Overview
- Union leaders report more than 20,000 staff across 105 schools and 247 kindergartens in the capital are on strike, with the action continuing after launching on October 16.
- Ministers proposed raising teacher salaries by 20% from January 1, 2026 and a further 10% from July 1, 2026; the unions said they cannot accept the offer immediately and will continue talks.
- To ease fuel shortages, Tavantolgoi Tsulsh increased deliveries so 400 retail points receive 10 tonnes daily, and households are temporarily limited to three bags of coal per week to stretch supply.
- Ulaanbaatar began insulating and switching 5,000 households to gas this season and plans to extend the program to 50,000 households from May 2026, with initial gas heater installations set to start in mid‑November.
- Authorities conducted emergency readiness inspections across transport agencies involving about 230 staff, while lawmakers advanced 2026 budget deliberations that now assume 7.5% inflation and target 6.5 trillion tugriks in corporate income tax revenue.