Trending on X, 6 PM: Fulham claim, Delgersaikhan, Bodi's $110 million, CO deaths, capital market, flu, SouthGobi

Below are the seven topics Mongolian users discussed on X between 10:00 and 18:25 on November 12. A statement by the head of the Cabinet Secretariat that Mongolia will pay a 6 billion tugrik claim arising from its sponsorship deal with English club Fulham was the most widely shared topic of the period. Topics from earlier roundups are repeated only when there is a new development. Engagement figures are as of 18:25.

1. Mongolia to pay 6 billion tugrik claim over its Fulham sponsorship deal

Cabinet Secretariat head B. Enkhbayar said at a briefing today that Mongolia will pay a 6 billion tugrik claim arising from the contract signed with Premier League club Fulham by Ch. Nomin, now Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications, when she was Minister of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth. According to Reelnews.mn, he said: "If we go to court, Mongolia has almost no chance of winning. If we refuse to pay, go to court and lose, the cost to taxpayers will be even higher." The government signed the deal in June 2024 to promote the "Go Mongolia" brand, and Polit.mn has previously reported that the club went to arbitration after Mongolia failed to make the payments due under the contract.

The UBN post was the most-reposted post of the period, and some users criticised the deal, noting that the "Go Mongolia" logo appeared on the club's training kit rather than its match shirts. Read more in the standalone story.

2. Article urging the Prime Minister to dismiss B. Delgersaikhan spreads (new development)

The 10 AM roundup on November 11 covered journalist S. Budragchaa's publication of what he described as testimony B. Delgersaikhan, Minister of Road and Transport Development, gave to a Chinese court. Today the dispute turned into a political demand. In an article headlined "If you don't dismiss B. Delgersaikhan, your government may be shaken, Prime Minister", Mpress.mn argued that the dispute with Chinese investor Li Xiaoming should be settled by law enforcement and that keeping the minister could damage the government's reputation. These are allegations by the media and the investor's side, and no law enforcement body has reached a finding. Delgersaikhan has previously told Sonin.mn that he won twice at arbitration in Beijing and Hong Kong.

3. B. Enkhbayar responds to L. Oyun-Erdene's allegations over Bodi's $110 million

At the same briefing, Enkhbayar responded to information that former Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene had submitted about him to the Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC). According to Record.mn, he showed documents on a 2019 decision by Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi to transfer the tugrik equivalent of $110 million to the Tavan Tolgoi–Gashuunsukhait railway, and said he held no public office and was a private citizen at the time. He also said he had heard that A. Amundraa, described as a witness, had come to Mongolia, and that he wanted law enforcement to move quickly. In March 2026 Oyun-Erdene told the IAAC that Enkhbayar may have received $1.3 million in cash from the head of Bodi International. This week the IAAC said the case is under investigation but that no evidence has so far been found that the $110 million was handed out in cash. No one is guilty unless convicted by a court.

4. Democratic Party demands that city leaders answer for carbon monoxide deaths

B. Gan-Ochir, chair of the Democratic Party's Ulaanbaatar branch, told a press conference today that more than 900 people have died of carbon monoxide poisoning from improved briquette fuel since 2019, and said Ulaanbaatar Governor B. Purevdagva should be held responsible if anyone else dies this year. The party also criticised the debts of the fuel plants, the cost of semi-coke fuel bought from China and cuts to the city budget. A LiveTV post said the party stated that the Supreme Court had found the state at fault in the matter. The city administration had not responded publicly by the time this roundup was prepared.

5. PM N. Uchral says the government will support the capital market and bring in foreign banks in 2027

Prime Minister N. Uchral said the government aims in 2027 to support the capital market, create free competition in banking, bring in foreign banks and open state-owned companies to public investors. According to Dayarmongol.mn, he said "there is hardly a business owner without a loan, whether they have 5 employees or 50", and that the economy will be built on two pillars, banking and the capital market.

6. "Let's wear masks" campaign launched as flu season begins

The Capital City Health Department launched a "Let's wear masks" campaign to prevent influenza and influenza-like illness, running from November 12 to March 1, 2027. According to iSee.mn, Ulaanbaatar is in its 46th week of influenza activity, with sporadic cases, and influenza A and rhinovirus are dominant. Because virus activity usually peaks in weeks 45 to 47, the department advised people to wear masks when visiting health facilities and not to take young children out unnecessarily.

7. SouthGobi Sands fined about $7.1 million after a tax audit

In a November 6 announcement, SouthGobi Resources, listed in Hong Kong and Toronto, said Mongolia's General Department of Taxation had completed a comprehensive audit of its subsidiary SouthGobi Sands LLC for 2022–2023 and imposed a penalty of about $7.1 million related to transfer pricing, unpaid tax payables, corporate income tax and immovable property tax. Management has accepted the results and will not file a complaint with the Tax Dispute Resolution Council. A post describing the penalty as 25 billion tugriks circulated on X.

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.