Six Headlines For the Month of May

The Democratic Party elects a former finance minister—once imprisoned on money laundering allegations tied to the Oyu Tolgoi deal—as their new general secretary and possibly their presidential candidate for 2027. Parliament debates holding hearings on the Epstein files, with two former Mongolian presidents named in the documents. A government ministry posts an AI-written condolence statement full of factual errors about a beloved writer; the minister deflects all blame, and the person who hit "post" loses their job — Mongolia's first documented firing over AI use. A 19-year-old conscript soldier dies in a hazing incident, the latest in a long pattern the military cannot seem to stop. A landmark Constitutional Court ruling against a criminal defamation law is being quietly replaced by something journalists say could be even worse. And Prime Minister Uchral fires the mayor of Ulaanbaatar in a very public market visit — a move that could signal the next round of civil war inside the Mongolian People's Party.If you have suggestions for our show, please get in touch at info[at]agulamedia.comAnd if you are a supporter of us at Buy Me a Coffee, The Little State Mural, you can access bonus content and help keep this show going.Host: AnandKeywords: Mongolia | Democratic Party | AI government | press freedom | military hazing | Ulaanbaatar mayor | Mongolian People's Party