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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 07:56:58 EDT
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      TH: Govt ready to rev insurance law

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Date: Sun, 4 Oct 92 16:02:24+0700
From: Yongyuth Pahirah <yongyuth@ipied.tu.ac.th>

The Nation Oct 4 edition

  Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said yesterday he supports enforcement of the
  third-party automobile insurance law but would like to consider if there
  should be some changes.

  He said premiums which will be collected from more than 9 million motorists
  nationwide are high because the rates cover compensation to the insured in
  case of accidents.

  Commerce Minister Uthai Pimchaichon said the motorcycle premium of Bt600 per
  year will be reviewed since the amount will pose financial burden on
  motorbike owners, most of whom are poor people.

  Public understanding of the third party auto insurance law is not yet good
  and the government will have to intensify its publicity campaigns. The House
  of Representatives, meanwhile, will begin a new debate on this law tommorrow
  following complaints that the law will cause hardships on poor people.
  Government and company sources said enforcement of this law will also pose a
  host of problems in the initial stage. For instance, there will be
  inconvenience for both motorists and insurance firms having to issue
  policies to more than 9 million vehicles nationwide and to set up databases
  on accident and compensation records.

  They said government-owned vehicles which are not required to purchase
  third-party insurance will also have difficulties when they are at fault in
  accidents since the fund to be responsible for compensation will not be set
  up until October next year.

  Although the government has approved a budget of Bt60 million for this fund,
  the money will not be available until the start of 1993 fiscal year.
  Difficulties will also prevail in assessing medical expenses and
  reimbursement of compensation money.
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Date:         Sun, 27 Sep 1992 14:41:45 EDT
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Subject:      TH: Marut suggests panel study Senate revamp

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 16:45:18+0700
From: yongyuth@munnari.oz.au (Yongyuth Pahirah)


SUMITRA HANPANYAPICHIT

The Nation Sunday Sept 27 edition

HOUSE Speaker Marut Bunnag said yesterday an ad hoc committee should be formed
to study the possibility of amending the Constitution to reduce the size of
the military-dominated Senate.

  ``The Senate should be no more than 120 people and authorised only to screen
  legislation,'' Marut said.

  He proposed that the selection of senators be the same as that of
  legislators in 1974, when about 2,000 members of the national assembly,
  dubbed the ``Racecourse Council'' because they held a meeting at a local
  racecourse, selected 120 legislators.

  The assemblymen were appointed by HM the King following political turbulence
  in 1973.

  There are now 270 senators whose parliamentary powers have been largely
  curtailed by an amendment to the Constitution following the May uprising.
  The Senate, which is largely composed of either military or police officers,
  is tasked with the processing of legislation passed on by the elected House
  of Representatives, although they have no power to veto them.

  Marut said if there are too many senators, they would become idle.

  ``Frankly speaking, it's a waste of national budget,'' he said, adding that
  the Constitution should be amended to cut the size of the Senate.

  The first Anand administration adjusted the monthly salary of a senator from
  Bt18,000 to Bt30,000. Senators also enjoy fringe benefits as members of
  parliament.

  The present Constitution limits the number of senators at two-thirds the
  size of the House of Representatives.

  Deputy Navy Commander in Chief Prachum Kruawan said yesterday the Senate
  should be authorised only to screen legislation. He did not say whether the
  number of senators should be cut.

  Supreme Commander ACM Voranart Apicharee recently proposed either a
  reduction in the size of the Senate or its dissolution altogether to
  underline the country's move towards democracy.

  ``It's exactly what we have in mind,'' said Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, in
  response to Voranart's comment.

  Chuan was among several leading politicians who had called for a reduction
  in the number of senators during the election campaign. He suggested the
  Senate should number between 100-120.

  But Senate Speaker Meechai Ruchuphan objected to the move to cut the
  Senate's size, saying this is not an urgent issue.

  ``There are many other national problems to be solved,'' Meechai said,
  adding that the issue should not be raised to create disunity.
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Date:         Fri, 25 Sep 1992 19:07:40 PDT
From:         "(Coban Tun)" <tun@QUARK.SFSU.EDU>
Subject:      Burma: Politcal prisoners use as porters

Article below is taken from Bangkok based publicaton
BUrma Rights Movement for Action (B.U.R.M.A)

