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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) was established in April 1994. The newsletter is a part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library and 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.

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What's New in WWW Asian Studies Online Newsletter ISSN 1323-9368
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/WhatsNewWWW/asian-www-news.html.
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Details of new or significantly improved networked resources are added to this newsletter on a request basis via URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/WhatsNewWWW/regasia.html

WWW Asian Studies Announcements: Jul 1996

31 Jul 1996
Sagar Journal - Spring 1996 issue
Univ. of Texas, Austin, USA
SAGAR is a biannual journal sponsored by the Center for Asian Studies at the Univ. of Texas at Austin. The journal showcases exceptional graduate student and junior scholar articles. It also includes faculty and graduate research methodology, reports from the field, and book reviews focused on South Asia. The journal is available in electronic and bound editions.
URL http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/sagar/sagar.main.html
Information supplied by: Kamal Adhikary (kamal@link.lanic.utexas.edu)

31 Jul 1996
Webhk - Hong Kong
www.webhk.com, HK
The Web in Hong Kong. It provides news, business, classifieds, financial, sports, entertainment and travel information for people doing business in and with Hong Kong.
URL http://www.webhk.com
Information supplied by: (ivan@webhk.com)

31 Jul 1996
South Asia Bulletin
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, USA
A paper-based interdisciplinary journal that seeks to bring critical perspectives to the study of South Asia and to promote comparative studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The journal has published path-breaking work on women and nationalism, religion and science, patriarchy and revolution, immigration, and race and class issues in the South Asian diaspora.
URL http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~adhikary
Information supplied by: Aparajita Adhikary (adhikary@ucsu.colorado.edu)

30 Jul 1996
The Vietnam Business Journal
VIAM Communications Group Ltd., USA/Vietnam
The Vietnam Business Journal delivers critical information and insightful analysis on doing business in Vietnam. Written by journalists and industry experts based in Vietnam.
URL http://www.viam.com/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)

30 Jul 1996
Chinese Enterprise Database
CCLink Ltd, Canada
CCLINK proudly announces the release of a CD-ROM disk of Chinese Enterprises in both English and Chinese. Over 500,000 records.
URL http://cclink.com/ced/
Information supplied by: Simon Lee (g3song@cdf.utoronto.ca)

30 Jul 1996
Indonesian Internet Service Provider
PT. Uninet Bhaktinusa, Indonesia
An ISP based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Part of the GRAMEDIA group (one of the biggest media publisher in Indonesia).
URL http://www.ub.net.id
Information supplied by: Johar Alam (johar@ub.net.id)

29 Jul 1996
A Catalogue of Buddhist Resources
Geneva Ethnography Museum, Switzerland
Classified Buddhist Resources (in English & French) - by resource type, tradition, country. Site specialises in Jodo-Shinshu materials.
URL http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/ethg/ducor/intro.htm
Information supplied by: Jerome Ducor (jerome.ducor@ville-ge.ch)

29 Jul 1996
Christian & Buddhist WWW resources
TCCM, Taiwan
Numerous links to the Bible Studies sites, early Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism resources. Most of the materials in Chinese Big-5 code.
URL http://www.tccm.edu.tw/~pcchang/sub04.htm
Information supplied by: P.C Chang (pcchang@cc.tccm.edu.tw)

29 Jul 1996
Asiascope
Asiascope, USA/India
Coverage: News, Music, Sports, Movies, Business, Travel, Politics,Polls, Weather, TV Guides and more.
URL http://www.asiascope.com
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)

29 Jul 1996
WWW Database of Chinese Buddhist texts
Univ. of Goettingen, Germany
A comprehensive list of Chinese Buddhist texts. It currently contains 4375 texts by 1349 authors. It makes available conveniently all texts contained in the following collections or catalogues and provides convenient cross-references among these sources of information: 1.Taishoo Shinshuu Daizookyoo; 2.Tripitaka Koreana; 3.Dainippon Zokuzookyoo; 4.'A catalogue of the Chinese translation of the Buddhist Tripitaka' by Bunyiu Nanjio, Oxford 1883.
There were two general aims in compiling this information: 1.Linking entry numbers and references from different catalogues and collections to ease access to this information by researchers, and make it available online. 2.Providing a seed crystal for information about Chinese Buddhist texts that are available electronically.
URL http://www.gwdg.de/~cwitter/
Information supplied by: Christian Wittern (cwittern@conline.central.de)

