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Editor:
Dr T.Matthew
Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au),
Coombs Computing Unit, Research Schools
of Social Sciences & Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National
University, Canberra.
The "What's New in WWW Asian Studies" online newsletter (ISSN
1323-9368) is a part of the Asian Studies
WWW Virtual Library. This facility is provided by the
Australian National University (ANU) as a service to the World Wide
Web community. Announcements published in this Newsletter are also
disseminated on the network via an electronic mailing list
"asia-www-gopher-news-l@coombs.anu.edu.au".
The complete set of the news is also available from the
ANU-Asia-WWW-Gopher-News-L dbase.
Past issues of the Newsletter are kept in the
Archives of What's New - WWW Asian Studies
What's New in WWW Asian Studies Online Newsletter ISSN 1323-9368
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/WhatsNewWWW/asian-www-news.html
Details of new or significantly improved networked resources are
added to
this newsletter on a request basis.
WWW Asian Studies Announcements: September 1995
28 Sep 1995
Singapore Brain
Canadasia Cognition Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore
Unusual collection of photographs, stories and
humorous writing about the culture and lifestyle
in Singapore not often seen by tourists. Updated
every two or three days. Includes Punch-style
alternative interpretations of actual news items
from the national press in Singapore.
URL http://www.singnet.com.sg/~rufuslin/singbrain.html
Information supplied by: Rufus Lin (rufuslin@singnet.com.sg)
28 Sep 1995
Weekly Financial Review by Overseas Union Bank, Singapore
Overseas Union Bank, Singapore, Singapore
Weekly updated financial report on the economies,
currencies and stock markets of Singapore,
Malaysia and Thailand.
URL http://www.technet.sg/OUB
Information supplied by: Rufus Lin (rufuslin@singnet.com.sg)
26 Sep 1995
Asiaweek Online
www.pathfinder.com, Hong Kong
On line access to selected articles from weekly periodical "Asiaweek".
URL http://www.pathfinder.com/Asiaweek/
Information supplied by: Michael Laffan (Michael.Laffan@info.anu.edu.au)
25 Sep 1995
WWW Home Servers Guide in Japan (by JICST)
Japan Information Center of Science and Technology (JICST), Japan
Major academies, companies, governments, organizations and so forth
relating to Science and Technology are introduced by Domain category.
URL http://www.jicst.go.jp/dir-www/
Information supplied by: Mr. Shigeru Kaneko (kanekos@gem.bekkoame.or.jp)
24 Sep 1995
Pacific Bridges
Shizuoka University, Japan
An interdisciplinary server for research into the arts, cultures and humanities
of the Pacific Region.
URL http://kfpc3.la.shizuoka.ac.jp/
Information supplied by: Michael Guest (kfguest@la.shizuoka.ac.jp)
24 Sep 1995
Model League of Arab States
Winthrop University , USA
A series of linked pages on the 22 member states of the Arab League
and other relevant organizations of countries of the Middle East and the region.
URL http://192.203.180.62/index.html
Information supplied by: Ed Haynes (haynese@acad.winthrop.edu)
23 Sep 1995
Russia - The Gateway to Eastern Europe
Gateway Travel , Australia
Travel to/from Russia - Belarus - Ukraine - Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan - Armenia - Azerbaijan - Latvia - Lithuania - Estonia - Czech Republic -
Slovakia - Poland - Hungary - Bulgaria - Australia - New Zealand etc
URL http://magna.com.au/~gatrav
Information supplied by: Antonina Kisliakov (gatrav@magna.com.au)
23 Sep 1995
Sentenaryo/Centennial
Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA
A collaborative exploration of the cultural and
political impacts of the Philippine Revolution
and the Philippine-American War. This site is an
attempt to bring together documents and scholarly
analyses from both the Philippines and the
United States to re-examine the origins of
enduring issues in Philippines-U.S. relations.
URL http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/unofficial/fjzwick/centennial/
Information supplied by: Jim Zwick (fjzwick@mailbox.syr.edu)
23 Sep 1995
The War from
a Parlor (New URL)
Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA
Stereoscopic images of the Philippine-American
War and soldiers letters home presented conflicting
interpretations of the war to the people at home.
An additional 14 stereoscopic images were added
to the site Sept. 18. Please note new URL.
URL http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/unofficial/fjzwick/centennial/stereo/
Information supplied by: Jim Zwick (fjzwick@mailbox.syr.edu)
22 Sep 1995
Nettalk - East Timor Weekly News Summaries
iconz.co.nz, New Zealand
Weekly summaries of international media,
human rights, solidarity group and government
reports from the electronic conference
reg.easttimor, with links to other East Timor
pages and other news sites.
