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February 2026
In Peril at Seas: Migrant Workers in Southeast Asia’s Blue Economy
For generations, the prosperity of Southeast Asia has been closely tied to its deep and productive relationship with the sea. Today, hundreds of millions of people depend on the region’s blue economy for their livelihoods, and the fisheries and seafood processing sectors remain central to economic growth. In recent decades, rapid but uneven socio-economic development has led to a growing reliance on migrant workers to fill labour shortages in these industries, as many nationals in richer economies turn away from…
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Photo Exhibition “Life Stories of Klong Toey 2006 – 2026” by Yoonki Kim
Background Khlong Toey (meaning pandan leaf canal) is an urban district in Bangkok expressing the city profound socio-economic divides. Right in the heart of the capital and close to the main port, Khlong Toey hosts the city’s largest low-income community of about 100,000 people. Born in the 1950s on land owned by the Port Authority of Thailand out of a squatter settlement of migrants from the North and the North East of Thailand, it continues to expand as the need…
Find out more »Exhibition Launch: “Life Stories of Klong Toey 2006 – 2026” by Yoonki Kim
Background Exhibition launch of photo exhibition “Life Stories of Klong Toey 2006 – 2026” by Yoonki Kim will take place at SEA Junction on 3 March 2026 from 5.30 – 7.00 pm with a discussion panel by: Boonlert Visetpricha, Thammasat University Usanee Janngeon, Mercy Centre Yoonki Kim, 70Rai Project (Photographer) The discussion panel will be in English, follow by a small opening reception. งานเปิดนิทรรศการภาพถ่าย “Life Stories of Klong Toey 2006 – 2026” โดย Yoonki Kim จะจัดขึ้นที่ SEA Junction ในวันที่ 3…
Find out more »Presentazione del Libro “Destiny Clearing; Mappe dell’Anima tra Oriente e Occidente”
Il 5 Marzo 2026 alle 5.30 PM, SEA Junction organizza una discussione con l’autrice del libro “Destiny Clearing; Mappe dell’Anima tra Oriente e Occidente”, Iris Franceschini, dedicata ala comunità di lingua Italiana a Bangkok. L’incontro sarà moderato da Tommaso Maggio, educatore e autore residente a Bangkok. Il libro fa parte della collana “Pratiche Dialogiche” diretta dal dottore Riccardo Mazzeo. La collana nasce con l’intento di riportare il dialogo al centro delle relazioni umane per ripristinare un senso di comunità e…
Find out more »Book Launch & Discussion – FALLEN ANGELS
Event Background On 7 March 2026 at 5.30–7.00, SEA Junction will host the launch of FALLEN ANGELS, a photographic book of Thai transgender women in Bangkok created through intimate photographs taken in homes, streets, workplaces, and social spaces across the city. Using mostly available light and a direct, understated approach, the images emphasize presence and individuality. The book, based on a ten-year portrait project, brings together 110 photographs across 204 pages, accompanied by essays by Hossein Farmani, Jeremy Horner, and…
Find out more »Film Screening Life and Death at Preah Vihear
Preah Vihear, also known as Prasat Preah Vihear (Khmer)/ Khao Phra Viharn (Thai), is an 11th-century Hindu temple devoted to Shiva. Perched atop a 525-meter cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains along the Cambodia–Thailand border, it is celebrated for its remarkable Khmer architectural design. In 2008, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Over the years, the temple has been at the center of territorial disputes between Cambodia and Thailand due to competing territorial claims based on lines drawn on a 1907 colonial French-produced map leaving space for interpretations. The historical documentary produced by David A. Feingold in…
Find out more »Webinair “In Peril at SEA: Migrant Workers in Southeast Asia’s Blue Economy”
In February 2022, SEA Junction and the Mahidol Migration Centre - Joint Research Unit (MMC-JRU) in collaboration with the Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University (IPSR) In-House Seminar launched a series of webinars titled “Wednesday SEA Mobilities”. Held on the Wednesday of every other month, the events discuss a vast arrays of Southeast Asia’s contemporary mobility issues by experts, academics, practitioners, NGO workers, and migrants. The speaker for the second Wednesday SEA Mobilities episode for 2026 on 11…
Find out more »Book Discussion: Festivals of Southeast Asia with Anita Bose
The unique and joyous celebrations filled with cultural significant, embedded in longstanding tradition and spiritual beliefs draw people from around the world to Southeast Asia each year. On 12 March 2026 at 5.30–7.00 pm, SEA Junction invites you to a book discussion to explore Southeast Asia’s rich and diverse cultural celebrations. Anita Bose’s new book Festivals of Southeast Asia takes you you on a vibrant journey through the most cherished festivals of Thailand, Indonesia, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. It…
Find out more »Meet the Photographer: Yoonki Kim Photography Workshop
As part of the exhibition, photographer of the “Life Stories of Klong Toey” Exhibition, Yoonki Kim, will be hosting a photography workshop & talk session on the last weekend of the exhibition. Join us for a 2-hour technical workshop on film camera and talks on archiving photographs, inspiration behind this project and more on Saturday, 14th March 2026 from 4.00 – 6.00 pm at SEA Junction. The Photography Exhibition “Life Stories of Klong Toey” is a result of meticulous work…
Find out more »59th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates
On 18 March, 2026 at 4-5pm (Bangkok Time), SEA Junction in collaboration with media partners, Mizzima and The Irrawaddy, will hold the 59th#WhatsHappeninginMyanmr.This update is the aim of contributing to a greater understanding of the crisis situation there for informed action in support of the democratic movement in the country and beyond. Since March 2021, Myanmar has been in turmoil as the Myanmar Army, known as Tatmadaw, detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint following a…
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