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Towards Population Aging In The Asean Community, Vipan Prachuabmoh Jan 2014

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 …


Religions And Religious Movements In Nation-Making In Asean, Udomporn Teeraviriyakul Jan 2014

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 …


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Asian Review

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