DPRK [North Korea] Studies Blog

http://www.dprkstudies.org/


31 Mar 2008

www.dprkstudies.org, Orem, UT, US.

Self-description:
"The goal of this site [est. in 2000] is to promote 'North Korean Studies' by facilitating awareness of North Korean security, political, social, and historical issues. This is attempted by providing commentary and analysis on related events, and by acting as a portal to some of the most pertinent news, research, opinion, and organizations covering North Korea."

Site contents:
* About DPRK Studies; * Contact; * DPRK Documents; * North Korea Links (Featured Links; Official DPRK Government Sites; Traveler Accounts & Photos; Interesting, Useful, & Bizarre; Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) ; Facts & Figures; Juche & Propaganda; Miscellaneous Policy Issues; Kim Jong-il; Counterfeiting; U.S. Defectors in DPRK; North Korea's Military; Human Rights & Defectors); * Post Archive [in Mar 2008: May 2005 - Mar 2008]; * RSS Feed; * Korea News (Asia Times - Korea, Chosun Ilbo, Daily NK, Dong-A Ilbo, DoS Press Briefings, Hankyoreh, JoongAng Ilbo, KBS Global, KCNA, Korea Herald, Korea Times, Kyodo - North Korea, NightWatch, Yonhap). * Search; * Recent Comments; * Recent Posts; * Categories [of Posts] (Uncategorized, Korean Politics, Anti-Americanism, Six-Party Talks, Kim Jong-il, Fiskings, North Korea, Geopolitics, China, Engagement, Economics, WMD, Hunger & Famine, Human Rights, Korean Culture, Blogs & Blogging, Japan-Korea Relations, Asia, China-Korea Relations, America, WTF?, Diplomacy, Japan, Miscellaneous, Terrorism, News Links, Counterfeiting, DPRK Military, Europe, Administration, Law, Book Reviews, U.S. Military, U.S.-Korea Relations, Humor, Axis of Evil, Iraq, Democracy, Russia, Nuclear Proliferation, Koreans in America, Religion, Arms Race, Content, Asides, Censorship, Iran, Taiwan, Central Asia, Reunification, History, Korean War, Korean Language, Defectors & Refugees, Washington Views, UN, Science & Technology, ROK Miltary, Activism, Election 2008, Kim Il-sung, Awesome, Education, Korean Art, Syria, Air Koryo, Missiles) * Asides; * Daily Korea Blogs; * Korea Blogs; * Asia Blogs; * Security, Politics, Technology, Etc.; * Think Tanks; * Korean Studies; * Journals (incl. Academia Koreana, Journal of Korean Studies, Korea Focus, Korea Insight, Korea Journal, Korea Observer, Korean Studies, Korean Studies Review, Seoul Journal of Business, The Review of Korean Studies); * Reference).

URL http://www.dprkstudies.org/

Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived. Crawlers' access to it has been blocked by the site owner.

Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
News/Documents/Online Guide
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Other
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential
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- under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: over 3,000 [in fact - 47,200]

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India's Strategic Thrust in S.E.Asia --- Before & After 9/11

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2643.html


30 Mar 2008

South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India

Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, 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."

Self-description:
"A keynote speech delivered by the writer on March 26, 2008, at an international seminar on 'India-Southeast Asia: Strategic Convergence In The 21st Century' organised from March 26 to 28, 2008, by the Centre For SAARC Studies of the Andhra University, Visakhapattnam (Vizag)."

Extract:
"2. It is often said that India has no strategic culture and that strategic thinking does not go into its policy-making. This is wrong. [...] A nation and a power without a strategic culture and thinking drifts. India has never been a drifting nation or power. It is a nation which knows where it wants to go and how to go there. [...] 17. [...] According to the Directorate-General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), Kolkata, India's exports to the ASEAN countries increased from US$ 10.41 billion in 2005-06 to US$ 12.56 billion in 2006-07, a growth of 20.67 per cent. India's imports from the ASEAN countries increased from US$ 10.88 billion in 2005-06 to US$ 18.08 billion in 2006-07, a growth of over 66 per cent. The ASEAN has a huge trade balance of about US $ six billion in its favour. The ASEAN accounted for 9.49 per cent of India's imports and 9.95 per cent of India's exports during 2006-07. This figure is likely to grow up further after the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the ASEAN is finalised and implemented, hopefully later this year. The total value of the two-way trade amounted to US $ 30.64 billion, which was almost equivalent to the total value of India's two-way trade with China. At the 6th India-ASEAN summit in Singapore in November 2007, India proposed to enhance the bilateral trade with the ASEAN countries to a target of US$ 50 billion by 2010." - b.raman

[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed. ]

URL http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2643.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.southasiaanalysis.org - ed.

