Contextualizing Language and Ethnicity in the Study of Burma
Burma is open for business. Recent changes in government have meant positive developments for those doing research in and about the country.
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.
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.
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.
ASEAN setback: Forward march on death penalty
The Jakarta Post – Last Wednesday President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced a controversial regulation in lieu of law, citing the many recent reports involving the rape and murder of children.
Reuniting Timor Leste children stolen by Indonesia
The Jakarta Post – “See this scar? I did that!” Peals of laughter and bright smiles erupt as Rosa’s brother touches her forehead gently, brushing an almost invisible scar. He reaches for her earlobe, “Our mother made that earring hole in her ear; she cried.”
‘Protection’ for low-skilled migrants leads to abuse
The Jakarta Post/ANN – Real protection of low-skilled migrant workers can only occur if justice is placed at the center of the migration debate.
Whose healthy ASEAN Community?
The Jakarta Post – Now that the ASEAN Economic Community is underway, we may want to ask whether the process of regional integration bodes well for the realization of ‘A healthy, caring and sustainable ASEAN Community’, as declared at the last ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting in 2014.