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SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition "Endless Escape: Fleeing Myanmar to Thailand”
DESCRIPTION:Since the coup d’état led by General Min Aung Hlaing in February 2021\, many have been displaced within Myanmar and across borders. Hostilities and armed conflict in Myanmar\, especially Chin State\, Sagaing and Magway Regions in northwestern; Karen and Karenni (Kayah) States in southeast\, have forced a considerable number of people to flee. According to the UN\, in a year and half at least 986\,000 people have been newly displaced internally\, adding to the 370\,000 who had previously left their homes. An additional 47\,200 are estimated to have crossed over to neighboring countries or settled along the border. \nAs of February 2022\, the Thai government estimated that 17\,000 Myanmar refugees had crossed into Thailand. These can be broadly defined into two groups: internally displaced villagers in bordering states seeking temporary refuge due to intensified conflict; and CDM protestors and high-profile individuals seeking longer-term refuge\, whether in Thailand or third countries. The photo exhibition “Endless Escape: Fleeing Myanmar to Thailand” to be held by SEA Junction in collaboration with Asia Democracy Network at BACC (Curved Wall\, 4th floor) focuses on the first group. Aung Naing Soe\, Visual Rebellion\, Yan Naing Aung and Zin Koko capture the cross-over into Thailand and the settling along the 1500 km porous borders when fighting and airstrikes became particularly intense such as in December 2021 and March 2022. \nFew photos also show Mae La\, the largest refugee camp of the nine along the Thai-Myanmar border that was established in 1984 to remind us of the “endless escape” of Myanmar people from violence and the plight of new generations growing up in camps excluded from the wider society. \nRealizing this hopefully encourage us to do more to sustain a democratic Myanmar and to integrate displaced peoples and refugees in our midst. On the short term the extensive humanitarian needs of people in temporary settlements along the border including access to safe drinking water\, medicine\, and sanitation facilities ought to be met. \nThe exhibition will open on 4 October\, but be officially launched on 8 October\, 5.00-6.30 pm at SEA Junction to allow most of the photographers to attend. More details on the agenda will be announced soon. \n  \n \nPhotographers: \nAung Naing Soe\, a Yangon born multimedia freelancer who is now primarily working as a documentary producer and photojournalist for different international outlets. He initially started working as a fixer for foreign correspondent since 2012\, and he was one of the five finalists of 2017 Global News Fixer Awards at Kurt Shock Memorial Fund. He received Hubert Humphrey Fellowship of Media and Communication at Arizona State University where he studied for a year and worked for the US based media organizations including Vice News. He returned back home in the late 2020 to cover the General Election of Myanmar. Unprecedentedly\, he eye-witnessed the Myanmar military coup in 2021 that he covered on the ground until April 2021. Since then\, he is based abroad and covers Myanmar stories along the border and remotely. His works have been published in Vice News\, Washington Post\, The Guardian\, etc. For more info\, see www.aungnaingsoe.com. \nYan Naing Aung is a freelance photojournalist in Yangon\, Myanmar\, covering Burma Coup\, the Covid-19 crisis\, General Election 2020\, current affairs\, and politics. Currently exiled in Thailand. He has done work as a photojournalist for Nikkei Asia Review\, AP Images\, Anadolu Images\, Transcontinental Times\, Vice\, DW and others; and as a videographer for some foreign TV channels Initially\, he started his carrier as a fixer\, journalist\, and photographer. \nVisual Rebellion is a collective for Burmese journalists\, photographers\, filmmakers and artists founded in the aftermath of the February 1st\, 2021 coup d’État. As a war on information and ideology is raging in the country\, the aim is to provide Burmese creators with the necessary resources to keep producing high-value verified content on what is happening in and about Myanmar. Based in Thailand and Myanmar\, members of the team produce features\, documentaries and research reports from the ground as well as photo-exhibitions. For this exhibition pictures were taken by Laure Siegel (Mae La Camp and informal settlements along the river) Thomas Lynn and a single photo of Mae La Camp by Guillaume Payen / SOPA Images. For more info\, see https://visualrebellion.org/. \nZin Koko is a freelance photographer\, currently based in Thailand. His work has been published in local news and international outlets such as Reuters\, Vice and others. He is also a filmmaker and open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigator. \nOrganizers: \nSEA Junction\, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA)\, aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions- from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK\, BTS National Stadium)\, SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org\, join the Facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on twitter and Instagram @seajunction \nAsia Democracy Network (ADN) is active in more than 40 countries in Asia. Our core values are to promote and practice the principles of democracy through the development of inclusive governance\, advancement of human rights\, equality and inclusivity\, prevention of discrimination\, human security\, promotion of free\, fair and meaningful elections\, democracy education\, & press freedom and responsibility. For more information\, see https://adnasia.org/. \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/photo-exhibition-endless-escape-fleeing-myanmar-to-thailand/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC
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SUMMARY:Dialogue Forum 3 Year 3 (in Thai) “Mekong dams and Electricity bills; Who really wants electricity?”
