· January, 2006

Stories about Mongolia from January, 2006

Mongolia: Chingis Crazy

Mongolian Matters wonders how long it is until almost everything in Mongolia is named for Chingis Khan after hearing that the capital's airport is being renamed for the 13th century...

25 January 2006

Mongolia: Thoughts on Politics

Chris Miller has some thoughts about Mongolia's political turbulence, including some observations that the situation is less dramatic than it is being portrayed by the foreign media.

18 January 2006

Mongolia: Government Crisis

Mongolia's government has been formally dissolved and the protesters have packed it up. Thomas Terry has blog coverage from the ground, and the other posts on his blog are as...

14 January 2006

Mongolia: Elephant Keeping

Chris Miller reports that Mongol ingenuity is being put to use to keep two elephants from the Russian circus who arrived in Ulaanbaatar early warm. In this case, the ingenuity...

14 January 2006

Mongolia: Protest and Uncertainty

Protesters have seized the headquarters of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party after its members at the head of government ministries resigned, sending the government into chaos. Chris Miller offers valuable...

13 January 2006

Mongolia: Lunch Trials

Thomo offers pictorial evidence that the lunch menu in Ulaanbaatar can be a trial for those who don't speak Mongolian.

4 January 2006