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Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1992 09:16:29 PDT
From:         "Indonesia Publications/Task Force" <apakabar@IGC.ORG>
Subject:      Cambodia Repatriation Snag
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   AP, Khao-I-Dang Camp, Thailand, Peter Eng, April 16 - While their
countrymen head home to start new lives under a peace accord, thousands
of Cambodians are holding out in camps across the border in Thailand,
saying it is still too dangerous to return.
   Clearly opposed to going, at least for now, are about 5,000 of
the nearly 14,000 residents of the Khao-I-Dang camp, a barbed wire
enclosed compound of bamboo huts about eight miles from the Cambodian
border.
   Khao-I-Dang residents have been throwing away signs the UNHCR posted
in the camp telling people that the UNHCR will help them return home. On
some signs, residents have written "no repatriation" and "don't call us
to register for repatriation." Embassies in Bangkok have been receiving
letters from residents pleading for resettlement.
   Last September, when American opera singer and UNHCR Goodwill
Ambassador Barbara Hendricks visited Khao-I-Dang, a couple of hundred
residents staged a peaceful anti-repatriation demonstration.
   Seam Bunpaeng, 37, said he would be persecuted if he returned because
he was a soldier of the U.S.-backed Lon Nol government that fell in
1975.
   Things won't improve after the 1993 election because all four
factions contending for power have ruinous records, he said.
   At the Site 2 camp, a group of about 1,000 ethnic Chinese don't want
to return home, fearing persecution. The Chinese, many of them business
people from urban areas, fled the Phnom Penh government's discrimination
against them in the 1980s.
   Also opposed to repatriation are 1,300 people from an area of
southern Vietnam that used to be part of Cambodia. Some of these people,
called Khmer Krom, want resettlement in the West. Others want to go to
Vietnam.
   In their agreement on repatriation, the UNHCR and the Thai and
Cambodian authorities said they would discuss solutions for any
exceptional cases involving people who could not return to Cambodia. A
plan on these people will be concluded after the 1993 election, the
agreement says.
   Opposition to repatriation is strongest at Khao-I-Dang because since
it opened in 1979, the camp has been a beacon of hope for Cambodian
refugees and the only camp from which large-scale resettlement to
Western countries was allowed. It also is the only camp not controlled
by any of the guerrilla factions.
   Over the years, thousands of Cambodians bribed their way or sneaked
into the camp.
   The United States, by far the largest resettler of Khao-I-Dang
residents, ended its refugee processing there in 1985. The small-scale
regular immigration programs of recent years were halted last month,
under instructions from the Thais. The Thais have been concerned about
resettlement attracting more people into Khao-I-Dang.
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 10:38:15 -0400
From:         Soe Myint Aung <ap38@UMD5.UMD.EDU>
Subject:      Treatment of Minorities in Bangladesh [from S.C.B]
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Following is an interesting news about minorities in Bangladesh from
soc.culture.bangladesh newsgroup.
I repost it for the people who cannot read S.C.B.

Moe Htwe Oo
United Students Organization [Myanmar]
No matter who tries to divide us, we will always remain united.

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 u!budaraju Tue Apr 14 10:07:58 EDT 1992
Article: 4768 of soc.culture.bangladesh
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Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1992 00:21:39 EDT
From:         Loren Ryter <ST701831@BROWNVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Harvard holds Forum on East Timor April 12

As you may notice, the Harvard forum will be on April 21, not April 12.
I hope you can still go.

FYI, Indonesian embassy officials in Washington and UN representatives
of the Indonesian Mission in NY have been invited, but as yet no
response.

We held a similar forum at Brown on March 13, and tried very hard
to get Indonesian representatives, spending over $200 in phone and fax
bills to Washington and New York, but Indonesia did not send a single
representative.  Portugal sent 2 people, including the UN ambassador.
If you have any connections, please encourage them to go!

