While 2020 marked an unprecedented transition into the COVID-19 pandemic, it also saw a resurgence of anti-government protests spearheaded by Thailand’s youth. Over the past ninety years, elected Thai governments have been recurringly supplanted by […]
On April 13, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan, the Asian Institute, and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada hosted a webinar discussing the future of Asian economic and political relations after the […]
On April 22, 2021, the Centre for the Study of the United States (CSUS), joined in co-sponsorship by the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology and the Centre for Southeast Asian […]
Keywords: Indonesian coup, psychological warfare, Cold War in Asia-Pacific, reconciliation, documentary methodology Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary/docufiction The Act of Killing provided a provocative and troubling account of the Indonesian massacre of alleged PKI (Indonesian Communist Party) […]
Keywords: Sex Worker, Sex Trafficking, Precarious, Raids, Collusion Introduction Thailand is renowned as one of the most popular sex tourist destinations in the world; with the industry estimated to have contributed to 12% of its […]
While states have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to differing extents, a closer examination of Southeast Asia reveals the increasing entrenchment of patron-client relations between the region and China. With some of the lowest […]
How does the state transform the COVID-19 pandemic into a security threat? On November 23, researchers Gabby Lim, Irene Poetranto, and Justin Lau presented “Securitization of COVID-19 in the Philippines” at the Re:Locations Symposium. The […]
On October 22, the Jackman Humanities Institute and the UTM Collaborative Digital Research Space at the University of Toronto co-hosted a virtual seminar called, “Race and Singapore Short Cinema” on Zoom. Organizers Elizabeth Wijiaya and […]
Abstract: Corruption and graft have run rampant throughout the Philippines for decades; limiting the nation’s ability to provide public goods for its people. This article discusses how government officials use public funds for themselves and […]
Abstract: The SOGIE Equality Bill is a notable piece of legislation in advancing the rights of the LGBT+ community in the Philippines, seeking to ban all discrimination on the grounds of sexual identity, gender identity, and […]
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