Anand Tumurtogoo

The three talking heads of GSM - deep dive into explaining Mongolian folk tradition of 'Three Universals'

While #Mongolia just celebrated its #Naadam Festival, the new government quietly pushed forward with major policy changes.

In the latest episode of Great State Mural, out tomorrow, we unpack what’s happening behind the scenes—and what it means for the country. pca.st/95mkou9z

Amid Warnings of Iranian Terrorism, a History of Failed ‘C Team’ Plots

What a shit conspiracy theory piece of story is this! They make out 64 year old Iranian woman whose family supported the Shah, and was detained by ICE as though she is a sleeper agent for the current Iranian Government. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

Who we are and why this podcast?

Our second episode of Great State Mural is up with @mongoliafocus.bsky.social. We talked about the new prime minister of Mongolia, Zandanshatar. Unfortunately, shit happened, and we lost most of the audio, so we scrapped it and put out an introductory episode about the podcast. pca.st/5dwlbede

Mongolia's new PM vows to be 'truthful' after predecessor's downfall Zandanshatar Gombojav seeks to restore credibility as economic challenges loom

I wrote about who will be the next PM of #Mongolia, how he got here, and what challenges await him. And also what the protest organizers said he should do to be a leader for the Mongolian people. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Mon...

Г.Занданшатар: Өмнөх Засгийн газрын бодлогыг үгүйсгээд байж болохгүй | News.MN Нүүрс химийн болон алт боловсруулах үйлдвэрийг дотоодын хөрөнгө оруулалт болон олон улсын хамтын ажиллагаанд тулгуурлан хөгжүүлэх шаардлагатай.

Earlier this afternoon Pres Khurelsukh formally introduced G Zandschantar as a nominee for Prime Minister.
news.mn/r/2806751/
#Mongolia #MGLpoli

This was one of my passion projects, and finally we got it up and running. We launched our inaugural podcast, focusing on Mongolia's political and social issues, in collaboration with my two highly intelligent friends. The podcast is called "The Great State Mural" (working title). pca.st/9nl8wyfj

quote from dune

Fuck AI

The ruling Mongolian People's Party congress voted to nominate the former Speaker Zandanshatar as the new PM. isee.mn/n/79154

Г.Занданшатарыг Ерөнхий сайдад нэр дэвшүүллээ Г.Занданшатарыг Ерөнхий сайдад нэр дэвшүүллээ

The former speaker of parliament appears to be the Mongolian People's Party's preferred candidate for the new prime minister. #Mongolia #Internationalpolitics www.polit.mn/a/107916

Sadly no.

I believe at this time they just need to nominate a woman to the position. It was time Oyun-Erdene to step down, and I think it is time to put a woman. Uchral is the obvious pick, but he is their golden boy, they would not want him to be dragged out in the mud, before the presidential or 2028 vote.

МАН-ын удирдлагууд Ерөнхий сайдад нэр дэвшигч дээрээ тохирч чадахгүй байгаа тул Удирдах зөвлөлийн хурлаа хойшлуулжээ | iSee.mn МАН-ын Удирдах зөвлөлийн хуралдааныг өнөөдөр /2025.06.04/ товлосон ч хойшлуулсан байна. Тус хуралдаанаар Ерөнхий сайдад нэр дэвшигчийг тодруулна. Гэвч МАН-ын у...

iSee reports that party council meeting originally scheduled today to select nominee for Prime Minister, has been postponed.
Unclear what that means for party congress meant to formalize nomination envisioned for tomorrow.
isee.mn/n/78953

I chuckled a little bit... 😅

But it is ok. There is enough "Mongolia- horse-as-diplomatic-gift" content on Netflix anyways. Low hanging ... mane, so to speak 🐴

Mongolia PM resigns after losing confidence vote that followed weeks of protests Critics had called for Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai to step down after reports of his son’s lavish spending

The Guardian on end of Oyun-Erdene's time as Prime Minister.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#MGLpoli #Mongolia

Mongolia's PM, Oyun-Erdene, ousted. Losing the vote of confidence in parliament only receiving 44 votes out 125(126) from the MPs.

Some people wait in the dead of night to watch the Premier league or UFC due to the time difference. I am waiting to see if Mongolia's parliament is going to show confidence or no confidence for the Prime Minister. Democracy at work.

