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Asian Studies WWW Announcements: early June 1998
Vol. 5, No. 55

15 Jun 1998

Political Resources on the Net - Indonesia
Agora, Italy
Supplied note: "Index of Indonesian political sites available on the Internet, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments and Media."
URL http://www.agora.stm.it/politic/indonesia.htm
Link submitted by: Roberto Cicciomessere (r.cicciomessere@agora.it)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

15 Jun 1998

United Arab Emirates Law & Government - Systems of Government
www.lawresearch.com, USA
Site contents: Introduction; Background; Trucial States; Federal Constitution; Organs of Government; Local Government; Relationship between Federal and local governments; Traditional Government; A Balanced Approach; Government pages (Ministries of Communications, Defence, Economy and Commerce, Education and Youth, Electricity and Water, Finance and Industry, Foreign Affairs, Health, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Information and Culture, Interior, Justice and Islamic Affairs and Awqaf, Labor and Social Affairs, Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Planning, Public Works and Housing, State for Cabinet Affairs, State for Supreme Council Affairs).
[The site provides an access to a page with International Law & Government By Countries of the World Alphabetically (http://www.lawresearch.com/v10/global/cizindex.htm) - ed.]
URL http://www.lawresearch.com/v10/global/zae.htm
Link submitted by: Topper Gianattasio (cosmo@lawresearch.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

12 Jun 1998

Mirrors of the Heart-Mind: Tibetan Art Exhibition
The Huntington Archive, The Ohio State University, USA
Supplied note: "An on-line version of the Tibetan art from The Rezek Collection exhibition scheduled to open on June 13th 1998 at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, St. Francis College, Loretto, Pennsylvania, USA. On-line exhibition contains 85 images with didactic text and 45 essays written by guest curators. Subject matter includes: Adi Buddhas, Arhats, Bardo, Bhaishajayaguru, Bodhisattvas, Buddhas, Herukas, Prajnas, Jina Buddhas, Mandalas, Protective Deities, Ritual Implements, Shakyamuni Buddha, Stupas, Sukhavati, Teachers, Tara."
[Another superbly crafted and curated information system by the world's leading team from The Huntington Archive. An image-intensive site, esp. the top page - ed.]
URL http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/exhib/sama/samaintr.html
Link submitted by: Janice M. Glowski (glowski.1@osu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

12 Jun 1998

Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University, USA
Supplied note: "This is the website of the journal 'Modern Chinese Literature', which is in the process of moving from the University of Colorado to The Ohio State University. The journal is the leading English-language forum for scholarship in the field of modern Chinese literature. With the publication of Vol XI, the journal will change its name to 'Modern Chinese Literature and Culture', marking a shift in editorial direction toward a broader cultural studies approach. In addition to basic information on the journal itself, the website contains a 'Bibliography' (http://deall.ohio-state.edu/denton.2/biblio.htm), perhaps the most extensive English-language bibliography of studies related to modern Chinese literature and media."
[The Journal web pages are, at present, uneventful. However, the Bibliography is truly excellent - ed.]
URL http://deall.ohio-state.edu/denton.2/mclc.htm
Link submitted by: Kirk A. Denton (denton.2@osu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

10 Jun 1998

Taiwan Security Research
Department of Political Science,The National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Supplied note: "[The site] includes recent articles on current regional security issues and links to web sites related to Taiwan, PRC, U.S., Japan, and Asia-Pacific security issues."
Site contents: Taiwan (general information, documents, speeches, foreign policy); PRC (general information, security issue, PLA); Cross-Strait Relations (mainland policy, speeches, economic relation); U. S. (documents, treaties, Asia-Pacific policy, security issues); Japan (documents, treaties, Asia-Pacific policy, security issues); Asia-Pacific (regional confidence-building measures, security issues); Papers & Publications; News & Magazines; Related Security News, What's New.
[The author of the site, Prof. P.Yang is also in charge of the International Affairs Home Page (in Chinese): (http://www.cc.ntu.edu.tw/~yang) - ed.]
URL http://www.cc.ntu.edu.tw/~yang/TSR.html
Link submitted by: Philip Yang (pyang@ccms.ntu.edu.tw)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