28 Jul 1996
The Lontar Foundation: Indonesian Literature in Translation
The Lontar Foundation, Indonesia
The Lontar Foundation is a private not for profit organization established in 1987 for the purpose of: 1.promoting appreciation of Indonesian literature and culture; 2.supporting the work of authors and translators of Indonesian literature; 3.improving the quality of publication and distribution of Indonesian literary works and translations. Lontar has made excerpts of its publications available at this site.
URL http://www.lontar.org/lontar.html
Information supplied by: Tim Kortschak (timothy@rad.net.id)

26 Jul 1996
Xuci zhai "Studio of Empty Words"
Univ. of British Columbia, Canada
Links to texts, translations, graphics, and studies useful in teaching and studying premodern China.
URL http://www.interchg.ubc.ca/arbgary/
Information supplied by: Gary Arbuckle (garbuckl@direct.ca)

26 Jul 1996
The Economic Times, India
Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., India
The Economic Times, India's most widely circulated financial and business daily which is the second largest financial daily in the world. It has become the essential reference document on Indian business, polity, economy and finance. The Economic Times is published from Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Madras, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.
URL http://www.economictimes.com/
Information supplied by: Muthu Venkatesh (mvenkatesh@hss.hns.com)

25 Jul 1996
China Development Briefing
Asia Pacific Social Development Research Centre, Hong Kong
A newsletter intended to improve the quality and flow of information to and between development agencies, particularly international non government organisations. Table of Contents (Issue 1, March 1966): Orphanages, EU Tibet project, Japan aid ban, Sponsor search, Profile: World Bank, Poverty Reduction, Education Sector Summary, Education Project Digest, Profile: Amity Foundation, Bilateral Aid Compendium
URL http://www.hku.hk/cerc/china/cdb/
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)

24 Jul 1996
InfoINDIA: A Website for Business
InfoINDIA, US/India
Includes links to: The India Yellow Pages, Trade & Finance features, Treasures of India, and Current Affairs.
URL http://www.infoindia.com/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)

24 Jul 1996
Dalai Lama's visit to New Zealand and Australia, Sep 96
Dhargyey Buddhist Centre, NZ
A new Website mainly about His Holiness the Dalai Lama's forthcoming visit to New Zealand and Australia, in September 1996. It includes a some background information on His Holiness and Tibet as well as a schedule of public events.
URL http://www.earthlight.co.nz/hhdl/
Information supplied by: Sonam Tenzin (sonamt@earthlight.co.nz)

22 Jul 1996
The Singapore Internet Business Directory
SandHill Investments, USA
Provides access to business information in Singapore. Divided into several subject categories including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Law Firms, Real Estates, Import/Export, Biz Startup Info etc. Also has a search feature.
URL http://bizdir.com.sg/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)

22 Jul 1996
Indian Economy Overview
www.m-web.com, India
The site takes a journalistic approach to comprehensive coverage about India. There are articles and photo-essays about various facets of India, leading up to the 1996 budget, and continuing thereafter as the primary site about India and its economy. The Budget Proceedings will be brought to the Web Live at this site, along with commentaries, detailed analysis, and background articles on the largest emerging economy in the world.
URL http://www.m-web.com/
Information supplied by: Pablo Bartholomew (pablo@m-web.com)

22 Jul 1996
Come Meet the Banabans
Banaban Heritage Society Inc., Australia
A non-profit International organisation that has been formed in Australia dedicated to the preservation of Banaban culture and bettering the lives of the Banaban people of Banaba/Ocean Island and Rabi Islands in the Pacific.
URL http://www.ion.com.au/~banaban
Information supplied by: Stacey King (banaban@ion.com.au)

20 Jul 1996
Sinhala Language Home Page
Univ. of Sydney, Australia
This site contains links to global resources available for Sinhala language and linguistics. Contents: Facts about Sinhala, Sinhala Language Studies and Linguistics, Sinhala Fonts, What's New, Conferences, New Publications and Other Resources.
URL http://www.usyd.edu.au/~dhenadee/index.html
Information supplied by: Kumara Henadeerage (dhenadee@ucc.su.oz.au)

