The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: Aug 2003
Vol. 10, No. 14 (198)

28 Aug 2003

International Research Forum on SAARC
International Research Forum on SAARC (IRF-SAARC), Tokyo, Japan
Supplied note: "The international joint research project on SAARC ["The activities of The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and its future role: Toward the regional cooperation in South Asia and Japan in the 21st Century" - ed.]. We analise SAARC from not only political science, but also socio-cultural perspective. We will organize conference on SAARC every month. We have [a] grant[..] from Suntory Foundation, Osaka, Japan. - mm."
Site contents: * Next Events; * Project (1. Project Description, 2. Objectives, 3. Hypothesis, 4. Literature Survey, 5. Research Results and Policy Implications, 6. Methodology and Project Results, 7. Data Bank, 8. Rationale of the Project, 9. Project Team, 10. Schedule of the Project); * Project Team; * Links (Governement of Japan, Goverments of: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Madlives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka); * SAARC (Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, link to SAARC Secretariat); * Maling list; * Site Map; * Contact Us.
URL http://www.irf-saarc.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Mizuno Mitsuaki (mizuno@irf-saarc.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic/NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

27 Aug 2003

Mumbai Blasts: Economy, the Target
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, (Tele.Fax.No. 44-4895235) on the above subject is now available at the Web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
Extract: "Two explosions in quick succession in Mumbai on August 25, 2003, are estimated to have killed about 48 innocent civilians. [...] This has been the fifth terrorist strike in Mumbai in recent months. The main targets appear to have been chosen for their economic significance---such as means of transport, areas of prosperous economic activity or a very well-known hotel." - b.raman.
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/paper8/paper771.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

27 Aug 2003

Multilingual Guide to the Pilgrimage Island of Japan
Kagawa Junior College, Utazu, Japan
Supplied note: "The Shikoku guidebook on the Web, serving readers since 1997, has had complete versions in French, Spanish, Dutch, and English (with some Japanese). Now the English alternates with Japanese in most chapters for the sake of those studying either language. In this way, non-Japanese people can learn Japanese language and culture at the same time, while Japanese people learning English can also learn how to express their cultural heritage in English. The island of Shikoku in southwestern Japan is a traditional region that maintains Japan's most celebrated pilgrimage of 88 Buddhist temples. - smc."
Site contents: Preface; Shikoku Past & Present; Glossary; Some Japanese For Tourists; Kagawa; Ehime & Its Vicinity; The Seto Inland Sea; Kochi; Tokushima & Its Vicinity; The Shikoku Pilgrimage / Kobo Daishi Kukai; Accommodations; Index; Bibliography.
URL http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/shikoku/index.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/shikoku/index.html
Link reported by: Steve McCarty (steve_mc@kagawa-jc.ac.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

26 Aug 2003

Hong Kong Language Learning Centre
Hong Kong Language Learning Centre, Hong Kong
Supplied note: "Hong Kong Language Learning Centre is a leading language school in Hong Kong for 10 years. It provides Cantonese and Mandarin course for regular and private tuition. - ew."
URL http://www.hkllc.com
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.hkllc.com
Link reported by: Eugena Wong (eugena@netvigator.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

21 Aug 2003

Nepali New Unicode Keyboard Layout - FREEWARE
Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, Patan, Nepal
Supplied note: "Two new Nepali Unicode keyboard drivers have just been uploaded for evaluation to www.mpp.org.np These keyboards work MS Windows 2000 or later and instruction for installing is also provided in the website. You can download two free OpenType Nepali fonts to view the output properly. Nepali Unicode keyboard is mapped on traditional REMINGTON typewriter style and New Romanized keyboards is mapped in phonetically with roman keyboard. - pc."
Site contents: About Us (Background, Core Activities); Nepali Font Standardization (Objectives, Members, Nepali Font Standardization); Bibliography (Advance Search, Author Search); Downloads (Unicode Environment); MicroFilming; FAQ; Feedback; Contact Us.
URL http://www.mpp.org.np
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Pawan Chitrakar (pawan@mpp.org.np)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info. /Documents/ Software
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V. Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

20 Aug 2003

Eastern Curio Shanghai Ltd, China
Eastern Curio Shanghai Ltd, China
Supplied note: "We, www.easterncurio.com, are Manufacturer of repairing and reproduction Chinese Antique Furniture, also deal with Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Bamboo, Stone, Wood Carving, Chinese Cultural Revolution stuffs, Buddha Art, Bronze & Copper Pieces, Painting, Lighting, Mongolia & Tibet Series, Textiles, Mounting & Frames, Garden Furniture and Garden Pottery, Rustic Home Refinishing... - c."
URL http://www.easterncurio.com
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Cathie (info@easterncurio.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: over 3,000

