February 18, 2021
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Recently, I had the opportunity to co-edit a book entitled, Southeast Asia, Infected and Interrupted: Elevating Critical Voices on the State of Human Rights and Peace in the Time of Covid-19 with two colleagues, Joel Mark Barredo from the Philippines and Dr Herlambang P. Wiratraman from Indonesia.
This book features a total of 72 articles on topics covering all Southeast Asian countries. It is first initiated by the Strengthening Human Rights and Peace Research in ASEAN/Southeast Asia Program (SHAPE-SEA), in its pursuit of increased knowledge on human rights and peace and to promote academic-activism.
This project is one of the earliest initiatives by an organisation to open its doors to anyone living in or concerned about the situation in Southeast Asia to write rapid assessments about the impacts of Covid-19 on any human rights and peace issues.
The pounding of pots and pans in many parts of Myanmar at 8 o’clock every night signifies the civil outcry to the military coup that took place last week. In the early morning of Monday, 1 February, the Myanmar military detained the leaders of the ruling party (National League of Democracy, NLD)
Lowy Institute Conversations: Aye Min Thant and Melissa Crouch on the coup in Myanmar
In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, Ben Bland, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute, sits down with Aye Min Thant and Melissa Crouch to discuss the causes and consequences of the coup in Myanmar.
In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, Ben Bland, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute, sits down with Aye Min Thant and Melissa Crouch to discuss the causes and consequences of the coup in Myanmar, and how protesters are using technology and humour to push back against the military.
After Mekong, China focuses on Brahmaputra for control russiaherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from russiaherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
China planning to build world s biggest dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet: Report Updated Feb 11, 2021 | 18:38 IST
The Yarlung Zangbao Dam plan is moving ahead without China discussing or entering into water-sharing agreements with downstream India or Bangladesh. Three Gorges Dam in China | Photo Credit: AP
Beijing: In yet another example where China has run into rough waters with its neighbours, the country has planned to build the world s biggest dam on River Brahmaputra - a 60-gigawatt mega-dam in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), reported Al Jazeera.
China is planning to construct a mega-dam on the Yarlung Zangbao River (known as the Brahmaputra in India), which flows through Tibet, Bangladesh and eventually becomes the Brahmaputra when it enters India.