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Date:         Sat, 23 Jan 1993 18:06:14 PST
From:         Coban Tun <tun@QUARK.SFSU.EDU>
Subject:      BURMA SEIZES OVER 24 KG OF HEROIN IN SHAN STATE

RTw  01/21 0218  BURMA SEIZES OVER 24 KG OF HEROIN IN SHAN STATE

    RANGOON, Jan 21, Reuter - Burmese anti-drug squads have seized more than 24
kg (53 lbs) of heroin in two operations in Lashio in northern Shan State, the
Working People's Daily said on Thursday.
    It said officials searching a car at a checkpoint on Monday found 21.7 kg
(47 lbs) of heroin hidden in the vehicle. The driver and his assistant were
arrested.
    Two other men alleged to own the drugs were arrested later.
    The newspaper said anti-drug squads on Tuesday confiscated about three kg (6
lbs) of heroin in Ho Mon Ward in Muse after a shoot-out with three men.
    Two of the men were arrested, although one later died. The
 third man escaped.
 REUTER HK MS MH
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Date:         Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:43:59 -0700
From:         "WIDJAJA S. MASHUD" <wmashud@DIANA.CAIR.DU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Is There a "List" for E. Asia?
              for Int'l Studies" at Jan 25, 93 09:25:00 am

Well, I used to subscribe to AJBS-L or the Association of
Japanese Business Studies List, it's a rather quiet list.
I can't remember the email address off hand, does anybody
else know about it? I think it was out of University of
North Carolina. Hope this helps.

Widjaja Mashud
GSIS
U. of Denver
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Date:         Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:07:49 EST
From:         stngiam@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Subject:      SIFLASH listserver

  The solomon.technet.sg listserver is up, but the instructions given
before were incorrect.  To subscribe, send mail to listserv@solomon.technet.sg
with the following line in the body of the message:

       subscribe siflash-list <Your Name>

   Replace <Your Name> with your name (without brackets).


Shih Tung
Chem E
Best l'il Tech School
in Cambridge
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Date:         Sun, 24 Jan 1993 10:23:10 PST
From:         Coban Tun <tun@QUARK.SFSU.EDU>
Subject:      Nobel Peace prize winners to visit Thailand

RTw  01/23 0302  NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS TO VISIT THAILAND

    BANGKOK, Jan 23, Reuter - A group of Nobel Peace Prize recipients will
visit Thailand next month to press the Rangoon government into releasing Burmese
dissident and fellow prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, a statement said on
Saturday.
    The group will travel with staff of the Montreal-based International Centre
for Human Rights and Democratic Development. It will arrive in Bangkok on
February 16 for five days, the centre said in a statement.
    The Peace Prize laureates are former Costa Rican president Oscar Arias,
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Corrigan-Maguire and Adolfo Perez Esquivel.
    They plan to meet Thai officials to express concerns over human rights
violations in Burma. They will also visit a Thai town on Burma's border to
interview refugees.
    The group wanted to travel to Rangoon to meet Suu Kyi, but anticipated the
Burmese military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC),
would reject the request, the statement said.
    It did not say whether the group would pursue a meeting with Suu Kyi while
in Bangkok. She was awarded the Peace Prize in 1991 for opposing the SLORC.
    Her National League for Democracy won Burma's May 1990 general election by
a landslide, but the SLORC arrested most of its leaders and refused to handover
power.
    Suu Kyi, 47, has been under house arrest in Rangoon since July 1989. Her
husband and the Nobel Institute in Oslo issued a statement last November saying
her life has been under grave threat.
    The SLORC has said it will not release her unless she promises to give up
politics and leave Burma.
 REUTER SUT JLW JB
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Date:         Wed, 20 Jan 1993 21:09:52 PST
From:         Coban Tun <tun@QUARK.SFSU.EDU>
Subject:      Burma: SLORC fear sabotage - Halt x-border trade

