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From: purwinto@mothra.syr.EDU 
Subject: INA: Flores relief aid needed
Keywords: Flores-Sumba earthquake victims
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 11:22:10 EST

 
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Flores Relief Aid Task Force
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Dear folks, a.w.: 

Regarding a huge disaster experienced by our Flores and Sumba brothers
and sisters (Christians, Muslims, and others), I ask you for giving 
some release by sending our charity to the victims. To present your 
humanitarian aid in cash, please send your personal cheque or cashier 
cheque (for those who reside in the U.S.) or international money order 
(for those who reside outside the U.S.) to the address below:

Wahyu Purwinto
A7-1 Slocum Heights
Syracuse, NY. 13210. U.S.A.
Voice: 315.449.3538

I will send all your charity to Flores-Sumba through an independent
agency such as the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) or one of the national 
daily newspapers (Indonesia Times, Indonesian Observer, Jakarta Post,
and Kompas). The faster you send the relief aid, the better their 
chances to release. Hope you could join this relief aid action to 
release those who need. Thank you in advance for your solidarity. 
God bless you.

Notes: The Indonesian community at Syracuse, New York, and the 
       Indonesian Development Studies Networkers (PBDLIST members)
       will preferably send their donation to my address. I will post
       regularly the progress of the donation. 

Best regards, wassalam,
-wien (PBDLIST Admin) 
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From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: Defense boss cites friendship with China

12/10

VIETNAM DEFENCE BOSS CITES FRIENDSHIP WITH CHINA

    HANOI, Dec 10, Reuter - Vietnamese Defence Minister General Doan Khue,
currently visiting China, has called for the two countries to forget old
quarrels, an official Vietnamese newspaper reported on Thursday.
    Nhan Dan said Khue told Chinese Defence Minister Qin Jiwei after arriving
in Beijing on Monday that Vietnam had good memories of past Chinese support.
    China supported North Vietnam in its war against the United States but the
communist neighbours fell out in the 1970s. They fought a border war in 1979,
backed opposing sides in Cambodia and fought a brief naval clash in 1988 in the
disputed Spratly Islands.
    Relations were normalised in November 1991 and Premier Li Peng came to
Vietnam last week, the first visit by a Chinese prime minister for 21 years.
    "With their tradition of loyalty, the Vietnamese people will never forget
the precious assistance and support of the Chinese people," Nhan Dan quoted
Khue as telling Qin.
    "The people and the People's Army of Vietnam always attach importance to
their friendship with the people and the People's Liberation Army of China."
    Qin said Khue's official visit, the first to China by a Vietnamese defence
minister since 1977, was like "an engine pushing forward the development of
friendly relations between the people and armies of the two countries," Nhan
Dan reported.
    Khue said the state and communist party leaders of both countries had
agreed to put aside past "unhappy events" to build new friendly relations.
    He said both countries must try to settle old and new territorial disputes
through negotiations. Those disputes, mostly over claims to territorial waters
and islands in the South China Sea, have strained relations this year.
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Subject:      TH: Helmet law amnesty blased

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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 23:17:05+0700
From: Kamol Hengkietisak <kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th>

THE rector of Mahidol University, Pradit Charoenthaithawee, will
submit a letter today to the Interior Minister protesting against the
decision to grant amnesty to violators of the crash helmet law.

Dr Pradit said the amnesty, which lasts for 45 days after the law
comes into effect tomorrow, is discriminatory and encourages abuses.

The law applies on 240 roads in Bangkok only. Motorcyclists in sois
are exempt.

The law was originally intended for the whole country. But after
arguments, it was agreed that it would first be applied in Bangkok and
later in the provinces.

Dr Pradit said his letter seeks an explanation as to why the intention
of the law has been distorted just to please certain groups of people.

He said: "The use of helmets is compulsory only on main streets. How
will the Government guarantee the safety of people using motorcycle
taxis in sois? Why are motorcyclists in sois exempt? Is it because
there have never been accidents involving motorcycles in sois?

"Every law should apply throughout the country and no one should be
given the privilege of not having to comply with the law."

"We Thais are said to lack discipline. Why is the Government itself
undisciplined? The Government should fully enforce the law and instil
discipline for the sake of safety, instead of trying to please certain
groups."

He said he wished those opposing the crash helmet law could see
patients being treated in hospital for injuries from motorcycle
accidents.

