Indonesia’s PISA Results Show Need to Use Education Resources More Efficiently
Indonesia’s result in the OECD Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA 2015 report, shows some improvements in the skills of students
LGBT Rights Under Siege in Indonesia
The last week of November 2016, Bangkok witnessed the sprouting of rainbow colored flags as participants gathered from all over the world to attend the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans* and Intersex Association (ILGA) World Conference.
ASEAN Governance: Is There a Future for Civil Society?
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.
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.