18 Jul 1996
Surfer's Edge: Searchable Index of Singapore Web Sites
The Edge Consultants Pte Ltd, Singapore
A searchable and browsable index of Singapore and Singapore related web sites. The database is constantly being updated. Coverage: Arts & Entertainment; Business & Investing; Computers & Internet; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Kids & Education; News & Information; Personal Home Pages; Science & Technology; Sports & Recreation. The site has a US mirror (updated weekly) at http://www.ej.com
URL http://surfers.edge.com.sg/
Information supplied by: Adrian Stewart (adrian@edge.com.sg)

17 Jul 1996
DongQuan ShuWu (Chinese Book Store) in Hong Kong
DongQuan ShuWu, Hong Kong
A Chinese book store providing the information on the academic study of Asian cultures (esp. Chinese cultures, Chinese Literature, History, Philosophy, Religion, Social Study, Economics etc.). Site requires the Chinese font BIG5.
URL http://www.hkstar.com/~dongquan/home.html
Information supplied by: Sam Au (dongquan@hkstar.com)

17 Jul 1996
Korean Language/Script (Hanmal/Hangul) Romanization
Pusan Univ., Korea
Contents: Korean Language Society: Romanization of Hanmal (in Hangul), Ministry of Education: Transcription of Hanmal (in Hangul), Ministry of Education: Transcription of Hanmal (in English), ISO TC46/SC2/WG4: Transliteration of Hangul (in English), Home page of ISO TC46/SC2 (Conversion of Written Languages) (in English)
URL http://asadal.cs.pusan.ac.kr/han-tl-ts/
Information supplied by: Renata Osborne (renata.osborne@library.anu.edu.au)

17 Jul 1996
InfoChina: China Monthly Economic Indicators and Statistics
Dynamic Decisions, Inc., Canada
InfoChina: China Economic and Market Statistics, China Monthly Statistics (CMS); InfoChina/CMS is a MS-Windows based China monthly statistical information browsing system.
URL http://www.info-china.com
Information supplied by: Dading Li (dading@icom.ca)

17 Jul 1996
Pacific Internet Services
Pacific Internet Services, Western Samoa
Pacific Internet Services is now providing full Internet access from our office in the Lotemau Centre Apia Western Samoa. In addition, we will also offer an Internet Cafe facility for visiting business people and tourists who would like to catch up on their email.
URL http://www.talofa.net/
Information supplied by: Bruce Edwards (beA@world.net)

17 Jul 1996
Foreign Investements & Human Rights in Burma
www.geocities.com, USA
Information on the call for world-wide boycott of companies doing business in Burma (formerly Myanmar). Includes a list of companies involved and specific information on alleged state-sponsored human rights abuses.
URL http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3108/
Information supplied by: James Porteous (ah688@freenet.toronto.on.ca)

17 Jul 1996
India Related Links
Univ of Alberta, Canada
A comprehensive collection of links related to India. It covers arts, culture, movies, history, business, news and many other aspects.
URL http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~srinivas/india/index.html
Information supplied by: Srinivas Padmanabhuni (srinivas@cs.ualberta.ca)

16 Jul 1996
Legal Aid of Cambodia (LAC)
Legal Aid of Cambodia, Cambodia
A Khmer run legal services program. Contents: About Legal Aid of Cambodia, A Brief History of LAC, Goals and Strategies, LAC's Legal Beginnings, Interviews with LAC defenders, How You Can Help
URL http://www.alaska.net/~miguel/cambodialaw
Information supplied by: Michael R. Smith (miguel@alaska.net)

15 Jul 1996
AsiaOne Newstand
Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore
Links to various publications on the web published by, and associated with, Singapore Press Holdings.
URL http://www.asia1.com.sg/news/
Information supplied by: Koh Su Haw (suhaw@cyberway.com.sg)

14 Jul 1996
The Chinese Centennial Olympic Page
Concord Internet Corporation, USA
A cyber host for Chinese Olympic Delegation in Atlanta Olympic Games, sports news, cyber cheer team, medal and ranking prediction contest, introduction to China and Chinese Olympic Team.
URL http://www.cyberobject.com/olympic/
Information supplied by: Wei Guan (guan@cc.gatech.edu)

