B.Uizenmaa, known as Uisenma Borchu, is a Mongolian film director living, studying and working in Munich, Germany.
Category: UB Post
UB Post: ‘If we lose our livestock, we will lose everything’
These are the victims of the dzud that’s currently affecting most provinces in the country, mainly to the west and north. So far, more than 260,000 animals have died this winter and estimates put the daily death rate at around 1,000. If herders hadn’t slaughtered their animals en masse in the Autumn, the figure would now be in the millions.
UB Post: ‘Stop child jockeys racing in winter’
Earlier this month the UB Post reported that a group of children’s rights NGOs and associations had joined forces to try and stop child riders taking part in spring and winter horse races, raising their concerns at a press conference.
UB Post: The State of Women’s Rights in Mongolia
As the annual national celebration Women’s Day takes place tomorrow, the UB Post has looked at the state of women’s rights in Mongolia and spoken to some of the people who are trying to make the country a more equal place.
UB Post: Bankhar project helps protect herders’ animals
It’s hard for me to imagine that the tiny puppies stumbling around my feet at the kennel will one day protect goats and sheep from wolves and snow leopards – but I am assured that they will.
UB Post: S.Tugs speaks about modeling, motherhood and more
Last week, the UB Post reported that Mongolian supermodel Tugs Saruul will star in the upcoming season of “Asia’s Next Top Model Cycle 4”. The 24-year-old, who grew up in Ulaanbaatar and Germany, was scouted walking to McDonald’s in Berlin in 2010 and has since modeled for some of the world’s most well known clothing brands.
UB Post: Pitching Cricket to Mongolia
It was soon clear that there was nowhere I could sit in the small gymnasium at School No. 34 where I would be safe from flying balls.
UB Post: ‘Mongolia should be known worldwide for its paleontology’
Dulamsuren Ganbaatar tucks her red hair behind her ear and thinks before answering my question: should criminals who smuggle fossils and dinosaur bones out of Mongolia receive tougher punishments?
Helen Wright 