DESCRIPTION:In times when society has become widened with gaps and differences of views and opinions\, one issue could be escalated into a crisis if there are no platforms available for appropriate discussion among all concerned. The media\, while informing and inspiring their audience\, could also take a role in educating and facilitating the public by providing such platforms\, bridging the gap and connecting the dots to create one big picture for better understanding in the society. \nRealising such critical roles\, Bangkok Tribune\, in collaboration with its partners and with the support of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung\, Thailand Office\, has therefore come up with a monthly forum on issues of importance under the project\, Dialogue Forum. This is to facilitate and provide a space for discussions and exchanges of dialogues and views regarding critical social and environmental issues and policies both in Thailand and the Mekong region. It not only bridges the gap but also connects the dots\, helping forge better understanding among the parties concerned and the public at large\, therefore encouraging them to make a better decision about the issues or even find a common ground and seek solutions together. \nOver the past few years\, the forum has invited a number of parties to come and discuss the issues at the forum; several of them are scholars and leaders in their fields. They have reached some common grounds while recommendations and new policies have been proposed for issues of importance such as Green Recovery in Post Covid-19\, Climate Change policies\, biodiversity in crisis\, dam development in the Mekong Basin\, and others. (See: https://bkktribune.com/dialogue-forum/)  \nAfter a long delay\, the government through the National Energy Policy Committee has recently decided to endorse consecutively power purchase from three Mekong dam projects; be they Pak Beng\, Pak Lay\, and Luang Prabang\, all located on the Mekong mainstream in Lao PDR. Its decisions were taken in a short period of time over the past few months\, renewing concerns over the impacts they may have caused\, including those on the Thai-Lao borderline.  \nIn addition\, it has been learned that Thailand now is having an excess power reserve beyond what is set\, which is around 15% of the country’s power generation capacity. The rush to purchase power from those three dams by the government has prompted questions over energy planning and governance\, which seems not to be settled easily among those concerned. \nThe Dialogue Forum would cordially like to invite you to discuss and find the best way out of our energy situation at the third forum of this year\, Dialogue Forum 3 l Year 3: Mekong dams and Electricity bills; Who really wants electricity? (in Thai)\, on November 4\, 2022\, 10.00 am-12.30 pm at SEA-Junction\, 4 th Floor\, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). \n  \n \n  \n \n\n\n\n10.00 am\nRegistration\n\n\n10.10 am\nIntroduction of the forum and topic \n\n\n10.15 am\nOverview: The Power Development Plan (PDP) and the needs for electricity import? \nMr. Decharut Sukkumnoed\, Director\, Think Forward\nCenter\n\n\n10.25 am\nDiscussion: Mekong dams and Electricity bills; Who really wants electricity? \nSpeakers:\n      \nMr. Chumlarp Tejasen\, Assistant Secretary to the Thai National Mekong Committee and Director of Foreign Affairs Division\, ONWR \nMs. Sirikanya Tansakun\, Chairwoman\, Economic Development Standing Committee\, House of MPs \nMs. Sor. Rattanamanee Polkla\, Lawyer and Co-Founder/ Executive Coordinator\, Community Resource Centre \nMr. Niwat Roykaew\, chairman of Rak Chiang Khong Conservation Group and 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize winner\n \nModerator \nMs. Wipaporn Wuttanawit\, Assistant Editor at Backpack Journalist Program and TV news anchor\, Thai PBS     \n\n\n11.45 am\nBrainstorming session and Q&A\n\n\n12.30 am\nWrap-up and closing\n\n\n\n  \n*Prior reservation is encouraged\, please message us on FB Messenger: Bangkok Tribune News to reserve your seats \n**You can also watch the event live at FB Page: Thai PBS\, Decode.plus\, Backpack Journalist\, นักข่าวพลเมือง (ThaiPBS)\, Bangkok Tribune News\, ชมรมนักข่าวสิ่งแวดล้อม (Thai SEJ)\, SEA-Junction \nOrganizers: \nBangkok Tribune is the indie and in-depth online news agency to “explain” and “inspire” people with constructive news reports on development and environmental policies in Thailand and the Mekong region\, critical to public decisions\, thus truly serving the public interest. For more info\, see https://bkktribune.com/. \nSEA Junction\, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA)\, aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions\, from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK\, BTS National Stadium)\, SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org\, join the Facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on twitter and Instagram @seajunction \nThai Society of Environmental Journalists (Thai SEJ) is an association of news reporting individuals who strive to report on environmental issues and the impact of climate change both in Thailand and overseas.  For more information\, see https://www.facebook.com/thaisej. \nDecode\, Thai PBS\, is an online media for citizens of the future who want to see change and become part of the society’s solution. It presents carefully crafted issues with attention to conversations\, truth and challenging questions in order to pass on the inspiration for collective social action. For more information\, see https://decode.plus/. \nTHECITIZEN.PLUS\, Thai PBS\, is a public media platform in a web-blog format. It is meant to be a community where active citizens present information\, news\, stories and situation of Thai society from their own perspective. For more information\, see https://thecitizen.plus/. \nKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Thailand Office) is a foundation from Germany. Our activities in Thailand aim at strengthening the parliamentary system\, economic and social stability\, the civil society’s decision-making role as well as promoting rule of law\, peaceful conflict resolution\, and political participation of the people. For more information\, see https://www.kas.de/en/web/thailand. \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/dialogue-forum-3-year-3-in-thai-mekong-dams-and-electricity-bills-who-really-wants-electricity/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC
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