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Introduction, Theera Nuchpiam
A Comparative Study Between Japanese And Thai Rocket Festivals: Yoshida Ryusei Festival And Ban Pa-Aw Bang-Fai Rocket Festival, Chomnard Setisarn
A Comparative Study Between Japanese And Thai Rocket Festivals: Yoshida Ryusei Festival And Ban Pa-Aw Bang-Fai Rocket Festival, Chomnard Setisarn
Asian Review
Rocket festivals are found in many countries in Asia, including Thailand and Japan. This study examines the similarities and differences between the Yoshida Ryusei festival in Japan and Pa-Aw Bang-fai rocket festival in Thailand. The theoretical framework of this study is drawn from Tsuneo Sogawa's "Culture Complex of Sport" which focuses on three aspects, namely socio-cultural, technologicalcultural and spiritual-cultural. Rocket festivals from the two countries are similar in terms of the socio-cultural element because the two festivals are related to folk beliefs and have religious sites as their centers. However, the Japanese festival focuses on safety whilst the Thai festival …
Religions And Religious Movements In Nation-Making In Asean, Udomporn Teeraviriyakul
Religions And Religious Movements In Nation-Making In Asean, Udomporn Teeraviriyakul
Asian Review
Southeast Asia has nurtured the great world religious traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. These religions, and many more beliefs, coexist in peace and harmony. Religions were not brought with the sword, but adopted in association with the expansion of trade. These religions empowered elite leaders to rule their states and kingdoms during the pre-colonial period. Since the coming of western imperialism, modernization became a n ew standard for transforming Southeast Asian society to fit a new global cultural paradigm. This article examines the role and importance of religions and religious movements in Southeast Asia, and ways in which …
Notes To Contributors Of Asian Review Journal
Asean's Weak Role In Bilateral Dispute Settlement: The Case Of Preah Vihear (Phra Wihan), Gabriela Steinemann
Asean's Weak Role In Bilateral Dispute Settlement: The Case Of Preah Vihear (Phra Wihan), Gabriela Steinemann
Asian Review
This paper examines the role of ASEAN in the resolution of territorial conflicts between its member states. It studies the border dispute cases of Vietnam-Cambodia and Indonesia-Malaysia, before turning its focus to the Thai-Cambodian conflict over Preah Vihear (Phra Wihan). The domestic political contexts in both countries provided important reasons for the weak role ASEAN has been able to play. But the association's struggle to find a meaningful place in dispute settlement is not limited to Preah Vihear, and it will likely continue as long as member states are unwilling to make use of the mechanisms they once created. At …
Improving The Human Capital Of Migrant Workers In Asean: A Case Study Of Thailand And Clm Countries, Montakarn Chimmamee, Patcharawalai Wongboonsin
Improving The Human Capital Of Migrant Workers In Asean: A Case Study Of Thailand And Clm Countries, Montakarn Chimmamee, Patcharawalai Wongboonsin
Asian Review
Southeast Asia is strategically positioning itself to meet the challenge of the global economy in the 21st century. During recent years, most Southeast Asian countries have been provided with a potential demographic dividend. However, the dominating strategies in labor migration management have not reaped the potential benefits from this potentiality. Thailand is a major receiving country of migrant workers, particularly from Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. How to manage migration to improve the productivity, efficiency and competitiveness of Thailand and its neighboring countries? This study examines demographic changes in Thailand and its neighbors, identifies new trends in the scale and pattern …
The Anti-Japanese Movement In Thailand In The 1970s In International And Domestic Perspective, Saikaew Thipakorn
The Anti-Japanese Movement In Thailand In The 1970s In International And Domestic Perspective, Saikaew Thipakorn
Asian Review
The Anti-Japanese protests that emerged in 1972 were part of a wider movement of opposition to economic impreialism and cultural domination, foocused principally against the US. This movement emerged as part of the social changes created by urbanbiased economic development.
Higher Education In Asean With Special Reference To Thailand, Chantal Herberholz, Pataporn Sukontamarn
Higher Education In Asean With Special Reference To Thailand, Chantal Herberholz, Pataporn Sukontamarn
Asian Review
This article compares higher education and the internationalization thereof in ASEAN, with special reference to Thailand. While the comparison of higher education in ASEAN uses secondary data, the situation of higher education in Thailand utilizes primary data obtained from in-depth interviews. The results show that higher education sectors in ASEAN member countries are extremely diverse. Most ASEAN countries are facing two major challenges though, namely to (i) increase tertiary enrolment and (ii) improve the quality of higher education, although the extent of quality concerns varies substantially within and across member countries. Fieldwork reveals large differences among different types of universities …
Towards Population Aging In The Asean Community, Vipan Prachuabmoh
Towards Population Aging In The Asean Community, Vipan Prachuabmoh
Asian Review
This article discusses the trends toward populations aging in ASEAN and their challenges. It also assesses programs conducted under the Second National Plan for Older Persons in Thailand to extract lessons for policy formulation and development programs responding to population aging in other ASEAN countries. This assessment is based on findings from the project on Monitoring and Evaluation of the Second National Plan for Older Persons (2002-2021). The lessons learnt from Thailand seem to indicate that it is necessary for each ASEAN country to have concrete long-term plans for their elder populations. The National Plans for Older Persons are significant …