Overview

• Forecasters expect wet snow, blizzards and sharply colder temperatures across much of the country from October 13–18, with transport authorities urging drivers to prepare for slick roads and low visibility.
• The State Emergency Commission reported 1.1 million of a planned 1.5 million tonnes of hay prepared, the energy sector 87% ready for winter, and central plants holding 626,900 tonnes of coal and 2,519 tonnes of mazut.
• Ulaanbaatar has begun selling imported half‑coke briquettes at hundreds of outlets this heating season, plans a Baganuur‑based production plant next year, and targets about 306,000 tonnes of half‑coke imports for 2025–26.
• City leaders warned roughly 80 major Tuul River polluters to install pre‑treatment systems, noting about 20 have started, and said noncompliant firms will face loss of clean‑water supply and wastewater processing from 2027.
• The State Administration Committee postponed its session on the prime minister’s no‑confidence motion, and the finance minister cautioned that failure to pass the budget on time could leave civil servants paid only the minimum wage on January 1, as the education minister deemed a planned October 15 teachers’ strike unlawful and outlined phased pay rises.