Байнгын хороо, чуулганы хуралдааны санал хураалтаас Ерөнхий сайд өөрийгөө хасуулах санал гаргав - Төрийн байгуулалтын байнгын хорооны хуралдаанаар Ерөнхий сайдад итгэл хүлээлгэх тухай тогтоолын төслийг хэлэлцэж байна.

#Mongolia's parliament will vote today on a vote of confidence for Prime Minister #Oyun-Erdene. Last week, the ruling party decided the Prime Minister should resign. However, after much political handwringing, Oyun-Erdene has decided that parliament should decide his fate. ikon.mn/n/3f65 #politics

Mongolia in political crisis as PM promises confidence vote Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai under heavy pressure from protesters, president

#Mongolia's PM, Oyun-Erdene, wants to keep his position and is banking on the confidence vote next week. However, political analysts have expressed he needs to resign to keep the integrity of Mongolia's democratic process. Read my story here 👇🏻

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Mongolia PM expected to call vote of confidence in the face of protests Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai is expected to call a vote of confidence this week after questions were raised over his family’s wealth

#Mongolia's PM, who is facing blowback for his lavish lifestyle via his son, is going to fight to keep his position. PM has started painting the president as the true "bad guy" and is trying to bank on bureaucratic procedures to stall the "no-confidence" vote. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

It looks like #Mongolia's prime minister, Oyun-Erdene, is going to fight to keep his position. More specifically he might put on offense against the president, who he might have had falling out. A No-confidence vote is becoming more certain.

May she rest in peace, she was the same age as my son. 😢 How many children must die for this to stop?!

What’s interesting/ignorant about this is that we *do do the big things here - the AI and the weapons systems. And we don’t do T shirts and textiles at scale.

Once again, he has no idea how any of this works.

After Protests Force a Shake-up, Who Would Become Mongolia’s Next Prime Minister? Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene is expected to resign early next week amid public outrage over a lavish lifestyle. Who will succeed him?

After protests force a shake-up, who would become #Mongolia’s Next Prime Minister? Many of the leaders of the Mongolian People's Party are unwilling to step up to the leadership role, and they are probably going to force the current speaker to take up the mantle. thediplomat.com/2025/05/afte...

Mongolian traditional script of the poem "Mongol Khel" by Rinchen on the side of a building in Ulaanbaatar, I think done by the street artist/calligrapher Ochirone

Mongolian traditional script of the poem "Mongol Khel" by Rinchen on the side of a building in Ulaanbaatar, I think done by the street artist/calligrapher Ochirone

Interesting alignment here w/ #Mongolia PM looking possibly to be on the way out, tho no obvious link to fate of Rio Tinto's #OyuTolgoi project in that move.

“Жагсаалтад орж, намынхаа нэрээр гишүүн болчхоод намын бодлогоо сөрж ажиллана гэдэг бол буруу жишиг“ Төв талбайд үргэлжилж буй "Огцрох амархан" жагсаалаар Ерөнхий сайд Л.Оюун-Эрдэнийг огцруулах шаардлагыг тавьж буй. Жагсаалд оролцож буй иргэдийн цуглуулж буй

It is certain that the current Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene will step down. And it looks like the new government will form without the opposition party. The Democratic party leadership blames his party members for speaking out against the coalition. #internationalpolitics #Mongolia ubn.mn/p/84062

Хамтарсан Засгийн газар байх эсэхийг ярилцах саналыг Ерөнхий сайд гаргажээ МАН-ын Бага хурал үргэлжилж байна. Хуралдааны эхэнд Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий сайд Л.Оюун-Эрдэнэ нээж үг хэлсэн бөгөөд тэрээр энэ удаагийн хуралдаанаар цаашид Хамтарсан Засгийн газар байх нь зөв үү? буруу ...

Mongolian government faces a crisis as the ruling Mongolian People's Party deliberates on maintaining the grand coalition with two other parties. To think this was because of l PM Oyun-Erdene's son posting his opulent engagement. urug.mn/165787/

Speaking of climate change, here is a perspective from a herder in Mongolia: "It is as if we stopped having winter and summer. Now, it seems we have just prolonged spring and fall with more erratic weather."
#climate #climatechange #environment #Mongolia

The upside is I got paid. But I would like to see my article published.