Hospitals are taking in more patients from traffic accidents every
day, and treatment costs the patient thousands of baht, he said.
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From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: Widen economic ties with Armenia

12/12

VIETNAM TO WIDEN ECONOMIC TIES WITH ARMENIA

    HANOI, Dec 13, Reuter - The vice-president of Armenia, the first senior
official from a former Soviet republic to visit Hanoi, has priased Vietnam for
setting a good example on economic policy, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
    Gagik Arutyunyan, in talks with Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet on Saturday,
also agreed to expand economic ties.
    "The problems that Vietnam has settled, the experiences that Vietnam has
won, especially in the economic area, will be treasured by Armenia and will
help Armenia settle its immediate difficulties and development problems in
future," he said.
    The report, late on Saturday, quoted Kiet as saying that Vietnam's new
relations with Armenia were a product of close ties with the old Soviet Union.
    Hanoi once depended on Moscow for economic and military aid, but has set up
diplomatic relations with Armenia and most of the other newly independent
republics since the Soviet collapse.
    Communist Vietnam has reined in inflation, produced its first trade surplus
and become the world's third biggest rice exporter by using tight Western-style
monetary policy, finding non-socialist trading partners and implementing
free-market reforms.
    World Bank officials told Reuters those reforms and other factors were
allowing Vietnam to move faster economically than the countries of Eastern
Europe.
    Armenia and Vietnam agreed to sign agreements on encouraging investment and
widening cultural, scientific and technical cooperation, and an economic
agreement to promote business.
    Arutyunyan was ending his two-day visit on Sunday.
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Editor: Chan Tran
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From:         Vietnam Insight <vinsight@NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      VI: Open Letter to Ffreedom loving people of the world

December 1, 1992

                         Open Letter

From THE NATIONAL UNITED FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF VIETNAM

To FREEDOM LOVING PEOPLE OF THE WORLD

Thank you very much for your meaningful support of our campaign on
behalf of the political prisoners in Vietnam. Your concern and
contribution to the cause have beamed hope through the dark prison cells
of Vietnam and are greatly appreciated.

Since our campaign began in July of this year, there have been 23,567
signatures given in support of NUFRONLIV's appeal for the prisoners'
release; there have been hundreds of supporting messages from leaders of
the world; many of these leaders have taken concrete steps to pressure
Hanoi for the respect of human rights and the release of political
prisoners in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese people overseas, joined by their friends around the
globe, have brought the Vietnamese ordeal and Hanoi's oppression --
reflecting most abhorably through its massive arrests of citizens soly
for their different beliefs -- to international attention. Thousands
have joined in petition drives, hunger-strikes and demonstrations to
demand freedom for these men and women.

Throughout our network of members in and outside of Vietnam, the
National United Front for the Liberation of Vietnam has been able to
contact friends and relatives of the political prisoners in Vietnam, and
compile a list of these current detainees. The first list of 275
political prisoners was released in July of this year. Since, a second
list of 263 political prisoners has recently been compiled and released.
These numbers, however, reflect only a tiny faction of Hanoi's captives;
many have been imprisoned for years; these are people whose only crime is
to ask for the return of their rights and dignity.

Toward the cause of freedom for these men and women, and for the future
of Vietnam, we will continue our efforts to bring to the world information
of these oppressed citizens and ask for your continuing support until
freedom prevails in our homeland.

Let us hope that our voices and pressure can bring changes to Vietnam,
that the political prisoners can soon join their loved ones in freedom,
and that Vietnam will soon joins the international family of the free world.

--
Vietnam Insight (vinsight@netcom.com)
Chan Tran, editor
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From:         Riduan Simanjuntak <SIMANJR@DUVM.OCS.DREXEL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: STOP UN/Jakarta Hypocrisy Now!!
              17 Dec 1992 21:25:21 PST from <cscheiner@IGC.APC.ORG>

Thanks to your deep attention concerning human rights in Indonesia.
Anyway, as a watchdog of human rights, are you doing something to the
victims of the earthquake in Flores? If you are, I really appreciate it.
If you aren't, please do something before you keep talking about human
rights.