10 Jun 1998

Tibetan Review
www.ncinet.de, Germany
Supplied note: "Tibetan Review [est. 1968], for 3 decades a source of informations and a free forum for frank discussions of the so called Tibetan Question, is now on the Internet/WWW. [...] At present the site serves with general text about the background of the magazine, the editorial history and the subscription informations. But actually we also included essays, editorials and a page reporting the latest controversy about the editorial independence of Tibetan Review opposed by the Government-in-Exile."
[A site under construction - ed.]
URL http://www.ncinet.de/users/toi/tibetan_review.htm
Link submitted by: Ales Pickar (thieves@ncinet.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

10 Jun 1998

Focus Central Asia - Analytical Report
Focus Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Supplied note: "Launched in 1992 as a paper version, Focus Central Asia puts news and business reports into perspective. It identifies and highlights emerging trends which affect business today! [FCA] uses a network of correspondents reporting from all of the Central Asian States. It is published twice a month online and in hard copy, covering economics, business, finance, integration, conflicts, legislation, defense and security matters in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan."
URL http://www.fca.asdc.kz
Link submitted by: Marianne Oehlers (fca@asdc.kz)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

10 Jun 1998

Mekong Studies Links
Australian Mekong Research Network, Monash University/Australian National University, Australia
Self description: "There are few online resources that specifically concern Mekong studies. If you know of a link that should be here, please fill in [the attached] form and [we] will add it to the list below."
Site contents: annotated links to Australian Mekong Resource Centre; World Rivers Review; Mekong Express; Mekong Project Development Facility; Politics of Hydroelectricity in Laos; The Mekong Digest; Mekong River Commission.
[A site under construction - ed.]
URL http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/mekong.html
Link submitted by: Greg Young (greg.young@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

09 Jun 1998

City/Buildings Image Archive
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Supplied note: "Prof. Meredith Clausen, who teaches history of architecture at the University of Washington, is creating an electronic photo archive on "Cities and Architecture" that is world-wide in scope. [...] While the archive is still in its beginning stages, it has the potential to grow in ways that will benefit all of us, and it can grow through donations of images by you who would use the material."
Site contents: Information is organised into four layers (1) Country; (2) City or Location; (3) Subject; (4) View, Detail.
Geographic coverage (Asian countries as of 09 Jun 1998): Afghanistan; Bhutan; Burma; China; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Iran; Japan; Malaysia; Nepal; Pakistan; Russia; Taiwan; Thailand; Tibet; Uzbekistan
Each photograph is annotated according to the following schedule: slide number; file format; subject; detail; nation; city; state; site; date; architect; materials; type; keywords; photographer; copyright holder; photographer's reference no.; transmission data; date of photograph; source.
[A paragon of clarity, online efficiency and good housekeeping - ed.]
URL http://www.washington.edu/ark2
Link submitted by: Daniel Waugh (dwaugh@u.washington.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

09 Jun 1998

SMU IKIP (Lab School) Jakarta
SMU IKIP, Indonesia
Supplied note: "site ini adalah homepej smu ikip (lab school) jakarta. site ini berisi kegiatan dll. selamat datang di smu ikip (lab school) jakarta homepage."
URL http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1111
Link submitted by: Salman Teguh (vlab@uninet.net.id)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

09 Jun 1998

Hong Kong Law Society
The Law Society of Hong Kong, HK, China
Supplied note: "This is the official Web Site of Hong Kong Law Society. The Law Society is the professional association for solicitors in Hong Kong. It was incorporated in 1907 as a company limited by guarantee."
URL http://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/
Link submitted by: C.M.Chan (cmchan@airnet.com.hk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

08 Jun 1998

IRANPAGE
www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk, United Kingdom
Supplied note: "IRANPAGE is privately maintained, independent and non-partisan. It is primarily dedicated to promoting and furthering serious scholarly research in Iran's social, economic, political and cultural affairs.
[Site contents]: a.- a databank of historical documents; b.- a regularly updated database of articles, papers, book reviews etc. from Iranian and international sources alike; c.- links to other sites of merit. Additionally, IRANPAGE will accept and publish with the minimum of editorial intervention, serious contributions concerning Iranian affairs across the widest possible spectrum."
URL http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/neman
Link submitted by: Frederick Nemani (iranpage@neman.prestel.co.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