URL http://iconz.co.nz/~calliope/Nettalk.html
Information supplied by: Lee Snow (calliope@iconz.co.nz)
21 Sep 1995
Stamps of the Chechen Republic
Indiana Univ., USA
The complete collection of stamps (all five of them!)
issued in 1992 by the Republic of Chechnia as a
sign of their independence from the Russian Federation...
URL http://silver.ucs.indiana.edu/~birkene/chechnia.html
Information supplied by: Robert M. Birkenes (birkene@indiana.edu)
20 Sep 1995
Russian Far East Update
Russian Far East Update, USA
A monthly business briefing on economic
developments in the Russian Far East providing
market intelligence and news analysis.
URL http://www.russianfareast.com/wistar/homepage
Information supplied by: Wistar Kay (wistar@russianfareast.com)
20 Sep 1995
Allfaiths Press
Allfaiths Press, USA
Allfaiths Press is a multi-religious website dedicated to uniting all
religions (Judaism, Islamic, Hinduism, Faiths, Sikhism, Taoism,
Shintoism, Zorastorian, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Jainism)
of the world. We would like to extend an offer to you in inviting you
to share your religions with us and in so doing make another gateway
open to your site. We currently have over 4,000 visitors a day.
URL http://www.ssp-ii.com/ssp/Allfaiths
Information supplied by: Sephiroth (ssp@ssp-ii.com)
20 Sep 1995
Boojum Expeditions
Boojum Expeditions, USA
We are the only US based tour group offering remote travel
in northeastern Tibet (Sichuan). We operate in
Aba Prefecture, which is very difficult to visit
for political reasons. We are willing to share
information about the area with scholars and serious
independent travelers. Information about travel to Mongolia is also available.
URL http://www.manymedia.com/tibet/Boojum.html
Information supplied by: Kent Madin (boojum@delphi.com)
19 Sep 1995
Panther's Cave - The Hawaiian Islands
www.eskimo.com, U.S.A.
An extensive collection of (unannotated) links relating to Hawaii.
URL http://www.eskimo.com/~panther/hawaii.html
Information supplied by: Thomas H. Rau (nofear@pixi.com)
18 Sep 1995
Please note:
There will be a 2-week break until the next update of 'What's New in
WWW Asian Studies'. The Newsletter will be reactivated on 3 Oct 1995.
Meanwhile please check on proceedings of the AUUG'95 &
Asia-Pacific WWW'95 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 18-21 Sep 1995.
--- The Editor.
18 Sep 1995
Pacific Studies Virtual Library
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
WWW Virtual Library maintained by the Coombs Computing Unit, ANU.
Links to online resources dealing with the Pacific Ocean region and
with American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Fiji,
French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Kiribati, Micronesia, Midway Islands,
Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island,
Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands,
Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wake Island,
Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa.
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
18 Sep 1995
MalaysiaNet
www.malaysianet.com, UK
"This is your kampung on the web, a repository of
news, views, stories, cartoons and the occasional encounter."
Site established by Wan A. Hulaimi, a freelance
journalist based in London.
URL http://www.MalaysiaNet.com/
Information supplied by: Michael Laffan (Michael.Laffan@info.anu.edu.au)
18 Sep 1995
Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA)
Saarlandes Univ., Germany
A WWW site was established through the joint efforts of Arlene Cohen,
Systems Librarian at the University of Guam, and Tom Gerhardt, a
computer linguist and information scientist working as the Internet
manager in the Saarlandes University Library in Saarbruchen, Germany.
URL http://www.uni-sb.de/z-einr/ub/lib/piala/
Information supplied by: Arlene Cohen (acohen@uog9.uog.edu)
16 Sep 1995
The Mongolian Felt Tent
Dynamic Diagrams, USA
We have developed The Mongolian Felt Tent, an interactive computer
program that is part of 'Mongolia: The Legacy of Chinggis Khan'
exibition now on tour in the US. The program is about the Mongolian
ger, its history, how felt is made, how the tent is built and
transported, and how people live in the tent today. It features photos
and video by Dr. Carole Pegg (cap1@cus.cam.ac.uk), a social
anthropologist from Cambridge Univ., UK. There is also a link to
information about the art exhibition itself at the Asian Art Museum of
San Francisco, the host institution.
