Overview

• Government announcements confirm Prime Minister G. Zandanshatar formally presented MP B. Enkhbayar’s nomination for Justice and Internal Affairs Minister to President U. Khurelsukh, with parliamentary steps still to follow.
• Media reports say the ruling MPP’s disciplinary body has been set to consider a petition to expel Enkhbayar, reflecting continuing tensions after D. Amarbayasgalan was declared party leader.
• The government’s plenipotentiary for the Third Thermal Power Plant, N. Tavinbekh, said three priority restoration tasks are 90% complete and Ulaanbaatar’s heating shortfalls tied to the plant have been eliminated, with electricity output at roughly half of last year and the balance to be sourced elsewhere.
• The cabinet reapproved and simplified the procedure for disability assistance, cutting paperwork via eHalamj and e-Mongolia, reducing approval steps, enabling institutional social workers to apply on beneficiaries’ behalf, and digitizing funding and oversight without requiring extra budget.
• A recent amendment to the Motorist Insurance Law allows drivers in minor, injury-free, undisputed crashes to document incidents electronically and file claims with insurers without calling police, aiming to ease traffic congestion and administrative load.