Southeast Asia and the Pacific
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I. DIRECTORIES OF INTERNET RESOURCES
Asia-Pacific
Internet Resources (Australian National University. Division of
Information).
Asian Studies
WWW Virtual Library.
The Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library covers online resources dealing
with all of Asia and the Pacific including: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
Portal
to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR). Committed to directing users to
Asian area content in the humanities and social sciences, PAIR is
supported by area studies scholars, bibliographers and subject
selectors based at the libraries of the University of Wisconsin, the
University of Minnesota and the Ohio State University.
Library of Congress Portals to the
World : "Links to Electronic Resources from Around the World."
Currently covers: American Samoa, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia,
East Timor (Timor Leste), Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia,
Micronesia, Naura, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam.
Southeast
Asia Guide of the Memorial Library of the University of Wisconsin.
South
East Asia Information. (Hosted by Sunsite of the National
University of Singapore)
University
of Redlands. Asian studies web directory.
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II. GENERAL REFERENCE and BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES
AccessAsia
is the National Bureau of Asian Research's
clearinghouse for information on contemporary Asian affairs and
policy-related issues. Although it covers all of Asia, countries may be
searched individually.
Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a forum for facilitating economic
growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region.
APEC's 21 Member Economies are Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada;
Chile; People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan;
Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea;
Peru; The Republic of the Philippines; The Russian Federation;
Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of America; Viet
Nam.
ASEAN
(Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Asia-Pacific
Centre for Environmental Law. Hosted by the National University of
Singapore, this site inclues the ASEAN Project which lists each nation
separately.
Asia-Pacific
Digital Database
Consists of a small (seven items so far) database of digitised texts of
selected works on Asia and the Pacific from the rare book collection of
the Australian National University Library.
Bibliography
of Asian Studies (BAS) (Restricted to members of the Stanford
community) The Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) is the authoritative
bibliography in its field, covering publications from 1971–
Hard copy is also available for 1956–1991. Z3001 .B51 GRN STKS
Centre for the
Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora, RSPAS, the Australian
National University is designed to foster research on people of Chinese
descent in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. It includes access
to its annual electronic journal, Chinese
Southern Diaspora Studies, a multi-disciplinary journal devoted to
research on all aspects of the Chinese southern diaspora (that is, in
Southeast Asia, Australasia, and the southwest Pacific region), from
the earliest times to the present.
Chiefs
of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. (CIA)
CORMOSEA
(Committee On Research Materials On Southeast Asia)
Country
Watch CountryWatch provides country specific geopolitical
intelligence for each of the 192 countries of the world. For each
country, it includes "Country Reviews," a set of on-line dynamically
updated reports; "Country Wire," an on-line global news service;
"CountryWatch Forecast," a forecast of global macroeconomic trends in
each country of the world; "CountryWatch Data," a database, which
provides over 200,000 data points; "CountryWatch Map Gallery," an
online collection of over 2000 maps; "CountryWatch@School," an online
educational resource; "CountryWatch Tranlate," a translation service in
all major world languages (for a fee); "CountryWatch's International
Impressions," in partnership with Zogby International, offers a 10
nation report on impressions of America. Access
available to Stanford affiliated people through the "Articles and
databases page" on the SULAIR website. Scroll down to Country Watch.
Country Studies
is a series from the Library of Congress. Each "book" presents a
description and analysis of the historical setting and the social,
economic, political and national security systems and institutions of
the respective countries listed.
The countries of Southeast Asia and the Pacific currently listed are:
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
Database
of Labour Laws of Southeast Asia provides a tool for comparative
analysis of Southeast and East Asian labour regulatory regimes
(Cambodia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). On
this site you can find information on the politico-legal framework,
labour force structure, employment/labour contracts, coverage by labour
law and regulations, collective employment provisions, conflicts,
disputes and settlements, and inspections, monitoring and health and
safety
Mekong Network.
"Volunteer project providing information on Southeast Asia."