URL http://DynamicDiagrams.com/services_ipp_main.html#FeltTent
Information supplied by: Paul Kahn (paul@DynamicDiagrams.com)
15 Sep 1995
Japan Information Network (JIN)
Japan Center for Intercultural Communications (JCIC), Japan
This site has been set up by JCIC and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Japan to act as the WWW Doorway to Japan. The information about the
Japanese society, culture, education, current events, regional
information, census data, statistics, and other aspects of Japan
appearing on this site is gathered and edited by JCIC. The JIN also
serves as a central hub, providing users with links to the best sites
for finding factual information they need about Japan.
URL http://jin.jcic.or.jp
Information supplied by: jinmaster@jcic.or.jp
15 Sep 1995
The CocoNET Wireless
Univ. of Queensland, Australia
Pacific Islands News and Information. Covers: International and
regional PI events, contacts: (Newspapers, radio and television
stations in the Pacific Islands Pacific Islands news services
National, regional and international media associations Journalism
training and education) Links to other Pacific Studies sites
URL http://www.uq.oz.au/jrn/bomb.html
Information supplied by: Suzanna Layton (s.layton@mailbox.uq.oz.au)
15 Sep 1995
French Polynesia Nuclear Test Resources
Univ. of Queensland, Australia
Coverage: Intl Freedom, Rainbow Warrior, Planet chronology of opposition
to the tests, Australian Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade history of
the French nuclear test program, Australian Public Radio News, CNN,
Stop Nuclear Tests!
URL http://www.uq.oz.au/jrn/bomb.html
Information supplied by: Suzanna Layton (s.layton@mailbox.uq.oz.au)
15 Sep 1995
English Language Document Enhancement Service (ELDES)
ComP/PSI, Inc., USA
This resource performs document editing/enhancement by an expert in Far Eastern history and a Chinese (Mandarin) linguist. Its goal is to produce English
language documents at a level worthy of the education or professional status
of the author. Editing and authoring are both performed. No contracts for first
drafts of academic papers (theses, etc.) will be accepted.
URL http://www.access.digex.net/~tmunson
Information supplied by: Terry Munson (tmunson@access.digex.net)
14 Sep 1995
University of Guam Home Page
University of Guam Computer Center, Guam
The University of Guam is currently developing its Home
Page. Information about Guam, the University library holdings, and
course offerings is available.
URL http://uog2.uog.edu
Information supplied by: Joanne Tarpley (jtarpley@uog9.uog.edu)
13 Sep 1995
Asian Pacific Islander Network
Univ., of Southern Calif. USA
A new site under development. It will offer resources on: Literature,
Anthropology and Cultural Studies of East and South Asia and a quartely
Newsletter.
URL http://spidey.usc.edu/~zlin/api.html
Information supplied by: Kim Singh (dsingh@scf.usc.edu)
13 Sep 1995
The Parliament of the Republic of Georgia
Georgian Parliament, Georgia
Information about Georgia, Georgian Parliament, Georgian laws, some
news, elections, e_mail owners in Georgia
URL http://www.parliament.ge/
Information supplied by: Administrator (admin@parliament.ge)
13 Sep 1995
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
On 12 Sep 1995 the Point
Survey rated the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (est. March
1994) among the top 5% of all sites on the Internet. In addition to
its Asian countries' pages the VL comprises a number of
specialised facilities (Asian Studies - Meta-Resources Register; Asian
Studies - E-Lists Register; Asian Studies - E-Journals Register; Asian
Studies - Asian Continent Infoservers; Asian Studies - WAIS Databases
Register; Asian Studies - Other Useful Servers; Asian Studies - Online
Chinese Libraries) and is a host to the 'What's New in WWW Asian Studies
Online Newsletter'.
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
12 Sep 1995
Daily news in Chinese from Lianhe Zaobao
Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore
Daily news (updated at GMT 0600 hrs) in Chinese (Big5) from the
largest Chinese-language newspaper in Southeast Asia.
URL http://www.asia1.com.sg/zaobao/
11 Sep 1995
Online Sri Lanka Newspapers
www.lanka.net, USA
Lake House, the premier newspaper publishing house in Sri Lanka,
inaugurated the Internet editions of the 'Daily News'
(http://www.lanka.net:80/lakehouse/anclweb/dailynew/select.html) and
the 'Sunday Observer'
(http://www.lanka.net:80/lakehouse/anclweb/observr/select.html).