01/19 2136  THAILAND - BURMESE FEAR SABOTAGE, HALT CROSS-BORDER TRADE

(JAN. 19) PAC RIM INTELLIGENCE REPORT - Mae Sot, TakLocal Burmese authorities
in Myawaddy yesterday ordered the suspension of crossborder trade with this
northern district for fear of acts of sabotage by anti- Rangoon elements.
   However, people of the two countries can still travel across the border as
usual, according to a source that noted that Thai authorities in Mae Sot were
informed of the action yesterday morning.
   Burma said it had learned that anti-Rangoon elements planned to conduct
acts of sabotage in Myawaddy township from Thai soil.
   The Burmese authorities also asked their Thai counterparts to help take
preventive measures, saying that they would not reopen the the border for
cross-border trade until they feel the threat of sabotage has disappeared.
   A Burmese source said the Myawaddy authority spotted a group of at least
five Burmese fugitive students of the All Burma Students Democratic Front on the
Thai side of the border opposite Myawaddy.
   Meanwhile, sources said about 500 Burmese troops had been sent to reinforce
checkpoints along the border and the road between Myawaddy and Pa-an as a
security precaution while the National Convention was held in Rangoon.
   A Karen National Union source said the transport of goods was suspended
because most of vehicles used for transporting goods in Myawaddy were being used
to transport weapons and supplies in preparation for Burmese army attacks on
KNU (Karen National Union) positions.
   From BANGKOK POST in English
   Date 15 January 1993
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Date:         Sun, 24 Jan 1993 07:54:20 EST
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      Sex tourism in SEA (fwd)

Below is a forwarded msg.  If you can offer any info, please
respond directly to Bender, not SEASIA-L.

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Date:         Sat, 23 Jan 1993 13:53:29 -0400
Reply-To:     Sandra Bender u <bend7366@MACH1.WLU.CA>
              <DEVEL-L@AUVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Sex Tourism in Thailand

Does anyone out there have any suggestion where I might find some primary
research done on the sex tourism situation in Thailand or the
Phillippines. I'm doing research on the invisibilization of women in the
world economy and would very much like to do a case study on the sex trade
industry in south asia. I'm finding it difficult to locate people
knowledgeable on the topic and it has been extremely difficult to find any
research or individuals with access to data on the amount earned from this
industry, number of girls, etc.

thanks

sandra bender
bend7366@mach1.wlu.ca
(519) 886-0703
Waterloo, Ontario
CANADA
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Date:         Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:29:25 EST
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      TH: Official's transfer rejected

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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 00:32:29+0700
From: Kamol Hengkietisak <kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th>
Subject: Bangkok Post Jan 28: Transfer back request rejected


FORMER city clerk's adviser Tamrong Pattanarat's request to be
reinstated as a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration official has
been rejected, Bangkok Governor Krisda Arunwongse na Ayutthaya
said yesterday.

He said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Civil
Service Committee headed by Interior Minister Gen Chavalit
Yongchaiyudh rejected the proposal yesterday, claiming the BMA
does not have any work for another C11 civil servant to oversee.

Mr Tamrong was an adviser to the City Clerk and later resigned to
contest election under the New Aspiration Party (NAP) and was
successful in the March 22, 1992 election but failed to be
re-elected in the September 13 poll.

He had a serious conflict with former Bangkok governor Maj-Gen
Chamlong Srimuang but was backed by the then interior minister,
Pol Gen Pramarn Adireksarn. He was promoted to an adviser to the
city clerk, a position created specially for him.

The city governor said Gen Chavalit did not attend the BMA Civil
Service Committee's meeting. It discussed the issue for a long
time because there was a difference of opinion.

A BMA source said at first the committee discussed whether the
number of C11 civil servants should be increased as the BMA can
have only one C11 civil servant.

Some committee members said Mr Tamrong should be reinstated in
order to promote democracy as he resigned to run for Parliament.

The source said others believed Mr Tamrong's request should not be
approved because his old special position was scrapped with his
resignation and the BMA does not have any work for him.

The source predicted that Gen Chavalit, the NAP leader will patch
up the situation by appointing Mr Tamrong as a special BMA Civil
Service Committee member to replace Dr Kor Sawasdipanich, a former
committee member who died last week. The interior minister has the
authority to make the appointment.

The committee, which comprises eight members, rejected Mr
Tamrong's reinstatement request in a secret ballot. Five members
voted against his request and three members abstained for voting,
Mr Krisda said.
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Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:03:57 -0500
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      CAM: China backs early elections

01/21

CHINA BACKS EARLY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN CAMBODIA

BEIJING (JAN. 21) DPA - China praised Thursday a statement on the Cambodian
peace process by the Association of South East Asian Nations as "important and
timely".
   Foreign ministers of the ASEAN states called January 15 for the election of
a president before scheduled general elections in war-torn Cambodia.
   A foreign ministry spokesman said in Beijing that China welcomed efforts by
the ASEAN states towards a comprehensive political solution to the Cambodian
question and hoped they would continue to make an important contribution.
   "We support a direct presidential election by the Cambodian people. As far
as the arrangements are concerned, we would respect a consensus by all parties
involved," the spokesman said.
   The four Cambodian factions are expected to meet in Beijing before the end
of January.
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From:         MFTAN@EMERSON.BITNET
Subject:      Chinese New Year

For those who celebrate, Happy Chinese New Year!