SASI
(Southeast Asia Serials Index)
Southeast
Asia Microfilm Project.
Southeast
Asia: A Socio-linguistics bibliography
Southeast
Asia Visions: a collection of historic travel narratives. Hosted by
Cornell University Library.
Southeast
Asia Women Studies Bibliography (UC Berkeley Library)
Southeast
Asian Archaeology Scholarly Website. "The University of
Pennsylvania Museum has created a website for the dissemination of
scholarship on the archaeology and anthropology of Southeast Asia. The
project currently has two components-- a web-based bibliography and a
skeletal database."
Southeast Asian
Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Includes link to the
SEAMEO Education Access Magazine (SEA Mag) and other publications.
The Thai/Lao/Cambodian
Studies Group (TLC) is an affiliate of the Southeast Asian Council
(SEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS). It aims to bring
together scholars and students who work in many fields (History,
Anthropology, Botany, Women's Studies, Religious Studies,
Ethnomusicology, Linguistics, Archaeology, Architecture/Urban Planning,
Development Studies, Philology, Political Science, Environmental
Sciences, Philosophy, among others) who find themselves informed by
data and experiences in Thailand, Cambodia, and/or Laos. Its website
(tlc.ucr.edu) and its annual meeting (at the AAS meeting) is a place
for these scholars and students to share resources and expertise.
UNESCO
Archives Portal (Asia and the Pacific) An international gateway to
information for archivists and archives users
UNESCO
countries of Asia-Pacific. Has links to UNESCO information on the
nations Asia and the Pacific.
Viet-Nam,
Laos, Cambodge: Sources et aides a la recherche. Créé
en 2002 par Christopher Goscha, le site a été repris et
développé depuis 2006 par François Guillemot,
ingénieur de recherche à l'IAO (Institut d'Asie
Orientale).
World
Factbook. Country profiles compiled by the Central Intelligence
Agency.
Search also under the Stanford Libraries website for general
internet resources for Asia as a whole, many of which include
information on Southeast Asia.
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III. CURRENT EVENTS, BUSINESS and NEWS
The Asia Observer:
a start page for Asian Affairs. One may select Southeast Asia as a
region or may select separate countries.
Asian Development Bank
Searchable by individual countries.
AsianNet :
business information provider includes nations of Southeast Asia.
See How
do I find News Sources where Stanford users have available the Global
Newsbank and the Academic Universe of
Nexis-Lexus which includes news sources from around the world,
including Asia/Pacific. The Global Newsbank (1996- ) includes news
articles covering politics, economics, culture, business, science,
technology, and the environment from around the world, including Asia
and the Pacific Rim. All articles are in English and are culled from
over 1000 translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire
services, newspapers, magazines and government documents.
Kyoto
Review of Southeast Asia.
Political
Resources on Asia Searchable by individual countries.
Social
Policy and governance in East Asia and Pacific Region/ World Bank Group.
"This library is a compilation of research, newsletters, and briefs
provided by both the World Bank and its partners, broadly defined.
Southeast Asia Resource
Action Center (SEARAC) "SEARAC is a national organization advancing
the interests of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans through
leadership development, capacity building, and community empowerment.
We were founded in 1979 as the Indochina Refugee Action Center (IRAC)
to facilitate the relocation of Southeast Asian refugees into American
society and foster the development of nonprofit organizations led by
and for Southeast Asian Americans."
World
Bank. Data, statistics and news for East Asia and Pacific.
World
Development Bank East Asia and the Pacific
Searchable by individual countries
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IV. SELECTED NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS
(see also under names of individual countries)
Asia
Times: Southeast Asia
Bangkok Post "The
world's window on Thailand and the region."
Borneo Bulletin
online ed.
Irrawaddy
"Covering Burma and Southeast Asia."
Jakarta
Post (Indonesia)
Manila Times
The Nation
(Bangkok, Thailand)
New Straits Times
(Malaysia)
Philippine Daily Inquirer
(INQ7.NET) " Online edition of the daily with news,
analyses, commentaries, and more".
