The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early Jan 2005
Vol. 12, No. 1 (226)

14 Jan 2005

Asia Insights : Tsunami disaster
NIAS Library & Information Centre, NIAS-Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen
Supplied note: "The Library & Information Centre of the NIAS - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, has compiled a Asia Insights: Tsunami Disaster web site. The articles and responses listed in the Asia Insights: Tsunami Disaster site provide background information, access to analysis and research, news about recent events and their implications, and links to reliable sources of further information. Most of the articles come from Nordic research institutions, universities, ministries and aid organisations, but the site will also publish relevant material from regional research institutions, international organisations and NGOs. The site will also contain a list of Nordic researchers and Asia experts who are willing to contribute with their expertise for analyses and comments on the consequences of the Tsunami disaster and other relevant issues.
Contents: * General; * Tsunami Summit; * Nordic responses and analyses; * Regional responses and analyses; * International responses and analyses; * Experts; * Relevant books in the NIAS LINC collection; * Asia Insights : country guides;
The web site is a long-term project and will be continuously updated and developed over the coming 6 months.
We would like to invite all interested researchers to participate in the build-up of this Virtual Library by providing responses, articles or comments to the site.
If you would like to contribute with articles or responses, please contact NIAS LINCís webmaster, Inga-Lill Blomkvist at ilb[use"@"]nias.ku.dk"
URL http://www.niaslinc.dk/gateway_to_asia/Asia_insights/Tsunami_disaster.asp
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [site not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Inga-Lill Blomkvist (ilb[use"@"]nias.ku.dk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

13 Jan 2005

Directory of Japanese Studies in Australia and New Zealand
Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note "[D]etailed up-to-date information on 45 institutions conducting Japan-related teaching and research, as well as details of over 280 specialists involved in Japanese studies across Australia and New Zealand. The Directory also contains essays, data and analysis on the current climate of Japanese studies in Australia and New Zealand. - le."
Self-description: "In 2003, the Japan Foundation, in cooperation with the Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC) at the Australian National University, conducted a survey on the state of Japanese studies in Australia and New Zealand. This survey was designed to constitute part of a continuing project initiated by the Japan Foundation to create a worldwide database providing a comprehensive picture of the state of Japanese studies in various countries around the world. This 'Directory of Japanese Studies in Australia and New Zealand' is the outcome of the 20[0]3 survey and is intended to update the previous edition published in 1997."
Site contents: * Essays on Japanese Studies in Australian and New Zealand Universities; * Directory of Tertiary and Other Japanese Studies Institutions; * Directory of Japan Specialists in Australia and New Zealand; * Appendices
URL http://apseg.anu.edu.au/japanstudies/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Louise Edwards (louise.edwards[use"@"]anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

11 Jan 2005

2nd Indonesia Next Conference, May 2005
Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia Australia (PPIA), Canberra, Australia
Supplied note "It is our pleasure to inform you that the Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia Australia (Indonesian Student's Association in Australia/PPIA) will organize the 2nd Indonesia Next Conference. This conference will be held in Canberra, May 2005 and titled: 'Building the Blue Print of the Indonesian State'
The conference will provide a dynamic forum for Indonesian and Australian youth to dialogue the following issues:
* Achieving stability and security: what are the threats and how should Indonesia deal with them (especially after the unspeakable Tsunami that hit Aceh and North Sumatera)? What relationships are important and how could they be strengthened? * The future of Islam in Indonesia, where to from here? * Indonesia's economic development: the national economic development strategy, banking, fiscal policy, monetary policy, state enterprises, small and medium enterprises. * Sectoral development: the future of agriculture, natural resources management, health and education, and forestry and fishery. * Regional development including issues of political and fiscal decentralization, rural poverty, and ethnic conflict. * Domestic politics including examining the political party system, the general election, the parliamentary system and the role of the security services. * Good governance: how to continue the push for institutional and bureaucratic reform. * Media: improving the media's voice, integrity and professionalism.
The conference will explore ideas from Indonesia, looking across the disciplines to formulate alternative strategies and policies that together form a blueprint for Indonesia's development. Conference participants will primarily be Indonesian students studying at Australian universities. Also, Australian students of Indonesia and Australian Youth Ambassadors will be invited to present papers and/or participate. [...] Abstracts [of proposed papers] must be received by 10 February 2005. [...] Address: c/o RMAP RSPAS, the Australian National University Canberra 0200, ACT Telp. 02-61258072 Fax. 02-61254896 Mobile: 0423-725229 e-mail: hendra.siry[use"@"]anu.edu.au - hss."
URL http://www.ppi-australia.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.ppi-australia.org/
Link reported by: Hendra Yusran Siry (hendra.siry[use"@"]anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Other
* 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

