Overview

• City councilor T. Батцогт’s working group submitted a draft to regulate bicycles, mopeds and scooters in July, but it is not yet finalized and set for further council consideration.
• Traffic Police chief Col. С. Галбадрах said no study has shown congestion relief from allowing mopeds and scooters and pledged a formal analysis, as health authorities reported 887 injuries in 2021–2024 and 98 cases in H1 2025, half among 10–19 year‑olds.
• Tram planners presented projections of 121,000 daily trips, about 68.5 billion MNT in annual fare revenue and 24.5 billion MNT in operating costs, with 28‑year cost recovery assumptions and an October PPP tender in preparation that may include subsidies.
• Teachers rallied in Ulaanbaatar seeking a 3,500,000 MNT base salary and warned that, absent progress through mediation and arbitration, the dispute could escalate to strikes under the legal process.
• Parliament accepted President У. Хүрэлсүх’s partial veto on the ‘Alt‑3’ resolution, and Deputy PM Т. Доржханд announced Saudi firm Aqua Power’s plan to enter Mongolia with around 10 GW of clean‑energy investments starting next year.