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July 2022
Kathoey Using Tourist Scenes to Achieve Sustainable Lives and Recognition in Thailand
SEA Junction in collaboration with IPSR In-House Seminar and Mahidol Migration Centre (MMC) has launched a series of bi-monthly events entitled ‘Wednesday SEA Mobilities’, starting in February 2022. The last Wednesday of every two months, we will jointly hold seminars or panels discussing vast arrays of current Southeast Asia’s mobility issues by experts, academics, practitioners, NGO workers, migrants, and people from the fields. Our third Wednesday SEA Mobility’s event on 6 July 2022 at 2.30-3.30 pm will be a presentation…
Find out more »23rd #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates
On 28 July 2022 at 7-8 pm (Bangkok Time), SEA Junction in collaboration with Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) will hold the 23rd #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates. This update series was started soon after the coup d’état in Myanmar with the aim to contribute to a greater understanding of the crisis situation there for informed action in support of the democratic movement in the country and beyond. Since February 2021, Myanmar has been in turmoil as the Myanmar Army, known as…
Find out more »August 2022
Dialogue Forum 1 Year 3 (in Thai): Thailand’s Energy Crisis and Security in Times of War
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 a better understanding in society. Realising such critical roles,…
Find out more »Addressing the Causes of Thailand’s Largest Invisible Killer: Air Pollution
Air pollution in Thailand ranks amongst the worst in the world, accounting for over 32,200 premature deaths in 2019 and reducing average life expectancy by 2 years. In this seminar, we examine the three major sources of air pollution in Thailand: vehicular emissions, agricultural emissions and industrial emissions. Our analysis also examines the effects of Thailand’s emissions on, and responses from, its neighbours. Thailand’s incomplete decentralization, administrative fragmentation, prioritisation of economic growth and protection of vested business interests have created…
Find out more »Workshop “Pangalay: Dance of the Ocean Waves”
Pangalay, also known as Igal and Pansak across the Philippines and Malaysia, is a classical Southeast Asian fingernail dance with roots in the Philippines. Across Mainland and Maritime Southeast Asia, related bent-hip fingernail dances with both Austronesian and Indianized influences can be observed--the Fawn Lep of the Lanna in Thailand, the Manora or Nora dance of Southern Thailand and Northern Malaysia, the Tari Tanggai or Gending Sriwijaya among the Sumatrans of Indonesia, and the Pangalay of the Southern Philippines and…
Find out more »Film Screening and Discussion “Me and the Magic Door: Discovering Italian Architecture in Bangkok”
SEA Junction in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Thailand is organizing the screening and discussion of a documentary film titled "Me and the Magic Door: Discovering Italian Architecture in Bangkok" on 20 August 2022, 5.00-7.00 pm at SEA Junction. Directed by Marco Gatti, written by Francesca Andreini and starring Stefania Kim Gardini, Giulietta Consentino and Samuel Nai, this documentary film is a non-profit cultural project aiming to showcase the best of Italy's cultural legacy in Thailand. It unfolds…
Find out more »24th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates
On 26 August 2022 at 7-8 pm (Bangkok Time), SEA Junction in collaboration with Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) will hold the 24th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates. This update series was started soon after the coup d’état in Myanmar with the aim to contribute to a greater understanding of the crisis situation there for informed action in support of the democratic movement in the country and beyond. Since February 2021, Myanmar has been in turmoil as the Myanmar Army, known as…
Find out more »Southeast Asia Mini Book and Craft Fair
Once a month, SEA Junction holds a mini book and craft fair focusing on Southeast Asia. For the books, three kinds of books are available: New books given in consignment from recognized publishers with an interest in the countries of Southeast Asia including Silkworm Book and River Book from Thailand, ISEAS form Singapore and Yayasan Pustaka Obor from Indonesia New and used books that are double to those of SEA Junction’s Library. They include books in Thai, English and Indonesian…
Find out more »Immigration Detention and Alternatives in Thailand
SEA Junction in collaboration with IPSR In-House Seminar and Mahidol Migration Centre (MMC) has launched a series of bi-monthly events entitled ‘Wednesday SEA Mobilities’, starting in February 2022. The last Wednesday of every two months, we will jointly hold seminars or panels discussing vast arrays of current Southeast Asia’s mobility issues by experts, academics, practitioners, NGO workers, migrants, and people from the fields. Our fourth Wednesday SEA Mobility’s event on 31 August 2022 at 4-5 pm will be a presentation…
Find out more »September 2022
Photo Exhibition “Migrants’ Labour & Lives in Thailand’s Blue Economy”
Globally, trade in fish products continues to reach record highs, and developing countries now contribute over half of the value of total exports. Within this expanding world market, Thailand has emerged as a major supplier, with the value of its seafood exports reaching US$6 billion in recent years. A significant contribution to the industry’s growth is given by the migrant labour force. Shortages of Thai workers willing to work on fishing vessels, emerging simultaneously with expanding structural differences in population…
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