The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: June 2005
Vol. 12, No. 10 (235)

29 Jun 2005

3rd International Symposium of Japanese Studies in Brazil, Sep 2005
Departamento de Linguas Estrangeiras e Traducao, University of Brasilia, Brazil
Self-description: "3rd International Symposium of Japanese Studies in Brazil. 16th Brazilian Conference of University Professors of Japanese Language, Literature, and Culture. 8-9 September 2005 in Brasilia, Brazil.
It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 3rd International Symposium of Japanese Studies in Brazil (CIEBJ) and the 16th Brazilian Conference of University Professors of Japanese Language, Literature, and Culture (ENPULLCJ). The event will be held at the University of Brasilia on September 8 and 9, 2005. The theme for this year's Conference is 'Japanese Studies and International Academic Exchange.' The Conference Program includes workshops, lectures, panel discussions, presentations, round-tables, and social and cultural events."
URL http://www.japones-unb.net/eventos/index_en.php
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Ronan Alves Pereira (braronz[use"@"]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

28 Jun 2005

Political Asian & Middle Eastern Cyberspace and its Watchers
Asia Pacific Research Online, Canberra, Australia
Self-description "Web links to sites which systematically track and critically comment on politics and rhetorics of Asian and Middle Eastern countries and cyberspaces. Reported links are annotated with excerpts from respective mission statements."
Site contents [in Jun 2005]: Accuracy in Academia; Arab Media Watch; Asian Media Watch; Blame India Watch; Burma Watch International; Campus Watch; China Labor Watch; CounterPunch; Dhimmi Watch; FrontPageMagazine.com; Human Rights Watch: Asia; Human Rights Watch: Europe / Central Asia; Human Rights Watch: Middle East / North Africa; India Watch; Indonesia Watch; Israel Lobby Watch; Israel Watch; IslamistWatch.org; Jihad Watch; NoIndoctrination.org; The Middle East Media Research Insititute; Middle East Watch; MilitantIslamMonitor.org; Olympic Watch: Human Rights in China and Beijing 2008; Pacific Media Watch; Palestinian Media Watch; PeaceWatch; South Asia Watch; Tibet Press Watch; ZNet Asia Watch; ZNet Campus Watch Watch.
URL http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/AsiaPages/Asia-ME-www-watchers.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

27 Jun 2005

Almendhar - New Iraq Chronicles
Al-Mendhar News Center, Baghdad, Iraq
Supplied note: "News and opinions about Iraq by Iraqis for all - hm."
Site contents: *Contact us; *Advertise with us; *Links; *Forum; *Directory of Companies; *News (Politics, Economy, Education, Culture & Arts, Science & Tech, Sports, Social, Special, This Week, Statements)
[A bi-lingual (AR; EN) web site - ed.]
URL http://www.almendhar.com
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Hassan Mahmoud (advert[use"@"]almendhar.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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 100

27 Jun 2005

16th Biennial Conference of the European Association of Chinese Studies (EACS), Aug 2006
Dept. of Asian and African Studies, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Ljubljana University, Slovenia.
Self-description: "The XVIth Biennial Conference of the European Association of Chinese Studies (EACS) will be held at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, in the last week of August 2006.
The EACS conference sets out to offer a platform for the presentation and discussion of recent research and new ideas in the entire range of Chinese studies. Scholars from Europe and beyond are invited to join us with their contribution to make the conference an occasion of lively scholarly exchange and innovation in European and international Chinese studies."
URL http://www.ff.uni-lj.si/azafr/eacs/index.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Jana S. Rosker (jana.rosker[use"@"]guest.arnes.si)
* 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

23 Jun 2005

9th Annual European Society for Central Asian Studies Conference, Sep 2005
Institute of Oriental Philology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Supplied note: "CONF.- 9th Annual ESCAS [The European Society for Central Asian Studies - ed] Conference, Sept. 2005, Krakow, Poland.
Central Asia: The Local, the Regional and the Global, 12-14 September 2005, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
Conference Convenors: The European Society for Central Asian Studies The Institute of Oriental Philology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland [....] Preliminary programme will be published on our website soon, at: http://www.let.uu.nl/~escas/home.htm [and, at the URL below] - central-eurasia-l."
URL http://www.filg.uj.edu.pl/escas9th/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Announcement List for Central Eurasian Studies (central-eurasia-l[use"@"]lists.fas.harvard.edu)
* 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

