Jakarta Post, INSIGHT Section, 19 November 2016.
Pundits have been keen to predict that Southeast Asia will soon leave behind its authoritarian past and head toward a more democratic future. This optimism was boosted in 2010 by Myanmar’s decision to “transition” to democracy, allowing for elections and assigning a role to the opposition.
Burma is open for business. Recent changes in government have meant positive developments for those doing research in and about the country.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.”
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.
