While meditation has been shown to have health benefits, it may not always be the right practice for all people.
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Thai Buddhism involves daily rituals and collective acts of worship, unlike the individual-focused emphasis on meditation often found in Western Buddhist communities.
Thailand has built a connected healthcare system to track people’s health even in rural villages.
Rising population growth should slow in the coming decades and see a decline in the second half of the century.
Both countries claim overlapping parts of the Gulf of Thailand with potentially lucrative oil and gas reserves. There is a peaceful path to resolve the dispute.
Easter holidays are around the corner. Here’s why it’s a good time to check if you’ve been vaccinated against measles if you’re about to head overseas.
The Burmese meditation master Sayagyi U Ba Khin played a key role in shaping the meditation retreats that are popular today.
More than 40 progressive lawmakers could be barred from politics for life, but the election results show support for pro-democracy parties remains high.
The worlds of cryptocurrency, blockchain and digital nomadism are colliding in hotspots like the Thai city of Chiang Mai.
Asymmetric checkpoint controls keep Myanmar’s scam economy alive.
China’s growing appetite for durian is giving this famously divisive fruit political power.
The conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has resumed, and there is little sign it will end soon.
Thai villagers are not giving up on saving their homes from coastal erosion.
Family names provide continuity that other political structures in south-east Asia often cannot.
The Shinawatra family could find itself permanently sidelined from the top of Thailand’s politics
In a surprise move, a progressive party threw its support behind the conservative Anutin Charnvirakul in exchange for promises of reform.
The cheap, addictive yaba pill is at the heart of a public health crisis in Thailand, with trafficking networks expanding across southeast Asia.
The US president doesn’t appear to have sufficient leverage or an experienced enough team to solve the more complex conflicts.
Israel’s allies need to take concrete steps to increase pressure on the Netanyahu government.
Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border area have flared, with a quick diplomatic resolution looking unlikely.
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Honorary Associate in Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in International Studies in the School of Society and Culture, Adelaide University
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Manager of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Weldon E. Thornton Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Asian Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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