Philippine Star:
the Filipino global community.
Phuket
Gazette (Thailand)
VN: Vietnam News Net
Viet
Nam News: national English language daily (online ed.)
Vientiane Times
(Laos)
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V. LIBRARIES and PROGRAMS
California Universities with Southeast Asia/Pacific
Libraries and Programs
University
of California, Berkeley. South/Southeast Asia Library.
University
of California, Irvine. Southeast Asian Archive
University of California, Los Angeles. UCLA Center for Southeast Asian
Studies
Other important Southeast Asia programs
Cornell
University. Southeast Asia Program
Northern Illinois
University. Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
Ohio
University. Southeast Asian Collection.
University
of Washington. University Libraries. Southeast Asia Section.
Includes Guide to the University of Washington Southeast Book and
Electronic Collection.
University of Wisconsin.
Center for Southeast Asia Studies:
Yale
University. Council on Southeast Asia Studies.
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VI. RESOURCES for Southeast
Asia and the Pacific at STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Information about Southeast Asian studies at Stanford
University may be found at the website for the Southeast Asia Forum (SEAF)
SEAF is part of the University's Asia/Pacific Research Center of
the Institute for International Studies
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VII. SELECTED RESOURCES BY COUNTRY
BRUNEI DARRUSALAM
Brunei Direct
Embassy of
Brunei, Washington, D.C.
Government of Brunei
official website
World
Wide Web Virtual Library: Brunei
BURMA (MYANMAR)
Burma Net News
Free Burma
Coalition
Free Burma
Organization
Mizzima.com:
specialising on Burma-related news and issues
Myanmar.Com. "The
ultimate guide to Myanmar."
The
'Living' Bibliography of Burma Studies: the secondary literature
(2002)
Online
Burma/Myanmar Library: World Wide Web Virtual Library.
Selective
Works on Myanmar History, Culture, Archaeology and Literature after
Independence (a full text database primarily in Burmese hosted by
the University of Washington)
CAMBODIA / KAMPUCHEA
Cambodia
Development Resource Institute (CDRI Online)
Cambodia Information
Center
Cambodia:
beauty and darkness -- the odyssey of the Khmer people
Cambodian
Genocide Program (Yale University)
Country
Study: Cambodia (Library of Congress)
Khmer
Rouge Trial Task Force. Web site of the Task Force for Cooperation
with Foreign Legal Experts for the Preparation of the Proceedings for
the Trial of Senior Khmer Rouge Leaders.
Phnom Penh Post
Online Not the full edition reserved for online subscribers.
World
Wide Web Virtual Library: Cambodia
EAST TIMOR (TIMOR LESTE)
CDPM -
Comissão para os Direitos do Povo Maubere
Australian
government information on East Timor.
East Timor
Government.
East Timor Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
East
Timor Prime Minister and Cabinet.
East
Timor and Indonesia on the World-Wide Web.
East Timor on
Adminet
East Timor
Action Network
Timor
Post / East Timor Press. Online English ed. Currently not available.
INDONESIA
Country
Study: Indonesia (L:ibrary of Congress)
Indonesian
Internet sites (National University of Australia)
You really need go no farther. This site includes the
following categories:
Arts and Culture, Business and Finance, Education, Gateways,
General, Government and Politics (including statistics),
Library Sources and Other Resources, Maps, News and Media,
Bali, East Timor, Irian Jaya, Kalimantan, Maluku and
Sumatra
Statistics Indonesia
From BPS (Badan Pusat Statistik), a non-departmental governemnt
institution directly responsible to the President of Indonesia.
Site down as of March 2006.
See also World
Bank site and the Bank
Indonesia.
Borneo Bulletin.
Caraka:
the messenger: a newsletter for Javanists.
Indonesia
volcanoes and volcanics. A USGS site.