HUMAN RIGHTS
Political Prisoners used as Porters
In early 1990, more than 500 prisoners from the Mandalay prison
were taken to Kachin State by the Burmese Army to be used as
porters.  The prisoners were told that they were being transferred
to the Myitkyina police station, and were totally unaware that they
were to be used as forced laborers by the military.  Instead of
stopping at the Myitkyina police station, they were taken for front
line duty with the Burmese Army.
A total of one hundred prisoners were sent to the Burmese Army
Garrison in the Chibwe Lawhkawng area of Kachin State.  Another
fifty prisoners were taken to N'Jang Yang, 150 to Mogaung and 200
to Sadon.  According to some prisoners who managed to escape, two
prisoners died of dysentery and jaundice while being transported to
these sites as the Burmese Army did not have any medicines to spare
for the prisoners.  One of the escaped prisoners was quoted as
saying, "The Burmese Army simply said they had no medicines nor
food for us."
The prisoners who escaped also reported that of the 200 prisoners
in their group, over 100 were political prisoners who had been
arrested for their participation in the pro-democracy uprising in
1988 and 1989.  None of these political prisoners were well known
leaders of the uprising, nor are their names known to the
international community.  It is feared that a large number of
political prisoners such, as these 100. may now be serving the
Burmese Army on the front lines as forced porters and mine
sweepers.
A total of six prisoners from this group of 500 managed to escape
and were found by the Kachin Independence Army who took them to the
Tactical 1 Headquarters in Sadon District.
Source:  Kachin Independence Organization Report
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Date:         Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:54:22 -0400
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: VN moves closer to non-communist Asia

10/01

Vietnam moves closer to non-communist Asia

    HANOI, Oct 1, Reuter - Vietnam said on Thursday it would soon exchange
defence attaches with old foe Thailand, and oversee the opening of a
Singaporean embassy and a South Korean liaison office in Hanoi.
    Government spokeswoman Ho The Lan also told a news conference that Albania
and Vietnam, old socialist allies, were closing their respective embassies in
Hanoi and Tirana due to lack of money.
    She said Foreign Minister Wong Kan Seng of Singapore, which has had
strained relations with Vietnam until recently, was scheduled to visit Hanoi
from October 19 to 21.
    Hanoi and Bangkok have also recently improved relations in Vietnam's drive
to improve ties with non-communist Asia. Thailand provided facilities for U.S.
bombing raids on Vietnam during the war.
    Thailand will be the second non-communist country in southeast Asia to
assign a defence attache to Hanoi, after Indonesia.
    "Vietnam has approved the Thai military attache," Lan said. "Vietnam is
prepared to send its military attache to Bangkok and is awaiting Thailand's
approval."
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Date:         Wed, 30 Sep 1992 22:11:22 PDT
From:         "(Coban Tun)" <tun@QUARK.SFSU.EDU>
Subject:      Burma/Thailand: Troops on alert on Burmese border

Bangkok Post Sept 20. 1992

Troops on alert near Burmese border

Thai border security forces in Mae Hong Son have been placed on
alert in the wake of reports that Rangoon may soon launch a major
offensive against Kaya minority (Karenni) rebels in the area.

Sporadic shelling by Burmese artillery units on suspected rebels hideout
were heard yesterday as Rangoon began moving ground troops towards
the Thai border.

A Thai army source said the rebels were believed to have hug deep bunkers
and laid many landmines in preparation to blunt the offensive.


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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 13:52:15 EDT
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      TH: Anand pushes for education

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 00:38:54+0700
From: kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th (Kamol Hengkietisak)

Anand wants new govt to invest in education
OUTGOING Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun plans to lunch or dine with former
members of his Cabinet every two or three months.

After the last Cabinet meeting yesterday, Mr Anand announced that he and the
outgoing members of his Cabinet will have private luncheons or dinners every two
or three months.

"The Cabinet was very cheerful today. We ate together happily," the outgoing
premier said.

Mr Anand said he will work during his last day in office today. His caretaker
government will be finished once the Chuan Government makes an official
declaration to take office today.

The outgoing premier said he and members of the Press have always had a mutual
understanding and goodwill towards each other, even though at times he may have
argued with reporters over various issues.

Members of the Press attached to Government House yesterday presented Mr Anand a
basket of fruits.

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Meanwhile, Mr Anand said the new government should study reports provided by the
PollWatch Commission on the recent general election which turned out to be "what
we all anticipated."

The September 13 general election opened a new era of democratic rule with 99
new faces elected to the House of Representatives, most of whom are aged below
40, he said, adding that those aged over 60 should consider quitting the
political arena.

Asked what the new government should do first after taking office, Mr Anand
suggested that it work on education matters and issues.

He said the Government should not only emphasise producing more engineers and
doctors but also fighting poverty in the countryside.

There has not been very much investment in the sector of education in Thailand,
he commented.

Government spokesman Montri Chenvidyakarn said Mr Anand was very proud of the
PollWatch Commission's role in the recent election.

