Mongolian peacekeepers under the command of Lt. Col. B.Chinzorig who have returned from Afghanistan, have been awarded state orders and medals. Over 100 Mongolian troops from the fifth deployment participated in NATO’s ‘Decisive Support’ in Afghanistan.

The Mongolian Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports has confirmed that the teachers will receive the one-off bonus of MNT 516 thousand, being proposed by the government. The bonus is not only for the teachers but for everyone in the educational sector

Invalid children have demonstrated with their parents and teachers outside the demolished building of their old kindergarten. The protest consisting of wheelchair-bound children aged two to six years of age took place earlier today (9 November) at the spot where Ulaanbaatar’s10th special kindergarten had once stood. In temperatures of -5 C, the parents, teachers and children demanded that the Mongolian Government includes a new kindergarten in the 2018 State Budget.

Mongolian Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh, has held a meeting at State House with Aisholpan Nurgaiv, a 11th grade schoolgirl from the Zaiyed School in Bayan-Ulgii province – better known as the ‘Eagle Huntress’. Aisholpan starred in a documentary film of that name about a young girl from an ethnic Kazakh family of twelve generations of eagle hunters, who against all odds continues the age old tradition.

The Mongolian Police have arrested three teenagers in connection with an alleged armed robbery that took place on Wednesday night (8 November).

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Declaration of Independence, the renowned Cris Derksen Trio will perform a concert in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. The concert will be held at the Ulaanbaatar Ensemble on 9 November at 7.00 p.m.

According to the World Health Organization, Mongolia has the world’s highest rate of liver cancer, as well as the highest mortality rate from the disease. Each year, liver cancer and liver cirrhosis account for 15% of all deaths. Chronic hepatitis is the most common risk factor in developing liver cancer, and 400,000 of Mongolia’s 3 million citizens are diagnosed with a hepatitis virus.

A regular meeting of Mongolian Cabinet was held on 8 November at 3.00 p.m. During the meeting, three issues were discussed, including an intergovernmental agreement between Mongolia and Lithuania for diplomatic passport holders to be exempt from visas.

An eight-year-old Mongolian schoolgirl remains missing six days after she set off for school early last Thursday morning. The alarm was raised after D.Serjmyadag failed to return home from school on 2 November.

The Cyber Crime Division of the Mongolian Police Department has arrested five young people for hacking the over 20 Facebook accounts and swindling MNT 5 million (USD 2038) from individuals.