Showing posts with label SE Asia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SE Asia. Show all posts

Mar 20, 2014

Study opportunities announcements

We have been informed about some opportunities related to South East Asia Studies and would like to share them with our readers:
 

Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) 

An eight-week intensive language training program for undergraduates, graduate students and professionals.
Program Dates: June 16 - August 8, 2014.
SEASSI Tuition Scholarship and Program
Application Deadline: April 1, 2014.
 
 

Indonesia Overseas Program (American Councils for International Education)

provides an intensive semester or academic year overseas immersion experience in Malang, Indonesia at the Universitas Negeri Malang (University of Malang).
The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students as well as working professionals.
 
 

Summer Study Abroad in Laos (SAIL)

The Center for Lao Studies (CLS), dedicated to promoting and advancing the field of Lao Studies, is sponsoring its annual Summer Study Abroad in Laos program (SAIL) in the summer of 2014.
APPLICATION Deadline:  April 1, 2014
 
 

One District One Product (ODOP) Summer Internship in Laos

If you are interested in an internship with One District One Product (ODOP) Project in Laos please send a cover letter and your CV to Keiko (Cornell Alum) ksakamoto.sua@gmail.com

Mar 19, 2014

Check @Diplomat_APAC on the limits of ASEAN’s Maritime Cooperation

Flight MH370 Shows Limits of ASEAN's Maritime Cooperation | The Diplomat
http://thediplomat.com/2014/03/flight-mh370-shows-limits-of-aseans-maritime-cooperation/
it is apparent the ongoing MH370 saga has exposed serious shortcomings in efforts to establish an effective regional SAR emergency management regime.
ASEAN’s past experience providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) to the victims of the 2006 tsunami and Cyclone Nargis in 2005 indicate that it will study the lessons learned from the search for MH370 and incorporate them into future SAR policy planning.
At the same time, It commented on how Malaysia's authority handle the incident problemically:
Malaysia should review its management of the MH370 incident, study the lessons to be learned, and make recommendations to relevant ASEAN bodies about how to process and verify information coming from such diverse sources as civil airline authorities, military radar, commercial satellite information and information from intelligence-gathering satellites. Malaysia should also review its handling of the international media, identify any possible shortcoming or deficiencies, and draw up draft guidance for consideration by other ASEAN members. It is clear that a balance must be struck between providing timely information and ensuring that the information is accurate. Some guidance must be drawn up to manage the expectations of the media about what they can expect in an emergency situation.
The larger implications of the MH370 incident on future multilateral regional cooperation are less clear. The initial search area of the missing MH370 took place in the Gulf of Thailand/South China Sea in a semi-enclosed area outside the maritime zone enclosed by China’s nine-dash line. All of the ASEAN littoral states, except Cambodia, followed Malaysia’s lead and offered assistance despite minor disputes over maritime boundaries.

Mar 16, 2014

From @ForeignPolicy Is Southeast Asia a haven for hijackers, pirates, and terrorists?

Read this to understand how border security should get more attention in Southeast Asia.
 

Jumbo in the Jungle

But the large, often remote maritime and land borders between Southeast Asian nations remain relatively porous and are exploited by insurgent groups with a domestic focus. Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand all face domestic armed threats facilitated by nationals working across the border. Southern Thai insurgents, including the Patani United Liberation Organization, the National Revolutionary Front, and other ethnic-Malay separatist groups, run extensive smuggling networks into Malaysia. Armed forces along Myanmar's frontiers, such as the Karen National Liberation Army and the Kachin Independence Army, regular cross international borders for safe haven and supplies, though some also smuggle drugs and weapons across borders. And the nexus between the southern Philippines' Sulu Archipelago and the island of Borneo, split primarily between Malaysia and Indonesia, is a hotbed for trafficking in weapons and persons, as well as an area of contestation among governments, criminal organizations, and extremist groups.