23 Jun 2005

Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives
Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archive, Hong Kong, China
Supplied note: "Language: English, Chinese (Big5). Site contents: (1) Historical Documents; (2) The Archives Holdings (1841-1969); (3) Rare Books; (4) Illustrated Catechism; (5) The Cathedral; (6) Church Buildings; (7) Leading Events (1841- ); (8) The Succession Line (1841- ); (9) Statistics (1705- ); (10) In Memory (short biographies of important figures of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong); (11) List of Popes (including the Chinese translations of their names); (12) 120 Chinese Martyrs; (13) Web Site Links. Note: It might be necessary to manually switch encoding to Big5. - hel."
URL http://archives.catholic.org.hk/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/archives.catholic.org.hk/
Link reported by Tao Yang, Yale East Asia Library, New Haven, CT, US; forwarded by Hanno E. Lecher / Internet Guide for ChinaStudies (h.e.lecher(at)let.leidenuniv.nl)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library/NGO
* 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

23 Jun 2005

Azijske in Afriske Studije / Asian and African Studies Quarterly
Dept. of Asian and African Studies, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Ljubljana University, Slovenia.
Supplied note: "The quarterly review 'Asian and African Studies' has been issued at the Department of Asian and African Studies at University in Ljubljana (Slovenia) since 1997. [...] The review mainly contains original and translated academic articles from the area of intercultural studies. It is mainly focused upon humanities, particularly from the fields of cultural studies, intercultural methodology, literature, linguistics, history, history of art and philosophy within Asian and African studies. [...] About a half of the contributions have been published in Slovene language, but each year we publish at least one international special issue, which deals with a certain research topic from the area of Asian and African studies. It contains articles in English, Chinese or Japanese languages, written by international scholars, engaged in the research field under actual debate. [...] - hsr."
URL http://yuan.klub-kts.si/aas/revija.php
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Jana S. Rosker (jana.rosker[use"@"]guest.arnes.si)
* 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 30

22 Jun 2005

East Asian Library Resources Group of Australia (EALRGA) Newsletter
The East Asian Library Resources Group of Australia (EALRGA), Australia
Supplied note: "The East Asian Library Resources Group of Australia (EALRGA) is formed by East Asian librarians and publishes a semiannual newsletter aiming at promoting awareness of various issues in East Asian library resources and librarianship in Australia, and enhancing interaction among library professionals and anyone interested in East Asian studies. No. 47, the latest issue of the newsletter, has just been published. From this issue on, the newsletter will be published online only on the freely accessible EALRGA web site at [the URL below] - ww."
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/NLA/EALRGA/newsletter.index.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/NLA/EALRGA/newsletter.index.html
Link reported by Wan Wong (wwong[use"@"]nla.gov.au); forwarded by asia_news[use"@"]anu.edu.au, and by Andrew Gosling (andrewgosling[use"@"]netspeed.com.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/News
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* 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

17 Jun 2005

3rd Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health, Nov 2005
www.3apcrsh.org, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.
Supplied note: "Malaysia will host [in Kuala Lumpur - ed.] the 3rd Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health 17-21 November 2005, [...] Jointly organised by the Federation of Family Planning Associations, Malaysia and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (East and south East and Oceania Region), the theme for this conference is 'Expanded And Comprehensive Response In Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights For All Communities.'
As organizers we take this opportunity invite you to participate in this conference either through the registration as a participant. For more information on the Conference please go to [the URL below]. - mh."
URL http://www.3apcrsh.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.3apcrsh.org/
Link reported by: Mary Huang (huang[use"@"]medic.upm.edu.my), forwarded by h-seasia[use"@"]h-net.msu.edu
* 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

13 Jun 2005

ASILE 2005 - Indonesian conference, Jul 2005
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
Supplied note: "The Australian Society of Indonesian Language Educators (ASILE) is holding a conference this July [July 3 - 5, 2005 - ed.] at Curtin University in Perth to discuss issues regarding Indonesian language, culture and current events. This gathering would be interesting and useful for people with an interest in Indonesia, it's language and society. This conference's theme, "Jembatan: Crossing Bridges" expresses the conference's goals in terms of inproving Indonesian-Australian understanding and relations. It presents an opportunity to share ideas and hear the views of Indonesian teachers and scholars from both Indonesia and Australia in a relaxed atmosphere.
Anyone interested in further information should refer to: [the URL below] - gh."
URL http://www.asile.curtin.edu.au
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Georgina Hett (g.hett[use"@"]curtin.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

