Flooding in Vietnam has killed at least 10 people this week as the water level of a major river near tourist landmarks reached a 60-year high, authorities said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/30/climate-change/climate-planning-vietnam-flooding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #vietnam #floods #southeastasia
Myanmar’s military government has detained more than 10,000 foreign nationals who the junta said illegally entered the country for involvement in online scams. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/asia-pacific/crime-legal/myanmar-foreigners-scam-center/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #thailand #southeastasia #fraud #forcedlabor #kidnapping
Pascal
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Onwards to enlightenment
Temple ruins of Wat Chaiwatthanaram in Ayutthaya, Thailand
#photography #asia #thailand #southEastAsia
Onwards to enlightenment
Temple ruins of Wat Chaiwatthanaram in Ayutthaya, Thailand
#photography #asia #thailand #southEastAsia
In her diplomatic debut, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looked to put fears of a more hawkish approach to China on the backburner and, instead, embrace policy continuity, during a summit of Southeast Asian nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/takaichi-debut-asean-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #asean #aseanjapanrelations #southeastasia #china #sanaetakaichi #ai #southchinasea #taiwan
The yearlong funeral ceremony of Thailand's former Queen Sirikit, mother of current King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation's longest-reigning monarch, has begun. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/asia-pacific/politics/yearlong-funeral-thailand-queen-sirikit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia #sirikit
New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made her diplomatic debut Sunday at an ASEAN summit, where she pledged to strengthen cooperation on maritime security, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity with the bloc. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/japan/politics/sanae-takaichi-asean-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #asean #aseanjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #philippines #china #southeastasia
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia on Sunday for an ASEAN summit, the first leg of an Asian tour that will include high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/asia-pacific/politics/trump-asean-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #asean #southeastasia #donaldtrump
Sigh
So much of bother for this guy
Also, apparently he tried to claim credit for brokering the Thailand Cambodia cease fire and insists on seeing the signing? Eff em
You can see I am a fan of the 🍊 /sarcasm
New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office Tuesday, was set to make her diplomatic debut during ASEAN meetings over the weekend, followed by a high-profile summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/25/japan/politics/takaichi-diplomatic-debut-asean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #asean #apec #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #defense #southeastasia #sanaetakaichi
More than 600 people have fled one of Myanmar's most notorious scam centers and crossed into Thailand, a Thai provincial official has said, after a military raid on the compound. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/asia-pacific/crime-legal/myanmar-scam-raid-thailand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #thailand #myanmar #forcedlabor #kidnapping #fraud #southeastasia
Myanmar's junta has raided one of the country's most notorious internet scam centers and seized Starlink devices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/asia-pacific/crime-legal/myanmar-scam-compound-starlink/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #fraud #southeastasia
Bjørnar (he/him)
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As I study German #folklore , I am constantly reminded how very, very lucky Germany was that there was a mass movement of scholars who had an interest in writing those tales down before the oral storytelling traditions they came from ended.
German folk storytelling thrived in environments when large households - or even several households - gathered together on a regular basis. As a result, such storytelling continued well into the 1950s, but then largely died out as family sizes became smaller and family units became more splintered.
But until then, thousands of people - scholars and lay enthusiasts alike - gathered tens of thousands of tales and published thousands of works - a rich body of scholarship that Germans today (such as myself) still profit from.
So if you live in a part of the world where such oral storytelling traditions still exist (I know that this is the case for parts of #SouthAsia and #SouthEastAsia , for example), then please support any organized efforts to write them down. Future generations _will_ be grateful!
As I study German #folklore , I am constantly reminded how very, very lucky Germany was that there was a mass movement of scholars who had an interest in writing those tales down before the oral storytelling traditions they came from ended.
German folk storytelling thrived in environments when large households - or even several households - gathered together on a regular basis. As a result, such storytelling continued well into the 1950s, but then largely died out as family sizes became smaller and family units became more splintered.
But until then, thousands of people - scholars and lay enthusiasts alike - gathered tens of thousands of tales and published thousands of works - a rich body of scholarship that Germans today (such as myself) still profit from.
So if you live in a part of the world where such oral storytelling traditions still exist (I know that this is the case for parts of #SouthAsia and #SouthEastAsia , for example), then please support any organized efforts to write them down. Future generations _will_ be grateful!
A Thai princess has called for the military to construct a barrier along the Thai-Cambodian border after a territorial dispute between the two countries escalated into deadly clashes earlier this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/asia-pacific/politics/thai-princess-cambodian-border-wall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
Experts say the landmines that sparked a clash between Thailand and Cambodia were likely newly laid. Phnom Penh denies the accusation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/asia-pacific/politics/landmines-thailand-cambodia-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #landmines #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
alcinnz
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Do you know any #globalSouth #artist interested in #climate and/or #futurism #art ?
#africa #india #brazil #southAmerica #latinamerica #argentina #chile #colombia #southeastAsia #philippines #indonesia #singapore #middleEast #thailand #cambodia #climateChange #illustration
Do you know any #globalSouth #artist interested in #climate and/or #futurism #art ?
#africa #india #brazil #southAmerica #latinamerica #argentina #chile #colombia #southeastAsia #philippines #indonesia #singapore #middleEast #thailand #cambodia #climateChange #illustration
Southeast Asia, home to large Muslim populations and a vital pillar of Indo-Pacific security, has welcomed the Gaza deal with skepticism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/15/world/us-loses-se-asian-hearts-and-minds-over-gaza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #asean #southeastasia #gaza #israel #palestinians #us #china #humanrights
