41. Press Release: WCC General Secretary To Visit Asian Countries The WCC general secretary will have discussions in the Vientiane with communist partyand government officials, the Hard hit by the asian economic crisis in http://www2.wcc-coe.org/pressreleasesen.nsf/index/pr-03-11.html

World Council of Churches Media relations office Press Release 150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland E-mail: media@wcc-coe.org pr-03-11 24 February 2003 WCC general secretary to visit Asian countries Christian minorities not alone Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), will be visiting four Asian countries from 26 February to 9 March. Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma), and Pakistan will be receiving their first official visit from a WCC general secretary. The visit will assure Christian communities living in a minority situation that they have the support of the worldwide ecumenical family. The packed agenda that awaits Raiser during his twelve-day visit includes contacts with churches and Christian institutions, leaders of the majority Buddhist and Muslim religions, representatives of civil society and government officials. In addition to expressing solidarity, the visit should also help to strengthen inter-faith links and enhance relations between local churches and their respective governments. Laos (26-27 February) The first stop on the journey is the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Poverty and lack of health care and education are just some of the many problems facing this communist country which is still suffering the after-effects of the Vietnam war and has recently shifted to a market economy system.

42. General Essay On South East Asian Religions general Essay on South East asian Religions. In return, the government performed riteshonouring the Buddhas which had little influence on the general population http://members.ozemail.com.au/~skyaxe/general.htm

General Essay on South East Asian Religions Introduction As explained in the SHINTO section, no clear division in real life can be made between 'Buddhism' and 'Shinto' in Japan. The people who attend Shinto shrines are largely the same people who attend Buddhist temples or take part in new religious movements. This section deals with the historical development of Buddhism and some contemporary 'new religious movements' in Japan, and should be read in conjunction with the SHINTO section. Buddhism was formally introduced into Japan some time during the sixth century, though there were undoubtedly influential Korean Buddhists living in Japan before this time. The early forms of Japanese Buddhism originated directly from a Chinese 'parent' school or sect. More information about their doctrines and history outside Japan can be gained by consulting the CHINESE BUDDHISM or INDIAN BUDDHISM sections. The Kamakura period began with the establishment of a military government by the shoguns. This period saw the rise of popular Buddhist mass religious movements inspired by Pure Land teachers such as Kuya, Honen and Shinran, and a movement of devotees of the Lotus sutra led by the pugnacious monk Nichiren. In addition, Eisai and Dogen introduced the two major forms of Zen to be found in Japan today, Rinzai and Soto. During the Tokugawa period (1603-1868) Japanese life was governed by restrictive laws designed to limit the potential for rebellion and disorder. Sectarian disputes were muted and new religious movements strictly controlled. By the beginning of the nineteenth century the Tokugawa system was beginning to collapse and new religious movements such as Kurozumikyo, Konkokyo and Tenrikyo emerged, not without opposition from the authorities. In 1868 the new Meiji government ordered the 'separation of kami and Buddhas' (shinbutsu bunri) and Buddhism was toppled from the established position it had enjoyed throughout the Tokugawa period. (For more information on religious developments in the 19th and 20th centuries see the SHINTO section).

43. Centre Of South Asian Studies, Cambridge The following United States government files (which are published by University Publicationsof America) are 845.0845.3 (From Record Group 59, general Records http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/govt.html

CENTRE OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES Archive Collections Library Collections Shortcut to databases About the Centre ... Home Laundress Lane Cambridge Tel: (01223) 33-8094 Fax: (01223) 76-7094 Email webmaster Microform material relating to government agencies India Office Records The following series of material in the India Office Records are held on microform at the Centre. The numbers in brackets are the catalogue numbers of the material in the India Office Library. British intelligence on Afghanistan and its frontiers, c. 1888-1946: secret and confidential print from the British Government of India Edited by Anthony Farrington. 410 microfiche [Published by I.D.C., Leiden, 2003] Click here for more details Governors' fortnightly correspondence with the Viceroy Click here for a detailed listing Indian National Congress - reports and proceedings, no 1-9, 1885-1892 172 microfiche. [A printed handlist is available at the Centre.] Indian political intelligence files, 1912-1950 624 microfiche. [Published by I.D.C., Zug, 2000.] [A printed handlist is available at the Centre.]

