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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 10:43:31 -0500
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: VN woos UN peacekeeping dollars

12/19

VIETNAM WOOS U.N. PEACEKEEPING DOLLARS

    PHNOM PENH, Dec 19, Reuter - Vietnam is battling for tourist dollars by
inviting United Nations peacekeeping soldiers in Cambodia to spend their rest
and recreation leave on its beaches.
    Hanoi's embassy in Phnom Penh on Friday distributed a circular suggesting
members of the 22,000-strong U.N. Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
head for leave destinations popular with U.S. servicemen during the Vietnam
War.
    "The Government of Vietnam welcomes UNTAC personnel to visit Ho Chi Minh
City (formerly Saigon) and Vung Tau resort city," it said.
    "UNTAC personnel interested to travel to Vietnam for tourist purpose are
invited to contact the Consular Section of the Vietnam Embassy."
    Before the communist victory in Vietnam in 1975 both Saigon and the beach
at Vung Tau were famous as rest and recreation stopovers for American troops.
    Phnom Penh travel agents say that compared with Cambodia's western
neighbour Thailand, Vietnam has been slow to exploit the market presented by
UNTAC -- apparently because of its sensitivity about having foreign troops on
its soil.
    Until now, UNTAC personnel -- like other tourists wishing to visit Vietnam
-- have faced bureaucratic delays in obtaining visas.
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 12:03:16 EST
From:         Kent Mulliner <mulliner@OUCSACE.CS.OHIOU.EDU>
Subject:      Singapore by-election results

  The following is forwarded from
soc.culture.asean.  [K.M.]

Article 67127 of soc.culture.asean:
From: hamdan@iti.gov.sg (Outlander(KSL))
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Subject: Singapore by-election results.
Date: 21 Dec 92 02:16:34 GMT
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Originator: hamdan@atlas.iti.gov.sg

Hi,

PAP won by a majority vote of 72.9%.
The SDP got 24.5% of the votes.
The SJP and NSP both received less than 1.5% of the vote each.

Biggest news is...Mr. Chiam See Tong claim that voters in Saturday's by-election
endorsed his Singapore Democratic Party as the second force in a two-partty
political system. Opposition leaders dismiss Chiams 'arrogant' claim.etc..etc..

from Straits Times dtd December 21.

Thx u!
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Date:         Sat, 26 Dec 1992 10:39:34 EST
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      TH: Politicians subject to CCC power?

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Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 00:36:29+0700
From: Kamol Hengkietisak <kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th>


THE Democrat Party is expected to recommend that the Counter-Corruption
 Commission report direct to the Prime Minister and that all political
 officials provide the anti-graft agency with details of their assets
 and liabilities.

The Prime Minister's deputy secretary-general, Akom Engchuan, will
propose the changes to the Cabinet through Deputy Prime Minister
Banyat Bantadtan, calling for a bill to amend the CCC Act in four
areas:

o To have the CCC become an independent agency which will report
direct to the Prime Minister instead of the Prime Minister's Office.

o To require political officials to reveal their assets and
liabilities to the CCC.

o To give the CCC greater authority in the provinces.

o To organise CCC investigations in accordance with the Criminal Code.

"The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the CCC has paid special
attention to this matter and has agreed to amend the CCC Act," party
sources said.

"His advisory team is compiling details so the amendment bill can be
tabled in Parliament."

CCC members will meet with Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai and Mr Banyat
to discuss the matter today.

But the proposed changes have been criticised by Deputy House Speaker
Thawil Praison in his capacity as chairman of Palang Dharma Party's
Law Filtering Committee.

Mr Thawil said the CCC should not report direct to the Prime Minister.

"If the Prime Minister is guilty of graft, who will handle him?" he
asked.

The deputy House speaker said his preferred amendments would require
that one part of the CCC dealing with permanent officials should come
under the Prime Minister and the other part dealing with political
officials should report to Parliament.

Mr Thawil said political officials should reveal their assets and
liabilities publicly each year before the Parliament president instead
bb the anti-graft agency as recommended by the Democrats.
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Date:         Sun, 27 Dec 1992 00:00:50 EST
From:         Verdi Yusuf <verdi@PHOENIX.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject:      Info

I got impression that the news you've been distributin
are dominantly about Thailand and Cambodia (?) and less
on other South East Asia countries. Am I wrong ?
However, it might not be fair to make judgment because
it's only been couple of weeks since I become your
subscriber.
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 12:37:11 EST
From:         mulliner@OUVAXA.UCLS.OHIOU.EDU
Subject:      SG: Current Arts Report (fwd)

                   Ohio University Electronic Communication


   Date:  23-Dec-1992 12:35pm EST

     To:  Southeast Asia Listers               ( _MX%"SEASIA-L@MSU.EDU" )

   From:  Kent Mulliner                              Dept:  Library
          MULLINER                                 Tel No:  614-593-2707

Subject:  SG: Current Arts Report (fwd)






Received:  23-Dec-1992 12:36pm

Forwarded from Singapore SIFlash- gopher, with permission

             IN SYNC WITH THE ARTS
             =====================

A fortnightly instalment of the arts and cultural scene in
Singapore.