URL http://www.lanka.net:80/lakehouse/
Information supplied by: Shelton Gunaratne (gunarat@mhd.moorhead.msus.edu) |
09 Sep 1995
The Riau Islands (Indonesia)
Island Adventures - Matrix Systems Pte ltd, Singapore
Travel info on the Riau Islands, maps, pictures, adventure travel
mountain biking, conservation issues, on-your-own travel info,
tour itineraries.
Also, business investment info on te islands zoned for industrial development.
Outlook for aspiring manufacturers, tables, graphs and maps.
URL http://www.singnet.com.sg/~evanj/
Information supplied by: Evan Jones (evanj@singnet.com.sg)
08 Sep 1995
Hamshahri Newspaper
Tehran, Iran
A popular daily Persian newspaper (in Farse). Issues from Jun 28 1995.
To view the contents of this newspaper one needs PMosaic browser.
Text of Hamshahri Newspaper contributed by Neda Rayaneh Institute of Iran.
URL http://gpg.com/hamsh/
08 Sep 1995
South Korean Socialist Defence Campaign
www.uic.edu, USA
In Oct 1994 thirty-six socialists were arrested in South Korea and charged
with taking part in political activities which in liberal democracies, such as South
Korea claims to be, are perfectly legal. An international campaign has been
launched to pressure the South Korean government to release these socialists.
URL http://www.uic.edu/~petem/skscamp.htm
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08 Sep 1995
The Cambodia Times
www.jaring.my, Malaysia
Online edition of the Cambodia's national newspaper. Issues from 23 Jul 95 onwards.
URL http://www.jaring.my/at-asia/camb_at_asia/camb_times/ct_list.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
08 Sep 1995
Hare Krishna Homepage
www.algonet.se, Sweden
The official homepage of the Hare Krishna movement (ISKCON). Learn
about our movement, its source, structure, philosophy, temples,
programs, and lots more, or follow links to ISKCON resources, related
organisations and our world wide address list.
URL http://www.algonet.se/~krishna
Information supplied by: varnadi.hks@com.bbt.se
08 Sep 1995
Oberlin Students for a Free Tibet
Oberlin College, USA
A political organization dedicated to raising awareness levels and
coordinating direct action around the issue of Tibet and other human
rights issues.
URL http://cs.oberlin.edu/students/djacobs/tibet/index.html
Information supplied by: Dave Jacobs (djacobs@cs.oberlin.edu)
08 Sep 1995
Beyond the Nine Dragons
The Black Box, Inc., Hong Kong
Describes through numerous pages, the company's CD-ROM about the
Mekong River and its people, including an extensive product demo that
offers the full text from the Vietnam section in the disc's Explorer's
Guide. This can be reached at
http://www.theblackbox.com/~whatsup/products/vietnam/vietnam.html.
URL http://www.theblackbox.com/~whatsup/products/dragons.html
Information supplied by: Rick Green (rick@theblackbox.com)
07 Sep 1995
Electronic Journal of Korean Buddhist Studies
www2.gol.com, Japan
Announcing: an online journal devoted to articles on Korean Buddhism.
Articles may be presented in English, Korean, Japanese,
English/Japanese or English/Korean. All serious articles on topics in
Korean Buddhism written in proper scholarly format are welcome.
URL http://www2.gol.com/users/acmuller/korbud.htm
Information supplied by: Charles Muller (acmuller@popmail.gol.com)
06 Sep 1995
Lonely Planet Travel Guides
www.lonelyplanet.com.au, Australia
Independent tourist information on countries in the Asian Pacific region. They have an especially good clickable map on Australasia.
URL http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au
Information supplied by: Jeff Jarvis (Jeff.Jarvis@arts.monash.edu.au)
06 Sep 1995
Pacific & Asia Travel Association (PATA)
PATA, Singapore
Tourism data on countries in the Asia Pacific region: Travel Trends in
Asia, Travel Products Asia-Pacific, Travel Industry Highlights,
Destinations in Asia.
URL http://www.singapore.com/pata/
Information supplied by: Jeff Jarvis (Jeff.Jarvis@arts.monash.edu.au)
06 Sep 1995
Asian Studies Association of Australia
Flinders Univ., Australia
Items of interest about the Asian Studies Association of Australia
(Inc. in Victoria), including Publications, 1996 Biennial Conference
and Annual General Meetings.
URL http://www.ssn.flinders.edu.au/asian/asaahpge.htm
Information supplied by: Jane Priestley (asian@sigma.sss.flinder.edu.au)
06 Sep 1995
Bali Online Home Page
Indonesia Online, Indonesia
Flashy site advertising the wonders of Bali to the potential tourist.
