Overview
- Parliament’s oversight panel released a witness list that includes three former presidents N. Bagabandi, N. Enkhbayar and Ts. Elbegdorj, seven former prime ministers such as S. Bayar and Ch. Saikhanbileg, and officials from Rio Tinto, Oyu Tolgoi LLC and state agencies.
- Lawmakers said the proceeding is fact‑finding under the inspection law, drawing on some 60,000 pages of records, with requests to declassify materials linked to “Ontra” and possible referrals after expert review.
- J. Bat-Erdene was elected deputy speaker with 78% support and assigned to perform the speaker’s duties until a new speaker is chosen, and Kh. Ganhuyag was sworn in as deputy prime minister.
- After late‑night talks with three ministers, the health workers’ union postponed a planned strike by one day, citing a decision to raise salaries by 75% as negotiations move to formalize an agreement.
- Targeted programs are rolling out for winter and social services: two 75‑pupil rural schools open Nov. 14–15 in Uvs and Khovd with UNICEF and Khaan Bank support; 5,000 Ulaanbaatar homes begin gas hookups from Nov. 15 with a 200,000‑tugrug incentive via ID and the Hotula app; nationwide firearms registration runs Nov. 4–Dec. 4 and the “Yellow Flag” school‑zone safety campaign continues through Dec. 7.