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• Post #3003951

  #Mongolia civil service moves to more flexible work with a home office day per week. https://zarig.mn/1i0y Will this have an impact on traffic? Not if school traffic drives a lot of downtown Ulaanbaatar traffic, but maybe... @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003950

  In Little Red Podcast J Lind speaks abt 🇨🇳 export of surveillance & "governance". https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/the-little-red-podcast/d9b003a0-3c45-0134-eba6-0d50f522381b/china-rules-autocracy-for-sale/1b75c180-fdeb-4bfe-aff7-4dd448aee05b Long-standing fear bubbling up around traffic cameras in #Mongolia as example. On Great State Mural, we discussed 🇲🇳 attitudes to privacy, etc. https://www.agulamedia.com/podcast/e022 #MGLpoli @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003949

  Can't verify source or publication, but claims of specific cyber-attacks on govt of #Mongolia by group claimed to be "Chinese". Short article really raises more questions than offering news or analysis. https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chinese-apt-abuses-cloud-tools-spy-mongolia If some of this is going on, would not be great surprise that 🇲🇳 officials may be vulnerable. As we discussed on podcast, awareness of cyber-risks low in 🇲🇳 . https://www...

• Post #3003948

  Brief report abt work of #Mongolia peacekeepers, incl 6 women (of 23) on UN Mission in South Sudan, here guarding fuel trucks for supplies. https://unmiss.unmissions.org/en/news/mongolian-peacekeepers-safeguard-a-lifeline-convoy-through-danger-and-dust #MGLfp #UNMISS @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003947

  Ichinkhorloo Kh (USC Ctr of Diplomacy) on meaning of UNCCCD CoP17 in Ulaanbaatar: "Hosting offers diplomatic visibility, strengthens international reputation, and allows the host country to help shape global conversations." https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/conference-diplomacy-action-what-cop17-means-mongolia As far as I can tell, hosting all about diplomatic visibility, very little substance. #MGLfp @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003946

  Mongolia not mentioned in implications of Dalai Lama succession https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/the-dalai-lamas-succession-battle-the-stakes-for-tibetans-and-beijing/ but lots of implications as I heard on recent visit to Ulaanbaatar. https://mongoliafocus.com/2026/04/new-geopolitics-pipeline-dalailama/ #MGLfp @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003945

  Earlier in April, @Anand & Dolgion recorded Great State Mural podcast episode with Anu-Ujin Lkh to talk about misguided Tuul Expressway proposal. https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/ulaanbaatar-at-a-crossroads-%241-billion-highway-to/id1824952576?i=1000759145232 Now, Anand has offered an update on suspension of these plans. https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/in-the-city-of-ulaanbaatar-spring-brings-warmth/id1889533269?i=1000763817297 #MGLpoli @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003944

  In early April I noticed foodtrucks in Ulaanbaatar, partly as consequence of banning of kiosks. https://mongoliafocus.com/2026/04/new-to-ulaanbaatar-april-2026/. Now, under guise of PM Uchral 'liberalization', are the tuts making a comeback? https://pca.st/zzv4nd4z @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003943

  Do you prefer talking heads with your podcasts? The Great State Mural - #Mongolia Portrayed now also available on YouTube For most recent episode in various formats see https://www.agulamedia.com/podcast/e026 Insightful conversation that @Anand and I had with @SongsForHorses , Kip Hutchins. @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003942

  Did you know that beyond the horsehead fiddle there is a camelhead fiddle? This and more gems abt how musical heritage helps us think abt #Mongolia's future in current episode of State Great Mural - Mongolia Portrayed where @Anand and I speak with Kip Hutchins, @SongsForHorses https://www.agulamedia.com/podcast/e026 🐴 🎻 🐫 @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003941

  I was in #Mongolia in April 2025 as well as April 2026, so I wasn't part of 25% increase in visitors... https://zarig.mn/1i7a

• Post #3003940

  Some progress particularly on interest rates & management fees claimed by 🇲🇳 of #Mongolia in conversations w/ Rio Tinto. https://ikon.mn/n/3nbj #MGLpoli @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003939

  Interesting to see Min of Digi Development, Innovation & Communications Ch Nomin speak out against broadening of defamation clause in #Mongolia criminal code for fear of abuse by officials https://zarig.mn/1i7v #MGLpoli

• Post #3003938

  Was ich gerade lese: Die Frau des Jägers Das Ende des Serüün-Tempels Zwei mongolische Erzählungen Von Sengjin Erdene Übers. Renate Bauwe

• Post #3003937

  I don't venture into literary topics with blog posts often, but there was a sequence in an S Erdene story about a Khalk Mongol encounter with a Tsaatan camp that caught my eye https://mongoliafocus.com/2026/05/literature-erdene-hunters-wife/ @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003936

  Purevdagva B has been nominated to become Governor of the Capital City and mayor of #Ulaanbaatar. @marissa_j_smith tells us who he is and what it means. https://mongoliafocus.com/2026/05/who-is-b-purevdagva/ #MGLpoli @mongoliastudies

• Post #3003935

  In shocking news, 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. https://ikon.mn/n/3ntl

• Post #3003934

  PM 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. I discuss w/ @Anand & Dolgion in our latest podcast episode of The Great State Mural, now also on YouTube. https://youtu.be/j7H4dSJTGoM?si=9cM43_Wf9jrAW5g8 #MGLpoli @mongoliastudies