The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late May 2005
Vol. 12, No. 9 (234)

24 May 2005

Axis Information and Analysis (AIA) - Global Challenges Research
Axis Information and Analysis Ltd., Herndon, VA, US
Supplied note:
"We are glad to present to you a new website - [see URL below] - of Axis Information and Analysis (AIA), an information agency that unites professionals having years of experience in collecting and analyzing information about Asia and Eastern Europe. AIA staff includes journalists, ex-diplomats, and former officers of the special services of a number of Asian and Eastern-European countries.
AIA's main attention is focused upon those states that represent a threat to regional and international security, as well as upon areas of ethnic and religious conflict. At the same time, AIA follows the events in those countries that are going through political and socio-economic cataclysms. Our website is updated several times a day, and there you can find the last and the exclusive information on abovementioned regions. - me."
Site contents: * Military, Secret Services (subsections: Persons, Organizations, General References / Eastern Europe - Central Asia - Caucasus - Middle East - EU); * Global Policy [subsections as above - ed.]; * Extremism and Terrorism [subsections as above - ed.]; * News; * Partners; * Search; * Subscribe; * About Us.
URL http://www.axisglobe.com/default.aspx
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Michel Elbaz (elbaz[use"@"]axisglobe.com)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

24 May 2005

Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, US
Supplied note: "Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst [a subscription free, bi-weekly Web journal - ed.], May 18, 2005 Issue on Web Note: Two Policy Papers Recently Released: * A 'Greater Central Asia Partnership' for Afghanistan and Its Neighbors, by S. Frederick Starr, March 2005, 38 pp. [...]; * Developing Counter-Narcotics Policy in Central Asia: Legal and Political Dimensions, by Kairat Osmonaliev, January 2005, 104 pp. [...]
The 18 May issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute is now online at [the URL below] The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a bi-weekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Johns Hopkins University-SAIS.
The CACI Analyst welcomes article submissions. At this moment, we are particularly interested in submissions on economics and finance matters in Central Asia and the Caucasus region, but all inquiries are welcome. Please contact the Editor, Svante Cornell, at scornell[use"@"]jhu.edu with a short description of your article. [...]
The Analytical Articles include: * Parliamentary Elections in Azerbaijan: A Fairer Game or Same Old Stuff?, by Alman Mir-Ismail [...]; * Kyrgyzstan's "Revolution": Poppies or Tulips? , by Svante Cornell and Niklas Swanstrom [...]; * Bush Visits Georgia to Support 'The Beacon of Liberty', by Khatuna Salukvadze [...]; * Is the Salafi-Jihadist Way Still an Obstacle to Russia in Chechnya?, by Murad Batal al-Shishani [...].
The Field Reports Include: * Kyrgyzstan Hosts Thousands of Uzbek Refugees after Violent Riots in Andijan, by Erica Marat [...]; * Opposition Trying to Gain Solid Ground in Armenia, by Grigor Hakobyan [...]; * Georgia Paints the Town for President Bush, by Kakha Jibladze [...]; * Half-Hearted Anti-Drug Efforts Breed Corruption in Kazakhstan, by Marat Yermukanov. [...] - sec."
[The Analyst provides a rigorous, concise and nonpartisan forum where specialists can assess issues and events in the Central Asia-Caucasus region for a broad audience of business people, journalists, policy makers, government officials, diplomats and academics - ed.]
Site contents: Inside CACI; Archives [since 2 Feb 2000]; Major Projects; Forum Summaries, Publications; Fellowships, The Xinjiang Project; Resource Links (Central Asia - Caucasus; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Chechnya/Daghestan; Georgia; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Xinjiang (China)).
URL http://www.cacianalyst.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.cacianalyst.org/
Link reported by: Svante E. Cornell (svante.cornell[use"@"]east.uu.se), forwarded by central-eurasia-l[use"@"]lists.fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Online Guide
* 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 1,000

21 May 2005

Royal Court of Justice/HighCourt, Bhutan
Royal Court of Justice/HighCourt, Thimphu, Bhutan
Supplied note: "Bhutan's judiciary has launched a new website, [at the URL below] to link district courts to the High Court. A spokesman for the High Court has said that 'The public can access courts through this web-based system, and retrieve judicial information and forms in the near future.' The web site, 'Royal Court of Justice, Bhutan', reviews many aspects of the judiciary of Bhutan, court procedure, act and rules, cases and judgments, judicial reforms, the use of IT, etc. - bcs."
Site contents: * Judiciary of Bhutan; * Court Procedure; * Acts & Rules; * Cases & Judgments; * Judicial Reforms; * Technology; * Education; * Public information.
URL http://www.judiciary.gov.bt/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw[use"@"]hkucc.hku.hk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Government
* 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