11 Jan 2005

2004 Tsunami Disaster - Scholarly and Factual Analyses
Asia Pacific Research Online, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "On December 26, 2004 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, centered about 100 miles west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra created a tsunami which hit the countries of the Indian Ocean and killed over 150,000 people throughout the region. This document catalogues web links to known online analyses and discussions of the demographic, economic, as well as political and security implications of The Tsunami Disaster."
[Coverage: 28 Dec 2004 - present - ed.]
URL http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/AsiaPages/Tsunami-Analyses.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Other
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

10 Jan 2005

The Tsunami & the LTTE
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, 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: "non-Tamil and non-LTTE sources have been giving [...] estimates of the LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam - ed.] cadres killed, varying between 1,200 and 5,000. According to them, large quantities of arms, ammunition and explosives stockpiled by the Tigers have been destroyed. Tiger camps at Nagar Kovil in Jaffna, Mahalnadu, Welvetithurai, Thandamanarau, Malati, Mathagal, Mankarni and Sea Tiger camps at Mullaitivu, Nayaru, Chmmaale, Championpaththu and Chalai have been completely destroyed. Four Tiger radar centers positioned along the Mullaitivu coastal belt have been damaged beyond repair. About 200 boats belonging to the Sea Tigers as well as 1,500 boats belonging to fishermen, who are sympathetic to the LTTE, have also been badly damaged." - b.raman]
[The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Distinguished Fellow and Convenor, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Chennai Chapter - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers13/paper1217.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[use"@"]vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

04 Jan 2005

The Tsunami: Some Security Aspects
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, 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: "3. The fact that about a half, if not over a half, of the fatalities in Sri Lanka are of the Sri Lankan Tamils in these two provinces has not been highlighted either by the Sri Lankan authorities or by the media. [...]
4. According to statistics circulated by the web sites of pro-LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) organisations in the West, 16,656 Tamils have been killed---14,212 of them in the Eastern Province and the remaining in the Northern Province. 18,481 are missing--- 13,731 of them in the Eastern Province and the remaining in the Northern Province. [...]
6. The LTTE has been alleging that the Government has not been paying the same attention to the relief and rehabilitation of the minority Tamils as it has been doing for the majority Sinhalese and that the Tamil minority areas are not getting their fair share of the international assistance flowing in.
7. Even if one allows for a certain level of disinformation by the LTTE for exploiting the present situation to win back the loyalty of the Tamils of the Eastern Province, [...], the emergence of perceptions even in some sections of the Tamil population that they are being treated as second class citizens in the matter of relief and rehabilitation would further alienate the Tamils from the Sinhalese and add to the difficulties of finding a negotiated solution to the Tamil problem." - b.raman]
[The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Distinguished Fellow and Convenor, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Chennai Chapter - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers13/paper1211.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[use"@"]vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

04 Jan 2005

Bilingualism and Japanology Intersection
Osaka Jogakuin College / Portland State University / World Association for Online Education, Osaka, Japan
Supplied note: "With the author's move to another professorship, all the sites for his publications and other Websites such as the Shikoku guidebooks have new URLs. With apologies for the inconvenience, www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/ sites are going offline, so please change links accordingly. Items available since the last [Asian Studies WWW] Monitor review include articles on Japan, a Tsukuba graduate course on online education, World Association for Online Education 'President's Corner' columns, an 'Intercultural Literacy' blog, a _Hiragana Times_ interview, Resources for Translators, more photos and PowerPoint presentations. The Japanese-annotated version of this Website has about 225 items.
URL http://www.waoe.org/steve/epublist.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.waoe.org/steve/epublist.html
Link reported by: Steve McCarty (waoe[use"@"]mail.goo.ne.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: 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

03 Jan 2005

Uzbek-English Dictionary
William Dirks, Sinop, Turkey
Supplied note: "On-Line Resource. On-Line Uzbek-English Dictionary. There is new version of my online Uzbek-English dictionary (www.geocities.com/zangari_kema) that is searchable in both English and Uzbek. The link is: [see the URL below] - Will Dirks."
Self-description: "The content of this dictionary is maintained by William Dirks and the web front-end is maintained by Jonathan Washington."
[William Dirks has developed 'Turkmen Language Course,' The Turkmen Language Project, Indiana Univ. His colleague, Jonathan Washington is a Candidate for B.A. in Linguistics, 2005, Brandeis Univ. - ed.]
URL http://uzbek.firespeaker.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: William Dirks (abuhasad[use"@"]gbronline.com), forwarded by central-eurasia-l[use"@"]lists.fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Other
* 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

