a broad range of governing standards for media freedom, which other laws must then comply with"

https://mongoliafocus.com/2025/04/guest-post-centre-for-law-and-democracy-analysis-draft-law-freedom-media/

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MP/frm pres Kh Battulga holds/held license for lignite deposit Togrog Nuur (Төгрөг нуур)? Never heard of that deposit in Tov before.
Now, CabSec N Uchral calling out Battulga's campaign for increased state deposits/contributions to Natl Wealth Fund.

https://ikon.mn/n/3dhu

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gogo.mn reports on recent analysis by Mongolian Fact-Checking Center that looks at social media accounts that post w/ significant pro-Russian agenda.
Frequent topics: Ukraine, mining, Eurasian Economic Union.

https://gogo.mn/r/215jq

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https://www.alojapan.com/1233803/my-paradise-my-solo-trip-to-mongolia/ My Paradise: My solo trip to Mongolia #DestinationParadise #JapanTrips #mongolia #SoloTrip #trips (Photo by Erin Henderson) Mongolia, a land of nomadic people and vast landscapes, appealed to me. In early March 2024, I embarked on a solo adventure, landing amidst snow-capped mountains. After a brief stay in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city, I found myself back at the airport, ready to fly to the western region of Ulgii. …

#Mongolia New (SHINEE) Party merges (back) into Democratic Party. Had been a spin-off led by former MPs J Batzandan and Lu Bold.

Fragmentation into factions and frequency of spinn-offs has been challenge for DP almost throughout its history.

isee.mn/n/76195

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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2484755/ Ambassador of Australia to Mongolia Katie Smith Awarded the “Golden Gerege” #Australia #MongolNews #mongolia #Mongolian #MongolianNews #NEWS #NewsOfMongolia #politics #бизнес #валютханш #зурхай #Монгол #Мэдээ #мэдээлэл #нийгэм #спорт #улстөр #цагагаар #шинэ #шуурхай #オーストラリア

Segundo Verkami de Mongolia, esta vez contra la mafia de hazte oir.

Aportaciones a partir de 10€
https://www.verkami.com/projects/40546-mongolia-vs-matonismo-judicial-ultracatolico

Creo que nunca he leído la revista, pero esto que están haciendo es muy importante

Construction cost for planned #Ulaanbaatar metro currently estimated at US$2.4b.
https://gogo.mn/r/7l7qv

Slightly cynical rule of thumb on this kind of project: twice as long, twice as expensive.

Note that Worldbank reported a #Mongolia GDP of US$20.3b for 2023.

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A rare new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. @BBCNews reports:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7v3eln56no.amp

If you caught news of detention of noorog.mn journalists in #Mongolia on Tuesday in connection to election reporting and are wondering what's going on, Nest Mongolia's Dulamkhorloo and Unumunkh provide some context:
https://mongoliafocus.com/2025/03/guest-post-noorog-detention/

"Noorog.mn ... had previously announced that it would cease political coverage due to mounting pressure. However, the latest raid indicates that authorities continue to scrutinize and suppress independent journalism..."
#MGLpoli @mongoliastudies

Now this is a horse head one wouldn't mind unexpectedly encountering in one's bedroom.

Morin Khuur Ensemble, “My Father, My Hero”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1wmAa0_YTA

Five indicators make up #AcademicFreedomIndex within V-Dem dataset. #Mongolia declining on all of these since 2019.
What's going on here?

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Lots of reporting on state of budget in #Mongolia. Significant decreases in revenue, particularly in income tax, VAT, and mine license fees leading to large deficit.

https://montsame.mn/mn/read/364349

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Speaker of #Mongolia parliament D Amarbayasgalan focuses big part of speech opening Spring #УИХ session on, sigh, mega-projects.

https://montsame.mn/mn/read/364212

I remain very skeptical that many of these will actually be constructed, so why are they such a political focus?

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Today marks opening of Spring session of #Mongolia parliament.

Preferential loans to agri coops offered as election last June.
₮758b (approx €200m) paid to >6000 cooperatives (>22000 herders).

Return of the negdel?

gogo.mn/r/j62m1

#Mongolia #MGLpoli @mongoliastudies

1b trees subotnik continues in #Mongolia. #OyuTolgoi pledge to contribute 100m, including some near mine site.

https://ikon.mn/n/3d0n

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Discussions abt membership in the Eurasian Economic Union continue in #Mongolia Here is a look at impact on agricultural sector ( over past 10 years).
-threat of low-cost imports to producers
-potential of arrival of large producers threat to sm/med producers
-lack of competitiveness of products
-constraints on govt policy

https://itoim.mn/a/2025/03/13/society/ftq?b3f6e378cfe98fb6998c7b68c8966b95

#MGLfp @mongoliastudies

MongolBeat remains most efficient and my preferred way to stay up-to-date on developments in #Mongolia

https://www.mongolbeat.com

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