Ok,
duan
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From:         sasamoah@ENGR.MUN.CA
Subject:      favour

        Could someone help me to erase some of my 'junk' mails. Also if someone
can
 help to erase my name from the SEASIA user list.
                                        Thank you.
                                                Sam
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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 13:06:35 CST
From:         cesloane@STAFF.TC.UMN.EDU
Subject:      Re: TH: usenet group inquiry

How can I get Thai newsgroup releases? I cannot find anything for soc.
culture.thai in LISTSERV, but found VIETNET and others. Is there a source
other than LISTSERV? Thanks.

Cliff Sloane
Metro State University, Minneapolis, MN
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Date:         Sun, 20 Dec 1992 23:06:52 PST
From:         Charles Scheiner <cscheiner@IGC.APC.ORG>
Subject:      Re: STOP UN/Jakarta Hypocrisy Now!!

Duan --
If you read this list regularly, you know that the East Timor Action
Network/US is collecting money to support the victims of the Flores
earthquake.  We do care about the people of Indonesia, as well as those
of East Timor.  What we don't like is the policies of the Suharto
government in East Timor.

Tax-deductible contributions to support Flores should be made out
to "WESPAC Foundation/Flores" and sent to
  East Timor Action Network/US
  P.O. Box 1182
  White Plains, NY 10602
All money collected will be given to an Indonesian non-governmental
organization to help victims of the tidal wave in Flores.

As we work to ameliorate the nature-caused catastrophe in Flores, we
must also work to end the human-made catastrophe in East Timor.
Thanks you, Duan, for your appreciation.
-- Charlie Scheiner
***********************************************************
Charles Scheiner, Coordinator, East Timor Action Network/US
      P.O. Box 1182, White Plains, New York 10602 USA
Tel.914-428-7299   fax:914-428-7383   cscheiner@igc.apc.org
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Date:         Sun, 13 Dec 1992 19:09:26 EST
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      ID: Bishop: Reign of terror in ET

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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 0:06:39 CST


                       Copyright 1992 Reuters, Limited
                           The Reuter Library Report




DATELINE: LONDON, Dec 11

   Indonesian troops are waging a campaign of terror in East Timor following the
capture of rebel leader Xanana Gusmao, according to a New York churchman.

   ''There have been numerous arrests, Indonesian soldiers and paramilitary
forces are everywhere and secret killings are said to be taking place,'' Bishop
Paul Moore of the Protestant Episcopal Church said in a letter to Britain's
weekly Economist magazine.
   ''The situation is so bad...that church leaders are telling people to be
prepared for the worst,'' he said, citing information he had received from
''authoritative sources.''

   The Indonesian government plans to put Xanana on trial in a civil court early
next year.  Jakarta  has not detailed the charges, but it claims Xanana was
behind protests which the government says led to an army massacre in East Timor
in November 1991.

   Witnesses say up to 180 people were killed when troops fired on a crowd
gathered at a cemetery in the capital Dili to mourn the death of a separatist
sympathiser. The government puts the toll at 50 dead and 66 missing.

   Indonesia annexed East Timor in 1976, a year after the departure of its
Portuguese colonial rulers. The United Nations does not recognise the move.

   Moore called for international pressure on Indonesia to end human rights
abuses in East Timor, to allow international observers into the region and to
negotiate a just settlement over the disputed territory.

   ''Given the history of support for Indonesia by many Western nations, Japan
and others, in a situation that has claimed more than 200,000 Timorese lives,
this is the very least we can do,'' he wrote.

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International news, analysis, profiles
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Date:         Sun, 13 Dec 1992 18:57:43 EST
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      TH: PDP leader must be elected

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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 23:05:53+0700
From: Kamol Hengkietisak <kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th>
Subject: Bangkok Post Dec 12: PDP leader must be elected


ACTING Palang Dharma Party leader Suthep Attakorn confirmed
yesterday the next PDP leader will have to be elected by its
members.

His comment followed after de facto PDP leader Chamlong Srimuang
approached ex-premier Anand Panyarachun to take over the PDP
leadership.

Mr Suthep, also University Affairs Minister, said Mr Anand is a
good person but whoever will be the next PDP leader must be
elected by party members only.

The acting party leader said all party members have the right to
approach any person for the party leadership but that person must
be elected to get the post.

Besides Maj-Gen Chamlong, several other PDP members have also
approached other persons for the post but they just did not make
news, Mr Suthep said.

He did not comment why Maj-Gen Chamlong had not consulted other
party members before he approached Mr Anand.

Meanwhile, the acting party leader said the appointment of the
next PDP leader has nothing to do with the fact that the party
made fewer MPs in Bangkok. In the March 22 general election, PDP
had 32 Bangkok MPs, compared to only 23 in the September 13
general election.