Link reported by: B. Raman (ram1994--at--vsnl.net)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
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NGO
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V.Useful
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- under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

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Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) Statistics Database

http://www.lib.ku.edu/ceal/default.asp


28 Mar 2008

University of Kansas Libraries, Lawrence, KS, US

Supplied note:
"The Council on East Asian Library (CEAL) Statistics is an annual publication of statistical data of East Asian libraries and museum collections (volumes held, volumes added gross, current serials, other materials, electronic resources), expenditures (expenditures and grant support), staffing, and services in North America. CEAL annual statistics have been collected and published annually in Journal of East Asian Libraries (JEAL) since late 1980s. The online statistics database covers CEAL statistics from 1999 to present with a parallel hard copy publication of CEAL statistics in the February issue of JEAL, the CEAL official publication. Pre 1999 statistics data was added in 2007. The database includes North America East Asian libraries and museums collection statistics published from 1957 to current which contains statistical data from 1869 to current. Quick Views, Simple Search, Advance Search in Table and Graph displays, PDF, Log-in Views (collection ranking and peer comparison) have been added for easy access. Collection data can be subdivided by region and funding type. CEAL collection grand total can be viewed from 1957 to current in addition to collection median and average data. The variety of statistical data collected is similar to that collected by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and is included in ARL's annual statistics (http://www.arl.org/stats/arlstat/index.html). CEAL statistics focus on East Asian collections and especially Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages resources, staffing, and service to support East Asian studies in North America.

The database is searchable, with results viewable and printable in table (numbers) and graph formats. Member libraries (with password access) can view library rankings in categories of collection size, expenditures, and grant funding with filters of library type (public or private), and/or geographical region, etc. The database is also a directory of East Asian collections contact information, URLs of online catalogs, library system utilities, and more. The data series is the most comprehensive continuing library statistical dataset among area studies collections in North America. Statistical data published in PDF are available from the Committee's home page (http://www.lib.ku.edu/ceal/stat/).
The CEAL Statistics site has been created and maintained by the CEAL Statistics Committee located at the University of Kansas Libraries, Lawrence, KS since 1999. - vd."

Site contents:
* Login; * Quick View; * Table View (Basic); * Table View (Advanced); * Graph View; * PDF;
* Participating Libraries (Alberta, Arizona, Arizona State, Art Inst. of Chicago, Binghamton, Brigham Young, British Columbia, Brown, California, Berkeley, California, Davis, California, Irvine, California, Los Angeles, California, Riverside, California, San Diego, California, Santa Barbara, Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Public Library, Colorado, Boulder, Columbia, Starr East Asian, Cornell, Dartmouth, Delaware, Duke, Emory University, Far Eastern Research Library, Florida, Georgetown, Harvard Doc. Ctr. on Contemp. Jpn, Harvard-Yenching Library, Hawaii, Illinois-Urbana, Indiana, Inst. for Adv. Studies of World Rel., Iowa, Japan Foundation Toronto, Kansas, Library of Congress, Manitoba, Maryland, McGill, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Montreal, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, New York Public Library, North Carolina, Oberlin College, Ohio State, Penn State, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Queens Borough Public Library, Royal Ontario Museum, Rutgers, Smithsonian Inst. (Freer Gallery), Southern California, Stanford, Texas, Austin, Toronto, Virginia, Washington, Washington, St. Louis, Washington-Law, Wisconsin, Yale.);
* Library Information.

URL http://www.lib.ku.edu/ceal/default.asp

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.lib.ku.edu/ceal/default.asp

Link reported by: Vickie Doll/Chair, CEAL Statistics Committee (vdoll--at--ku.edu)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
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Essential
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Online Burma/Myanmar Library

http://burmalibrary.org


27 Mar 2008

Burma Peace Foundation, Mae Sot,Thailand

Supplied note:
"Just a note to say that the Online Burma/Myanmar Library is doing well,. It now has about 17,000 documents, with a number of unique archives and material I have scanned or was given by the authors. There is now a full-text search installed,, alongside the database search, and we get about 30,000 hits a day. I have finally managed to get the alternate URL http://www.myanmarlibrary.org working. In the next few weeks I will make links to some of the Google books (full view) on Burma. http://books.google.com - da."