Indonesia's
tumultuous leadership Presented by TimeAsia.com. Covers Suharto
(1949) through Megawati (2006)
World
Wide Web Virtual Library: Indonesia
WWW-Virtual
Library: History : Indonesia
LAOS
Country
Study: Laos (Library of Congress)
Laos
Bibliography (University of Washington)
Lao
Study Review
Laos WWW
Virtual Library
MALAYSIA
ALIRAN Online "A
Reform movement dedicated to justice, freedom, solidarity."
All
Malaysian Websphere. A listing of Malaysian and Malaysia-related
website indexes.
Bernama : the
Malaysian National News Agency
Central Bank of Malaysia.
A good source for information on the Malaysian economy.
Daily Express:
independent national newspaper of East Malaysia
Malay Mail.
Dept. of
Statistics, Malaysia. Official Website.
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Office of the Prime
Minister
MyGovernment:
the Malaysian Government's official portal.
The Star
Online
Universiti Malaysia
Sarawak
WWW Virtual Library
- Malaysia.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Papua New Guinea
Online.Gov. Includes the "Official Government Dept.", information
on Papua New Guinea and life in the Pacific, and, the Prime Minister's
webpage.
Docs & Info on
West Papua Independence Movement. "For a free and indpendent
confederation of Papuan tribes."
The e-National
Papua New Guinea
Post Courier Online
World Wide
Web Virtual Library: Papua New Guinea
WWW-Virtual
Library: Paupua (Irian Jaya)
PHILIPPINES
Alleba
Filipino Directory - WWW Virtual Library of the Philippines
Country
Study: Philippines (Library of Congress)
Official government portal
of the Republic of the Philippines.
Socio-economic
research portal for the Philippines (Philippine Institute for
Development Studies) "An online electronic database of completed,
ongoing and pipeline research studies related to economic development
and policymaking in the Phlippines."
Sun Star
Sunday Punch
Visayan
Daily Star : Negros Island first online newspaper
WWW-Virtual
Library: History: Republic of the Philippines
SINGAPORE
Country
Study: Singapore (Library of Congress)
A Sense of
History: a select bibliography on the history of Singpore.
(National University of Singapore)
Singapore
Embassy to the USA.
Singapore Government Online Portal
Singapore Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Singapore Infomap : the
national website
Statistics
Singapore. Singapore Dept. of Statistics
THAILAND
Bangkok Post
Bank
of Thailand
Country
Study: Thailand (Library of Congress)
National
Statistical Office Thailand.
Thai
Journal Index. "The Thai Journal Indexing Project, based at UW
Libraries, is part of a cooperative initiative to strengthen access to
vernacular journal literature from Southeast Asia."
Thai
Khadi Research Institute. Part of Thammasat University, its twin
purposes are to conduct its own research as well as undertake joint
research with external researchers / research institutes, and to
compile research information on Thai studies while providing
information to researchers and agencies.
World Bank
Thailand Office
Thai Parliament.
Serves as a gateway to Thai politics. Includes information on Thai
political parties, information on the National Assembly, and the
website for the "Library of Parliament."
World
Wide Web Virtual Library: Thailand
VIETNAM
Communist
Party of Vietnam
Country
Study: Vietnam (Library of Congress)
Vietnam
Democracy Newsletter
Published monthly by the Free Vietnam Alliance (FVA), a coalition of
more than 35 Vietnamese democratic movements worldwide. This site
unavailable at times.
Political
Resources on Vietnam
Vietnam Economic
Times
Vietnam
War Bibliography
World Bank
Vietnam Office
World
Wide Web Virtual Library: Viet Nam
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Internet Resources for the PACIFIC
(Oceania/Pacific Islands in general)
Library of Congress. The Learning page: Internet
resources: Australia and Oceania.
Pacific
Islands internet resources
University of Hawai. Digital Image Archive. Trust Territory
of the Pacific Islands.
World Wide
Web Virtual Library: Pacific Studies. Includes pages for:
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Palau
Polynesia
Samoa
Tonga
Vanatu
New Zealand Herald
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