Society
- November 8, 2026N. Ganbayar, former Prosecutor General and a maker of the 1992 Constitution, passes away
Nanzadyn Ganbayar, Mongolia's Prosecutor General from 1993 to 1999 and one of the lawmakers of the 1992 democratic Constitution, has passed away. The Judicial General…
- November 7, 2026About a fifth of Mongolia was under snow by the end of October
About 20% of Mongolia was snow-covered as of October 31, with more than 21 cm in the Altai, Khangai and Khuvsgul mountains, the weather agency said. Forecasters…
- November 5, 2026Government spends MNT629 million to feed wildlife in the burned Numrug reserve this winter
Animals are crowding into the parts that did not burn. At its November 4 meeting the cabinet set aside MNT629 million (US$175,000) from its reserve fund to deliver hay…
- November 2, 2026Ger district homes get discounted night-time power until March as a new anti-smog plan goes out for comment
Since November 2, ger district households in Ulaanbaatar, aimag (province) centres and soum (district) centres of more than 10,000 people pay less for electricity used…
- November 2, 2026Education minister presents specialised high schools as a major reform
Education Minister L. Enkh-Amgalan on November 2 presented a specialised high school model in which students go deeper into subjects linked to their future careers and…
- October 31, 2026Numrug fire officially covered 76.4% of the reserve; fleeing wildlife need up to 30,000 bales of hay
The environment ministry confirmed on October 28 that 448,993.6 hectares, or 76.4% of the Numrug Strictly Protected Area, burned in the fire that started on October 8.…
- October 31, 2026Births fell 3.9% in the first nine months of the year while deaths rose 1.3%
Mongolia recorded 39,149 births in the first nine months of 2026, 3.9% fewer than a year earlier, the National Statistics Office said. Deaths rose 1.3% to 13,331.
- October 31, 2026Asian forestry body approves a US$1.08 million project to restore fire-damaged forests in Mongolia
The Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) approved a US$1.08 million project at its 15th Assembly in Seoul to set up a forest restoration and fire resilience…
- October 31, 2026A fault shut Darkhan's 1965 power plant; the grid restored heat and power the next day
A sudden failure as the cold sets in. On the evening of October 29 a fault shut down the Darkhan thermal power plant completely. By the next day, power from the central…
- October 29, 2026Mongolian mover pulls a worker dangling 14 floors up to safety in South Korea
A worker on the outside wall of an apartment block in Dangjin, South Korea, was left hanging from a 14th-floor balcony railing when his safety belt snapped on November…
- October 29, 2026Children under 15 make up 77.1% of flu cases; working parents can take up to five days' paid leave to care for a sick child under six
Flu and flu-like illness has reached the "Active" level nationwide, the Ministry of Health said on October 29. Children under 15 make up 77.1% of cases, and children…
- October 23, 2026Wildfire burns 80% of the Numrug reserve; Japan's KDDI apologises after it started from a Mobicom vehicle
Half a million hectares burned. Preliminary figures from the environment ministry show that the fire that broke out on October 8 in Khalkhgol soum (district), Dornod…
- October 23, 2026Online crime is now a third of all crime, and a new website helps people check for scams
11,440 cases in nine months. Cybercrime made up 32% of recorded crime in 2026, and losses reached MNT28 billion (US$7.8 million) by October. A new site, zalilan.113.mn,…
- October 16, 2026Wildfires burn over a million hectares; a Dornod blaze reached the Chinese border
Mongolia has had 172 forest and steppe fires in 2026, covering 1,016,908 hectares, according to the National Emergency Management Agency. The latest, which broke out on…
- October 13, 2026Bears are coming into towns: 62 incidents in two days after a fatal attack near Ulaanbaatar
On October 10–11, authorities logged 62 cases of bears being sighted, entering settlements or attacking livestock. 46 of them were in nine soums (districts) of Zavkhan…
- October 13, 2026Ulaanbaatar home prices up 7.6%, less than inflation
The residential property price index rose 7.6% year on year and 1.3% month on month in September, according to the National Statistics Office. Existing flats rose 8.8%…
- October 12, 2026AI-92 petrol hits MNT3,600 a litre
On October 12, AI-92 rose by MNT500–560 a litre at some stations. Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources B. Munkhtamir blamed a Russian supply price that is…
- October 11, 2026A 127-km rail bypass takes hazardous cargo out of the city
The Bagakhangai–Khushig Valley–Emeelt railway opened on October 11 with President U. Khurelsukh in attendance. More than 160 Mongolian companies and about 4,000…
- October 8, 2026Bear attack inside a home near the capital leaves one dead
On the night of October 7, a bear broke into a home on the edge of Bayanzurkh district, killing a man in his 40s and seriously injuring a woman in her 50s.