Free Speech Asia  New Items Singapore Orders ISP Nannyware, Reuters, March 16, 1998. Malaysia scrambles to keep teens from Internet smut, Associated Press, March 14, 1998. Malaysia Weighs Online Smut Control, Wired News, March 4, 1998. Net Society slams Thai rules, NEWS.COM, January 21, 1998.  Regional Info Letter from a dozen freedom of expression groups to member nations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) protesting Internet censorship, 25 November 1997. Letter from human rights groups to ASEAN on ASEAN agreement to limit speech on Net, September 4, 1996. [EN] [ES] Asian countries face Net paradox, NEWS.COM, April 13, 1996. No Net rules for Southeast Asia, NEWS.COM, September 5, 1996. Nations debate Internet regulation, NEWS.COM , September 3, 1996 .  Burma Democracy of Internet threatens some nations: In Burma, Net access can be a path to prison. But some take the risk, NY Newsday, November 20, 1997. Our Man in Burma, The Netly News, December 16, 1996.  China The Chinese Government's new rules for the use of the Internet in China went into effect on December 30, 1997. The new rules prohibit using the Internet to defame government agencies, to promote separatist movements or to divulge state secrets. Sites such as the New York Times and dissident pages are being blocked. The Goverment of Hong Kong has said that they will not be affected by the new rules. Computer Information Network and Internet Security, Protection and Management Regulations (Approved by the State Council on December 11 1997 and promulgated by the Ministry of Public Security on December 30, 1997). [CH] China clamps new controls on Internet, Reuters, December 30, 1997. China Tightens Control Over Internet, The London Independant, December 31, 1997. Official: China's rules won't affect Hong Kong, Reuters, December 30, 1997. PRC Net Dreams: Is Control Possible? A report from U.S. Embassy Beijing September 1997. Other News Stories The Great Firewall of China, Wired, June 1997. China Online: Beyond the Great Firewall, Yahoo Online, January 1997. China's national intranet, NEWS.COM, January 15, 1997. China Bans Internet Access To as Many as 100 Web Sites, Wall Street Journal, September 5, 1996. China cracks down on Net users, NEWS.COM, February 15, 1996. China roadblocks the Internet, CNN Interactive, February 9, 1996. China Issues Regulations To Control Internet, Newsbytes, Feb. 5, 1996. China adopts rules governing Net links, NEWS.COM, January 24, 1996. China Calls for Net Porn Crackdown, NEWS.COM, January 2, 1996. China Plans to Jump on Info Highway, NEWS.COM, November 28, 1995.  Hong Kong Official: China's rules won't affect Hong Kong, Reuter, December 30, 1997.   Hong Kong issues Net code, Reuters, October 27, 1997. Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association, Code of Practice- Practice Statement on Regulation of Obscene and Indecent Material, September 1997. [EN] [CH] LEGCO Panel on Information Policy, Regulation of Obscene and Indecent Materials Transmitted Through the Internet, July 1997. Will China squash Hong Kong's Net freedoms? ZDNN, June 30, 1997.  Indonesia Human Rights Watch letter on Arrest of lecturer for Internet communication, August 14, 1996. Trouble in Paradise, Hotwired, 19 August 1996. Indonesians turn to Net as news source, Reuters, July 8, 1996.  Japan Electronic Network Consortium Initiative to promote the provision and the dissemination of Internet blocking capabilities, November 18, 1996. Electronic Network Consortium, General Ethical Guideline for Running Online Services, February 16, 1996. Electronic Network Consortium, Recommended Etiquette for Online Service Users, February 16, 1996. Electronic Network Consortium, Operation of the first PICS compliant label service bureau in Japan, September 16, 1997. Japan Urged to Unmask Net Slanderers, Wired News, December 29, 1997. Japan Internet Providers Wary After Internet Arrest, Newsbytes, Feb. 5, 1996. Man Arrested On Japan's First Internet Porn Charges, Newsbytes, Feb. 2, 1996.  