03 Jan 2005

Central Asian Network of Gender Studies
www.genderstudies.info, ?Russia
Supplied note: "The Central Asian Network of Gender Studies recently opened a new version of its web-site. The site includes a large library of texts on gender issues (articles, collected volumes, dissertations, etc.) published (mainly) in Russian during last 5-7 years. The library is an on-going project, and it is updated regularly. - sao."
URL http://www.genderstudies.info/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Serguei Alex. Oushakine (sao15[use"@"]columbia.edu), forwarded by central-eurasia-l[use"@"]lists.fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: details not available
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

03 Jan 2005

The Tsunami & After
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, 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: "16. India has not been a member of any of the tsunami warning systems. Past proposals for India to set up is own national warning system and to join the international (mainly Pacific) network was given low priority apparently due to the high financial implications (Rs.1,000 million---Rs.45 equal to one US dollar) and the fact that India had not been a victim of tsunami waves for a little over 100 years.
17. India's vulnerability to tsunami-caused destruction was estimated as very low, if not non-existent. As a result, not only was there no effort to set up an advance warning and international networking system, but tsunami-vulnerability was not one of the factors taken into account in the determination of the location of our nuclear and space launching establishments and in designing their safety features. Similarly, this vulnerability was not taken into consideration while determining the location of our military establishments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and their safety features." - b.raman]
[The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Distinguished Fellow and Convenor, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Chennai Chapter - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers13/paper1209.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[use"@"]vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 Jan 2005

The Asian Tsunami Disaster Informational Resource Website
malaysia.forplanetearth.com, Malaysia
Supplied note: "The WWW VL Malaysia website will host some resources related to the Asian tsunami disaster on a temporary basis - from Jan 1 to Jan 31, 2005. - nw."
Self-description: "This website was created [on 2 Jan 2005] by the editor of the WWW VL - Malaysia as a resource to assist those affected by this tragedy with a means of communication & point of contact. This website will be updated regularly as we race against time to help the victims & their loved ones through this tragedy. If you know of any links/resources that should be included here, please feel free to contact the editor - email address given below."
Site contents: * Locating Missing Persons (Aceh IT Media Center, BBC News Online, CNN International, International Committee of the Red Cross Family Links Website, National Disaster Management Center of Sri Lanka, Official Thai Tsunami Information Center, South-East Asia Tsunami - Missing Persons Photo Album); * Directories of Embassies; * News & Updates; * Early Warning Systems.
URL http://malaysia.forplanetearth.com/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Nelson Wong (nelsonyswong[use"@"]gmail.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* 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

01 Jan 2005

Centro Cientifico e Cultural de Macau
CCCM, Lisboa, Portugal
Supplied note: "The Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre (CCCM), in Lisbon is tutored by the Portuguese Ministry for Science, Innovation and Higher Education. Founded in 1999, it aims to promote research and spread the knowledge about Macau and the relations between Portugal and Macau/China and between Europe and the Asia Pacific Region. It includes four specialized units: Research and Scientific Cooperation, Museum, Information and Documentation and Audiovisual and Interactive Technologies. Through research, exhibitions, publications, courses, seminars, conferences and professional training, as well as promoting networks of governmental and private, national and international institutions, the CCCM develops several cultural and scientific projects. - ic."
URL http://www.cccm.mcies.pt/index.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Isabel Correia (isabelcorreia[use"@"]cccm.pt)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Govt.
* 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

30 Dec 2004

The Tsunami Disaster in Asia, 2004
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA, USA
Supplied note: "An annotated directory of Internet resources on the 2004 tsunami disaster in Asia, including news sources, information on relief efforts & donations, missing persons & victim contact information, & impact on affected countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives - rye."
Site contents: * Aggregated Sources; *Asian Government Sources; *Reports & Commentary; * Relief Aid & Donations; * Missing Persons & Victim Contact; * General Information on Tsunamis.
URL http://bulldog2.redlands.edu/dept/AsianStudiesDept/tsunami.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Robert Y. Eng (Robert_Eng[use"@"]redlands.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

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