Self-description:
"The Online Burma/Myanmar Library [est. Oct 2001] is a database which functions as an annotated, classified and hyperlinked index to full texts of individual Burma documents on the Internet. It also houses a growing collection of articles, conference papers, theses, books, reports, archives and directories on-site (e.g. the 17MB archive of the Burma Press Summary)."

Site contents:
* Introduction; * Structural Overview; * What's New; * Full-Text Search; * Database Search; * Feedback;
* Main Library (by subject): Activism (groups from Burma, solidarity groups, campaigns, publications); Anthropology; Archaeology; Aung San Suu Kyi; Chao-Tzang Yawnghwe - various writings, photos etc.; Children; Civil Society; Civil War; Communications; Development; Dialogue/Transition; Drugs; Economy; Education; Environment; Foreign Relations; Funding; Geography; Health; History; Human Rights; Internal Displacement/Forced Migration; International Assistance to Burma; International Labour Organisation (ILO); Labour issues; Languages of Burma; Law and Constitution (including the National Convention); Migration; Military (Tatmadaw) and police; Non-Burman ethnic groups; Palaeontology; Politics and Government; Publications, ministries, embassies and other SPDC-related sites; Refugees; Regional Co-operation; Social studies; Society and Culture; Statelessness; States and Divisions of Burma; Tourism; Trafficking; Unclassified; United Nations System; Women;
* Reading Room (by source): Abstracts, bibliographies, scholarly journals, libraries, institutes, universities, other research tools; Archives hosted by OBL; Bibliographies of individual Burma/Myanmar scholars; Blogs; Book Reviews and Announcements; Broadcast media; Burma news; Burma News (archived); Burma newsletters, periodicals and news archives; Burma portals; Burmese Community sites; Burmese-language news sources; Conferences/seminars etc.; Discussion Groups; Electronic Newspapers; Films, videos, photographs and other images of Burma; General information, profiles, statistics; Major online locations of reports and articles on Burma; Maps; Multilingual resources; Online sale of books, CDs, magazines etc.; Print and broadcast media produced by the SLORC/SPDC; Private sector publications produced under censorship restrictions; Search engines;
* Alphabetical list of subjects: Complete list of categories and sub-categories;
* reg.burma archive (1993-2001): [a 220MB archive of the now defunct IGC online conference];
* Burma Press Summary: Complete Text Archive (i.e. minus graphics) of Hugh MacDougall's abstracts of 'The Working People's Daily' and 'The New Light of Myanmar' April 1987 to December 1996. Many full texts of speeches, laws etc.
* Notice Board (incl. The Learning Landscape: Adult learning in seven refugee camps along the Thai-Burmese border - Zoa Refugee Care, GANFYD, Human Rights Council - 7th Session: Report by the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar - update - United Nations A/HRC/7/24, Human Rights Council - 7th Session: Report of the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar (United Nations A/HRC/7/18, Human Rights Council -- 7th Session: Oral statement by the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar - United Nations).

[The Online Burma/Myanmar Library is a part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) - ed.]

URL http://burmalibrary.org/

Internet Archive: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://burmalibrary.org/

Link reported by: David Arnott (darnott--at--iprolink.ch)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
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NGO
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Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 3,000 [in fact - 1,080 links]

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Tibet in Crisis: The Latest Analyses from SAAG, India

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/


25 Mar 2008

South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India

* 24 Mar 2008 - Tibet: Lhasa Uprising: China's Actions Crossing Its Boundaries - by Bhaskar Roy
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2642.html
* 24 Mar 2008 - China: Lessons From Tibet - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2641.html
* 22 Mar 2008 - Radicalisation of Tibetan Youth - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2639.html
* 21 Mar 2008 - Tibetan Agitation: Some Larger Issues - by Col R Hariharan (retd.)
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2638.html
* 21 Mar 2008 - Reactions In Greater Tibet - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2637.html
* 20 Mar 2008 - Tibetan Youth: "We Want Support & Understanding, Not Pity" - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2634.html
* 20 Mar 2008 - Tibet Unrest: Counter-measures by Chinese in Lhasa - by D. S Rajan
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2635.html
* 19 Mar 2008 - US Steps up Broadcasts & Telecasts to Tibet - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2633.html
* 18 Mar 2008 - Chinese Mount Damage Control Exercise - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2631.html
* 18 Mar 2008 - Chinese Begin Arrests In Lhasa - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2630.html
* 17 Mar 2008 - Suppression in Tibet, Increased Vigil in Sichuan & Xinjiang - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2628.html

URL http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/

Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the papers were not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time they will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.southasiaanalysis.org - ed.