Fong
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Date:         Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:00:10 -0500
From:         ZABDULLA@INDYVAX.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Is There a "List" for E. Asia?

Yes there is a listserve for East Asia. I belong to one of them. It is
called AJBS-L (Association of Japanese Business Studies). The address is
listserv@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu (for subscription) and AJBS-L@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu
(for news postings). Good luck.

Zamzuri
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Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:30:18 EST
From:         S06T000 <S06T@NMUMUS.BITNET>
Subject:      ORGANIZED CRIME/GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

I am interested in any information involving the opium smuggling groups
operating throughout Southeast Asia (Golden Triangle).
I am very interested in any information detailing the involvement of the
Khmer Rouge military units, Khun Sa's Shan United Army, Thai military
officers, United States Government Officials, connections with
Intelligence agencies, financial institutions.
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Date:         Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:26:07 EST
From:         stngiam@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Subject:      Re:SG: Gopher Listserve (used to be Diary, 1/18/93)(fwd)

Has anyone received a response from the listserver at solomon.technet.sg
yet?  The syntax of the instructions given seem to deviate from the
usual listserv commands (admittedly, it's not a bitnet site).  It's
unusual for a listserv not to acknowledge receipt or issue an error
message, though.

Shih Tung
Chem E
Best l'il Tech School
on the Charles
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Date:         Mon, 25 Jan 1993 09:51:34 -0400
From:         ZAIGI@AC.DAL.CA
Subject:      Asia Pacific and the Environment

Dear Netters,

In one article title "The Asian economic miracle : faces the environment"
written by Martin Wright published in Tomorrow 1992 no. 3, Martin mentioned
that the report prepared by DuPong. The title of the report is "Asia Pacific
and the Environment" which is 375 pages documentation. The documentation is
available at EIU incorporating Business International in New York. But the
price is US$595.00!!! Anybody knows is there any ftp site the documentation
is residing?

Thanks a lot in advance.
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Date:         Mon, 25 Jan 1993 10:36:51 -0500
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      CAM: Cam. president promises election participation

01/23

CAMBODIA PRESIDENT PROMISES ELECTION PARTICIPATION

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (JAN. 23) UPI - State President Chea Sim pledged during
talks with Indonesian peace envoy Ali Alatas Saturday to take part in the
forthcoming elections despite the refusal by the Khmer Rouge faction to
participate, a government official said.
   Alatas, Indonesia's foreign minister and co-chairman of the Paris
International Conference on Cambodia, arrived in Phnom Penh Friday for talks
with Cambodian faction leaders after failing during a meeting in Bangkok to
persuade Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan to rejoin the U.N. peace process.
   The Phnom Penh regime, installed with the help of Vietnamese occupation
forces, the Maoist-inspired Khmer Rouge and two non-communist resistance groups
signed the Paris accord, aimed at ending 13 years of conflict in Cambodia.
   But the Khmer Rouge dropped out of the peace process in June, charging
Vietnamese troops secretly remained in the country after Hanoi's official
withdrawal from Cambodia in 1989 and demanding more power be transferred from
the Phnom Penh regime to the four-faction Supreme National Council.
   It has also refused to participate in U.N.-supervised general elections.
U.N.  authorities have set a deadline of Jan. 31 for political parties to
register for the elections.
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Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:00:25 -0500
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      CAM: Passports for Cambodians

01/18

U.N. AUTHORITY SAYS CAMBODIANS SOON WILL BE ABLE ...

PHNOM PENH (JAN. 18) DPA - Cambodians can apply as from Monday to have their
passports endorsed by the Supreme National Council (SNC), the source of
authority since the Paris Peace Accord was signed, and will soon be able to
travel anywhere, a U.N spokesman said.
   "It's going to bring international recognition of Cambodian passports in
general as you know they are currently accepted in very few countries,"
spokesman Eric Falt said.
   "The international community is being informed about this initiative and
requested to accord the same status to endorsed passports as they do with SNC
passorts, which they already accept," he said.
   SNC passports have been previously available to members of the council and
the royal family.
   The new measure was coordinated by the United Nations Transitional Authority
in Cambodias (UNTAC) foreign affairs service together with the Supreme National
Council secretariat, Falt said.
   "The Australian government has also provided assistance with the printing
and with the training of Cambodian document examiners. The training will help
to prevent the endorsement of falsified or forged passports," he added.
   In other news, 20 provisionally registered political parties have been able
to register since January 13 and have until January 27 to do so or they cannot
participate in the May elections.
   Each party must submit the names of all provincial candidates and a list of
5,000 registered voters who will support them.
   "The elections will be held on a provincial basis in accordance with a
system of proportional representation," Falt said.
   "The final number of seats allocated for each province has not yet been
determined."
   More than 4,540,000 Cambodians have registered to vote. The registration
deadline is January 31, but may be extended to accommodate the refugees still
in Thai border camps waiting to be repatriated he said.
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Date:         Thu, 21 Jan 1993 14:29:19 EST
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      Topics