"Mr Anand looks on the bright side of things and talks with reason. He does not
use bad language or sarcasm. He does not look down upon anybody. Even if
somebody criticises him very badly, he never strikes back," Mr Montri said.
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Date:         Sun, 4 Oct 1992 17:12:36 -0500
From:         Max Becherer <becherer@SUNA0.CS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Wooowww...woowwww [karl trucki]

      It seems to me that you are defending the indefensible...Indonesian
atrocities against the people of East Timor are very well documented.  You
suggest thet some East Timorese "want to be a part of Indonesia".  Is it
possible that these East Timorese are government lackeys ?



Refer comments, suggestions, flames to

                 Max Becherer    becherer@cs.uiuc.edu

       Nothing Evil lasts forever -- the Future belongs to the Free.
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Date:         Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:49:45 -0400
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      CAM: Khmer Rouge reportedly steps up attacks in northwest Cambodia

10/01

KHMER ROUGE REPORTEDLY STEPS UP ATTACKS IN NORTHWEST CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH (OCT. 1) DPA - Khmer Rouge guerrillas have stepped up attacks on
Phnom Penh government positions near the ancient Angkor temples in northwest
Cambodia, it was reported Thursday.

The development comes despite a ceasefire and ahead of talks in New York on the
Cambodia peace process.

Ceasefire violations between the Khmer Rouge and Phnom Penh government forces
in Siem Reap province had been ''more than usual'', a United Nations source
said.

A U.N. military officer said fighting appeared to have moved south from the
neighbouring province of Preah Vihear, but he had no immediate details.

Khmer Rouge guerrillas overran a village about two weeks ago just north of the
Angkor Thom site.

They left behind leaflets praising U.N. peacekeeping troops but branding the
U.N. troops' chief Yasushi Akashi as pro-Vietnamese.

The Khmer Rouge claims that Vietnamese troops remain in Cambodia three years
after Hanoi said they left, and alleges that Vietnamese settlers are flooding
into the country.

Akashi says the U.N. forces have found no evidence to back the charges.

Phnom Penh Premier Hun Sen has expressed fears that the leftist group might
launch new offensives during the dry season starting late October.
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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:39:00 EDT
From:         EEMOISE@CLEMSON.BITNET
Subject:      Apology to Nhan Tran

> > A few months ago, Nhan Tran was posting large quantities of material
> > that struck a lot of people (including me) as _really_ bad.  There
> > were a lot of complaints.  I think he was paying attention, because
> > after a while he pretty well stopped posting blatant propaganda.
> >
> > Ed Moise
> > EEMOISE@CLEMSON
>
> Ed, I think you're thinking of Chan Tran, editor of Vietnam Insight, which
> is apparently a mouthpiece for overseas anti-Communist Vietnamese.  Most of
> his postings have been quite blatant propaganda, although I actually have
> found a few about specific human rights abuses to be informative.  Nhan
> Tran just posts newswire service stories relating to Vietnam.
>
> I once confused the two of them myself.
>
> Dave Kohr     CS Graduate Student     Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


To Nhan Tran:

   You have my sincerest apologies.

Edwin E. Moise
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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 10:23:26 EST
From:         MALAYSIA@MTUS5.CTS.MTU.EDU
Subject: Re: Flight information to Malaysia/Japan
              27 Sep 1992 14:56:00 CDT from <CS377533@VAX2.WINONA.MSUS.EDU>

Hi Tham,

       I never have this kind of problem because I have a friend working
for Malaysia Airline at San Francisco. I can alway have a seat no matter
the flight is booked or not. Most of Malaysian Students here at Michigan
Tech University buy ticket thru me and they don't have any problems as
well. Sometime it is good to get to know someone there either at travel
agency or direct from the airline itself. At least you know the person
won't cheat you.

                                            Chon Yean Ooi
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Date:         Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:50:26 -0400
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      CAM: Opposition opens first provincial office in Battambang

10/01

CAMBODIAN OPPOSITION OPENS FIRST PROVINCIAL OFFICE IN BATTAMBANG

PHNOM PENH (OCT. 1) DPA - One of Cambodia's chief opposition parties Thursday
opened a provincial office in the first real test of the country's United
Nations-drafted electorial law.

The bureau of the United National Front for an Independent, Neutral and
Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEG) was opened in the western Cambodian city of
Battambang.

U.N. officials described the move as an important development that would be
repeated throughout the country in the next few weeks.

One official described it as an ''real test'' of the election law and the
commitment of the Phnom Penh government and its rival factions to a multi-party
democracy.

Security and human rights members of the U.N. peace-keeping force will be
watching to ensure that the opposition officials are not harrassed by the Phnom
Penh government.