Link reported by: B. Raman (ram1994--at--vsnl.net)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
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NGO
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V. Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000
- under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: over 3000 [in fact, 7600]

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The MEMRI Blog [news items from Arabic, Persian, and Turkish language media sources ]

http://www.thememriblog.org/


19 Mar 2008

The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Washington, DC, US

Self-description:
"The MEMRI Blog is a new service [est. 2006], provided by The Middle East Media Research Institute, which will operate in conjunction with MEMRI.org, MEMRITV.org, and MEMRIFilms.org. While MEMRI regularly provides translations from editorials and sermons, as well as expert analysis, The MEMRI Blog will specifically highlight brief NEWS ITEMS from Arabic, Persian, and Turkish language media sources."

Site contents:
* Featured News (# Report on the Jihad in Northwest ChinaCartoon In Saudi Paper On Iran's Elections. Source: Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, March 16, 2008; # Senior Iraqi Cleric: Ahmadinejad Visit To Iraq Conducted Under U.S. Auspices. Source: Al-Masri Al-Yawm, Egypt, March 18, 2008; # Cartoon In Qatari Paper: "Israel Calls For Renewing Negotiations [With Palestinians]". Source: Al-Raya, Qatar, March 17, 2008; # Hamas, PLO To Discuss Yemen Dialogue Initiative In Sanaa. Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, March 18, 2008; # Cartoon In Jordanian Paper On Upcoming Arab League Summit. Source: Al-Dustour, Jordan, March 17, 2008; # Iraq Parliamentary Human Rights Committee To Gov't: Counsel, Guide Terrorist Prisoners Like Saudi Arabia Does. Source: Al-Hayat, London, March 18, 2008; # Cartoon In 'Al-Hayat': "The Iranian Elections". Source: Al-Hayat, London, March 17, 2008; # Kuwaiti Ministers Resign En Masse. Source: Kuna.net.kw, Kuwait, March 17, 2008; # Saudi Man, Woman Die In Pursuit By Religion Police. Source: 'Okaz, Saudi Arabia, March 18, 2008; # Saudi Shura Council Rejects Agreement Not To Harm Other Religions. Source: Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, March 18, 2008; # Dispute In Saudi Arabia Over Women Joining Official Religious Organization. Source: Islamonline.net, March 15, 2008; # 03-17-2008 Cartoon In Qatari Paper On Hamas's Qassam Rockets From Gaza. Source: Al-Watan, Qatar, March 15, 2008; # Egyptian Coptic Church: We Won't Let Christians Divorce, Remarry. Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, March 17, 2008; # Algerian Authorities Shut Down Two Churches. Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, March 17, 2008; # 'Al-Sharq Al-Awsat' Cartoon On Iran's Elections. Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, March 15, 2008);

* Search;

* Links (MEMRI Iranian Media Blog [http://thememriblog.org/iran]; MEMRI Urdu-Pashtu Media Blog [http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu]; MEMRI Turkish Media Blog [http://thememriblog.org/turkey]; MEMRI Islamist Website Monitor Project [http://memriiwmp.org/]; The MEMRI Economic Blog [http://memrieconomicblog.org/]; MEMRI Arab Culture Blog [http://thememriblog.org/arabculture]);

* MEMRI Headlines (# Ahmadinejad in Landmark Address to Iran's Assembly of Experts: Islamic Revolution, Islamic Republic - Next To Muhammad's Appointment as Messenger of Allah, Imam Hussain's Martyrdom, Special Dispatch No. 1854, February 29, 2008; # Saudi Arabia's Anti-Terror Campaign, Inquiry and Analysis No. 425, February 28, 2008; # Islamist Forum Member Suggests Stirring Up Racial Tension in U.S., Special Dispatch No. 1853, February 27, 2008; # Editorials in Pakistani Newspapers: 'The Elections Proved That Democracy is The Best Revenge; Benazir Bhutto's Political Vision Has Won; People Are Desirous of Democracy Taking Roots; Rise of A Secular Party is A Message From the People of NWFP That They Are Not Extremists; Mandate Against U.S.-Created Status Quo in Pakistan', Special Dispatch No. 1851, February 22, 2008; # Saudi Columnist Laments Expulsion of Christians from Arab Countries, Special Dispatch No. 1850, February 21, 2008; # Al-Qaeda in Iraq Offers Palestinians Military and Economic Aid - And Help in Manufacturing Rockets, Special Dispatch No. 1845, February 17, 2008; # Darfur and the Middle East Media: The Anatomy of Another Conspiracy, Inquiry and Analysis No. 422, February 14, 2008)