A new version of LISTSERV is now in the testing stage.  One of the
new features is the ability to set "topics" in the subject line and
this then is used to determine what you see.  For instance, if
a topic is "SG" and you had set your subscription to SG, you would
only receive only those msgs. that have the SG (for Singapore) in
the subject line.
    Of course, if you change nothing, you won't  see any change at
all--you'll still get all the msgs. and they are all still archived.
    So, the question before SEASIA-L is what topics to use.  Up to
11 can be specified.  From various comments, it looks like a
geographical division might be best:
HK ID MM MY PH SG TH VN (to include Cambodia and Laos) and SEA
(for general Southeast Asian topics).
If none of the assigned topics was in the subject line, the
msg would be sent to everybody who had set "all" or "other."
    Comments are requested, esp. from librarians and others who
have experience in classifying.

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Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 11:59:25 -0500
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      CAM: Pro-royalist party march to protest

01/18

PRO-ROYALIST FUNCINPEC PARTY LEADS PROTEST MARCH ...

PHNOM PENH (JAN. 18) DPA - The head of the pro-Royalist FUNCINPEC party in
Cambodia lead party members and victims of recent political violence in a march
to offices of the U.N. Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) on Monday.
   Prince Ranarridh lead the protest march to demand that U.N. human rights
representative Dennis McNamara "outline specific measures UNTAC intends to take
in order to try and prevent a recurrence of such murderous violence", a press
release stated.
   The prince met privately with McNamara for 30 minutes.
   In the past two months FUNCINPEC party members have been the main victims of
growing political violence. Some 20 members have been killed and 26 wounded.
   Prince Ranarridh cut his "working relationship" with UNTAC over its
inability to curb the violence. His father, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, announced
he would stop cooperating with UNTAC, citing the same grievances tow weeks ago,
but his support was regained after a meeting in Beijing with UNTAC head Yasushi
Akashi.
   Last week UNTAC, using new powers of arrest and prosecution, apprehended two
suspects of political violence against FUNCINPEC.
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Date:         Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:44:00 +8
From:         ISROBERT@CPHKVX.BITNET
Subject:      Re: ID: Supertanker still on fire

this news is dated 21/1/93, but my receiving date is 27/1/93 - 6 days
difference. I am not sure who sent this one, and the comment may be
inappropriate, but can you please get up-to-date sources for news items.
to my understanding, the fire is now out, having been blanketed with foam
a couple of days ago, though oil is continuing to leak.
robert
isrobert@cphkvx.bitnet
hong kong
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Date:         Tue, 26 Jan 1993 08:28:51 EST
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      TH: Princess supports AIDS test

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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 23:02:31+0700
From: Kamol Hengkietisak <kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th>
Subject: Bangkok Post Jan 26: Princess Chulaborn supports AIDS vaccine test


PRINCESS Chulabhorn, an active campaigner for awareness about
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, has given her backing to a
controversial proposal that AIDS vaccines be tested in Thailand.

In an interview in the United States, broadcast by the
government-run Radio Thailand over the weekend, the
scientifically-qualified princess also said she supported the
setting up of half-way homes for AIDS sufferers.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1991 identified Thailand,
Brazil, Rwanda and Uganda as four countries suitable for the
testing of AIDS vaccines.

Thai health officials have in the past discussed the possibility
of testing two vaccines here -- one in conjunction with the WHO
and the other with the US military.

Her Royal Highness said she favoured testing in Thailand because
of the large number of AIDS sufferers here and because the country
had enough qualified personnel to carry out the associated
research.

The princess, who has a doctorate in organic chemistry, is
visiting the United States in her capacity as head of the research
institute which bears her name.

AIDS research is an area the Chulabhorn Research Institute is
concentrating on.

Thailand is estimated to have as many as 400,000 people carrying
the virus which leads to AIDS, and health officials warn that as
many as 7.5 million could be infected with the virus by the end of
the century.

Both WHO and Thai health officials have dismissed warnings that
Thai people would be used as "guinea pigs" in testing programmes.

Princess Chulabhorn said in the broadcast that while some people
might oppose a testing programme, after careful consideration the
benefits of such research would be evident.

Any vaccine used on humans would first be tested on animals, she
pointed out.
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