The Shwedagon pagoda
Visiting the Shwedagon pagoda is a unique experience: not only… Read More »The Shwedagon pagoda
Lectures
350 years in a convent and 50 years in Hollywood: the Philippines
This often-quoted description of the Philippines describes the double colonisation… Read More »350 years in a convent and 50 years in Hollywood: the Philippines
The white rajas: an anomaly ?
In August 1839, a dashing young man, called James Brooke,… Read More »The white rajas: an anomaly ?
Falling from a great height: history of Cambodia
It seems unbelievable that a country that had dominated continental… Read More »Falling from a great height: history of Cambodia
The Temples of Angkor
Angkor is a magical place where one can see many… Read More »The Temples of Angkor
Magic plants
Rice, coconut,bamboo and rattan This lecture shows how the people… Read More »Magic plants
Red devils and barbarian languages: Westerners in Southeast Asia
The humble nutmeg started it all at the beginning of… Read More »Red devils and barbarian languages: Westerners in Southeast Asia
A faith from distant shores : Islam in Southeast Asia
One Muslim in five lives in Southeast Asia. Islam spread… Read More »A faith from distant shores : Islam in Southeast Asia
I see Mother India everywhere, I see her but I don’t recognize her
The Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore visited Southeast Asia in the… Read More »I see Mother India everywhere, I see her but I don’t recognize her