Trending on X, 10 PM: 13.4% inflation, Order of Chinggis Khaan, city council fee relief, Chinggis Khaan Cup, fraud case

Below are the five topics Mongolian users discussed on X between 18:00 and 22:22 on November 9. Activity on X was relatively low on the eve of Mongolian Pride Day, and posts about the latest inflation figures and the holiday events drew the most attention. Topics from earlier roundups are repeated only when there is a new development. Engagement figures are as of 22:32.

1. Users discuss inflation reaching 13.4 percent

According to the National Statistics Office, the consumer price index rose 1.1 percent in October from the previous month, bringing annual inflation to 13.4 percent, 5.4 percentage points above the Bank of Mongolia's target. BloombergTV Mongolia reported that meat prices accounted for 4 percentage points of inflation and fuel prices for 2.8 points, with the price of AI-92 gasoline up 33 percent from a year earlier. DataNews.mn estimated that inflation would have been 6.6 percent without the effect of meat and gasoline, while one user compared the current price growth with the pandemic period.

2. Mongolian Pride Day tomorrow: Order of Chinggis Khaan to go to the Academy of Sciences

The 864th anniversary of the birth of Chinggis Khaan, marked as Mongolian Pride Day, falls tomorrow, November 10. MNB reported that President U. Khurelsukh issued a decree awarding the Order of Chinggis Khaan, the country's highest state honor, to the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. A user's post asking who would receive this year's order drew many replies. The State Great Khural also reported that a research conference titled "The Great Yasa and the Rule of Law", dedicated to the 820th anniversary of the Great Mongol State, opened today at the State Palace under the patronage of the Speaker.

3. City council backs road-fee relief for days with odd-even driving restrictions (new development)

The 2 PM roundup noted that the Ulaanbaatar City Council was discussing city tax rates; the outcome of the session is now clear. LiveTV.mn reported that the council backed, with 70 percent of members' votes, the city leadership's initiative to deduct from next year's road-use fee the days on which odd-even plate restrictions were imposed outside the regular weekly schedule, such as during Tsagaan Sar, preparations for September 1 and major international meetings. According to iSee.mn, the 14 days of restrictions during the COP17 conference and the start of the school year will be credited at 3,836 to 19,180 togrog depending on vehicle type, and the relief does not apply to public transport, diplomatic and certain other vehicles. UBN.mn reported that the council also backed the mayor's initiative to cut six types of city tax by 50 percent; in a video posted by Elch.mn, D. Ikhbayar said hotels, resorts, restaurants, car repair shops and car washes will benefit from January 1 next year. One user wrote that traffic camera fines were also raised during the session.

4. Chinggis Khaan Cup wrestling tournament with 128 wrestlers tomorrow

Eguur.mn reported that a 128-wrestler tournament for the Chinggis Khaan Cup, dedicated to Mongolian Pride Day, will be held tomorrow at 13:00 at the Mongolian Wrestling Palace. Under a 2024 presidential decree, the winner of this tournament receives the Chinggis Khaan Cup; State Kharstaga E. Dash won it in 2024 and State Arslan E. Batmagnai in 2025.

5. Case of alleged MNT 865.4 million fraud over a promised USD 100 million investment sent to court

iSee.mn and GoGo.mn reported that prosecutors have indicted a foreign national identified as Yu.J. and a Mongolian citizen identified as G.B. and sent the case to court. They are accused of deceiving the executive director of a company identified as "T" LLC by claiming they would bring USD 100 million from abroad for a 1,120-unit housing redevelopment project in Bayangol district, and of receiving MNT 865.4 million between 2021 and April 2022. No court has yet ruled on their guilt.

Methodology: We ranked posts from about 200 major news and influential accounts found through X search, plus more than 10 keyword searches, by an engagement score (likes + 2× reposts + views/100), and checked the facts against news sites. Posts that could not be verified or that carried a risk of defamation were left out. Views expressed by individuals on X do not represent the position of egov.mn.