21 May 2005

Population and Housing Census of Bhutan - May 2005
The Office of the Census Commissioner, Thimphu, Bhutan
Supplied note: "The most extensive census exercise to date is being conducted in Bhutan on 30 and 31 May 2005. The details and some related documents can be found on the website [see the URL below] where it is expected the tabulated results may be posted in due course - bcs."
Site contents: * About Us; * Who is Who; * Mandate; * Overview; * Project Status; * Pictures; * Downloads (Wallpapers, PHCB Appraisal, Executive Order, Questionnaires, PHCB 2005 Presentation - Dzongkha, PHCB 2005 Presentation - English, House Listing Manual for Supervisors, House Listing Manual, Mapping Manual); * Contact Us; * FAQ; * Links.
URL http://www.bhutancensus.gov.bt/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw[use"@"]hkucc.hku.hk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Government
* 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

21 May 2005

International Jihadi Terrorism: An Indian Perspective
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: "The influence of the Deobandi-Wahabi ideologues of Pakistan such as the late Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai of the Binori madrasa of Karachi on the attitudes and ideology of the international jihadi terrorist organisations, including the Al Qaeda, has not been paid adequate attention by Western analysts. - 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/papers14/paper1388.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

20 May 2005

Friends World Program: South Asian Centre
South Asian Centre, Bangalore, India
Supplied note: "The South Asian Centre combines academics with experiences of local culture to present a programme that is unique in every way. Students interact on a daily basis with Faculty and Staff from the region itself, and so can experience first hand the wonders and challenges of life and education in South Asia. Human connections forged here are manifestations of human connectedness all over the world - we are all connected, whoever we are, wherever we are. sacindia"
Site contents: Introduction; South Asian Centre; Academic Program; Faculty; FAQ; Write to us.
[A regional center of the Friends World Program (www.southampton.liu.edu/fw/), Long Island Univ., Southampton, NY, US - ed.]
URL http://www.fwpsacindia.net
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Administrator (Sacindia[use"@"]eth.net)
* 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]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

20 May 2005

Thai World Affairs Center (Thai WAC)
Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Supplied note: "We are non-profit and non-partisan academic institution which aims at promoting international understanding. Facts and opinions are reported honestly. We believe that foreigners are entitled to get to know Thailand as it is. [...]
The project is financially supported by public donation: commercial pages are not allowed. Our survival depends entirely on the number of visitors, as donors are happy to support only the public service used by a sizeable number of people.
So, kindly support this project by visiting our website. We would appreciate it very much if you could kindly forward this message to your friends who are interested in Thailand.
Your advice would be highly welcome. - Professor Khien Theeravit Director, Thai WAC."
Site contents: * Foreword; * Politics; * Security; * Economy; * Society; * Relations; * Special; * Reference; * About Us; * Thailand Monitor [academic articles on Thailand in English]; * Special Report; * Activities.
[An informative, user-friendly, bi-lingual (TH, EN) site with news and analyses from Thailand - ed.]
URL http://www.thaiwac.ias.chula.ac.th
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.thaiwac.ias.chula.ac.th
Link reported by: Khien Theeravit (thaiwac[use"@"]chula.ac.th), forwarded by Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw[use"@"]hkucc.hku.hk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* 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 30

20 May 2005

Southeast Asia, A Global Crossroads, Dec 2005
Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies (MIALS), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Supplied note: "SEASREP's 10th Anniversary Conference, 'Southeast Asia, A Global Crossroads', 8-9 December 2005, Imperial Mae Ping Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand - ah."
Self-description: "Call For Papers: Scholars are invited to submit proposals for individual papers and organized panels. The deadline for the submission of proposals is on 30 July 2005, and for full papers (only for presenters receiving travel grants), 30 October 2005. [...] Papers for the following SEASREP panels are needed. Applicants for the panels below, please fill in the [online] registration form.
* Tradition and Border Crossings: The Creation of Contemporary Performance in Southeast Asia; * Transnational Migration and the Social Aspects of Remittances in Southeast Asia; * New Media, Pop Cultures, In(ter) Asia; * Reconstructing the Nation-States in Southeast Asia; * Transborder Migration and Religion; * "Local Histories" of Southeast Asian Studies; * Youthful Politics and the Politics of Youth; * Construction of Identity among Social Groups; * Women in the Face of Poverty; * Local and Regional Economic Histories."
URL http://conference.seasrepfoundation.org/index.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Ariel Heryanto (arielh[use"@"]unimelb.edu.au)
* 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

