Mongolian President Kh.Battulga issued a decree, yesterday 26 October, awarding individuals who have achieved great success in their professions. Olympic silver medalist judoka D.Sumiya has been awarded with the title of Hero of Labour of Mongolia and granted the Golden Soyombo pin and Order of Sukhbaatar for her contribution to the history of Mongolian judo wrestling.

The Mongolian government has not been able to reach a deal with the teachers over their pay rise demands. Yesterday (26 October), the cabinet backed a resolution for a ‘one-off’ MNT 300 thousand (USD 122) bonus for the teachers and doctors instead of increasing their monthly salary. It comes as no surprise that teachers rejected this compromise.

Climate change is a scientific fact, and its effects are already being distinctly felt around the world, threatening human health, the places we inhabit, and the sustainability of our socioeconomic systems.

Mongolians demonstrated again on Thursday demanding stringent action against those guilty of child abuse.

Mongolia is commemorating the 30th anniversary of the International Association for Mongol Studies. To mark the event, a ceremony took place at the Ikh Tenger Complex on 26 October, during which, Mongolian President Kh.Battulga and the Vice President of the International Association for Mongol Studies (IAMS) delivered speeches.

The Mongolian government will be providing a one-time payment of MNT 300,000 to civil servants, said new Finance Minister Ch.Khurelbaatar. This will cover a total of 192,000 civil servants.

S.Baatarjav has been appointed as Commissioner General of the National Police Agency of Mongolia.

The Mongolian government released a USD 800 million bond on 26 October to repay the USD 400 million from the Chinggis bond. The repayment will be made in January 2018.

D.Ganbat, Mongolia’s Ambassador to Germany officially received singer S.Badamkhorol on 19 October.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam is one of the five Grand Slams on the IJF World Judo Tour and is the premier judo event in the region.