Last year's U.N.-drafted peace pact provides for political pluralism and
freedom of expression ahead of general elections expected in April or May.
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Date:         Fri, 25 Sep 1992 20:48:42 CDT
From:         "(Syed-Ahmad S. Syed-Ali)" <sss1@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      malaysia

Hi subscriber,
    I've subscribed to this newsgroup for almost 4 months.  I realize that most
posting are about POW's, Philippine, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia.
I guess you all knew what I mean here.  As a malaysians, I really appreciate
if any subscriber in Malaysia could post any current news about Malaysia.  I
believe that there are lots of things going on over there that might interest
some of us, especially me.
    For those who planned to do so, I appreciate you contribution very much.
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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 12:01:34 -0400
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      CAM: Khmer Rouge to reject Cambodian election results

09/26

Khmer Rouge to reject Cambodian election results

By SUE DOWNIE
   PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (UPI) -- The radical Khmer Rouge faction has warned it
will reject the outcome of next year's U.N.-supervised elections, head of state
Prince Norodom Sihanouk said Saturday.
   The former monarch, who now heads the four-faction Supreme National Council
or SNC, called on the U.N. Security Council to help resolve the current crisis
in the peace process caused by the Khmer Rouge.
   The Khmer Rouge "have already let me know that the results of the elections
will not be acceptable to them," Sihanouk told Australian Prime Minister Paul
Keating during a meeting in Phnom Penh.
   Keating paid a brief visit to Phnom Penh Saturday, becoming the first
Western head of government to visit Cambodia since 1975, when the hard-line
communist Khmer Rouge seized power for a brutal reign that killed at least 1
million Cambodians.
   Vietnam invaded the country in late 1978 and installed a new government in
1979. In 1989 Vietnam announced that the last of its combat troops had pulled
out of the country, leaving behind an unspecified number of advisers.
   Sihanouk said the Khmer Rouge contend "in the elections next year there will
be so many Vietnamese disguised as Cambodians who will be allowed to
participate in the elections ... (that) the presidential election and the
legislative elections results will not be acceptable."
   The U.N. Transitional Authority in Cambodia or UNTAC is to oversee the
elections, scheduled for April, under a peace accord signed in Paris last
October by the Vietnamese-installed Phnom Penh government, the Maoist Khmer
Rouge and two non-communist factions.
   The Khmer Rouge has refused to cooperate with second phase of the peace
accord begun in June, under which UNTAC is to disarm soldiers of the four
factions.
   "It is time for us to ask for the guidance of the U.N. Security
Council;otherwise I cannot see how we can overcome the difficulties created by
the (Khmer Rouge)," Sihanouk told Keating.
   "It seems they will not be impressed by sanctions so we cannot take any
sanctions against them, as it would not be efficient, so we would like to get
some guidance from Australia, but mainly from the U.N. Security Council," he
said.
   During his 8 1/2 hours in the country, Keating also met the U.N. military
commander, Lt. Gen. John Sanderson, and representatives of the four Cambodian
factions.
   Sihanouk had invited all SNC members to lunch at the royal palace to meet
Keating, but Khmer Rouge leaders Khieu Samphan and Son Sen did not attend.
However, one Khmer Rouge representative, Kor Bun Heng, sat in the back of the
reception room during a pre-lunch discussion.
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Date:         Sun, 27 Sep 1992 15:06:55 EDT
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      ASPIRE info

If you missed the first msg. a little while ago about ASPIRE, here is
the welcome msg.:
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Date:         Sat, 26 Sep 1992 15:21:10 EST
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From:         "KaToNg KiD" <VELOOVET%ucs.indiana.edu@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>

Hi! Welcome to ASPIRE-L. ASPIRE stands for;

A  = APEC (Asian - Pacific Economic Cooperative)
S  = Student
P  = Professional
I  = Integration and
R  = Reentry

Indiana University (IU) is pleased to announce that  ASPIRE-L (the
LISTSERV electronic mail network for ASPIRE) is on-line!  This network
is IU's contribution to the Midwest Regional Center for Project ASPIRE
and is managed from the International Center on the Bloomington Campus.

This network is moderated, which means all items are reviewed prior to
posting.  Information which is related to the goals and objectives of
Project Aspire and for relevancy to ASEAN countries will be placed on
the network.  The moderator, Mohan Veloo, is a student from Singapore
who is studying Computer Information Systems.  Mr. Veloo will work closely
with Jack Brewer at Ball State University to ensure that the network
functions in a useful and responsive way.

Material will include:
1) Information from employers.
2) Announcements of programs and activities.
3) Networking for ASEAN students.
4) Postings from Peterson's Connexion.
5) Employment opportunities.

The service is FREE, convenient, and open to any ASEAN student, employer,
or individual and groups involved in International Education.  ASPIRE-L
is not just for the MIDWEST region, but is intended as an international
ASPIRE linkage for ASEAN concerns.
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