19 May 2005

Indica-et-Buddhica.org: Materials for Indology and Buddhology
indica-et-buddhica.org, Oxford, New Zealand.
Self-description: "Indica-et-buddhica.org-Catalogus bibliothecarum (ieb-cb) is a virtual union catalogue providing centralised access to library servers with significant indological and buddhological collections.
Searches can be conducted using a range of attributes, terms and operators. Records can be retrieved in various syntaxes, formats and quantities. In addition to bibliographical data, many records contain location, holding and availability details.
Ieb-cb is designed to facilitate the transfer of indological and buddhological data across large networks. It will enable researchers to rapidly locate and obtain records from widely distributed library servers. "
Site contents: *Indica-et-Buddhica.org-Catalogus bibliothecarum: A Virtual Union Catalogue homepage; * Indica-et-Buddhica.org: Notes on Accessibility, Compatibility &c.
[An elegant, and most informative site with a powerful, user-hostile interface. Definitely not for the fainthearted researchers - ed.]
URL http://indica-et-buddhica.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Richard Mahoney (r.mahoney[use"@"]iconz.co.nz), forwarded by h-asia[use"@"]h-net.msu.edu
* 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]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

17 May 2005

Maritime Asia and the Chinese Overseas (1405 - 2005), Aug 2005.
The Inter-Agency Committee on Chinese Overseas Databank & Research, Singapore.
Supplied note: "Dates: 18-20 August 2005 (Thursday to Saturday). The Third International Conference of Institutes and Libraries for Chinese Overseas Studies with the theme 'Maritime Asia and the Chinese Overseas (1405-2005)', scheduled for the year 2005, coincides with the 600th anniversary of Admiral Zheng He's first of the seven voyages to the South Seas and the Indian Ocean. The Zheng He expeditions in the early fifteenth century contributed to the development of the Asian maritime world in which the Chinese diaspora was a key Asian component. The Europeans subsequently entered this maritime world and participated in its trade activities. All these developments contributed to many important aspects of interaction among the Asians themselves, including the Chinese, and between the Asians and the Europeans. There emerged, as a result, the convergence and mutual adaptations of the various civilizations. [...] The geographical areas, which the Conference will cover, include the Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East and East Africa. [...]
The Conference comprises two components: a) 23 parallel sessions grouped by the following 8 topics: * Zheng He voyages (sessions in English, Chinese and Malay) * Assimilation, Integration and Chinese Organizations * Traditional Chinese Medicine * Businesses, Trade and Entrepreneurship * Culture (education, language, religion, gender issues) * Political Participation * Migration and Re-migration * Institutions, Libraries and Documentation b) six public lectures on 'Zheng He voyages / Maritime Asia / Chinese overseas'
Both components consist of sessions conducted in English and Chinese. [...] Registration form is [...] available at website [see the URL below]
Conference Venue: RELC International Hotel at: 30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258352 - ec."
URL http://www.huayinet.org/happening/zhenghe/default.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Eunice Chua (echua[use"@"]toureast.com.sg)
* 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

17 May 2005

Acronyms used by Asian / Pacific Studies' scholars: a dictionary
RSPAS, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Self-description: "This document lists acronyms, names and web addresses of over 700 leading associations, institutes, networks, NGOs, organisations, periodicals, programs, and research projects of relevance to Asian & Pacific Studies. [...] You are cordially invited to send addenda and corrections to this list [...which is] a part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) and Pacific Studies WWW Virtual Library (coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html) "
Site contents: [File structure:] *Acronym, * Entity [and its URL], * A Part Of, * Country. The recorded entries range from 'AAI' (Asia-Australia Institute, UNSW, Australia) to 'IAUNRC' (Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, Indiana U,. US) to 'SUPRA' (Support Program for Advanced Asian Studies, NIAS, Denmark) to 'YCIAS' (Yale Center for International and Area Studies, Yale U., US)
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/AsianPages/Acronyms.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/AsianPages/Acronyms.html
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 - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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 100

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