The Supreme Court declined to hear on supervisory review the complaints of Z. Enkhbold and B. Enkh-Amgalan, so the fines of 40 million togrog each imposed by the appeal court stand.
MP M. Enkhtsetseg said an aide to the energy minister assaulted her during an interview at the State Palace. The aide denied it, and Minister B. Naidalaa apologised on her behalf.
The government dismissed the head of the Border Port Authority and issued a first-stage warning to the head of the General Authority for Border Protection over the Nömrög fire; further steps will follow the damage assessment.
In its latest gift to oil and gas companies, the Trump administration is expected to announce plans today to weaken rules that guard against methane leaks.
Prime Minister N. Uchral ordered that the head of the Border Port Administration and the commander of border unit 0198 be held accountable over the Nomrog fire, and that Mobicom be investigated under the law.
Prosecutors approved a request, sent through Interpol's National Central Bureau in Mongolia, to seek an international search for Kh. Nyambaatar, who is being investigated in the "Tuul expressway" case. He left the country and his whereabouts are unknown.