Medicine and Public Health in Chiang Mai during World War Two

215th INTG Meeting – A talk by Dr. Ted Brown Thailand in World War II Dr. Brown based his talk on the following chronological timeline of events: December 1938 June 1939 September 3, 1939 June 12, 1940 November 28, 1940 January 1941 May 1941 December 7, 1941 December 8, 1941 December 9, 1941 December 12, 1941 December 21, … Read more

Buddhist Architecture: From India to Pagan to Thailand

168th INTG Meeting – A talk by Pierre Pichard Your Convenor writes: There was no summary of this talk made at the time and Pierre informs me that the notes he had made have long since disappeared. What follows are three chapters taken from the book ‘The Buddhist Monastery: A Cross Cultural Survey’ edited by Pierre Pichard … Read more

Problems in Setting up a UNDP Highland Development Project in Southeast Asia

143rd INTG Meeting – A talk by Ron Renard Summary of the Talk Ron Renard, formerly of Payap University and now working with UNDP, spoke about his experience working on a Highland people’s development program with UNDP. He talked about the difficulties and challenges encountered in setting up the project and also provided background information about highland peoples in the … Read more