44. Government & Politics Of South Asia Sri Lanka (ElectionWorld.org) Parliamentary general Election - 2000 (GovernmentInformation Department). Delhi think-tank on South asian military and http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/southasia/cuvl/govt.html

South Asia Resource Access on the Internet Email: magier@columbia.edu Sarai home WWW Virtual Library Department home of South Asia Official Websites of South Asian Governments Governments on the WWW: South Asia (Gunnar Anzinger) Bangladesh India Maldives Nepal ... Sri Lanka Additional government links not included above: Directory of Government of India Websites (Ministry of External Affairs) Office of the Prime Minister of Nepal Government of Nepal (hosted by Ministry of Science and Technology) Political Parties of South Asia AIADMK: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party , India Ajeya Bharat Party , India BDP: Bharatiya Democratic Party , India BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party , India Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninst): UML CPI(M): Communist Party of India (Marxist) DMK: Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam , India Humanist Party , India Indian National Congress Party Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh JVP: Janata Vimukthi Peramuna (People's Liberation Front) , Sri Lanka MEP: Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (People's United Front) , Sri Lanka Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) , Pakistan Nepal Samajwadi Janta Dal , Nepal Nepali Congress Party Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Pakistan

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46. Asian Americans Of The US Department Of Commerce APA Net LINKS general APA Interests FAPAC interagency organization representingover 50 Federal agencies; asian American government Executives Network http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~hrmo/ap-links.htm

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN NETWORK BOARD EVENTS HOME APA Net LINKS General APA Interests FAPAC inter-agency organization representing over 50 Federal agencies OMB Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (Census Site) Washington, DC area links by CAPAL White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders InfoPlease.com General Minority Interests Nist Globe ANHA: Association of NIST Hispanic Americans NIST Committee for Women OPM Diversity Profiles Interests and Organizations 80-20 Initiative APA Political Action information. AAPI - White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders DC Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA) ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union , advocate of individual rights. A.Magazine American Jewish Committee - The American Jewish Committee is a membership driven organization with thirty-two chapters nationwide. Membership support is the foundation on which AJC's long history of achievements has been built. Asia Express Asian Community Online Network (ACON) serves the Asian Pacific American social service and non-profit community.

47. Asia Today Feature Reports In general, foreign investors worry only about likely changes of government policyfollowing a change of government. asian governments are usually pragmatic http://www.asiatoday.com.au/features/feb04_1.asp

Special Online Report February/March 2004 Poll spending to lift Asian economies campaign . . . THE ECONOMIES OF several Asian countries due to go to the polls this year are expected to be buoyed by additional Government spending. South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and India are facing general elections. While Thailand and Singapore do not have to hold a general election until 2005, some believe their governments may take advantage of strengthening economies to go to a snap election at the end of 2004. In general, foreign investors worry only about likely changes of Government policy following a change of government. Asian governments are usually pragmatic, and tend not to tinker with what seems to work. On the other hand, the largesse that outgoing governments hand out around election time gives a definite positive boost to the economy at large. In short, all economies in the region will experience stronger growth this year (see table). According to Consensus Economics, the average growth for Northeast Asia, excluding Japan, will be 6.8 per cent, and for Southeast Asia, 5.3 per cent.

48. FM Radio Transmission Facility For LTTE:Statement By The Government 16/05/2004 , Sun. A Newspaper Published by asian Tribune Co a private Broadcastingstation was issued by the government to the Secretary general LTTE Peace http://www.asiantribune.com/show_article.php?id=168

49. ::: Asian Tribune ::: Date 16/05/2004 , Sun. A Newspaper Published by asian Tribune Co to an internationalorganisation if necessary and not the government, general Secretary of http://www.asiantribune.com/archives.php?step=3&date=2003-05-01

50. Asian Central Banks Consider Alternatives To Big Dollar Holdings significant opportunity costs, warned the asian Development Bank says Choi JoongKyung, directorgeneral of the of our resources, says government minister Hu http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/crisis/2004/0205dollaralternative.htm

51. Category Search - CrossRoads Current Category Home » government Institutions » asian governments. Directorategeneral of Foreign Trade - Directorate general of Foreign Trade-Govt. http://www.accessasia.com/a/xroads/xCategorySearch.asp?adlk=-1&ID=84&countryid=0

52. World-Wide Web Resources - Countries Excluding The U.S. Access to social, economic and general data from official sources. asianNet, includesinformation about asian business, government, education, arts http://www.uky.edu/Subject/countries.html