Includes a link to Jakarta as an investment and industrial centre.
URL http://www.indo.com/geo/geo.html
Information supplied by: Michael Laffan (michaell@info.edu.anu.au)
05 Sep 1995
The Lao She Center
Baylor Univ., USA.
The Lao She Center is named for the Chinese writer, Lao She
(1899-1966) and is a center for research into modern Chinese
literature. The Lao She family have approved this venture. Has the
largest collection of Lao She works in North America.
URL http://diogenes.baylor.edu/WWWproviders/Lao_She_Home_Page/welcome.html
Information supplied by: Britt Towery (britt_towery@baylor.edu)
05 Sep 1995
WWW Servers in Indonesia
www.mis.bppt.go.id, Indonesia
Master index of WWW servers in Indonesia. Links to:
DRN (National research Council), IPTEK NET (Science and Technology
Network), BPP TEKNOLOGI (Agency for the Assessment and Application of
Technology), LIPI (Indonesia Institute of Sciences), PT TELKOM
(Indonesia Telephone Company), Ministry of Industries, Sustainable
Development Networking Programme, Ministry of Public Works, INDONESIA
UNIVERSITY, BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PETRA UNIVERSITY, INDOnet
(Internet Service Provider), RAD NET (Internet Service Provider),
IDOLA NET (Internet Service Provider)
URL http://www.mis.bppt.go.id/~bern/indonesia.html
Information supplied by: Michael Laffan (michaell@info.anu.edu.au)
04 Sep 1995
Commercial Sites in China and Hong Kong
Sino Linkage Ltd, Hong Kong
A guide and directory to China and Hong Kong:
Business Services, Chinese Arts & Craft, Classified Post , Education,
Entertainment, Financial Services, Home/Office Decoration,
Investments, Looking for Professionals, Manufacturing, Others
China/HK Web Sites, Products for Export, Real Estate, Restaurants,
Shopping, Tourism.
URL http://www.hk.super.net/~silk/home.html
04 Sep 1995
Gatra News Online
Univ., of Stuttgart, Germany
On line access to Indonesian journal, Gatra (ISSN 0853-1706)
URL http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/indonesia/news/gatra/
Information supplied by: Michael Laffan (michaell@info.anu.edu.au)
1 Sep 1995
Embassy of Indonesia
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Information about the Embassy of Indonesia (incl. Consular
Section, Dept of Commerce and Dept of Economics). Also
information about Indonesia's regulations on goods carried into/out
of Indonesia and income tax. Facts about Indonesia's government,
history, East Timor, science and technology, the growing industries,
education, and tourism.
URL http://www.prica.org/
1 Sep 1995
The Fiji Discovery Page
Univ. of the South Pacific, Fiji
Information on Fiji and its people, birdlife, sealife, landscape and
culture
URL http://kula.usp.ac.fj/fiji/
1 Sep 1995
University of the South Pacific
Univ. of the South Pacific, Fiji
Home page of a regional university of the 12 member nations:
Solomon Islands - Vanuatu - Fiji - Tuvalu - Kiribati -
Marshall Islands - Tokelau - Niue - Western Samoa -
Tonga - Cook Islands - Nauru
URL http://kula.usp.ac.fj/
1 Sep 1995
Olive Tree (A Chinese Poetry Magazine)
www.rpi.edu, USA
The monthly Chinese poetry magazine "Olive Tree." Published in
three formats: PS, GB and BIG5.
URL http://www.rpi.edu/~cheny6/
1 Sep 1995
South Asian Women's Net (Sawnet)
Univ., of Texas, USA
Home page of a mailing list for South Asian women. Hypertext links
to: South Asian women's organizations; US and International Women's
Organizations; Grants, Funding and Career Information; South Asian
women writers; Domestic Violence; Electronic resources for Women;
Charities and political organizations; Women's Health; Other related
links
URL http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/jyothy/sawnet/sawnet.html
1 Sep 1995
SEASCALINFO! - Southeast Asian Studies at Cal
Univ., Calif.,Berkeley, USA
About the Center for SEAsia Studies, Directory of Cal Southeast Asianists,
Teaching and Student Resources, Links to grant and fellowship
opportunities, General Resources on SEAsia, SEASCALINFO Countries Page
(Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma/Myanmar, and The
Philippines. Other countries will be added)
URL http://garnet.berkeley.edu:4252/seascalinfo.html
Information supplied by: Raymond Lum (rlum@husc.harvard.edu)
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