ASEAN Governance: Is There a Role for Civil Society?
On 12 October 2016, SEA Junction organized a panel discussion titled “ASEAN Governance: Is There a Role for Civil Society?” in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southeast Asia.
SEA Junction October Agenda
October is a busy month for SEA Junction. Here we highlight the main activities to keep you updated and to invite those in Bangkok to attend.
Beyond “Tolerance”: Living Together with Migrants A Photo Exhibition & Documentary Video
Mekong Migration Network (MMN) and SEA Junction present Beyond “Tolerance”: Living Together with Migrants, a photo exhibition and documentary video, in collaboration with documentary photographer Mr. John Hulme, in Bangkok from 8-16 October.
A Journey to Indonesian Food is a Journey of Sambal
It baffles me sometimes when people ask what food could represent Indonesian culinary experience. Not because we have none, but because we have too many kinds.
South-South Land Grabs in the Greater Mekong Subregion
The result is a “global race for arable land” which oftentimes lie at the center of public policy among wealthy countries to secure future energy and food needs, as speculative investments in anticipation of massive profits, or as a hedge against the risk of future potential food and fuel shortages.
Invitation to “Food for Thought & Food to Taste”: Indonesian Documentary Screening and Culinary Class at Sea Junction on 3 & 4 September
Taking a human angle, this documentary tells the story of the return to Buru island of writer and former political prisoner Hersri Setiawan accompanied by his daughter and his friend and also former prisoner Tedjabayu.
Histories, Practices, Interventions: A Reader in Singapore Contemporary Art
Editors : Jeffrey Say & Seng Yu Jin
Publisher : Institute of Contemporary Arts, LA SALLE College of Arts, Singapore
Year : 2016
ISBN : 978-981-09-9063-3
Will the First Ever Transgender MP Be the One and Only in ASEAN?
The predominantly Catholic nation of the Philippines recently took an historical step by electing a transgender woman, Geraldine Roman, to the House of Representative in May 2016
Vietnamese Migrant Workers: A New Nexus in Thailand-Vietnam Relations
In a small two-story house located behind a big shopping mall in Bangkok business area, six people, four men and two women are busy working on sewing machine with a huge pile of cloth placed on the floor next to them.
Impunity Waters Down Accountability in Southeast Asia
The provision of impunity to human rights violators is the biggest challenge for ensuring accountability. This was the general conclusion of the panelists at the event Confronting Elusiveness: Demanding Accountability in Southeast Asia.