Countries (Excluding the U.S.) Index General Country Resources Africa Specific Asian Countries Australia ... South and Central America New Sites Added Since March 19 Al's Iraq Links , from Al Tompkins at PoynterOnline. General Country Resources ABSEES Online , the online version of The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies . Searchable by ten different fields, including author, title, subject, date of publication, and publisher. Available to University of Kentucky on-campus users and off-campus via the proxy server Additional information Address Directory for the Politicians of the World Atlapedia , country profiles providing facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history and economy. Background Notes , current versions of publications that describe the history, people and government of every country in the world; new editions reflect changes over time. [ Background Notes Archive Black World Today , profile of countries from Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Constitution Finder , offering constitutions, constitution drafts, and other documents related to national and state constitutions and constitutionalism. Nations and states are listed alphabetically, and each nation's or state's name is linked to its constitutional text posted somewhere on the Internet.

53. Today In Asian History: September 30                       The JEASC This Week in asian History page is compiled by Clayton Dube. 1910 Japanestablished its governmentgeneral to administer recently annexed Korea. http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/thisweek/09-30.htm

USC-UCLA Joint East Asian Studies Center Today in Asian History September 30 The JEASC "This Week in Asian History" page is compiled by Clayton Dube. He welcomes your comments and suggestions. Send them to < cdube@isop.ucla.edu Japan established its government-general to administer recently annexed Korea. On August 22, 1910, Japanese and Korean officials signed the treaty of annexation . In 1995, then Japanese Prime Minister Murayama argued that the treaty had been "legal." Yukata Kawasaki has analyzed this claim in the Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law. United Nations forces crossed the 38th parallel separating North and South Korea, triggering China's entry into the Korean conflict. Read Gen. Bradley's order to Gen. MacArthur and the CIA assessment of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai's warning about such action. Political scientist Michael Sheng (Southwest Missouri State University) has written about the Chinese decision to enter the conflict. You may also read Chinese leader Mao Zedong's order sending Chinese forces into Korea.

54. East Asian Governments Urged To Harness Market Forces To Improve Environment, Sa As well, East asian nations can capitalize on the dissemination. Other examplesinclude government websites in Established by the UN general Assembly in 1973 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-04/unu-eag040604.php

Public release date: 11-Apr-2004 Contact: Terry Collins collins1@sympatico.ca United Nations University East Asian governments urged to harness market forces to improve environment, save money Better environmental management is key to Asia's economic development: UN University researchers Many East Asian countries could save tens of millions of dollars and improve environmental compliance of industries by blending more market incentives into their traditional "command-and-control" legal and regulatory approach to environmental protection, according to a book launched today by the United Nations University. The authors says East Asian countries rely primarily on a command-and-control approach – regulating effluent and emissions standards – but typically lack effective institutions for implementation, monitoring, and compliance. "Generally speaking, a rigid command-and-control approach leads to high compliance costs and widespread under-compliance," according to East Asian Experience in Environmental Governance, published by UNU Press. The problem is compounded in East Asia by "the lack of enforcement capacity as well as insufficient human and financial resources for large-scale investment in environmental protection. The command-and-control approach in China has been ineffective in part because authorities there "set effluent disposal costs below the marginal cost of reducing pollution. Therefore, it is cheaper for factories to pay the disposal cost instead of reducing emissions," the book says.

55. IPS | Asian Migration Trail ABU DHABI — As the government s general amnesty drew to a close at the end of May,asian missions reported no major lastminute rush of applicants seeking to http://www.ipsnews.net/migration/stories/briefs1.html

HOME STORIES THE PROJECT LINKS ... FEEDBACK Indonesia to Intensify Battle vs Human Trafficking JAKARTA — Every minute, around the world, there are incidents of flagrant discrimination in the workplace against women, persons with HIV/AIDS, members of ethnic groups, the elderly and others, says the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in a report released in May. Encouraged by progress made so far, Indonesia will intensify its efforts against people trafficking to repair its poor record as well as to avoid sanctions from the international community, says Ratna Tjaja, the deputy in charge of the quality of women's lives at the Office of the State Minister for Women's Empowerment. Ratna said that the government and the House must now speed up the deliberation of the bill on the trafficking of women and children to provide a legal basis for the ongoing fight against trafficking. An estimated 230,000 Indonesian women and children have been trafficked from their home villages in Java, Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara and Sulawesi to be employed as sex workers and cheap labor in urban areas at home and the sex trade overseas. The government has recently brought home more than 300 women who were employed as sex workers in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.

