Mongolia's Disputed Election Underscores Public Distrust; Last year just 21% expressed faith in elections.
Byline: Julie Ray Synopsis: Fraud allegations and rioting after Mongolia's election last week underscore citizens' lack of faith in their voting process. A Gallup Poll in 2007 revealed only 21% of Mongolians express confidence in the honesty of their elections. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rioting over...

Genetic structure of Mongolian goat populations using microsatellite loci analysis.
ABSTRACT : We studied genetic diversity and relationships among Mongolian goat populations on the basis of microsatellite DNA polymorphisms. DNA samples from eight populations (Bayandelger, Ulgii Red, Zavkhan Buural, Sumber, Zalaajinst White, Erchim Black, Dorgon, and Gobi Gurvan Saikhan) from geographically distinct areas of Mongolia were analyzed by using...

Soaring hunters.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hunting with dogs, yes--even hunting with hawks and falcons. But hunting with the largest bird of prey in the world? How is it possible to train a powerful raptor with a wingspan of up to seven feet and a reputation as the shark...

Assam Company all set to turn over a new leaf.
Byline: Ramkrishna Kashelkar Assam Company (ACL) is a tea plantation company which operates mainly in North-East India. It had an annual turnover of around Rs 150 crore in FY07 with a current market capitalisation (m-cap) of Rs 1,350 crore. The company has invested in a few oil...

Malaysia, not truly Asia?
Byline: Ketan Tanna Last year, the Indian High Commission in Guyana published an advert in a local newspaper offering scholarships to 'Children of the Diaspora'. An angry reader wrote in that the Indian government should surely know that while assistance to Guyana was welcome it should be...

GAIL plans Chinese foray with 3 projects.
Byline: Rajeev Jayaswal NEW DELHI: GAIL India is all set to foray into the Chinese market with a series of investments in the natural gas sector. The proposals include a coal-based petrochemical plant in Yulin, a compressed natural gas (CNG) project in Beijing and a coal-bed methane...

Now, Sam Pitroda's Vavasi wants spectrum in 1800 MHz band.
Byline: Joji Thomas Philip NEW DELHI: After successful trial runs and having proved that the telecom services in the 'guard band of the 1800 MHz' does not interfere with the operations of existing GSM and CDMA players in the country, Vavasi Telegence, chaired by telecom consultant Sam...

Dateline Mongolia; an American journalist in nomad's land.
9781571431554 Dateline Mongolia; an American journalist in nomad's land. Kohn, Michael. RDR Books 2006 345 pages $17.95 Paperback DS798 Kohn lived and worked in Mongolia from 1998 to 2000 and has...

Exploration Update - Mongolia.
TSX.V - CGL VANCOUVER, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Gulfside Resources Ltd. (TSXV - CGL) (the "Company") is a Vancouver based resource-exploration company with three strategically located properties in Mongolia. Recent exploration work and evaluation of additionally acquired detailed Russian exploration data provides the following update and...

Aptech inaugurates training centre in Mongolia.
NEW DELHI: Indian global learning solutions giant, Aptech has inaugurated a state of the art training centre in Ulaanbaatar at Mongolia. Speaking at the inauguration of Aptech's maiden Centre in Mongolia, Mr. Pramod Khera, CEO & MD, Aptech Ltd said, "Aptech has been operating extremely successfully in...