Trending on X, 2 AM: Chuluun court ruling, gelatin plant, 22nd Checkpoint road, Finland

These are the five topics Mongolian users discussed most on X between 22:00 on November 3 and 02:20 on November 4, ranked by engagement. Engagement was relatively low overnight. Debate over Oyu Tolgoi dividends continued, but it was covered in earlier roundups and there was no new development, so it is not included this time. Post metrics are as of 02:31 (Ulaanbaatar time).

1. Supreme Court sides with S. Chuluun, prompting a debate about SLAPP suits

The Supreme Court of Mongolia upheld an appeal by S. Chuluun, director of the Chinggis Khaan National Museum, in his defamation suit against G. Munkh-Erdene, a lecturer at the National University of Mongolia, iSee.mn and Ergelt.mn reported. The first-instance and appeal courts had dismissed the suit, finding that Munkh-Erdene's Facebook posts were a researcher's criticism. The Supreme Court amended those rulings, saying the lower courts had no grounds to treat the posts as criticism because the defendant had not proved with evidence in the case file that the information was accurate. Users on X criticised the ruling as a possible precedent for SLAPP suits (strategic lawsuits against public participation), in which officials use the courts against their critics. The most widely shared post noted that the case had dragged through the courts for two years.

2. Mongolia's first gelatin plant opens in Darkhan

Darkhan Minj's Mon Gelat plant opened in Darkhan on November 3, Montsame, MNB and the Office of the President reported. The plant can produce 720 tonnes of gelatin and 300 tonnes of amino acid fertilizer a year by reprocessing tannery waste and substandard hides. Of the total investment of 20 billion tugrik, 11.9 billion came from a concessional loan under the White Gold national movement. President U. Khurelsukh attended the opening. Read more in the full article.

3. Resident criticises ruts on the Monos–22nd Checkpoint road

O. Otgonbayar posted photos showing deep ruts on the road from the Monos intersection to the 22nd Checkpoint roundabout, writing that the road opened before the Naadam festival yet had deteriorated within five months. He raised questions about public spending and road safety, and the post was among the most shared overnight. This is a resident's observation; no response from the authorities was available.

4. Finland invites 16 singles on a free trip

Visit Finland, the country's national tourism organisation, is inviting 16 single adults aged 18 or over who do not live in Finland on a four-day trip in February 2027 under its Finnish Dinner Date campaign, CNBC TV18 and Firstpost reported. Flights, accommodation, meals and activities are covered, and participants will join dinners with local singles in Helsinki or Tampere. Applications, which require a video in English, close on November 10. Mongolian users shared the offer widely.

5. Finland's hockey teams refuse to play Russia

After the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation to readmit Russian teams to international competition immediately, Finnish Ice Hockey Association chairman Heikki Hietanen said Finland's national teams will not play Russia while the war against Ukraine continues, Anadolu Agency and AP reported. AP reported that Sweden and the Czech Republic are among the countries joining the boycott. A post by the Ukrainian media account @Sho_Tam_ spread the news the furthest.

Methodology: We ranked posts from about 200 major news and influential accounts found through X search, plus more than 50 keyword searches, by an engagement score (likes + 2× reposts + views/100), and checked the facts against news sites. Posts that could not be verified or that carried a risk of defamation were left out. Views expressed by individuals on X do not represent the position of egov.mn.