56. Asian News after India s impoverished millions voted to oust the ruling Hindunationalist government. Vajpayeejust two days before results are due in the general election http://www.unison.ie/index.php3?ca=31

57. BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Asian Travel And Tourism Vietnam and its people, and general tourist information annotated links to materialabout asian countries humanities, business and economy, government, news and http://bubl.ac.uk/link/a/asiantravelandtourism.htm

BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus A-Z ... About Asian travel and tourism A-Z Index Titles Descriptions Asia Tour: Cambodia Asia Tour: Laos Asia Tour: Malaysia Asia Tour: Myanmar ... World Travel Guide: Pakistan Page last updated: 17 March 2003 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Asia Tour: Cambodia Maps, photographs, information on Cambodia and its people, and general tourist information on the country and its regions. Author: Diethelm Travel Subjects: asian travel and tourism, cambodia DeweyClass: ResourceType: promotion Location: thailand, asia Last checked: Asia Tour: Laos Maps, photographs, information on Laos and its people, and general tourist information on the country and its regions. Author: Diethelm Travel Subjects: asian travel and tourism, laos DeweyClass: ResourceType: promotion Location: laos, asia Last checked: Asia Tour: Malaysia Maps, photographs, information on Malaysia and its people, and general tourist information on the country and its regions. Author: Diethelm Travel Subjects: asian travel and tourism, malaysia

58. General Wesley Clark For President - Official Campaign Web Site On the Issues. general Wes Clark s Agenda for asian ethnic group in our nation, asianPacific Americans Our government has a history of discrimination against http://clark04.com/issues/apa/

CONTRIBUTE Email: WELCOME CENTER First time visitor? Click here to visit our welcome center. GET INFORMED About Wes Clark Career Highlights On the Issues Official Blog ... FAQ JOIN THE CAMPAIGN Contribute Take Action Volunteer Meetup ... E-mail Updates MULTIMEDIA American Son Television Ads Photo Gallery Video Gallery SUPPORTER TOOLS Clark Recruiters EventFinder Download Center Clark Community Network ... Clark Gear COMMUNITIES African Americans GLBT Veterans Women HOW TO HELP Internships TechCorps Travel with Clark Convoy CONTACT US On the Issues General Wes Clark's Agenda for Asian Pacific Americans Protecting each citizen's fundamental right to equal opportunity As the fastest-growing ethnic group in our nation, Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) deserve a larger role in shaping our national priorities. The APA community is emerging as more and more of a social and economic force. We need to listen to carefully to the growing chorus of APA voices. As a group, APAs should be proud of their achievements and contributions to American society. But I realize these achievements have also spawned a problem - the myth of the "model minority." While it's important to recognize the impressive strides that APAs have made, it is equally important to see the "model minority" myth for what it is - a dangerous misconception that APAs no longer face challenges in this country. In fact, APAs suffer from significantly higher poverty rates than non-Hispanic white Americans. They also lag behind the rest of the country in such important indices as home ownership and health insurance.

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60. Address By Mr. Yoshihiro Iwasaki, Director General, South Asian Department, ADB, Address by Yoshihiro Iwasaki Director general, South Asia Department asian DevelopmentBank. is to assist the Transitional government in implementing its http://www.adb.org/Documents/Speeches/2002/ms2002086.asp

Home What's New Site Map Index ... Help Resources Asia Recovery Information Center ADB Institute Search Home News and Events Speeches CONTENTS of NEWS AND EVENTS Afghanistan Reconstruction Group Meeting Address by Yoshihiro Iwasaki Director General, South Asia Department Asian Development Bank 26 September 2002 Washington, DC Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to explain to you the role of ADB in Afghanistan's and reconstruction and the status of our assistance program. In late May, ADB approved its Initial Country Strategy and Program for Afghanistan . This cleared the way for the provision of about $500 million of assistance in grants and concessional loans by ADB to Afghanistan through June 2004, as committed at the Tokyo Conference in January 2002. Of this $200 million is earmarked for 2002 including grant assistance of up to $50 million. The objective of ADB's strategy and operations in Afghanistan is to assist the Transitional Government in implementing its National Development Framework. The emphasis is on broad-based growth, which is essential to poverty reduction, securing peace and stability and in engaging the productive potential of the poor, women, returned refugees and internally displaced persons. As President Chino mentioned this morning, ADB has provided TA in an amount of $15 million for capacity building in the transport, energy, financial, agriculture, environment, education and health sectors and for women affairs. In addition, four grant-funded activities in a total amount of $25 million are being processed for irrigation development, roads, and refugee assistance and in the health and education sectors.

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