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Advocates Push Government to Rethink Definition of Disability

Mongolians with disabilities are assigned a percentage, which quantifies their ability to work. Disability rights advocates argue the government’s outdated system, meant to provide workplace equality, does the opposite.

By Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

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Monk Revives Traditional Game After Decades of Obscurity

Mongolian monk Batbayar Khasbazar was tired of seeing children glued to their cellphones. He hatched a plan to connect them with an old tradition – and it started with purchasing 36,000 sheep anklebones.

By Odonchimeg Batsukh
Seamstresses Suffer After Coronavirus Wipes Out Sales

By Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg
To Fight Mongolia’s Drinking Crisis, Recovering Alcoholics Offer a Lifeline

Mongolia has one of the world’s highest alcoholism rates. But increasing community initiatives are creating longer-term solutions through employment and support to people trying to get sober.

By Uranchimeg Tsoghuu

Global Press Journal in Mongolia

Coverage Areas

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi Province
Darkhan, Darkhan-Uul Province
Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province
Erdenet, Orkhon Province
Murun, Khuvsgul Province
Ulaanbaatar

Photo by Myagmarsuren Battur, GPJ Mongolia

Global Press Journal in Mongolia

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Monk Revives Traditional Game After Decades of Obscurity

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

Arts

Seamstresses Suffer After Coronavirus Wipes Out Sales

By Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

Arts

In Mongolia, Yak Wool Is the New Cashmere

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

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Health

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Health

Hand-Washing Staves Off More Than the Coronavirus

By Khorloo Khukhnohoi

Health

GPJ Journalist Puts Reporting on Hold to Fight Against Coronavirus

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

Health

To Fight Mongolia’s Drinking Crisis, Recovering Alcoholics Offer a Lifeline

By Uranchimeg Tsoghuu

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Human Rights

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Human Rights

Advocates Push Government to Rethink Definition of Disability

By Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg