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Asian Studies WWW Announcements: early July 1998
Vol. 5, No. 57

15 Jul 1998

Association Ostro Nusantara
Ostro Nusantara, France
Supplied note: "Cultural and humanitarian association devoted to Indonesia and Austronesia. Contains a description of its humanitarian action for Indonesia (PAON), a French-Indonesian mailing-list, annotated links and a newsletter named 'Antara Lain', an agenda and crosswords in indonesian. Only in French for now."
URL http://www.starnet.fr/homepages/ostro/
Link submitted by: Julien Mannoni (mannoni@starnet.fr)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

11 Jul 1998

Microfinance in Nepal
Centre for Micro-Finance (CMF), Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation - CECI, Nepal
Supplied note: "This site contains information about: the Centre for Micro-Finance in Nepal (CMF); the National Savings and Credit Development Project (SA/CRED); our listserv on micro-finance in Nepal (MFN); executive summary of the Best Practices Study on Community-Based Savings and Credit in Nepal (1998); an overview of micro-finance in Nepal; the latest edition of the Common Interest: a quarterly newsletter on micro-finance in Nepal, as well as the contents of back issues; links to other sites."
URL http://south-asia.com/cmf
Link submitted by: Norm MacIsaac (macisaac@mos.com.np)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

10 Jul 1998

SIBEXLINK (South Investment Business Exchange Link)
G15 official Repository Data Center, Malaysia
Supplied note: "Sibexlink is an emerging market data center comprises of daily business news, forex/Stock Market from selected developing countries, economic/Equity Report, over 25,000 companies listing, trade information and archive data base."
URL http://www.sibexlink.com.my
Link submitted by: Khairul Nizar (khairul@sibexlink.com.my)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

04 Jul 1998

Taiwan Research Programme - University of Linz
Institute of Societal Policy, University of Linz, Austria
Supplied note: "This site describes the Taiwan research programme of of the Institute of Societal Policy at Linz University (Austria). Papers on current political and social issues may be downloaded (Word 6.0 format). Various links, such as those to all (!) political parties represented in Taiwan's parliament are offered. Moreover, live and on demand news broadcast provide detailed and updated news on Taiwan in Chinese and English."
URL http://www.uni-linz.ac.at/fak/SoWi/gespol/index.htm
Link submitted by: Christian Schafferer (Christian.Schafferer@jk.uni-linz.ac.at)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

02 Jul 1998

Sinophilia Homepage
www.geocities.com, Italy
Supplied note: "A (tiny) site on Chinese culture and philosophy, providing an index to the Taoist Canon (still under construction), and an index to the Taoist materials of Shijie Zongjiao Yanjiu."
URL http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/1757/
Link submitted by: Diana Lavarini (dianl@unive.it)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

02 Jul 1998

Thirty-seven Bodhisattva Practices in Tibetan and English
cres.anu.edu.au, Australia
Supplied note: "This site contains the Tibetan text and English translation of 'The thirty-seven bodhisattva practices' by Acharya dNgol-chu Thogs-med bZang-po as a series of 15 gif images."
URL http://cres.anu.edu.au/~mccomas/bodhisattva/
Link submitted by: McComas Taylor (mccomas@cres.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

02 Jul 1998

Political Resources on the Net - Maldives
Agora, Italy
Supplied note: "Index of Maldives political sites available on the Internet, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments and Media."
URL http://www.agora.stm.it/politic/maldives.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]: Interesting

02 Jul 1998

International Trust for Traditional Medicine (ITTM)
Po.Box 64 Kalimpong 734 301, W.B., India
Supplied note: "International Trust for Traditional Medicine, founded in December 1995, is a non-profit organisation based in Kalimpong, Darjeeling District, Eastern Himalayas. The Centre offers residential, library and workshop facilities to individual researchers or small groups (max. 8 people)to pursue study and research on Indo-Tibetan and allied medical cultures.
ITTM projects: 1. Glossary of Sanskrit and Tibetan medical terms with English and German equivalents 2. Bibliography of Tibetan medical literature 3. Organic cultivation of medicinal plants 4. 'Ayurvijnana', the bi-annual ITTM periodical on Indo-Tibetan medicine,published twice a year."
URL http://www.geocities.com/Hotsprings/Spa/7991
Link submitted by: Barbara Gerke (ittmk@cal.vsnl.net.in)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Jul 1998

Chinese Literature Site
user.hk.linkage.net, Hong Kong
Supplied note: "Chinese Literature Works Collection."
Site entirely in Big5 format - ed.
URL http://user.hk.linkage.net/~ivyw/art.htm
Link submitted by: Ivy Wong (ivyw@hk.linkage.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

01 Jul 1998

Culture and Arts of the Azerbaijan
IntraNS, Azerbaijan
Supplied note: "The official page of Ministry of Culture of the Azerbaijan Republic."
URL http://www.culture.az
Link submitted by: Eugene Degtyarev (root@intrans.baku.az)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Jul 1998

New Asia-Yale-in-China Chinese Language Center
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR
Supplied note: "The Chinese Language Center, one of the oldest and largest institutions of its kind, offers intensive instruction in Putonghua and Cantonese. Its strategic and stimulating setting offers an ideal backdrop for Chinese language study with the Center's seasoned faculty of more than fifty instructors. Classes in its extensive curriculum begin at any level in three terms, fall, spring and summer."
URL http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/lac/
Link submitted by: Chinese Language Center (chilangctr@cuhk.edu.hk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

01 Jul 1998

Special Visiting Fellowships in Southeast Asian Politics
Dept of Political and Social Change, RSPAS, Australia
Supplied note: "Applications are sought for Visiting Fellowships in the Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. Fellowship provides 3-4 months funding (up to $8,000) to complete or bring close to completion a book-length manuscript or significant journal articles on an aspect of politics in one or more Southeast Asian country. Applicants should send a recent cv, a proposal (max. 1000 words) specifying what they would do during the fellowship, why and how likely they can accomplish that, names and contact details for two referees and preferred period to be a visitor in the Department. Some preference may be given to applicants who are members of staff of a university in Australia or New Zealand and can take up the fellowship before early 1999. Enquiries: ben@coombs.anu.edu.au or the Departmental Administrator, cxs414@coombs.anu.edu.au"
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Depts/RSPAS/PolSoc/psc-vfsea.html
Link submitted by: Gabrielle Cameron (gcameron@coombs)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Jul 1998

Kamat's Potpourri
Kamat's Potpourri, USA/India
Supplied note: "Topics on Indian history, culture, art and artists; picture archives."
URL http://www.kamat.com
Link submitted by: Hiryoung Kim (kim1@cis.uab.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

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