Between Bombs and Red Carpets, the ‘ASEAN Way’ Is Failing
Two events in the last week of September are emblematic of the opposite realities confronting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Myanmar is a litmus test of what ‘ASEAN way’ amounts to
As ASEAN races to normalize ties with Myanmar’s brutal military junta for geopolitical gain, its quiet betrayal of human rights and its own charter lays bare the hollow core of the “ASEAN way.”
In forgotten Arabic script, Indonesian Artist Rewrites Southeast Asia’s Colonial Past
DUBAI: When Dutch colonizers phased out Indonesia’s traditional Arabic-based writing system, they replaced it with Latin letters that served their administration.
SEA Junction September 2026 Agenda
Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction,
Exciting things are happening at SEA Junction this September.
Together We Build: Mural Celebrates Migrants’ Presence in Thailand
Sometimes bold ideas appear crazy at first—and that was exactly my reaction when Chuu Wai, a well-known artist from Myanmar now based in Paris, called me with the unexpected proposal to collaborate on a mural in Bangkok.
Together We Build: Mural Celebrates Migrants’ Presence in Thailand (The Irrawady – English)
Rosalia Sciortino’s article was published in The Irrawady about the new Bangkok Mural, a SEA Junction project in partnership with the ILO and supported by various individual and institutional donors
Thailand’s Migrant Workers Sustain the Economy While Living in Precarity (Prachathai)
The recent article on Prachatai titled “Thailand’s Migrant Workers Sustain the Economy While Living in Precarity” covered the report launch event that took place at SEA Junction on 29 April 2026
Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry
This report, Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry is authored by Dr. Rosalia Sciortino, Sibenya Putthasiraapakorn, and Vinissa Kattiya-aree.
Research Brief Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry – Thai Version
This report, Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry is authored by Dr. Rosalia Sciortino, Sibenya Putthasiraapakorn, and Vinissa Kattiya-aree.