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Afghanistan Online  
URL:http://www.afghan-web.com/
Category:Other countries of Asia  Afghanistan 

A comprehensive collection of background, news and links on Afghanistan, including Culture, Economy, Kabul Museum, Photo Gallery, Geography, Languages, Politics, History, Flags, Anthem, Stamps, Afghan Woman, Biographies, and Sports.

Around the Indus in 90 Slides  
URL:http://www.harappa.com/indus/
Category:Other countries of Asia  India 

A visually rich virtual tour of the Harappa archaeological sites in Pakistan. Gives insights into the civilisations of the ancient Indus valley.

Bangla Music Online  
URL:http://www.banglamusic.com/
Category:Other countries of Asia  Music 

A good resource for exploring modern Bangladeshi pop music. You can listen to contemporary music, watch videos, view images from live concerts, chat on a forum with other Bangla music fans. There is also information about various bands and the latest news about Bangladeshi music.

Bhutan: The Last Shangri-La  
URL:http://www.pbs.org/edens/bhutan/
Category:Bhutan  Other countries of Asia 

Features people, culture and history of Bhutan. Includes Social Studies (Buddhism, Ecology) & Science (Himalayas). Bhutan, or the Land of the Thunder Dragon, is the only remaining Buddhist Himalayan kingdom. Shrouded in timeless mystery, Bhutan is one of the few surviving regions whose secrets have passed undisturbed through the millennia.

Center for Southeast Asian Studies - Picture Archive  
URL:http://www.hawaii.edu/cseas/outreach/picarchive.html
Category:Other countries of Asia 

This site of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, showcases a large collection of digitised photographs from various Southeast Asian countries. The images are arranged by country and there is also a search function for locating specific subjects. Each are clearly captioned and, although only relatively low-resolution versions are available online, you can order a CD-ROM from the Center containing all the photos in high resolution.

East Timor Web-and-Flow Hotlist  
URL:http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/east_timor/hotlist.htm
Category:Other countries of Asia  East Timor  Global Education Learning Quests 

In March, 2003 Kirsty Sword Gusmao returned to where she spent part of her childhood to launch 'The Friendship Schools Project' as part of her work with the Alola Foundation. This online activity is being developed to support Eaglehawk PS students and other schools interested in developing knowledge and understanding on East Timor. It provides a hotlist of informative internet sites.

East Timor Web-and-Flow Hunt  
URL:http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/east_timor/hunt.htm
Category:Global Education Learning Quests  East Timor  Other countries of Asia 

East Timor is one of Australia's nearest neighbours and the worlds newest nation. How much do you know about this country? Use this Knowledge Hunt to investigate further. Students are directed to focus on the question of what responsibility Australians have to support East Timor.

East Timor Web-and-Flow Sampler  
URL:http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/east_timor/sampler.htm
Category:Global Education Learning Quests  East Timor  Other countries of Asia 

This Subject Sampler provides students with the opportunity to reflect on the recent history of East Timor through a series of images drawn by East Timorese students.

Electric Samurai  
URL:http://www.kiku.com/electric_samurai/index.html
Category:Other countries of Asia  Korea  China  Japan 

This site features a large collection of images from Japan, China, Mongolia and Korea. Some of the subjects covered include samurais; Japanese shrines; cities and regions of China; people, religion, history and environment of Mongolia; and a collection of contemporary graphic art by various young Asian artists. Perhaps of most interest to learners would be the wide range of QuickTime VR (360 degree panoramas) of numerous places in the region, including the Forbidden City in Beijing and various sites in Tokyo.

Global Education Country Profile: Malaysia  
URL:http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/pid/3220
Category:Other countries of Asia 

Located just north of the equator, Malaysia has two main regions: West Malaysia (131,794 square kilometres) the peninsular, extending south of Thailand; and East Malaysia (198,000; square kilometres), the northern part of the island of Borneo. They are separated by the South China Sea.