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…
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…
Culture and Society The same dart trick: A posthuman perspective on tourism in Thailand November 5, 2019 0 Image Credit: Elephant throwing darts, Dennis Jarvis /Flickr; Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 Written by Kate Bone and Jane Bone. Introduction The exploitation of animals and…
Corruption The role of money in Southeast Asian politics August 1, 2019 0 Written by Andreas Ufen. Image Credit: Jokowi by Eduardo M.C./Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Parties and candidates in many Southeast Asian countries need enormous amounts of…
Cambodia Southeast Asia – drifting towards Digital Authoritarianism? March 15, 2019 0 Written by Jason Abbott. In the West, the principal concern of most digital activists relates to privacy issues surrounding the collection of data by governments…
Asia A politics of hope: The new generation of Thai politicians February 22, 2019 0 Written by Thannapat Jarernpanit. Having been postponed four times by the ruling military junta, a general election will be held in Thailand on 24 March…
Elections On Thailand’s election: left foot first or the right one? November 14, 2018 0 Written by Jie Du. Thailand needs democracy, but it may not be ready for full democracy. Military dictatorships and elected governments have taken turns in Thailand’s…
Elections Building the Future Forward Party brand in junta-ruled Thailand November 13, 2018 0 Written by Petra Desatova. Thailand’s ruling junta, formally known as the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), seized power in a military coup on 22…
