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In shocking development, govt of #Mongolia proposes to rename government holding company Erdenes Mongol, into ... wait for it ... 🥁 🥁 🥁 Chinggis Khaan National Wealth Fund.
If I had a tugrik for every brand/name attached to Chinggis Khaan, I'd have my own horse by now.
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We've been podcasting for a year now!
Great to be working on this with @ananddairtan.bsky.social and Dolgion.
Newest episode focused on defamation law and impact on journalism.
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Who is the biggest distributors of disinformation in Mongolia? We spoke with Batsugar, researcher, about the prevelance of disinformation in the country. The latest GSM episode about #Mongolia.
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Prime minister Uchral is cleaning house: He dismissed the mayor of Ulaanbaatar, Nyambaatar. Over the price of meat, this dismissal might be the start of something ugly. We discuss in our latest podcast episode of GSM #Mongolia #Mglpolitics youtu.be/j7H4dSJTGoM?...
On the 84th anniversary of the death of Tsyben Zhamtsarano
A rare reference to #Mongolia literature on the blog: Khalk Mongol look at Tsaatan life in S Erdene's "The Hunter's Wife"
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Purevdagva B has been nominated to become Governor of the Capital City and mayor of #Ulaanbaatar.
@marissajsmith.bsky.social tells us who he is and what it means.
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Lese gerade S Erdene "Die Frau des Jägers". Spannend wenn ein (Chalk, ist aber nicht ausdrücklich erwähnt) Mongole, der selber in der Jurte auf dem Land lebt, Zaatan begegnet und sich an der Einfachheit ihres Lebens(stils) erfreut.
#Mongolia followers: surely there is a torii in Mongolia somewhere. Help fill the map!
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By Julian Dierkes One of the joys to me of having moved to Germany is that there are a number of literary translations of Mongolian fiction available in German that I have slowly been discovering. As ...
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By Marissa J. Smith Following the removal (and detention) of the deputy governor of Ulaanbaatar, and now the removal of the governor of Ulaanbaatar in the context of corruption allegations, the nomina...
Disinformation is not just a media problem. It is a democracy problem—and in Mongolia, it is becoming a crisis.Researcher and civic activist Batsugar Tsedendamba, board member of the Independent…
We passed the 1,500 pin milestone on the Global #Torii mapping project, woohoo! 🥇 Can we make it to 2,000? 👀
If you ever see a torii in the wild outside of Japan, please let me know. 😊🙏
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A map of torii gates located outside of Japan (except for including US military presence), created by Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz (University of Idaho).
While I was in Philly for Comicon with my family, I convinced everyone to go get ramen at Kyuramen near the convention center. I didn't know we'd be going to a chain that uses #torii & Shinto prayer boards (ema) as decor! There's at least 30 locations across the US with torii. It's mapping time! ⛩️🗺️🔍
Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz
It's been quiet for some years around Mongolian efforts to offer itself as a go-between to reach North Korea... Here, a rare reminder of that possibility.
www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
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Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has met with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh to discuss deepening bilateral ties and advancing peace on...