Mr Suthep said the decline in the number of MPs does not
necessarily mean a decline of the party as a whole.

"Someday the people may like a party so much, someday the people
may like them a little or not at all. It's just an ordinary thing
for every party to face. It's got nothing to do with who will be
the party leader," he said.
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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:34:55 -0600
From:         Max Becherer <becherer@SUNA0.CS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Fire victims at SIUC

      Let's hope they catch the arsonist, and be glad that Illinois has the
death penalty.

                                       Max Becherer
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Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 1992 10:08:37 -0500
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: UN launches birth control project in VN

12/11

    HANOI, Dec 11, Reuter - The United Nations launched an $8 million project
on Friday to provide birth control facilities in Vietnam, which says it must
curb its population growth in order to help its emerging economy.
    The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) signed an agreement with
Vietnam's Ministry of Health covering 1992-1995 to supply Vietnam with
intra-uterine devices and oral contraceptives and to investigate local birth
control use.
    Vietnam, which has more than 70 million people, says it must decrease its
2.2 per cent average population growth rate.
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Subject:      NEWS/VN: VN, US agree on new MIA search

12/12

VIETNAM, U.S. AGREE ON NEW MIA SEARCH

    HANOI, Dec 12, Reuter - The United States and Vietnam will complete
investigations in January into whether any American servicemen missing from the
Vietnam War might still be alive, an official newspaper reported on Saturday.
    U.S. Major-General Thomas Needham, the head of a U.S. search for remains of
or clues to missing Americans, agreed in talks in Hanoi this week to hold a
two-week investigation in January, the Vietnam News newspaper said.
    The field search scheduled for January 2 to 18 will be the fifth joint
effort since February, when Hanoi and Vietnam stepped up work on resolving 135
so-called discrepancy cases concerning servicemen who may have been captured.
    Washington has carried out 20 field investigations with Hanoi since 1988,
including the five since February.
    U.S. experts say evidence uncovered since 1988 in interviews with nearly
1,000 local people and excavations of plane crash sites and graves has proved
or indicated that men listed by Washington as "presumed dead but unaccounted
for" actually died in the war.
    Rumours circulated by private groups or individuals in the United States of
Americans being held prisoner in Indochina have helped block a lifting of
Washington's trade embargo against Hanoi and normalisation of ties.
    This month Washington completed a separate investigation into reports of
missing American servicemen supposedly seen in captivity or living freely.
    Vietnamese officials and Western diplomats say some of the so-called "live
sighting" reports turned out to concern American prisoners seen by local people
in the war or foreigners not connected with the U.S. military.
    Many of the reports were also fake information given by Vietnamese boat
people who had hoped to get money or a ticket to America, they said.
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Subject:      TH: Satellite towns urged

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Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 23:35:37+0700
From: Kamol Hengkietisak <kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th>


MORE satellite towns should be built around Bangkok to ease traffic
congestion in the city, Bangkok Governor Krisda Arunvongse na
Ayutthaya said yesterday.

Mr Krisda said the BMA committee to draft the city plan, comprising
representatives of the National Housing Authority and Office of the
National Economic and Social Development Board, have agreed that
Bangkok's business concentrations must be expanded to the suburbs.

Every party had the same idea that satellite towns must be initiated
if the BMA wants to ease traffic congestion and improve living
conditions of residents by controlling Bangkok's development through
implementation of a proper city plan, he added.

The governor said the idea of introducing satellite towns or
sub-centres must be implemented to cope with Bangkok's growing
population which will reach 12 million in the next decade.

He said the BMA will designate sub-centres that will coincide with the
country's big projects such as the second international airport at
Nong Ngu Hao in order to create more jobs and prepare every facility
for people as an attempt to reduce commuter travelling time.

The BMA's City Planning Division has been assigned to study high
density vehicle areas and the number of car parks in the city within
six months in order to use the report to draft the new city plan, he
said.

The report will also be used when considering the granting of building
construction permits in the suburbs, he said.

He admitted that the designation of sub-centres will affect land
prices but the BMA will find measures to control this, such as by
forcing land speculators to pay back something to the city.

There will be no problem with infrastructures in the sub-centres, the
governor said, adding that it will take a long time to complete this
idea so infrastructures still have enough time to be completed.
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