Malaysia PRINTING PRESSES AND PUBLICATIONS ACT 1984 Malaysia scrambles to keep teens from Internet smut, Associated Press, March 14, 1998. Malaysia Weighs Online Smut Control, Wired News, March 4, 1998. Malaysia claims it censors only "offensive" material online, Reuters, Auguest 7, 1996. No Censorship Of Internet, Says Malaysian Govt, Newsbytes, March 3, 1996.  Philippines National Telecommunications Commission, Request of the Department Of Justice to Bar or Block Entry of Pornographic Materials Through the Internet, 15 July 1996.  Singapore Singapore Orders ISP Nannyware, Reuters, March 16, 1998. Signapore Broadcasting Authority, SBA Revises Internet Guidelines for Clarity and Simplicity, October 22, 1997. Signapore Broadcasting Authority, Internet Code of Practice, October 22, 1997. Signapore Broadcasting Authority, Industry Guidelines, October 22, 1997. Report of the National Internet Advisory Committee on the regulation of electronic information services and the development of the industry, September 24, 1997. Human Rights Watch letter to Minister Yeo on internet Censorship, August 13, 1996. Signapore Broadcasting Authority, SBA Safeguards Community Interest Through Internet Regulation, 11 July 1996. Signapore Broadcasting Authority, Class License Scheme, 11 July 1996. Signapore Broadcasting Authority, FAQ on Class License Scheme for Broadcast Services, 11 July 1996. Signapore Broadcasting Authority, Internet Content Guidelines, 11 July 1996. Global Action Brief, Singapore Government Curtails Online Freedoms,September 30, 1996. Ang, Peng Hwa, Censorship and the Internet: A Singapore Perspective, INET 95. Singapore Advised to Ease Internet Policy, Bloomberg News, September 25, 1997. Singapore may shift censorship focus, NEWS.COM, September 25, 1997. Singapore censors Net posting, NEWS.COM, July 19, 1996. Singapore Sling, The Netly News, December 4, 1996. Singapore denies Internet crackdown, NEWS.COM, April 9, 1996.  South Korea Social Information Networking Group, Free Speech Home Page. (includes text of Telecommunications Business Law) [EN] [KO] South Korea blocks GeoCities, News.com, October 22, 1997. GeoCities Sites Blocked In South Korea, Techweb, October 22, 1997. Séoul censure Marx, Planete Internet, 2 Feb 1997. [FR]  Thailand The Internet Society of Thailand drafted a bill that would place serious restrictions on free speech on the Internet in Thailand. The bill would ban materials such as " Immoral information or information which is against the culture and norms of the nation," " Information that is against the peacefulness of society that leads to the disunity of the nation or leads to the ruin of international relationships" and other broad areas. Following public criticism, the bill has been modified but many troubling provisions remain. Net Society slams Thai rules, NEWS.COM, January 21, 1998. 4th Draft of Bill. [TH only] English summary Revised Internet draft a blueprint for coup d'etat, Bangkok Post, January 14, 1998. ATCI 'against draft' of Internet Promotion Act, Bangkok Post, January 14, 1998. Final hearing on Friday, Bangkok Post, January 14, 1998. Translation of Articles 11 and 16 of the 1st draft bill. Editorial: A chilling idea for Internet law, Bangkok Post, December 31, 1997. Commentary: Draft law to control Net seriously flawed, Bangkok Post, December 31, 1997. Isoc critical of draft law, Bangkok Post, December 31, 1997. Internet Society comment from Carl Malamud and Vince Cerf. Thai Group On Porn Trail, Newsbytes, Feb 26, 1997. ISOC-Thailand Home Page.  Vietnam Human Rights Watch, Letter to Government of Vietnam on Internet Use, March 17, 1997. Behind the bamboo cybercurtain, The Guardian, 26 November 1997. Vietnam closer to Net access, Reuters, November 18, 1997. Net service awaits Vietnam online, NEWS.COM, October 15, 1997. Vietnam opening to the Net, Reuters, October 13, 1997. Vietnam issues Internet restrictions, NEWS.COM, June 4, 1996.