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Protection of natural resources and the environment as well as access to the resources have long been an issue no less critical than politics or economic issues. To say the least, the issue itself is political. In 1997, the Constitution firmly acknowledged people’s rights to the resources and the environment as well as their rights to join the state in protecting those resources and the environment for the first time, shifting an ownership status as well as the relationship between…

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…

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on people’s lives around the world. Migrants in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) are among the most vulnerable to the present upheaval, given their limited access to healthcare, lack of job security and precarious immigration status. In light of the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the lives of migrants, Mekong Migration Network (MMN) is conducting an in-depth study that centres on migrants and returnees’ experiences in navigating and negotiating…

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on people’s lives around the world. Migrants in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) are among the most vulnerable to the present upheaval, given their limited access to healthcare, lack of job security and precarious immigration status. In light of the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the lives of migrants, Mekong Migration Network (MMN) is conducting an in-depth study that centres on migrants and returnees’ experiences in navigating and negotiating…

Host: Asian Research Center for Migration Co-hosts: Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University Global Alliance Against Traffic of Women ILO (International Labor Organization) Thailand SEA Junction The Asian Research Center for Migration (ARCM) at the Institute of Asian Studies (IAS), Chulalongkorn University is organising its annual international conference to commemorate International Migrants Day on the 17th December 2020. This year’s theme examines the impacts of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on migration, mobility and the 2030…

As the world has realised now how deeply humans interconnect with nature following the burst of the Covid-19 pandemic since late last year, several ideas have been tossed to help it shape a new economic course that is not only more sustainable, but also more resilient to any shocks caused by nature. Buzz words like ”Build Back Better” ”Build Back Greener” ”Green Recovery” are picking momentum and gaining more and more seriousness from policy makers. It has been for some…

In the past two decades, Southeast Asia endured the appearance of three new zoonotic infectious diseases in the form of coronaviruses. Among them, COVID-19 has the most critical impact in terms of health and economy, linked to the increasing density and mobility of the human and animal populations as well as the regional rapid market integration. In addition, the virus poses political and social consequences. Coupled with the unequal distribution of economic growth, low levels of social protection, and authoritarian…