`A Christmas Carol' a play by Charles Dickens will be on at the
Drama centre from 22-23 Dec. Playground theatre have added some
Singapore flavour to it and it will be called `It was almost
Christmas'.

It tells the story of Albert Koh, an ambitious architect whose
main goal in life is to get his BMW, a condo in district 15, a
hand phone and an office in Shenton Way. He seems to have
forgotten the simpler things in life in his pursuit. Here is
where his guardian angel, Star comes in. She is given the task
of making him mend his ways and rediscover the true meaning of
Christmas. But the plot thickens as Albert is one tough customer
and Star may die if she fails to convince him. So some of her
friends decide to take matters into their own hands and plots a
revenge.

Some of Star's one liners are targeted very close to home like
"I have to make sure every bloody bulb works so people can go
`ooh' and `aah'."  Sounds like great fun!


Substation is not having their annual New Year's Eve bash because
of lack of funds. This 10 hour musical marathon has been
attracting about 15 000 people since it kicked off in 1990. Rock
group, Stomping Ground blames the $2 000 deposit as a deterrent
to sponsors. The organisers have to put up $2 000 deposit which
will be forfeited if the crowd gets too unruly.

However all is not lost. For those who wants to rage on the New
Year's eve, Perfect 10 is organising an `Event of the Year' which
will kick off at noon on the Dec 27 on 98.7 and will culminate
with a party at Zouks. Some of the well known artists like
Douglas O, AWOL, Gani, DNA and Black Sun will be there to welcome
the New Year with you. See you there!


Those preferring a more `arty' way to welcome the New Year will
be thrilled to hear that Theatreworks will put up a `complete
space travellers' guide to Singapore'. This play was a result of
a 12-week comedy writing workshop sponsored by SPH. Audience will
travel through Singapore in the year 2020 while looking for the
ultimate holiday destination. This revue will be held at the
Black Box, Fort Canning and will be followed by a countdown.
Tickets will include drinks. Cheers for the New Year!
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 07:23:43 EST
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      TH: Letter to ed

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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 01:30:44+0700
From: Kamol Hengkietisak <kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th>


The following Bangkok Post letter is to show that you cannot
always believe in every story we wrote but if a mistake is found,
we are not so hubris not to publish it.
     Bangkok Post has several supplements apart from three daily
sections: News, Business and Outlook. On Monday, we have
Investment and Property. On Wednesday, we have Post Database
(about computer and technology). On Thursday we have Horizons
about news from other regions of Thailand. On Friday we have
Motoring. On Sunday we have Perspective.
     Apart from these, we have Shipping section on Monday, Wed and
Fri.
  -- kamol notes

SIR: I am writing in reference to the article in Horizons on December
17, 1992 describing images of the Lord Buddha within Amanpuri. This
report is clearly very damaging to the reputation of both AMANPURI and
AMANRESORTS.

The facts contained in this article are erroneous and I wish to point
these out as follows:

1. Amanpuri Hotel does not use Buddha images as mere decorations.

2. There are no headless Buddha images in the hotel.

3. Statues of the Lord Buddha do exist within the private homes over
which the resort has no control. However, even in the private homes,
the headless torsos are Hindu-Khmer and not those of the Lord Buddha.

4. Buddha images adorning hotel guest rooms, swimming pool and lobby
are pure fiction as a visit to Amanpuri can readily testify.

5. The private home of the owner is just a private home -- not a VIP
building for foreigners.

6. The photograph above the story is not Amanpuri's lobby. This is a
living room of one of the privately owned villas.

7. Amanpuri has an open-door policy, and the resort is not reserved
for VIP guests. In fact, many local Thai families frequent the hotel.

8. The hotel has one security gate, as do all Phuket hotels through
which any person may freely travel, not "many checkpoints" as said in
the article.

9. In the privately owned villa homes, there are a number of antiques
the owners have purchased including images of the Lord Buddha and most
of the homes have been blessed by monks from our local temple.

