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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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Unconventional but still love: A lesbian love story of Cambodia
Miss. ChhinRatha, student at Rule: “For me, it is normal for a woman to love another woman, because everyone is born with different ideas, thoughts and behaviours.” Mr. Long Sinat, student at Rupp: “ The human nature ...
The future of Southeast Asia
“We’re sorry. The service is not yet available in your country.” It is not uncommon to find many Southeast Asian countries not listed within the services areas of large western corporations. Growing up, what we call the W...
The Media and I: How a particular media affects you
“I like dancing. I want to dance well.” These words were still close to my heart. It was before I ended my teaching career in my school. We had a major performance in 2nd June 2012. It was called “Welcome to My World – ...
Be Active, Be Loy9
Cambodia has the youngest population in Southeast Asia. About 30 per cent of the population is aged 15 to 30, making youth the major force for development in the country. Youth participation and engagement is vital for a democr...
Does Singapore’s Media Literacy Council have anything to do with media literacy?
A Media Literacy Council has been set up in Singapore to promote civil behaviour in new media. But what does this have to do with media literacy?