11 Jun 2005

International Business Culture and Etiquette Guide
Executiveplanet.com, Herndon, VA, US
Self-description "The Executive Planet (TM) guides to doing business worldwide each contain the following articles: * Let's Make a Deal - negotiating tactics, the value of connections, recommended business card style and content, business card protocol, sitting and presenting yourself in meetings, language for brochures and promotional material, pace of business, preferred presentation styles, final agreements, thinking styles, adherance to company policy, and more business culture info . . . * Prosperous Entertaining - typical mealtimes throughout the day, best venues for business entertaining, punctuality for social events, dinner table seating etiquette, mealtime etiquette, importance of alcohol, toasting, guidelines for hosting a banquet/social event, what foods should be served/avoided, accepting and declining invitations, and more business etiquette info. . . * Appointment Alert! - typical vacation times, recommended apppointment times, length of the lunch hour, signals that indicate beginning or end of an appointment, best arrival time (early, late, right on time), and more on business culture info. . . * Gift Giving - recommended gifts, gifts to avoid, good and bad colours for wrapping paper, how to present a gift to individuals and groups, guidelines for receiving gifts, and more on business etiquette info. . . * First Name or Title? - using titles such as 'Doctor', naming conventions to avoid, when to use first names, and more business etiquette info. . . * Public Behaviour - how to greet strangers and introduce yourself, the rules for men shaking hands with women, acceptable demeanor, rules for eye contact, gestures/sayings to avoid, and more on business culture info. . . * Business Dress - is dress modest, conservative, etc., specific dress requirements for men and women, what visitors should wear to social functions, and more on business etiquette info. . . * Conversation - welcome and unwelcome topics of conversation, the role of compliments, the tone of voice to be used, whether your hosts are physical or more reserved, and more on business culture info. . . ."
Site contents: Essential business culture guides for [...]: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Denmark; Egypt; France; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Iran; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Venezuela; Yemen.
URL http://www.executiveplanet.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.executiveplanet.com/
Link reported by: Eric Paryas (eric[use"@"]executiveplanet.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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]: over 4,000

08 Jun 2005

Indonesia Council Open Conference, Sep 2005
The Indonesia Council, ANU, Canberra, Australia
Self-description "Indonesia Council Open Conference 2005, Flinders University [Adelaide, SA, Australia], 26-27 September 2005.
Following the success of the 2001 and 2003 Open Conferences, the Indonesia Council will hold its third Open Conference in Adelaide on 26-27 September 2005. The ICOC is multi-disciplinary conference which provides a forum for the presentation of new and innovative work on Indonesia, with particular emphasis on encouraging engagement between newer Indonesianists and established scholars. The 2005 conference will be hosted by Flinders University with the support of The Flinders Asia Centre (www.ssn.flinders.edu.au/asst) and Inside Indonesia (www.insideindonesia.org). [...] There will be no registration fee for the conference."
URL http://indonesiacouncil.anu.edu.au/icoc2005.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Cathy Haberle (cathy.haberle[use"@"]anu.edu.au), forwarded by asia_news[use"@"]anu.edu.au
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

08 Jun 2005

Chinese Studies Association of Australia (CSAA) Conference, Jun 2005
China and Korea Centre, Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU, Canberra, Australia
Self-description "The CSAA convenes a conference every two years and invites members and non-members to participate. The 9th Biennial Conference [hosted by La Trobe University (www.latrobe.edu.au) - ed.] will be held on 30th June to 3 July 2005 at the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo [Victoria, www.goldendragonmuseum.org - ed.], Australia."
URL http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/chinakoreacen/csaa/index.html#CONFERENCE
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/chinakoreacen/csaa/index.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

06 Jun 2005

Laoqai Research Foundation (LRF)
The Laogai Research Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
Self-description "In 1992, the Laogai Research Foundation was established [by Hongda Harry Wu - ed.] to gather information and spread public awareness on the Chinese Laogai. The Foundation publishes an annual Laogai Handbook, newsletters, special investigative reports, as well as assisting television media in preparing documentary films on the Laogai. Since its inception, the LRF has expanded its focus to document and report on other systemic human rights violations in China, including public executions, organ harvesting from executed prisoners, the coercive enforcement of China's population control policy, and persecution of religious believers."
Site contents: * News (Prisons/Forced Labor, Dissent, Human Rights, Religions, Others); * Commentary; * Reports; * Publications (The Laogai Research Foundation's '2003-2004 Laogai Handbook' [the 444-page Handbook, bilingual in English and Chinese, is the world's only independent and publicly available catalogue of China's Laogai prison system. The handbook identifies more information about China's prison camps than ever before, and details camps' locations, types of facilities, types of products produced by prisoners - ed.], LRF special report [March 2005] - A look at judicial reform in China: the death penalty and shuanggui (double regulations), Human Rights in China review of [a book on China's one-child policy] 'Better Ten Graves than One Extra Birth', Laogai Report, Summer 2004 Vol. 12 No.2 , 'Fire Under the Snow: Testimony of a Tibetan Prisoner' by Palden Gyatso, Washington, D.C.: Laogai Research Foundation, 2003. 300 pages, 'Difficult Years' by Wenche He'en, Washington, D.C.: Laogai Research Foundation, 2004. 153 pages, 'One Man, Two Stories Volume One: Thunderstorm in the Night' by Harry Wu, Washington, D.C.: Laogai Research Foundation, 2004. 249 pages, Laogai Report, Spring 2004 Vol. 12 No.1, Laogai Report, Winter 2003 Vol.11 No.4, Laogai Research Foundation Special Reports, Laogai Report, Spring 2003 Vol. 11 No.1, Laogai Report, Winter 2002 Vol. 10 No. 4.); * Documents; * FAQ; * About us; * Testimony; * Population Control; * Organ Harvesting; * Links.
URL http://www.laogai.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.laogai.org/
Link reported by: Laogai Research Foundation (yp[use"@"]laogai.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents/News
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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 3,000