10. A number of spirit houses are placed throughout the resort, all of
which are blessed and our staff pay respect to these on a daily basis,
with traditional offerings.

I am, therefore, compelled to write to draw your attention to the
errors contained in this article.
Anthony Lark General Manager,
Amanpuri
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 10:46:20 -0500
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: smuggled marijuana from VN

12/19

Pot Case

Copyright, 1992. The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

   SEATTLE (AP) -- Two brothers who financed lavish lives in Europe while
running a huge marijuana ring have pleaded guilty to smuggling, authorities
said.
   Christopher Shaffer, 43, a fugitive in Europe until he surrendered last
week, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court. He faces up to 10 years in
prison and a $2 million fine.
   Also pleading guilty was William Shaffer, 46, who was arrested earlier this
year in Germany. The elder Shaffer, who U.S. Attorney Mike McKay said was the
ring's mastermind, faces 10 to 15 years in prison and forfeiture of $3 million
in drug profits.
   Three others pleaded guilty to money laundering in connection with the ring.
They face sentences ranging from five to 10 years, as well as fines.
   Authorities said the Shaffers made more than $50 million from a 23-ton
marijuana shipment in 1986 and a 42-ton haul in 1987. The money was laundered
in Europe, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Bartlett.
   Authorities said the marijuana was shipped from Vietnam to Alaska,
transferred to fishing vessels and taken ashore near Seattle, then driven in
trucks to California.
   Authorities broke the ring after a tip from a disgruntled employee, Bartlett
said.
   While a fugitive, authorities said William Shaffer lived a well-publicized
high-rolling lifestyle in Switzerland, Italy, France and Germany and owned a
104-foot yacht.
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Date:         Sat, 26 Dec 1992 01:36:18 EST
From:         Riduan Simanjuntak <SIMANJR@DUVM.BITNET>

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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 11:25:27 -0600
From:         Ian Chai <spectre@UIUC.EDU>
Subject:      PH: ------ Ramos appeals to Saudi Arabia king for Filipino
              preacher

MANILA, Philippines (UPI) President Fidel Ramos Tuesday appealed to Saudi
Arabia's King Fahd to pardon a Filipino born-again preacher scheduled to be
hung on Christmas Day in Riyadh.

``I wish to make a personal appeal to Your Royal Highness to spare Oswaldo
Magdangal from execution,'' Ramos said in a letter to the monarch. ``As you
know, 25 December is observed as a universal day of peace and forgiveness. I
believe that the significance of the season would not be missed by Your
Majesty.''

Magdangal has been accused of preaching the Christian faith in Saudi Arabia,
a Muslim country. Aside from Ramos' letter, the government also instructed
the Philippine ambassador to Saudi Arabia to help secure Magdangal's release.
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 14:08:10 EST
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      TH: Chatichai VN trip blasted

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From: Kamol Hengkietisak <kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th>

FOREIGN Minister Prasong Soonsiri yesterday hit out at former prime
minister Chatichai Choonhavan and his son, Kraisak, for their apparent
attempt to gain political capital for their visit to Vietnam.

"Anybody can go to Vietnam, but in what capacity is another matter.

"If the visit is aimed at helping develop that country, that would be
good. But we should not cheat them (the Vietnamese) or give them false
hopes," the minister said.

Sqn Ldr Prasong is scheduled to visit Vietnam on a three-day tour
beginning tomorrow.

Gen Chatichai has criticised Sqn Ldr Prasong for his handling of
foreign affairs, particularly the conflict between Thailand and Burma
over Hill 491.

The Chart Pattana Party leader has also claimed that Sqn Ldr Prasong
was not capable of handling the country's foreign affairs because he
was not known internationally.

"How can anybody know me. I have not had my assets seized," the
minister said.

Sqn Ldr Prasong said he believed that the news of his plan to visit
Vietnam could have been leaked and this resulted in somebody else
travelling to that country before him.

"This is my initiative but somebody else has followed suit," Sqn Ldr
Prasong said.

The minister added: "Soon the father and son will know me better." He
did not elaborate.

Sqn Ldr Prasong said he was invited by Vietnamese Foreign Minister
Nguyen Manh Cam.

The minister said the purpose of his visit to the Indochinese nation
was to introduce himself, to exchange views to further expand
bilateral relations and to pursue other pending issues such as the
fishing problems and the overlapping territorial waters.

Vietnamese refugees who have been stranded in Thailand for a long time
will also be discussed, Mr Prasong said.

During his visit, the minister said he also is scheduled to meet with
the Vietnamese president and the Communist Party secretary-general.
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 11:09:27 -0500
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: short news ...