15 Aug 2003

25th Aviation Battalion
25th Aviation Battalion, Ranson, USA
Supplied note: "A history of the operations of the 25th Aviation Battalion in the American-Vietnam War compiled by one of its veterans. - rg."
Site content: Registration Form; What's New; Map Index (Our AO, 1966 Operation Kahuku, 1966 Operation Kahala, Battle of Sui Tre (FSB Gold, ) North and South HoBo Woods, Northern Filhol and Southern HoBo, Trang Bang North to Soui Cao, Trang Bang and Go Dau Ha, Bao Trai, Dong Hoa, Tan Phu Trung, Katum, Nui Ba Den, French Fort, Duc Hoa, Dau Tieng and Michelin Rubber Plantation, Michelin Rubber Plantation, Tay Ninh, Dau Tieng, Tan Son Nhut and Hoc Mon, Vinh Loc, Ben Cui Rubber Plantation, Diamond I, II, III and Frontier City Locations, Base Area 354 Cambodia, Tay Ninh Offensive Phase Two June 19, Tay Ninh Offensive Phase OneJune 5, 6, 7, Operation Barking Sands, Bien Hoa Arty, Cu Chi Arty, Lai Khe Arty, Nui Dat Arty, Saigon Arty, Song Be Arty, Tay Ninh Arty, Xuan Loc Arty, FSB Beauregard (Bo Tuc)); Letters From You; Vietnam War Statistics and Facts; Contributors; Mission Statement; About The Webmaster; History; Ft. Rucker Museum; After Action Reports; 25th Operations; The Army Reporter; Stars And Stripes Index; Tropic Lightning News Index; War Stories Etc.; The Wall; Misc. Items, Etc.; Misc Items 2; Bob Hope Celebrities; Related Links; Contact Us; Cu Chi Base Map; The PX; Medical Issues; Diamondhead; Little Bears; Headquarters; Awards; Aviation Videos; Free On-Line Books and Pubs.; News Letter Index; 25th Scrap Book; Chat Room; Operation Eastern Star/Care Packages.
URL http://25thaviation.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Rick Green (rick@adventurocity.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

12 Aug 2003

NATO & The Jihadi Beehive
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, (Tele.Fax.No. 44-4895235) on the above subject is now available at the Web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
Extract: "[Russia's and China's acceptance of a NATO presence in Afghanistan] reflects the continuing nervousness of Moscow and Beijing over their inability to effectively roll back the jihadi terrorists operating in their territories in Chechnya and Xinjiang and their hope that the continued involvement of the NATO forces in the fight against the jihadi terrorist bees would be of benefit to them too. Till the fight against jihadi terrorism succeeds, if at all it does, Moscow and Beijing are prepared to stomach the presence of the US and NATO in Afghanistan." - b.raman.
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/paper8/paper760.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

12 Aug 2003

New Tibetan Unicode keyboards - FREEWARE
Linguasoft, Vienna, Austria
Supplied note: "Two new Tibetan Unicode keyboard drivers have just been uploaded for evaluation to the [...] Australian download site. These keyboards work with a keyboard driver named Keyman (downloadable from the same website) under MS Windows 2000 or later; to view the output, you also need to install the Arial Unicode MS font or one of the new Tibetan OpenType fonts currently under development at Microsoft, TCRC (Dharamsala) and elsewhere. Here is a short description of both keyboards: Tibetan Unicode (EWTS) v2 - uses an extended Turrell Wylie Romanization scheme (EWTS), an approach that avoids most uppercase keys and Alt- or Alt-Shift combinations when typing. Input strings are converted into Tibetan Unicode once a vowel is typed, or when a string is terminated by a space (= tsheg). Special rules apply for suffixes with 'a-chung, for shad after tsheg, for Sanskrit letters, and for 'long stacks'.
Tibetan Unicode (Direct Input) v2 - uses a mnemonic layout. To avoid Alt- or Alt-Shift combinations when typing, a modifier key is used to output glyphs with certain similarities. Sanskrit letters and "long stacks" are supported. See description for details.
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2 (applies to both EWTS & Direct Input keyboard:) 1/ Unicode direct input 2/ Menus for special symbols 3/ Help routine for dictionary lookups, etc. 4/ Toggles between Tibetan and Latin or Cyrillic mode. Both keyboards are FREEWARE, and your comments are welcomed. Your comments will help to improve functionality and to develop upgrades with even more useful features that reflect the real requirements of users. - peh."
[Tavultesoft is an Australian software company based in Hobart, Tasmania. The site provides keyboards for: Basic Lao; Georgian; Maori Tohutö macroniser; Tamil - TSCIIANJAL; Bengali; Greek Polytonic Unicode; Myanmar (WwBurmese); Tamil - eKalappai; Burmese VRI; Hawaiian; Pan-Sahelian; Tengwar; Cheyenne; Hindi; Persian (Farsi); The Heidelberg Input Solution; Classical Greek; Igbo Pitman ITA; Tibetan Unicode (Direct Input) v2; Classical Languages Unicode; Klavyeyen Kurdi; Quick French; Tibetan Unicode (EWTS) v2; Dinka MBSindhi; Runic; Yiddish Pasekh; Enhanced Lao; Maltese Unicode; SIL IPA 93; Yolngu; Esperanto AltGr; Maltese/Esperanto; Sanskrit CSX; Yoruba; Esperanto Cx; Maori - Te Nguta Kura macron; Sanskrit Unicode - ed.]
URL http://www.tavultesoft.com/keyman/downloads/keyboards/index.php
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site is not archived due to the presence of 'robots.txt' query exclusion file.]
Link reported by: Peter E. Hauer (linguasoft@surfeu.at)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Software
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