14 Jul 1996
Sangat - South Asian Forum
SANGAT, Luxembourg
A monthly journal and meeting point for the South Asian diaspora. Common issues of immigrants, human rights in home countries and literature are discussed.
URL http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/sangat
Information supplied by: Aman Amanullah (100334.707@COMPUSERVE.COM)

13 Jul 1996
Confidence Building Measures in the Asia-Pacific/China
The Henry L. Stimson Center, USA
The CBMs Asia-Pacific/China project page contains information on Track I & Track II organizations in the region, as well as news, information, and analysis of regional security issues. Recent US foreign policy statements/documents on East Asia are also provided as are links to other Asian security/China sites.
URL http://www.stimson.org/pub/stimson/cbm/china/chinacbm.htm
Information supplied by: Kathleen Walsh (kwalsh@stimson.org)

12 Jul 1996
Hin Hua High School Alumni Network
Hin Hua High School, Malaysia
E-mail list of alumni of Hin Hua High School, Klang, Malaysia.
URL http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/4615/
Information supplied by: Thian-Huat Ong (ctong@pc.jaring.my)

12 Jul 1996
India Resources Homepage
Univ. of Wales, UK
A wide range of links to Indian newspapers and journals, official and non-official sites dealing with Indian affairs and issues such as human rights, and links to a wide range of academic sites of relevence to anyone with an interest in India.
URL http://www.aber.ac.uk/~raw94/
Information supplied by: Richard White (raw94@aber.ac.uk)

12 Jul 1996
Australian Embassy Paris
Australian Embassy, Paris, France
Information about Australia in French
URL http://www.austgov.fr/
Information supplied by: Mark.Clacy (Mark.Clacy@dfat.gov.au)

11 Jul 1996
CyberAsia Magazine
TropiCom Assocs, Hong Kong
The first all-Web magazine on Asian affairs including business, travel and other information.
URL http://www.globetrotter.com.hk/cyasia/cyasia.html
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)

11 Jul 1996
Azerbaijan Homepage
Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Contents: Azerbaijan Pages, Azerbaijan CityNet Guide, Baku City, Azerbaijan (brief information), Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), Oil Industry of Azerbaijan, Universities in Azerbaijan, Home Page of Azerbaijan International
URL http://www.rit.edu/~jjh3710
Information supplied by: Javid Huseynov (jjh3710@ritvax.isc.rit.edu)

10 Jul 1996
Asia Inc Online
Manager Group, HK
Asia's first Online business magazine. Has search facility and its own list of Asia Realated links. Also daily financial information and weekly China news.
URL http://www.asia-inc.com/
Information supplied by: Jim Morgan (jim@asia-inc.com)

08 Jul 1996
Bali Online
Bali Online, Indonesia/USA
Site dedicated to providing the ultimate source of Bali info on the Web. Includes geographic and cultural information as well as activities and a travel planner.
URL http://www.indo.com/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)

05 Jul 1996
Sociology of Development Research Centre (SDRC)
Southeast Asia Division, Univ. of Bielefeld, Germany
The SDRC is presently involved in research in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. A number of publications and working papers on sociological and anthropological subjects are available.
URL http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/sdrc/homesdrc.html
Information supplied by: Dr. Heiko Schrader (heiko.schrader@post.uni-bielefeld.de)

05 Jul 1996
Sekolah Tinggi Teknik Surabaya Homepage
Sekolah Tinggi Teknik Surabaya, Indonesia
Contents: (in Indonesian) Sekolah Tinggi Teknik Surabaya, Pembinaan & Orientasi Studi Mahasiswa Baru 1996, Civitas Academica, Kegiatan Mahasiswa, Perguruan Tinggi di Indonesia, Mass Media di Indonesia, Alamat Site-Site Favorit, Artikel-Artikel Favorit, Buku Tamu
URL http://www.stts.ac.id
Information supplied by: Ju Ming (juhwe@elang.stts.ac.id)

05 Jul 1996
Indigenous Studies WWW Virtual Library
Center For World Indigenous Studies' (CWIS), USA
Comprehensive links to General Indigenous Studies Resources, as well as resources Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Central & South America, Europe, and the Pacific. This site is maintained in conjunction with the Australian National University's Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library, and the Nunavut Implementation Commission's Circumpolar and Aboriginal North American WWW Virtual Library
URL http://www.halcyon.com/FWDP/wwwvl/indig-vl.html
Information supplied by: John Burrows (jburrows@halcyon.com)

