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Youth Exchange Program: Asean Youth and the Revolving Regional Architecture
Posted April 15, 2013 by seayouthsayso
The ASEAN Studies Center of Chulalongkorn University (ASC) is now calling for students who are studying in universities in ASEAN Member Countries to join the ASEAN Youth Exchange Program entitled “ASEAN Youth &The Evolving Regional Architecture”. The ASEAN Youth Exchange Program will be held on 15-25 May 2013 at Chulalongkorn University. The participating youths will [...]
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FREE THE THIRTEEN: Call to Action
Posted October 8, 2012 by seayouthsayso
Freedom of expression is not a crime! Yet, thirteen peace activists in Myanmar have been charged by police and could face 10 years jail time for leading peaceful marches on 21st September 2012, which also marked UN’s International Peace Day. Despite a political reform, human rights and ethnic disputes remain key issues in Myanmar. These [...]
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Is your Singapore Work Permit authentic?
Posted September 10, 2012 by seayouthsayso
The following was first posted by Adrianna Tan on her blog. This is an important message that should be shared with as many people as possible, and it would be incredibly helpful if it could be translated into different languages and shared on other networks. If you are able to translate it into any of [...]
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Some sites for (no or few strings attached) scholarships
Posted September 10, 2012 by Ian Chong
This comes out of a conversation with Kirsten Han about informing people about scholarship opportunities around the world. Apart from officially-funded or -sanctioned channels, scholarship opportunities are available from a variety of philanthropic and academic sources, as well as NGOs. Here are some sites that provide some basic information to begin a search for academic [...]
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Our Very Own Stories: Singapore’s LGBT share their experiences
Posted August 29, 2012 by Kirsten Han
“Who you are attracted to is really just a small part of your personality. The acceptance of others have taught me that it’s more important to work on being a decent person, because that is the yardstick which most people will judge you by.” Faces look down on you from the walls of The Factory [...]
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Myanmar: Understanding the Rakhine-Rohingya Conflict
(Caption: Rohingya men ran through an area filled with burning houses during fighting between the Rakhine and Rohingya communities in Sittwe, western Myanmar, Sunday. Source: The Wall Street Journal) (Editor’s note: When...
What makes a Southeast Asian?
NOTE: This piece is not written with the intention of promoting any particular argument. The intention is not to make any conclusions, but to be a beginning to what I hope will be a fascinating dialogue. Questions of identity h...
The Media and I: The Other Power Ranger
Arnold Bucoy writes about his disappointment to learn that the Power Rangers weren't real, and his journey towards becoming a superhero.
A letter to my 18-year-old self
Dear 18-year-old Gail, I hope this message finds you well. I’m writing to you from almost 7 years down the road, from my friends’ apartment somewhere in the central business district. It’s too late to go home now, so I ha...