09 Aug 2003

READ Foundation, Pakistan
READ Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan
Supplied note: "READ Foundation, is a not-for-profit, non-governmental, registered civil society organization working to promote quality education in the rural areas of Pakistan since its inception in 1994. Our goal is to bring quality education within everyoneís reach, ensuring a brighter future for the upcoming generation. - mzh."
URL http://www.read.org.pk
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.read.org.pk
Link reported by: Malik Zia Hussain (info@read.org.pk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

06 Aug 2003

Jakarta Blast: A Reminder
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, (Tele.Fax.No. 44-4895235) on the above subject is now available at the Web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
Extract: "The car bomb explosion in Jakarta on August 5, 2003, [...] killed 13 persons, [...] South-East Asia has been experiencing what India has experienced for over a decade now---the carnage of the hydra-headed monster of pan-Islamic jihadi terrorism. [...] If the campaign against terrorism in the South-East Asian region has to be effective, it has to, firstly, thwart the efforts of the jihadis to set up a rear base in Malaysia and, secondly, act resolutely against the terrorist infrastructure already set up in Indonesia and the southern Philippines." - b.raman.
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/paper8/paper755.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

05 Aug 2003

Terrorism In India
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, (Tele.Fax.No. 44-4895235) on the above subject is now available at the Web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
Extract: "(Points made during a talk delivered by the writer at a panel discussion on Terrorism in the Indian sub-continent , organized by the US-India Political Action Committee and the US-India Institute for Strategic Policy at Washington DC on July 16,2003)
The terrorism situation not only in India, but also in the rest of the world, including the US and Israel, is inextricably linked with the ground situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan." - b.raman.
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/paper8/paper738.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

03 Aug 2003

Dept. of Chinese Language and Culture, Visva Bharati U., India
Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences/Vidya Bhavana, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
Supplied note: "1. Prof. A. Nayak, Professor in Chinese Language and Culture, 2. Dr. Yukteshwar Kumar, Reader in Chinese Language and Culture, 3. Dr. Joyeeta Ganguly, Reader in Chinese Language and Culture, 4. Ms. Tandriam Pattrea, Lecturer in Chinese Language and Culture. - yk."
Self-description: "Academic Structure The following are the component academic departments of the Bhavana : Bengali English and Other Modern European Languages, Economics & Politics, History, Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology (AIHC&A), Geography, Philosophy, Comparative Religion, Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit, Hindi, Chinese, Oriya, Arabic, Persian & Islamic Studies, Indo-Tibetan Studies, Japanese.
Language units are Marathi, Tamil, Italian, Assamese, Santali, Italian, Russian, German and French. The Bhavana has a very well-equipped Archaeological Museum and regular excavation work is undertaken by the Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology. A large number of manuscripts in Sanskrit, Bengali, Oriya, Tibetan, Arabic and Persian are preserved in the departments concerned. Visiting Professors and scholars from all over the world have regularly joined Vidya-Bhavana where exchange of ideas have opened up new areas of research, to which significant contributions have been made."
URL http://www.visva-bharati.ac.in/InstitutionsCentresSchools/Contents/VidyaBhavana.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Dr. Yukteshwar Kumar (yukteshwar@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

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