I hope your thesis on Japanese FDI in Indonesia is going well.
Right now I am reading about the Fukuda Doctrine in 1977 and the
promise of $1 billion to each of the ASEAN nations, for Japan's own
profit!

Selamat Berjaya,  Loren
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Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 1992 23:05:42 -0700
From:         tun@PHY.UCSF.EDU
Subject:      Burma: Forced Labor/Human Mine Sweeper
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  From a Bangkok base group B.U.R.M.A
   -------------------------------------------------------------

PEACENET:SYNAPSES
April 7, 1992
(Gene-please pass on to Coban, Asia Watch and peacenet:tinrachid@ibc)
For Posting:
Mr. Maung Win a 33 year old trader from the Mon ethnic
group, claims that villagers from his area are being forced by
the Burmese military to construct a road from Moulmein to the
site of one of the drilling rigs of a foreign oil company.
The construction, according to Maung Win, began in February of
this year and every family from the villages in the area are
forced to dig a ditch 8' by 2' by 4' each day.  The earth from
the ditch is spread on the road to raise it above flood level.
The majority of the laborers are women as the men have run
into the jungle to escape being used as porters and mine
sweepers by the Burmese military.

The families must provide their own food, and if they can
not do the work demanded each day, they must hire other people
to help them.  Medicines are also not provided.
In February, Maung Win says that a foreigner visited the
area to inspect the oil drilling site.  He stay for about one
week, and Maung Win claims that at least 700 Burmese military
soldiers provided protection for him during the visit.

The Kirkland oil company of England owns the oil
concession in this area.  Since there is little or no contact
with villagers in areas where other foreign oil companies are
working, research on possible forced labor in these areas is
not presently possible.
Attempts are being made to find more refugees who were
involved in this road building project to get more details of
the situation.
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 10:00:00 EDT
From:         Alvin the Supreme <LIAU_AK@DENISON.BITNET>
Subject:      Malaysian list

Hello,

        I was wondering if there is a list just for
news on Malaysia and Singapore.

        If there is one, could someone please post
the e-mail address. Hopefully this is a BITNET or
INTERNET list as I cannot get USENET in my sekolah
yang tiada berguna...

        Terima-kasih!



------------------------------<<<||||>>>-----------------------------
                          Alvin Kienming Liau
                    in%"liau_ak@max.cc.denison.edu"
             "...it wasn't anything important, or was it..."
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 20:55:16 PDT
From:         Charles Scheiner <cscheiner@IGC.ORG>
Subject:      Contact in Kuala Lumpur
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A GreenNet activist in Zagreb needs a contact in Kuala Lumpur.  If anyone
sees this list, please reply to support@gn.apc.org.

Thank you. ........ Charlie Scheiner (reposted from PeaceNet)
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 16:07:03 EDT
From:         mulliner@OUVAXA.UCLS.OHIOU.EDU
Subject:      RE: Bintan
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                   Ohio University Electronic Communication


   Date:  07-Apr-1992 03:42pm EST

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

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

Subject:  RE: Bintan


	I would like to add a footnote to the descriptions by
Digregorio and Trocki on Riau [added note: I would also recommend
Trocki's Prince of Pirates -- although his quasi-sequel, OPIUM
AND EMPIRE, is as good).

	Riau (and Bintan) enjoys a special place in American
history.  When America wanted to establish a consulate in
Singapore in the 1830s, it was not allowed (since Singapore did
not exist at the time of the treaty [Commerce Convention between
U.S. & Britain in 1815] opening other East India
Company (EIC) ports to U.S. trade after the War of
1812/Napoleonic Wars).  To circumvent the prohibitions on
U. S. trade at Singapore (to maintain EIC monopoly and reduce
American competition elsewhere--as in Sumatra and China), the
first Consul, Joseph Balestier, was actually accredited to Riau,
but lived in Singapore (where he pioneered sugar cultivation).
This facade continued for about five years (ca. 1834-1838) before
the EIC agreed that Singapore would be open.
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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 19:46:00 PDT
From:         RLYSLOFF@POMONA.CLAREMONT.EDU
Subject:      Re: kecak/tourism in Bali
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Christian,

