Overview
- Lawmakers scheduled Oyu Tolgoi evidentiary hearings for December 8–12 and published a roughly 300‑person witness list that includes former presidents, former prime ministers and senior officials.
- The oversight committee says it has reviewed more than 60,000 pages of documents, is examining Mongolia’s share of the project’s benefits and has requested declassification of some records to inform the public process.
- J. Bat‑Erdene was elected deputy speaker with 78% support and assigned to act as speaker until a new one is chosen, while H. Ganhuyag was sworn in as deputy prime minister.
- A planned health‑sector strike was postponed after talks with health, finance and social ministers, with services to continue as tripartite negotiations proceed, according to the Health Ministry.
- Education officials said ₮520 billion has been approved to raise teachers’ pay against a ₮960 billion estimate for broader staff needs, and UNICEF‑backed 75‑pupil “bag schools” open November 14–15 in Uvs and Khovd with a target of about 60 locations by 2027.