Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Giikh-Od Odsuren, 4, meets a robot dog at the Information & Communications Technology Exposition in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. With the theme “Digital Nation,” the expo presented new technology products.

Photo by Myagmarsuren Battur

Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka

Mutthaiya Manimekalan, left, and Manimekalan Thayalan make organic compost in their yard in Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. The government encouraged farmers to produce organic fertilizers during the time it banned chemical fertilizer imports.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Kathmandu, Nepal

Musicians worship by playing devotional music at Swayambhunath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. During the Gunla, a holy month celebrated by Newar Buddhists, musical groups visit holy places and play songs.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Adampan, Mannar, Sri Lanka

From left, Mohamed Minhag, Mohamadhu Fayis, and Seinool Abdheen Kamardheen pick grains, and Kuptha Mevanlaal Muktha harvests them with a machine in Adampan, Mannar district, Sri Lanka.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Khan-Uul district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Budjargal Perenlei sells homegrown vegetables in Khan-Uul district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Her stall is part of an eco-friendly market that features organic vegetables, shelves made of recycled products, and paper bags, which encourage consumers not to use plastic.

Photo by Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

Adampan, Mannar, Sri Lanka

Sellamuthu Selvakumar, left, and Nahenthiran Surenthar make compost in Adampan, Mannar district, Sri Lanka. The import of chemical fertilizers has been banned, so farmers hire help to make compost on their land.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Gurunagar, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Krishi Kutty sews fishing nets in Gurunagar, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Kutty says he has been doing this work since he was a kid and now employs others in the craft.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Ikhtamir, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Batbold Purevdorj mows the lawn at the Puntsog-Choindenlin Monastery in Ikhtamir, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. The grass grew long after the COVID-19 outbreak suspended all activities at temples and monasteries for months.

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Khongorzul Ganbold, 19, collects sea buckthorn in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. When coronavirus cases peaked, the Inter-Soum Forest Squad, a government agency, allowed people to gather sea buckthorn from their planted shrubs to boost their immunity.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Kayts, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka

John Mary Visuvasam burns coconut shells in a pit in Kayts, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka. Coconuts are used for cooking, but the shells are typically discarded, so Visuvasam collects and burns them to make charcoal to sell.

Photo by Pashna Alistan

Vidathaltheevu, Mannar district, Sri Lanka

Anton Suhanthan Sarojiny, 17, untangles a fishing net in Vidathaltheevu, Mannar district, Sri Lanka. Women in fishermen’s families often remove debris and prepare nets for the next catch.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Bayandalai, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

From left, Munkhsugir Altaikhuu, Anudari Azjargal, 12, and Rashzeveg Altaikhuu herd goats on Zuunsaikhan mountain in Bayandalai, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Most herders have reared less livestock than usual since they could not prepare sufficient animal feed and milk for newborns during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Photo by Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

Erdenebulgan soum, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia

Delgermurun Uvgunkhuu, 9, helps his family rake and stack hay in Erdenebulgan soum, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. In mid-August, herders in Mongolia prepare hay to feed their livestock during winter and spring.

Photo by Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Naranthanai South village, Sri Lanka

Mary Ann Yonmary pours hand-mashed palmyra pulp on a mat woven from palm leaves outside her house in Naranthanai South village, Sri Lanka. When the pulp dries, Yonmary will cut and sell the final product, which is called pinattu.

Photo by Pashna Alistan

Cheddikulam, Sri Lanka

Rasenthiram Kabilan welds a door for the shop where he works in Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. Kabilan, who used to commute to Colombo, now works locally because of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s nice to be with family,” he says, “even though the salary is low.”

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia

Battulga Ulziisaikhan paints a cement lion cast with bronze in Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. Battulga resigned as a history and social science teacher last year when he inherited a small farm from his elderly in-laws.

Photo by Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Cheddikulam, Sri Lanka

Varatharasan Dinarsan pours cow’s milk into a container in Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. Due to a shortage of milk powder because of a change in import taxes, the demand for and price of cow’s milk have increased.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Muniyasami Ravikumar makes a clay pot in Kalviyankadu, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka. Earthenware pots are used to light lamps in Hindu temples and to collect toddy from palm trees.

Photo by Pashna Alistan

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Altansukh Tonya, right, and a team of workers install a vacuum toilet next to his home in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Altansukh says, “Since this toilet uses suction, it does not allow waste to infiltrate the soil, so it will reduce soil pollution.”

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Anujin Darambazar, 5, plays badminton for the first time in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Anujin’s parents bought her equipment after she became interested in the sport while watching the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Photo by Myagmarsuren Battur

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Mohamed Moosin, originally from Kandy district, sells cotton candy in the street in Kokuvil, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka. Moosin says he has been in the business for 17 years.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Lkhagvadorj Batbold, who is preparing two paintings of horses for a joint exhibit, applies paint to his brush in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Lkhagvadorj says that as a child, “The most favorite lesson of mine was drawing.”

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia

Baatarjav Riimed and Tserendulam Chuluunkhuu wash sheep and goats in a cattle tub in Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia. Small livestock are washed and disinfected once a year to prevent parasitic diseases.

Photo by Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Adampan, Sri Lanka

Alahuraj Thayalan saws a coconut tree trunk into planks in Adampan, Mannar district, Sri Lanka. Thayalan sells the wood for roofing material.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka

Kathmandu, Nepal

Adampan, Mannar, Sri Lanka

Khan-Uul district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Adampan, Mannar, Sri Lanka

Gurunagar, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Ikhtamir, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Kayts, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka

Vidathaltheevu, Mannar district, Sri Lanka

Bayandalai, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Erdenebulgan soum, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia

Naranthanai South village, Sri Lanka

Cheddikulam, Sri Lanka

Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia

Cheddikulam, Sri Lanka

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia

Adampan, Sri Lanka