Culture and Society The stadium as a site for mourning: Emotional labour and fandom at the match in East Java January 24, 2020 0 Image credit: World Prayer Assembly 2012 by JustVON!/ Flickr; licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Andy Fuller. Sports stadia are increasingly subject to what Matusitz…
Culture and Society Muay Thai January 17, 2020 0 Image credit: Muay Thai by Robinnnnn; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Peter Vail. Muay Thai is undoubtedly Southeast Asia’s best known indigenous sport. Raucous, violent, colourful…
History Sport and colonialism in the Philippines January 13, 2020 0 Image Credit: village basketball by yumievriwan/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Gerald R. Gems. On 15 February 1898, the USS Maine, an American battleship mysteriously exploded…
Ethnic Minorities Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli land rights: A new deal for new Malaysia? December 20, 2019 0 Image credit: '"Portrait of Orang Asli Children" by NTLam/flickr; License: CC BY 2.0 Written by Yogeswaran Subramaniam. As many Malaysians question whether the unprecedented change in federal…
Asia The long read: Host communities and refugees in Southeast Asia: A workshop report December 19, 2019 0 Image Credit: Hue 1972 by manhai/ Flickr ; Licence: 2.0 Generic (CC By 2.0) Written by Itty Abraham. In May 2019 a workshop was convened at…
Conservation Captive elephant tourism in Asia: Hope for Asian elephants or a threat? December 10, 2019 0 Image Credit: Thai Elephant, Dave Bezaire Flickr; Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 Written by Jan Schmidt-Burbach. Malee, a 25-year-old female Asian elephant, is using her trunk…
Ethnic Minorities Indigenous Peoples in Thailand: A contradictory interpretation November 29, 2019 1 Picture credit: ‘Thai-Karen-Tribe-Woman’ by Khun Hans Outdoor Photography/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Ian G. Baird. Indigeneity in Thailand is a complex and confusing topic for…
Demography Indigeneity and religion in the Mentawai Islands November 28, 2019 0 Image credit: Christian Hammons. Written by Christian Hammons. Aman Boroiogok is literally the poster boy for the indigenous people of the Mentawai Islands in West…
Cambodia The need for better protection and enhancement of the rights of the Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia November 27, 2019 0 Image Credit: ‘The Flooded Forest’ by besar bears/flickr; Licence: CC BY-ND 2.0. Written by Chanrith Ngin. There are 24 indigenous groups in Cambodia, which account for over…
Ethnic Minorities Balancing culture, ecology and livelihoods with indigenous Indonesian weavers November 26, 2019 0 Image credit: "Backstrap loom silk weaving in a Bugis country house in the central highlands of South Sulawesi" by Joel Abroad/Flickr; License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Written by…
