Trending on X, 2 PM: Elbegdorj, financial regulator chair, asset confiscation bill, DP dispute, forged resolution

Trending on X among Mongolian users between 10:16 a.m. and 2:14 p.m. on 9 November: eight topics are summarised below. Activity on X was relatively low on Monday afternoon, so posts from news outlets dominate this roundup. The most widely seen post was former President Ts. Elbegdorj's account of his travels. Topics from earlier roundups are repeated only where there is a new development. Engagement figures are as of 14:18.

1. Ts. Elbegdorj shares his trip to Egypt and London

Former President Ts. Elbegdorj published a post titled "Master of time", writing that he travelled to Egypt at an invitation representing the Club de Madrid and attended a council meeting in London. He added that every country is striving to build its own brand. The post drew the highest engagement among Mongolian users in this period. No official details of the trip's programme have been published.

2. Parliament set to reconsider dismissal of financial regulator's chair (new development)

LiveTV.mn reported that the dismissal of Financial Regulatory Commission chair T. Jambaajamts has been put back on the agenda of parliament's plenary session for Thursday, 12 November. The Economic Standing Committee had backed his own request to step down, but in a secret ballot on 6 November, 54 of the 94 members voting rejected it, ubn.mn and mass.mn reported. Outlets including zuv.mn wrote that Ts. Odkhuu, deputy head of the parliamentary secretariat, has been discussed as a possible replacement. One user criticised the decision to bring the rejected item back.

3. O. Altangerel speaks out on bill to confiscate illegally acquired assets (new development)

In a video shared by LiveTV.mn, MP O. Altangerel said that if the bill on confiscating illegally acquired assets is not debated in parliament, it will be "debated in the square" and the struggle will be stepped up. egov.mn previously reported that an online petition calling for such confiscation passed 100,000 signatures; the statement by the bill's sponsor is the new development. Parliament has not yet formally decided whether to take up the bill.

4. Dispute over Democratic Party secretary general continues (new development)

After the Democratic Party's General Control Committee announced on 6 November that it had dismissed Secretary General S. Bayartsogt, B. Tuvshin said the decision was invalid because a control body cannot remove party leadership, and that Bayartsogt remains in office. According to Dorgio.mn, decisions on party leadership rest with the party's National Policy Committee. MP Ch. Lodoisambuu said the quarrel among senior party figures is damaging democracy.

5. Intelligence agency uncovers forged secret government resolution

The General Intelligence Agency has uncovered and is investigating a group suspected of forging a secret government resolution, as well as letters, seals and stamps of the state-owned Erdenet Mining Corporation, in an attempt to deceive a Chinese company with a USD 300 million minerals deal, iSee.mn and iToim.mn reported. Suspects have been detained; no one has been found guilty by a court. Read more in the separate report.

6. City council takes up city tax rate (new development)

UBn.mn reported that the Ulaanbaatar City Council's ninth regular session is under way today, with items including revising the city tax rate, amending the capital's 2026 budget, winter preparations for 2026–2027 and establishing a Baganuur coal-chemical company. egov.mn previously reported that the ruling party's group on the council supported cutting the city tax to 1 percent; the outcome of the session has not yet been announced.

7. Prime Minister says Entree licence has not been transferred

Prime Minister N. Uchral said there has been no transfer of the licence linked to Entree Resources, that it is a strategic deposit and that only parliament can decide on any transfer of the licence, iQnews, Mining.mn and Dardas.mn reported. According to Mining.mn, he said parliament should decide whether to sign a separate investment agreement with Entree and take a 34 percent stake or replace it with a special royalty.

8. E. Ariunbold named head coach of men's basketball team

The Mongolian Basketball Association's board has appointed E. Ariunbold head coach of the national team, iToim.mn reported. The team will play the second round of FIBA Asia Cup 2029 pre-qualifiers against Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong at M Bank Arena on 26–29 November, with training starting on 14 November.

Methodology: We ranked posts from about 200 major news and influential accounts found through X search, plus more than 50 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.