My area is the music of Java, and so I can't answer your questions.  Indeed,
you may need to go to Bali to get the kind of details you're looking for.
Some suggestions would be to contact Wenton at CalArts in Valencia.  He's a
Balinese musician and dancer and may know more about kecak.  Also David
Harnish might be able to answer some of your questions; his address is
	125 Carson Ave.
	Auburn, CA 9503
His telephone number is (916) 823-2465.  His area of research is Lombok
but he recently wrote a record review for the journal Ethnomusicology,
Vol. 34, no. 3, on a recording of kecak and provides a brief (very brief)
history of the genre.

The idea of vocalizing gamelan music is not unique to Bali.  I published
an article in Ethnomusicology on _dhalang jemblung_ of Banyumas (in
west Central Java), Vol. 34, no. 1, if you're interested in related
traditions.

Good luck in your project.  It looks very good so far.  If I can be
of any help please contact me directly.  Best,

Rene T.A. Lysloff
RLYSLOFF@POMONA.CLAREMONT.EDU  or  RLYSLOFF@POMONA.BITNET
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Date:         Mon, 6 Apr 1992 22:37:20 CDT
From:         Chang TeChi <C557361@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU>
Subject: Re: Malaysian flag GIF
              6 Apr 1992 20:07:00 -0700 from <MASHUD_WS@CUBLDR.COLORADO.EDU>

Well, just some info for those interested in posting GIF pictures on
the net. If you can't reach a ftp site for upload, try USENET site.
Put your GIF files at comp.binaries.pictures . It'll be available
for everybody. Just send it as a regular file (or mail) to
the nearest usenet site.

Cheers,
Chang
School of Nursing
University of Missouri
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Date:         Fri, 17 Apr 1992 12:48:00 EDT
From:         "Carl A. Trocki" <CTROCKI@GUVAX.BITNET>
Subject:      vietnam outa sight

To Chan Tran and his group of emigres.
It was said that after the French Revolution the aristocrats who had
run away from the country had "learned nothing and forgotten nothing".
The recent spate of venom, propaganda and bad news from Chan Tran
shows us that the emigre syndrome is not dead.  It is understandable,
I suppose, because the war left so much suffering in its wake.
However, what can be gained by trying to resurrect the failed
attitudes and outlooks of the past?  I think only more suffering and
more chaos.  I see nothing positive in Chan Tran's communications.
Does he want to bring back Ngo Dinh Diem and "barbeque" some
Buddhists?  Or, will he bring back the Saigon military and have a
government like that in Thailand or Indonesia?  There is repression
and corruption in every country.  Perhaps the best way to fight it is
for people who love their country to go home and participate in its
life - not try to get foreigners to fight their battles for them.

        There are lots of problems in Vietname today and many of them
are the result of unwise policies, repressive policies and corruption
of the regime.  But many of its problems come from a poverty that is
the result of isolation.  I do not believe Vietnam will improve if we
continue the embargo.  Corruption will not disappear until everyone
can go in and look at it.  The regime will not be able to maintain
secrecy and repression if the country is open to all.  Prosperity
creates freedom and a demand for freedom.

