Trending on X, 10 AM: Bodi secret file, gas heating plant, Jensen Huang, Astana cash, Putin and US envoys, snowstorm, Altantuya

Below are the seven topics Mongolian users discussed on X between 18:00 on November 12 and 10:30 on November 13. Cabinet Secretariat head B. Enkhbayar's publication of a formerly "top secret" 2021 recommendation linked to Bodi International, and a reply from MP L. Oyun-Erdene, 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 10:27.

1. B. Enkhbayar posts a declassified 2021 security council recommendation as L. Oyun-Erdene answers him over Bodi (new development)

Yesterday's 6 PM roundup covered Cabinet Secretariat head B. Enkhbayar's reply to former Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene over the $110 million Bodi issue. This morning the dispute escalated. According to UBN, MP L. Oyun-Erdene said that "the issue is being forcibly held back by law enforcement, but the evidence that $110 million was not spent on the railway will not disappear," and urged Deputy Prime Minister N. Nomtoibayar to sign a draft resolution setting up a temporary parliamentary committee and to hold an open hearing with witnesses.

Also this morning, B. Enkhbayar posted on X images of a "top secret" National Security Council recommendation dated June 23, 2021, writing that it had been declassified this autumn on the basis of an intelligence assessment and a government decision. According to Zaluu.com, he had earlier said that recommendation No. MN04 concerned a direct, state-secret contract with Bodi International for the Bogdkhan railway project and a coal offtake deal, and that two related draft government resolutions had also been declassified. B. Enkhbayar accuses former President Kh. Battulga and L. Oyun-Erdene of making that decision. Both sides used sharp language, and these are mutual accusations between politicians. Law enforcement has not reached a final conclusion on the $110 million Bodi issue.

2. Financing for a capital-city gas heating plant draws criticism on X

The agenda of the ninth regular session of the Ulaanbaatar Citizens' Representative Khural includes granting the right to sign a partnership agreement for a natural gas supply and gas power project, as well as amendments to the city's 2026 budget. According to MNB, at a Democratic Party caucus meeting on November 12 city officials explained that money raised through a domestic bond issue is planned for a 58 MW gas-fired heating plant in Denjiin Myanga, along with facilities to store and regasify liquefied natural gas and connecting pipelines. The plant is to be expanded to 93 MW later. Caucus members demanded that funding decisions be based on engineering studies and that accountability be considered together with the budget amendment.

On X, user "Khariad" linked the project to Russia's Power of Siberia pipeline and claimed the gas would be bought from Russia in yuan, and those posts were among the most reposted of the period. The city has not officially announced the gas supplier or payment terms, so these claims remain speculation.

3. Jensen Huang's resignation as Nvidia CEO is discussed by Mongolian users

Jensen Huang, who co-founded AI chip leader Nvidia in 1993 and ran it for 33 years, has resigned as chief executive and board member. AP, NBC News and other outlets reported that the resignation followed reports about his personal relationships that raised US national security concerns. Chief financial officer Colette Kress will lead the company on an interim basis until a new CEO is chosen. egov.mn has covered the story in detail. Among Mongolian users, the most widely shared post recalled how Huang founded the company.

4. Kazakhstan detains heads of Samruk-Kazyna and the national railway as video of cash thrown from an Astana window spreads

Kazakhstan's National Security Committee said it detained Nurlan Zhakupov, head of the Samruk-Kazyna sovereign wealth fund, and Yelzhas Otynshiyev, head of national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, on November 11 on suspicion of a corruption offence. At the same time, videos spread online showing bags of cash being thrown from a high floor of the Atlant residential complex in Astana. Residents told Kursiv.media that eight bags of money fell from around the 12th floor. Authorities have not officially confirmed any link between the two events. Read more in the standalone story.

5. Putin meets US envoys and is set to meet Trump at APEC (new development)

Yesterday's 10 AM roundup covered the Abu Dhabi talks. On November 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin received US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said afterwards that both sides backed a new prisoner exchange, "most likely the largest" so far, discussed a humanitarian operation in Kostiantynivka, and that the talks would continue at a Putin–Trump meeting during the APEC summit in Shenzhen. AP reported that the envoys then flew from Moscow to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Read more in the standalone story.

6. Heavy snow and a snowstorm hit the Ulaanbaatar area today (new development)

The November 11 6 PM roundup covered the weather agency's warning for November 12–14, and today the snow reached the capital. According to UBN, heavy snow is expected in Arkhangai, Bulgan, Orkhon, parts of Khuvsgul, southern Selenge, northern Tuv and the Ulaanbaatar area, with snowstorms across most of the western and central provinces. Winds will reach 12–14 metres per second in places, and temperatures in the capital will be six degrees colder than yesterday. The weather agency warned of poor visibility and icy roads on passes and advised travellers to check forecasts regularly before long trips.

7. Mongolia sends Malaysia a diplomatic note over the Altantuya case

Former Prime Minister G. Zandanshatar, the Mongolian government's special envoy on the Shaariibuu Altantuya case, told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on November 12 that Mongolia's foreign ministry had delivered a démarche to Malaysia's ambassadors in Bangkok and Beijing on November 10. According to Free Malaysia Today and the New Straits Times, Mongolia asked for fair consideration of the challenge filed by Altantuya's father, examination of newly discovered evidence, and testimony in the civil proceedings from Sirul Azhar Umar, one of the central figures in the case. Read more in the standalone story.

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.