* MEMRITV Featured Clips (# Moroccan Satirist Bziz Bound and Gagged on Al-Jazeera TV in Mockery of Arab League Resolution to Limit Freedom of Speech on TV - Al-Jazeera TV (Qatar) - February 20, 2008; # Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Warns Countries against Supporting Sanctions and Declares: Israel Is a "Filthy Black Germ" - IRINN TV (Iran) - February 20-24, 2008; # Hamas Bunny Assud Urges Boycott of Danish Goods and Threatens to Kill Danes over Muhammad Cartoons - Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas-Palestinian Authority) - February 22, 2008; # Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, Recently Barred from the U.K., Reiterates His Position on Suicide Bombings and Declares: Jews Are Not the Offspring of Apes and Pigs - Al-Jazeera TV (Qatar), Hiwar TV (U.K.) - February 15-18, 2008; # Hamas MP Fathi Hammad Slams Arab and Islamic Regimes for Being Ruled by "4 Million Brothers of Apes and Pigs" - Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas-Palestinian Authority) - January 22, 2008).

URL http://www.thememriblog.org/

Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
News
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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]: over 3,000 [in fact - 94,600 links]

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Muslim Professional Associations and Politics in Southeast Asia - NBR Analysis Vol 18, No 3

http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=47


19 Mar 2008

The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US

Supplied note:
"NBR Analysis Volume 18, Number 3 [March 2008] - Muslim Professional Associations and Politics in Southeast Asia.
* Introduction: Civic Platforms or Radical Springboards? - by Robert W. Hefner
* The Role of Professional Organizations in Indonesia's Socio-political Transformation - by Ann Marie Murphy
* New Identities, New Politics: Malaysia's Muslim Professionals - by Bridget Welsh
The National Bureau of Asian Research conducted a comprehensive study from 2004 to 2007 on the socio-political impact of Islamic education in five Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Building on the first two years of research, the essays in this issue are the products of the project's third year (2006-07) focus on the relationship between Islamic education and professional associations in Indonesia and Malaysia, Southeast Asia's two largest and most influential Muslim-majority countries. Download PDF [http://nbr.org/publications/analysis/pdf/vol18no3.pdf], Purchase hardcopy [http://nbr.org/shop/AddToCart.aspx?PID=1415bb0a-ec12-4498-8814-0e7d5295de18]"

Self-description:
"The National Bureau of Asian Research is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution dedicated to informing and strengthening policy in the Asia-Pacific. NBR conducts advanced independent research on strategic, political, economic, globalization, health, and energy issues affecting U.S. relations with Asia."

URL http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=473

Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.

Link reported by: NBR Publications (publications--at--lists.nbr.org)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
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South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG) - Mar 2008

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/


18 Mar 2008

South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India

Self-description:
"South Asia Analysis Group is a non profit non commercial think tank. The objective of the group is to advance strategic analysis and contribute to the expansion of knowledge of Indian and International security and promote public understanding. In so doing, the SAAG seeks to address the decision makers, strategic planners, academics and the media in South Asia and the world at large. The group holds the concept of strategy in its broadest meaning-including mobilization and application of all resources to understand national and international security. The articles in this site are provided by scholars with many years of experience in political and strategic analysis. The aim of the group is not to compete with Governments, Academics, NGOs or other institutions dealing with strategic analysis and national security but to provide another point of view for the decision makers and other national/international think tanks."