06 Jun 1998

Pakistan's Nuclear Tests: An Appraisal
Centre for Defence and International Security Studies (CDISS), Lancaster University, UK
Site contents: Pakistan's Nuclear Tests: An Appraisal; Analysis: Ghauri Technical Snapshot; Analysis: Update on Ghauri; Analysis: India's Nuclear Tests; More Indian Tests; India Carries out Nuclear Test; Pakistan Tests Ghauri.
URL http://www.cdiss.org/98may7.htm
Link submitted by: Gleason Sackman (gleason@rrnet.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

05 Jun 1998

Eric Sautede - Personal Homepage
Centre d'Etudes Francais sur la Chine Contemporaine, Taipei, Taiwan
Supplied note: "This is a personal homepage where I have put all my articles (on Taiwan politics and the Internet in China) published in China Perspectives, the magazine of the Centre d'Etudes Francais sur la Chine Contemporaine (CEFC) based in Hong Kong and Taipei. I also added a brief presentation of the CEFC and useful links related to my topics of interest: Taiwan, South Korea and the Internet in China."
URL http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Island/9682/
Link submitted by: Eric Sautede (esautede@ms8.hinet.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

05 Jun 1998

Alan Wieder's Photographs
College of Education, University of South Carolina, USA
Supplied note: "Photographs from Dharamsala, Bombay, Thailand, and China. The photographs depict ordinary life and include shots from the streets, schools, etc."
[A set of undated, unreferenced, untitled and unannotated photos. An equivalent of a map without a name, coordinates, scale or legend - ed.]
URL http://www.ed.sc.edu/edpyrmfn/wieder/home.htm
Link submitted by: Alan Wieder (socjazz@vm.sc.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

04 Jun 1998

Welcome to GMG Airlines - Fly Bangladesh with a luxurious difference!
GMG Airlines, Bangladesh
Supplied note: "Website of Bangladesh's premier domestic private sector airline. This site contains valuable information including up to the minute schedules, fares, general description and lots more!"
[A graphics/animations-intensive site. Slow to load. Useless via Lynx. Crashes Mac Netscape 2. Works OK with Mac Netscape 3. Flight time-tables/fares details can be printed out, but not copy-and-pasted into text documents (eg. email, itinerary). In short, poor web design discourages users from using/enjoying the business information system - ed.]
URL http://www.gmggroup.com
Link submitted by: Shahab Sattar (shahab@gmggroup.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

04 Jun 1998

Indonesian-English Dictionary Online
hafni.aia.bppt.go.id, Indonesia
Supplied note: Kamus Elektronik Bahasa Indonesia (KEBI) "Indonesian-English online dictinary. Recognises root words, derivative words and more."
[Speedy and user-friendly system - ed.]
URL http://hafni.aia.bppt.go.id/kebi/
Link submitted by: Gleb G. Pokatovich (glebbini@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

01 Jun 1998

China - New Resources
University of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor, USA
Self description: "[A] catalog of existing resources on China. Many of the resources referenced here do not focus solely on China, but they contain valuable material or citations related to China."
Site contents: Daily News on China, Taiwan & Hong Kong; General Information & Data on China, Taiwan & Hong Kong; Web Resources in The U. of Michigan Campus; Other Web Sites on China, Taiwan & Hong Kong (directory, library, database, business, commercial, new & notable); Indexes & Databases in The U. of Michigan Campus; Net Publications & Indexes on China, Taiwan, Hong Kong; Centers at the U. of Michigan; Q & A about our site & others; Search Links in 'China: New Resources'; MIRLYN, the U. of Michigan Libraries' online system.
[Uses frames. Not for readers with simpler versions of the browser software - ed.]
URL http://asia.lib.umich.edu/china/index.htm
Link submitted by: Toasia (toasia@umich.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

01 Jun 1998

Radio Free Burma - Internet Radio
www.fast.net.au, Australia
Self description: "The first [...] successful Democratic Burmese program on the Internet. Radio Free Burma is independent of any political, social or welfare organisation in Australia or Overseas. [...] A weekly Burmese Language program broadcast on 2NBC Sydney, Australia."
[Requires free Real Audio Player (http://www.real.com/) software - ed.]
URL http://www.fast.net.au/rfb
Link submitted by: Jo Kirkpatrick (jkirk@micron.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

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