Overview
- President U. Khurelsukh issued a decree ordering a government plan to research, protect and expand traditional Mongolian medicine, covering laws, training, production standards and intellectual property.
- Parliamentary leaders advanced work on legal and financing frameworks to scale renewable power and build charging for 100,000 electric vehicles, with an emphasis on cutting red tape and setting standards.
- Forecasters warn of a severe cold wave through January 20–21, with Ulaanbaatar near −22 to −24°C by day and some valleys plunging to −44 to −49°C at night.
- Ulaanbaatar allocated 8.9 billion MNT to provide milk to 189,600 pupils in grades 1–5 three days a week starting January 26, with plans to expand to all grades five days a week next year.
- Prosecutors reported 297 indictments in drug cases last year in the capital, noting 69.5% of defendants were aged 18–30 and roughly 91% of offenders over nine years were about 13–35.