        I think that it is time to forget the difficulties and
bitterness of the past and set about finding ways to help Vietnam
reconstruct.  If Chan Tran wants to refight the war of the past it
will only bring continued suffering, moreover, he'd better count on
doing it without US aid.
                        Carl Trocki
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 14:51:13 EDT
From:         Loren Ryter <ST701831@BROWNVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Harvard holds Forum on East Timor April 12

                    Harvard University's
            John F. Kennedy School of Government
                          present
                    an ARGO Forum event:

   ______________________________________________________________
 /                                                                \
|                   MASSACRE IN EAST TIMOR:                        |
|                                                                  |
|           CASE STUDY IN UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY             |
 \.______________________________________________________________./

                         - with -

                        Larry Dinger
          US State Department Indonesia Desk Officer

                     Benedict Anderson
Aaron L. Binenkorb Professor of International Studies, Cornell University

                        Allan Nairn
            New Yorker Magazine/ Massacre survivor

                        Amy Goodman
          Pacifica Radio news editor/ Massacre survivor


                       Noam Chomsky
                  Institute Professor, MIT

                     - moderated by -

                       Henry Steiner
          Director of Human Rights Program, Harvard Law


      smuggled video tape of the massacre will be shown


            :       Tuesday, April 12, 1992         :
            :              8:15 pm                  :
            :        Institute of Politics          :
            :           79 JFK Street               :
            :        Cambridge MA 02138             :
            :           (617) 495-1360              :
            :                                       :
            :     free and open to the public       :


                      co-sponsored by:

Harvard Radcliffe Undergraduate Council, Asian American Association,
Harvard College Democrats, Radcliffe Union of Students, Democratic
Socialists of America, Harvard Filipino Forum, Anthropology Club,
Harvard Chapter of Amnesty International, East Timor Action Network/
Rhode Island, Portuguese American, Portuguese Continental Union,
Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School.

   Portuguese Embassy Officials will be in attendence
   Indonesian Embassy Officials have been invited
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 13:47:06 PDT
From:         jdo@SJC.MENTORG.COM
Subject:      Viet Nam: 3rd Forum on Informatics
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-----  Begin Included Text  --------------------------------------------

First Announcement

+--------------------------------+
|                                |
|   THIRD FORUM ON INFORMATICS   |
|                                |
+--------------------------------+

with the theme

*****************************************************************
Informatics in Viet Nam for the 90's: Cooperation and Development
*****************************************************************

Date    : 6-10 July 1992
Location: VietXo Friendship Labor Cultural Center, Hanoi

*

The Third Forum--with the theme "Informatics in Viet Nam for the 90's:
Cooperation and Development"--is organized by the Viet Nam Association
for Information Processing (VAIP), with the participation of:

- State Committee of Science (SCS),
- Ministry of Heavy Industries,
- Ministry of Education and Training,
- National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR),

and research institutes, universities, centers for training, production,
service and applications in informatics.

*

The Third Forum on Informatics is an occasion for informaticians and
others to discuss the development of informatics in recent years, the
present state of informatics in Viet Nam, and to propose trends,
planning and programming to improve the Cooperation and Development of
informatics in Viet Nam for the 90's. The Forum is also an occasion for
exchanging research and application results, experiences on training,
production and business, and presenting new products in the field.

*

The Third Forum has the following activities:

1/ Scientific Conference: Exchange, presentation of findings,
   discussion about subjects of research, application, training,
   Cooperation and Development in Informatics.

2/ Exhibition: Introduction of new products in informatics, especially
   software for the developing needs of the informatics market.

3/ Informatics and Youth: Contests, games in informatics and computer-
   aided testing, ...

*

Call for papers
---------------

- Submission deadline: 30 December 1991
- Notice of acceptance: 30 March 1992

Exhibition
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- Registration deadline: 30 March 1992
- Notice of acceptance: 30 May 1992

- Exhibit fee: US$20/square-meter

*

Registration Form
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Name:
Organization:
Address:
       :

[  ]  Conference participant

[  ]  Exhibitor

*

Addresses for Correspondence
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Hoi Tin hoc Viet Nam (VAIP)         Hoi Tin hoc TpHCM (HCMAIP)
36C, Ly Nam De                      43, Nguyen Thong, Q3
Hanoi, Viet Nam                     HoChiMinh City, Viet Nam
tel: +84 4 254219                   tel: +84 8 294940
fax: +84 4 256849