05 Jun 2005

The East Asian [Digital] Collection
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, U. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Supplied note: "[T]here are two collections here. One is the Holmes Welch collection (mostly of religious themes) and one is called the Tianjin collection (mostly of the war). As you can see, they are amazing. There presence at Wisconsin is thanks to Thomas Hahn (now at Cornell) who acquired them during his all too short stay in the frigid Midwest [...] and the staff at the Madison library, especially Victoria Chu [...] Best, Brett."
Self-description: "The Holmes Welch Collection - Holmes Hinkley Welch (1921-1981) was a twentieth century eminent scholar on modern Chinese religions, especially Buddhism. After Welch's death, his family donated his library collection to Memorial Library, the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This collection includes different materials and media, among which are hundreds of photographs, where most have never been published or circulated. In an effort to make these photographs more accessible, a digitization project of selected photographs is underway. The collection of digitized photographs is mostly about religious life in China and Hong Kong, between the 1930s and 1960s. The images capture different aspects of the Chinese Buddhist monastic life as well as Chinese Buddhist architecture. [....] The Tianjin or China in the 1930s Collection - The majority of images in this collection are connected with the military, including the Chinese 19th Route Army, the US 15th Infantry Regiment at China Service, and the Japanese Army. Many depict scenes of the Japanese invasion and Chinese defense, the Sino-Japanese Conflict (1937-1945), and the World War II theatre in China. The other images in this collection portray village and city lives, street scenes, and Chinese architecture. [...] * Related materials: Africa Focus; Portal to Asian Internet Resources; SouthEast Asian Images and Text Project; South and Southeast Asia Video Archive."
URL http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/EastAsian/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Brett Sheehan (bsheehan[use"@"]wisc.edu), forwarded by Marilyn Levine (mlevine[use"@"]lcsc.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Library/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

04 Jun 2005

Comprehensive Maritime Counter-Terrorism
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: "It is high time the Government of India set up a dedicated Task Force to go into the entire gamut of maritime counter-terrorism. - 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/papers15/paper1403.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

02 Jun 2005

[Maldives' President] Gayyoom's Dirty Tricks
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: "India, which has taken a strong stand on the question of democracy in Nepal, cannot and should not keep quiet in the face of the continuing attempts of [Maldives' President] Gayyoom to stifle the growth of democracy in his country. - 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/paper1400.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]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Jun 2005

[LTTE establishes] The World's First Terrorist Air Force
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: "[O]n May 26,2005, Hagrup Haukland, the chief of the Norwegian-led military mission, which monitors the three-year-old ceasefire between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), confirmed [...] that the LTTE had constructed an airstrip near Iranamadu in the Wanni area under its control in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka [...]. - 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/paper1398.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]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Jun 2005

Bhutan - National Assembly website
National Assembly, Thimphu, Bhutan
Supplied note: "The site www.nab.gov.bt was formally inaugurated [on] 02 June. The site is to be the repository of documents relating to the work of the National Assembly of Bhutan. Full English text of the resolutions of the 76th (1998) to 82nd (2004) sessions of the Assembly are posted as PDFs, together with four Dzongkha versions (there is a note to the effect that earlier resolutions 'will be posted in due course'). The site details the organisation of the Assembly, its committees, the rules governing election of members and officers, and other items. The agenda for the current session of the Assembly (03-23 June 2005) is also given in English and Dzongkha versions A listing of all Bhutan's legislation to date is also given as a 4-page PDF. - bcs."
URL http://www.nab.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]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Jun 2005

Dzongkha Software
Ministry of Education, Thimphu, Bhutan
Supplied note: "Dzongkha unicode software allowing use of a Dzongkha keyboard and fonts under Windows XP is downloadable at: http://www.education.gov.bt/DzongkhaSoftware.zip ([...] go to 'Downloads' on left side of the screen, and the item is the last on the list that is then displayed. The zip file includes an MS installer [msi], instructions for installation of the fonts and the keyboard driver.) - bcs."
Site contents: 5,729kb Zipped File.
URL http://www.education.gov.bt/Dowloads/Default.html
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]: 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

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