Site contents:
* About us; * Papers (on 18 Mar 08: 2628. India's Internal Security Dimensions By R. Swaminathan (17/3/2008) 2627. Suppression In Tibet, Increased Vigil In Sichuan & Xinjiang By B.Raman (17/3/2008) 2626. Malaysia: General Elections 2008 - An Analysis By C. S. Kuppuswamy (16/3/2008) 2625. Revolt In Tibet: Likely Implications In Arunachal Pradesh By B.Raman (16/3/2008) 2624. The Spreading Revolt In Tibet By B.Raman (15/3/2008) 2623. China Admits Revolt In Tibet, Blames Dalai Lama By B.Raman (15/3/2008) 2622. A Brief Anatomy Of Bangla Terrorism By Bhaskar Roy (14/3/2008) 2621. The Pre-Olympics Great Game By B.Raman (14/3/2008) 2620. Threat To Beijing Olympics From Uighurs -- Additional Comments - International Terrorism Monitor --- Paper No. 383 By B.Raman (14/3/2008) 2619. Need For Increased Alertness Against LTTE - International Terrorism Monitor ---- Paper No. 382 By B.Raman (13/3/2008) 2618. China's Escalating Military Power: Global And Regional Impact By Dr. S Kapila (13/3/2008) 2617. Lahore: Jihadis Attack Anti-corruption & Anti-terrorism Agency - International Terrorism Monitor --- Paper No. 380 By B.Raman (12/3/2008) 2616. Suicide Terrorism In Pakistan - International Terrorism Monitor --- Paper No. 381 By B.Raman (12/3/2008) 2615. Pakistan: Coming To Terms With Reality By B.Raman (11/3/2008) 2614. China's Military Budget - Should India Be Concerned? By Bhaskar Roy (11/3/2008) 2613. Threat To Beijing Olympics From Uighurs - International Terrorism Monitor --- Paper No. 379 By B.Raman (10/3/2008) 2612. Us Designates Huji(B) As Foreign Terrorist Organisation International Terrorism Monitor --- Paper No. 378 By B.Raman (9/3/2008) 2611. Malaysia: Vote For A Change In Continuity: By B.Raman (9/3/2008) 2610. Aurangazebs Of Today By B.Raman (8/3/2008) 2609. Islamic Radicalisation Of Maldives By R. Upadhyay (7/3/2008) 2608. Pakistan: New Dawn Or New Nightmare? By B.Raman (7/3/2008) 2607. Russia's Change Of Presidency Analysed By Dr. S Kapila (5/3/2008) 2606. Pak Jihadis Attack Naval Target For First Time Since 2002 - International Terrorism Monitor --- Paper No. 377 By B.Raman (5/3/2008) 2605. Mas Selamat: Play It Down, Play It Cool - International Terrorism Monitor --- Paper No. 376 By B.Raman (3/3/2008) 2604. Singapore's Rashid Rauf: International Terrorism Monitor- Paper No. 375 By B.Raman (1/3/2008)

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[Tibetan 2008 Protests] - What witnesses are saying

hhttp://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2008/03/15/tibet_interviews/


18 Mar 2008

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Extract:
"Following are interviews with Tibetan and Chinese sources on Monday, March 17 [2008]:
"Today is better, so I can go out. Many people have come out to buy food, too. But there are many armed police standing guard on the street and checking the identification of some passers-by. There are many police on the street. The local government hasn't asked us foreigners to leave Lhasa, but if you want to go, the Foreign Office will help you." -- Hong Kong businesswoman in Lhasa
"There are about 2,000 students in the Tibetan studies department of the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing -- about 40 of them staged a silent protest to mourn the people killed or injured in other parts of Tibet. The police came in, and they are being held now in their classrooms." -- Protest participant, Tibetan, in Beijing
"The Lhasa People's Hospital has been damaged. The local Tibetans suspect it was damaged by the Chinese so that injured Tibetans couldn't receive treatment. Tibetans who are taken to Lhasa hospitals are now being turned away." -- Tibetan source who declined to be identified. [...]"

Site contents:
* What witnesses are saying;
* Original reporting in Tibetan [http://www.rfa.org/tibetan/] (Tibetan service home page);
* Related news in English [http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/] (China Clamps Down on Tibetan Protests As Many Deaths, Injuries Reported, Tibetan Monks in Critical Condition After Attempted Suicide, as Protests Mount, Chinese Police Fire Tear-Gas at Protesting Tibetan Monks, China Detains Tibetan Monks Protesting on Key Anniversary, Tibetan Monks Warned To Return to Monastery, Tibetans, Chinese Police Clash at Festival, Two Monks from Panchen Lama's Monastery Commit Suicide);
* RFA Tibetan message board [http://www.rfanews.org/tibbs/] (Tibetan message board: Tibetan Forum, Arts and Culture, Tibetan Contemporary Music; Politics; Religion) [1485 posts on 18 Mar 2008]);
* Blog: RFA Unplugged [http://rfaunplugged.wordpress.com/category/tibetan/] (RFA Unplugged on Tibet).

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