04 Jul 1996
Multicultural Media
Multicultural Media, USA
A distributor, licensor, and producer of world music and dance audio, video, cdrom and books. We have a 68 page catalogue of world music and dance products with more than 15 pages dedicated to South Asia, Middle East/West Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Australia/Oceania. We are also the exclusive distributor of the JVC/Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthologies of music and dance with our world anthology containing 10 vhs and 2 books of traditional music and dance of Asia. We also have a video of Khmer Court Dances, five authentic royal Cambodian court dances performed in authentic costume with traditional music accompaniment.
URL http://www.multiculturalmedia.com
Information supplied by: Andrew Sloan (mcm@multiculturalmedia.com)

03 Jul 1996
Indonesia & East Timor Links
Univ. of Washington, USA
A personal home page with extensive links related to East Timor and Indonesia and other human rights and politics links, including scholarly papers and book reviews.
URL http://weber.u.washington.edu/~loren
Information supplied by: Loren Ryter (loren@u.washington.edu)

03 Jul 1996
The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies
Monash University Clayton Victoria, Australia
This journal will publish research dealing with the Anglo-Indians - an English speaking, Christian, Eurasian group originating in India. The Anglo-Indians have a history and ethnic identity going back 500 years. Since the departure of the British, the Anglo- Indians have been immigrating in large numbers from India to Australia, Canada and England.
URL http://elecpress.monash.edu.au/ijais/
Information supplied by: Adrian Gilbert (secp&ur@arts.cc.monash.edu.au)

03 Jul 1996
Iranian-American Cultural Society of Maryland (IACS)
IACS, USA
The IACS is a non-religious, non-political society which its main goal is to promote and preserve Iranian culture.
URL http://www.zeba.com/iacs.htm
Information supplied by: Mahvash Shahegh (mshahegh@epfl2.epflbalto.org)

03 Jul 1996
Wisdom Books Home Page
Wisdom Books, UK
We are the largest independent distributor of Buddhist books from all traditions in the world and from nearly one hundred publishers. Our rapidly-expanding database now includes over 5,000 titles, and our full catalogues are a major source of reference within the field of Buddhist study and practice.
URL http://www.demon.co.uk/wisdom/
Information supplied by: Tseten Samdup (tibetlondon@gn.apc.org)

03 Jul 1996
Golden Volcanoes
GlobeScape Tectonics, USA
The Weekly Digest of Risk and Reward in Emerging Markets. Golden Volcanoes gathers news from emerging markets of greatest interest to the investment community in general, including: China and Hong Kong ,Vietnam, North and South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Russia and the former Soviet Republics.
URL http://members.gnn.com/gstec/index.htm
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)

03 Jul 1996
Road to East Asia, Vol 1 (3)
Founders College, York University, Canada
Our report on responses to the three issues of Volume One is now available. Professor Makoto Ueda of Stanford University appreciates the forum style, and Professor Tara Goldstein of the University of Toronto sent us a copy of Robin Morgan's interview with Cha Ling so that we could add it to our dialogue.
URL http://www.yorku.ca/academics/iwai
Information supplied by: Isabella Wai (iwai@yorku.ca)

02 Jul 1996
Bangladesh : Recent News
Univ. of Delaware, USA
Includes: Election '96, Bangladesh Newspapers, Bangladesh News Sites, Usenet, Newswires and General News Sites.
URL http://www.asel.udel.edu/~kazi/bangladesh/bdnews.html
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)

01 Jul 1996
Asia Databases Directory
ALIA, Australia
A directory of 96 online Asian databases accessible from Australia compiled 1994-1995 by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the Asia and Pacific Special Interest Group (APSIG). Contents: International coverage (databases which include Asia), Asia in general (databases covering all Asian countries), East Asia (China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia), South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan), Southeast Asia, Pacific and Oceania.
URL http://alia.org.au/~apsig/home.html
Information supplied by: Susan MacDougall (smd@comserver.canberra.edu.au)

01 Jul 1996
Arab.Net
www.arab.net, USA
Over 1120 pages of both comprehensive and general news and information on Middle East and North African countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen. Links to sites on Arab art, food, banking, computer software and falconry.
URL http://www.arab.net/
Information supplied by: James Porteous (ah688@freenet.toronto.on.ca)
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