ASEAN Youth – Here are the headlines…Take a look at the news surrounding the Mekong River crisis – what should we conclude? What are the solutions? Low river levels caused by extremely low rainfall Mekong Drought Affects Shan Communities Govt urged to scrap Mekong dam plans Dam debate looms large over Mekong summit Mekong power [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Mekong Crisis – A Drying River and MRC in Hua Hin
Posted: April 3, 2010 by bennetthaynes in UncategorizedTags: Burma, Cambodia, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Dams, EarthRights, Human Rights, Human Rights in ASEAN, Lao PDR, Mekong River, News, Salween River, Thailand, Vietnam
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Baw Kaew Human Rights Report
Posted: April 3, 2010 by bennetthaynes in Our WordsTags: Forests, Human Rights, Human Rights in ASEAN
Link to the report in English and Thai By: Anne West, Elizabeth Aeschlimann, Haley Campbell, Hilary Ford, Jon Springfield, and Matthew Levin The trend towards development and modernization defining the world today both creates and attempts to satisfy the world’s demand for resources. Around the globe, particularly in its “developing” regions, natural resources are commodified, [...]
The Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS) Scholarship
Posted: April 3, 2010 by bennetthaynes in OpportunitiesTags: Scholarship
Looks like a great program – Here is a link to their most recent MAIDS Newsletter MAIDS Scholarship Opportunities: Apply Now! Application deadline has been extended to April 30th, 2010 The Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS) at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok is looking for development professionals, NGO workers, activists, and any other individuals with a [...]
*China and ASEAN embraces new media technology and mutual understanding*
Posted: April 3, 2010 by bennetthaynes in ASEAN Updates, OpportunitiesTags: China, Youth & Media
An opportunity for ASEAN Youth? Censorship in China remains a huge issue – are other ASEAN countries open to new or alternative media? the huge young population “is why one of our action lines in the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint states: we seek to enhance the use of and the capability to utilize new media [...]
From a friend working with refugee and migrant Khmer communities in the U.S. This is a great example of the power of traditions to go “glocal” (both global and local)!!
Here’s a note from P’ Ae about inspiring or fascinating movies…I personally love “Luk E-san” or “Son of the Northeast” a movie about the struggle of northeastern Thai people during drought. Dear all, I got information about an interesting film titled “Cambodia Dream”. I’m very interested about this film so is there any Cambodian friends [...]
Youth in the 21st Century – SE Asia
Posted: April 3, 2010 by bennetthaynes in OpportunitiesTags: Youth & Media, Youth voice in ASEAN
Another great opportunity – we should have a contributor go to the ICT camp in June and then this camp in July! Call for Applications – SEA New Media Camp The Open Society Institute-Youth Initiative announces open call for applications for a regional (Southeast Asia) youth camp ” Debating & Producing Media.” On behalf of [...]
Mekong ICT Camp แม่โขงไอซีทีแคมป์ เป็นงานสัมมนาเชิงปฏิบัติการ
Posted: April 3, 2010 by bennetthaynes in OpportunitiesTags: Youth & Media, Youth voice in ASEAN
A great opportunity for ASEAN Youth Movement contributors… Announcement: deadline extended – applications accepted til April 10. Last call. We would like to announce that the application period is extended to Saturday, April 10. Information on applying for Mekong ICT Camp. Also if you need invitation letter for visa application to visit Thailand, please do [...]
Catching a ruthless mangda — the pimp who promised the world: The rise and fall of a procurer who promised Thai women the world
Posted: April 3, 2010 by bennetthaynes in UncategorizedTags: Human Trafficking, Singapore, Thailand
Could a regional youth movement support at risk youth? There are some serious, structural problems at work here… From The Bangkok Post and The Online Citizen (Thanks, Donaldson!): He’s deceitful, a liar and a schemer who is highly secretive, but he boasts an annual income of millions of baht. Although he is Malaysian-Chinese, he is [...]