Forward from soc.culture.vietnamese

> From zts_duong@hg.uleth.ca Wed Dec 16 18:15:54 1992


---------

from F.E.E.R Dec 03, 1992

Jam Session

        Vietnam's communist rulers have recently discussed ways to jam what
they consider unfriendly foreign radio broadcasts.  They say they are
particularly irritated at the Vietnamese-language broadcasts of the British
Broadcasting Corp., Radio France International and Moscow-based Radio Irina,
which regularly carry reports about abuses by the party and interviews with
Vietnamese dissidents.  Officials are worried that Washington's proposed Radio
Free Asia may soon join the attacks on Hanoi.

---------

from F.E.E.R  Dec 03, 1992

Bad Words

        Hanoi has closed Co Viet, a popular literary magazine published in the
central Vietnamese province of Quang Tri.  Its editors angered the communist
party's ideology department in October by publishing a poem by the popular
southern poet Nguyen Duy, which readers interpreted as saying that the
government was as useless as carbon dioxide in people's lives.  The same issue
carried a short story by novelist Bao Ninh that warned soldiers they were
foolish to blindly follow the party's orders, and an interview with southern
writer Nguyen Ngoc in which he called on the party to allow quality literature
written prior the 1975 communist victory to be reprinted.
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Date:         Sat, 26 Dec 1992 10:38:29 EST
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      TH: Jobs can cure child prostitution

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Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 00:34:25+0700
From: Kamol Hengkietisak <kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th>


EDUCATION and social opportunity are the best way to solve child
prostitution, Deputy Prime Minister Amnuay Virawan said yesterday.

Dr Amnuay said law enforcement would not solve the problem because it
does not deal with the root cause -- poverty.

The Government is concerned about the problem and included it in its
policy statement, he said.

It should be tackled quickly while those responsible are still alert
to the problem, he said.

The police cannot feel it is not their problem, he said. If police
enforce the law against child prostitution, it would decrease.

Asked if he thought policemen should be transferred if child
prostitution is found in their area, Dr Amnuay said it depends on the
severity of the problem. If it is severe, then the measures will have
to be severe, he said.

Asked about the police excuse that the law has a lot of loopholes that
allow covert brothels to operate, he said this may be true but it does
not mean that the "long arm of the law" cannot reach them.

On the effort to restructure state enterprises, Dr Amnuay said the Gov
would be willing how best to improve the agencies.

He said the Government will support, not interfere with them. But
privatisation is clearly a government policy and it would try to
achieve this goal, he said.

There are many ways to do this but some enterprises in social services
and tourism do not attract the private sector, so the Government will
have to continue operating them.
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 12:20:47 -0500
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: VN eases import ban on cars, consumer goods

12/20

Vietnam eases import ban on cars, consumer goods

    HANOI, Dec 21, Reuter - The Vietnamese government will allow state-owned
trading companies to import previously banned cars, motorbikes, cassette
radios, colour TV sets, electronic spare parts, electric fans and canned beer,
an official newspaper said.
    The English-language Saigon Newsreader quoted official newspapers as saying
the decree lifting a ban on these items was issued by Deputy Prime Minister
Phan Van Khai last week to stabilise prices and demand and increase state
revenues.
    The newspaper did not say what tariffs would be imposed on the imported
goods.
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 12:21:22 -0500
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: S.Korean FM in Hanoi to set up ties

12/21

S.KOREAN FOREIGN MINISTER IN HANOI TO SET UP TIES

    HANOI, Dec 21, Reuter - South Korean Foreign Minister Lee Sang-ock arrived
in Hanoi on Monday to sign an accord establishing diplomatic relations with
Vietnam after a 17-year break, officials said.
    "There was a time when our two countries had cut off normal relations," Lee
told his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Manh Cam at a welcoming ceremony in
Hanoi.
    "Now it is time to create a new foundation for normal ties between the two
countries."
    The South Korean foreign ministry said earlier on Monday that Lee would
sign an accord with Cam to normalise relations during his three-day visit.
    South Korea sent troops to fight for what was then South Vietnam during the
Vietnam War. It broke relations in 1975 after the North's communist forces
defeated the U.S.-backed Saigon government.
    The prospect of normalising ties has been discussed since 1990, and the two
countries exchanged liaison offices with limited consular functions two months
ago.
    Two-way trade increased to $334 million in the first nine months of the
year from $270 million during the whole of last year, South Korean trade
ministry figures show.
    Lee is scheduled to inaugurate the South Korean embassy in Hanoi on
Tuesday, before meeting Vietnam's Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet.
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