Overview
- Government directives to Oyu Tolgoi and Rio Tinto seek a clear timetable for dividends, equal shareholder treatment, full cost transparency with independent audits, stronger Mongolian decision‑making, and parliamentary oversight of project financing.
- Justice authorities are investigating a homicide involving a person previously under court‑ordered psychiatric measures, with a rapid working group drafting legal changes and plans advancing for a dedicated secure forensic psychiatric facility at the national center.
- The national unified violations database went live on January 1 to centralize infraction records and streamline prosecutor oversight, though enforcement officials report operational gaps such as tampering with electronic anklets and zone‑breach incidents.
- Ulaanbaatar approved land clearances covering about 4,729 hectares across 20,218 plots for 408 projects in 2026, while the city reports recovering 15 unlawfully held municipal properties and preparing further asset management measures.
- Agriculture officials launched a local development center initiative in Jargaltkhaan and rushed winter support as several Övörkhangai districts exhaust feed stocks, with state feed allocations ordered and severe cold and snow warnings issued for parts of the country.