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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 10:12:33 PDT
From:         "Indonesia Publications/Task Force" <apakabar@IGC.ORG>
Subject:      Suchinda Coup No. 2
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    Reuter, Bangkok, Angus MacSwan, April 8 - General Suchinda Kraprayoon's
move from army headquarters to government house amounts to a second coup
which re-establishes the military's dominance of Thai politics.
    The supreme military commander, architect of a coup that overthrew a
democratically-elected government last year, was appointed prime
minister on Tuesday two weeks after elections in which he did not stand.
    "Suchinda's rise to the premiership is blatantly undemocratic," said
The Nation. "The result is tantamount to a theft of the election's
outcome and a subversion of the people's aspirations."
    Analysts and newspaper editorials condemned his appointment as
hypocritical and the result of manipulation by generals.
    The Bangkok Post called his appointment "a political throwback to a
bygone age."
    Many observers saw the Narong nomination as a ploy.
    "He was a sacrificial lamb," said a foreign businessman who added
that the outcome did not dent his enthusiasm for the investment climate
in this rapidly prospering country.
    Suchit Bunbongkarn, Chulalongkorn University's dean of Political
Science, said the appointment meant Thai democracy was not keeping pace
with that economic growth.
    "To promote democracy you must have an elected prime minister. They
should be able to find one more person out of 360 MPs. It indicates the
military still wants an important role in politics," he said.
    Suchinda's resignation from the military to take up the premiership
means other politically ambitious officers will move into top military
posts.
    His brother-in-law, General Issarapong Noonpakdi, takes over as army
chief while air force head Air Chief Marshal Kaset Rojananil becomes
supreme commander.
    Suchinda now finds himself heading a government likely to include a
number of politicans whom the junta had denounced as being at the heart
of previous corruption.
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Organization: Vietnam Insight
Editor: Chan Tran
Address: PO Box 7826, San Jose, CA 95150, USA
Phone: (408) 226-2261
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Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1992 14:18:31 PDT
From:         Vietnam Insight <vinsight%netcom.com@HUSC6.BITNET>
Subject:      Mr. Vo Dai Ton's Firm Stand After Release

ANTI-COMMUNIST RESISTANCE LEADER PUBLICLY DENOUNCES HANOI AFTER RELEASE
(Vietnam Insight January 1992)

Immediately following his release from the Vietnamese Communist prison
and return to his family in Australia, the leader of a Vietnamese
resistance organization issued a statement denouncing the Vietnamese
Communist regime and vows to continue the struggle to free Vietnam from
communist oppression.

Mr. Vo Dai Ton, 55, a former lieutenant colonel of the South Vietnamese
Army was freed on December 9, 1991 after 10 years in Hanoi's captivity
for plotting to overthrow the regime.

Hanoi's Interior Ministry said that Mr. Ton was released because he had
"repented for his mistakes towards his country" and promised to
discontinue anti-communist activities.

In the open letter to his Vietnamese compatriots and friends, Mr. Vo Dai
Ton vows to continue the struggle against the Vietnamese Communist
regime and calls on Vietnamese compatriots overseas to join efforts at
home to bring down the oppressive system.

He also revealed in his letter the ten long years of suffering in the
brutal hands of his captors. He was subjected to brutal tortures,
humiliation, physically and mentally abuses, and solitary confinement in
contrast to Hanoi's claim of treating him humanely.

In retrospect, during a televised meeting with foreign press on July 13,
1982, which Hanoi had hoped Mr. Ton would confess to the charge that his
resistance organization is connected to the CIA, Mr. Ton suddenly
seized the moment to courageously declared his steadfast position
against the regime and his belief that freedom will eventually prevail
in Vietnam. It was shown that he was immediately whisked away. Following
the incident, he now revealed, he was showered with merciless punishment
and tortures.
--
Vietnam Insight (vinsight@netcom.com)
Chan Tran, editor
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