Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts

Oct 9, 2014

May 24, 2014

Video: President Benigno Aquino's interview with the Economist about South China Sea, economy of the Philippines and anti-corruption efforts

The President of Philippines has an interview about South China Sea, his economic reform in the country and how his government deal with corruption in the Economist's Blog - Banyan.

President Benigno Aquino: A bone to pick | The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2014/05/president-benigno-aquino

May 23, 2014

An INGO worker talked about the current situation upon on them in Myanmar

Just read an interesting article in Myanmar Eleven.
It is an interview of the spokesperson of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Myanmar.

From the interview, we can read how the locals misunderstood the INGO workers' works in Myanmar, especially in the Rakhine State.
We can read about the local bias and the hard reality imposed on foreign humanitarian aid workers.
The spokesperson also shared his opinion on the situation of Rakhine State:

Interview with ICRC's spokesperson Michael O'Brien - Eleven Myanmar | Eleven Myanmarhttp://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6147

For example:
Q: Many INGOs are working in the Rakhine State. Myanmar has many regions worse than that state. Some say one of the main reasons behind those many NGOs working in the state is that they get more financial support from the western and rich Islamic countries. What is your view on that?
A: I think the problems in Myanmar are quite visible internationally. In our perspective, we think that there're a lot of needs for both communities in Rakhine because it is one of the poorest states in Myanmar. So, it's not just the communal violence. From the ICRC's perspective, we are a world-wide organisation, not a western organisation. We are funded by 194 countries worldwide. Every country, which has signed the Geneva Convention, provides money to the ICRC. So, there are Buddhist countries, Christian countries, and Muslim countries. Perhaps [the criticisms] are for other organisations, but I would not speak for them. We do not only focus on Rakhine but also on others such as Kachin and Shan according to their needs.
Full interview in video:

May 18, 2014

Dr Jonathan London, SEARC core member commented on Vietnam Anti-Chinese Riots in RTHK "the Pulse"

Last Friday, Dr London, a core member of SEARC, commented on Vietnam's Anti-Chinese Riots in Hong Kong local media, RTHK.

Source: snapshot of online playback from RTHK (http://rthk.hk/)

If you have missed the show on TV, please visit RTHK's website to watch the playback. The link is:

or
 
Summary of the show:
Factories owned by ethnic Chinese have become the targets of protest in one of the largest anti-China protests seen in Vietnam in a long time. Rioters, many on motorcycles, have circled factories and started mass attacks, destroying or setting fire to at least 15 foreign-owned establishments. The protest started at industrial parks in the southern province of Binh Duong on Tuesday. They disruption soon spread to Ha Tinh and Dong Nai provinces. The protests erupted in response to Beijing placing an oil rig in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The islands' sovereignty is contested by the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Vietnam.
 
With us in the studio are Vietnam specialist Jonathan London of the City University of Hong Kong and legislator Felix Chung Kwok-pan, who represents the Textiles and Garment Functional Constituency.

Apr 25, 2014

Mar 14, 2014

Share The Act of Killing: A CAS Roundtable @ Critical Asian Studies with you

Today, SEARC has hosted a documentary screening. It was the "Act of Killing".
As an follow up, we agree to share a special issue on the documentary in the latest issue of Critical Asian Studies (Vol 46 Issue.1).
It is a roundtable of scholar discuss about the documentary. It worth researchers to read the issue after they watch the documentary.

Critical Asian Studies
Volume 46, Issue 1, 2014:
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcra20/46/1

Table of Content :

The Act of Killing: A CAS Roundtable


  1. THE ACT OF KILLINGRobert Cribb
  2. REMEMBERING TO FORGETJacqui Baker
  3. MULTIPLE ACTS OF KILLINGAdam Tyson
  4. GREAT AND MISPLACED EXPECTATIONSAriel Heryanto
  5. PREMAN NATION: Watching The Act of Killing in IndonesiaGaluh Wandita
  6. “MISSING VICTIMS” OF THE 1965–66 VIOLENCE IN INDONESIA: Representing Impunity On-screen in The Act of KillingVannessa Hearman
  7. NO, THE ACT OF KILLING IS NOT UNETHICALGerry van Klinken
  8. THE EXECUTIONERS' MASKSJohn Roosa
  9. PICTURING VIOLENCE: Anti-Politics and The Act of KillingLeslie K. Dwyer
  10. INSIDE THE MINDS OF EXECUTIONERS: Reimagining the Loss of Life in the 1965 Indonesian KillingsKatharine McGregor
  11. SEXUAL POLITICS AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR MASS MURDER IN THE ACT OF KILLINGSaskia E. Wieringa
  12. LUST OF THE EYE: The Act of Killing and Aesthetic SensibilitySylvia Tiwon


Mar 11, 2014

Feb 26, 2014

Watch our Feb seminars online

We just uploaded the video recording of our Feb seminars:

Liberalism, Free Trade and Empire: The diverse roles of John Bowring in Asia

17 Feb 2014 (Mon)
Mr Philip Bowring

Governing Maritime Space: The South China Sea as a Mediterranean Cultural Area

24 Feb 2014 (Mon)
Prof Hans-Dieter Evers, Eminent Visiting Professor, Institute of Asian Studies, FASS, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Dec 11, 2013

Nov 13, 2013