210th INTG Meeting – A talk by Brian Hubbard The Speaker’s Summary of His Talk From pocket money to pension, money is an important issue in life. Most of us spend most of our life working to make enough to maintain a comfortable lifestyle. As the pressures upon us to make more money have increased … Read more
207th INTG Meeting – A talk by M.R. Rujaya Abhakorn From the 16th Century the balance of power in this region had been disputed. Kengtung was on one of the main trade routes between Burma, China, Laos and Thailand and vital for access to the sea, achieved via Chiang Mai and thence to Moulmein and … Read more
204th INTG Meeting – A talk by John Davies A Summary of John’s Talk Tourism amongst the hill tribes of northern Thailand is a relatively recent phenomenon. The more accessible villages were reached over thirty years ago, but there are still villages in the remotest areas which have rarely seen a westerner. The organization and advertising of … Read more
202nd INTG Meeting – A talk and Presentation by David Engel Thailand’s native plant species comprise many with pharmacological properties both beneficial and detrimental. I have assembled typical examples often seen along the roadside, in wastelands, in the wild, and more commonly seen even in many gardens. Plants in Thai folk medicine are versatile, treating … Read more
192nd INTG Meeting – A talk by Louis Gabaude The origin of contemporary cartoons criticizing Buddhism is traceable to Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993). Influenced by what some call ‘Protestant Buddhism’, he criticized Thai Buddhism as unfaithful to its origins. Some of his disciples drew cartoons, transmitting his teaching in a humorous manner, and displayed them in schools … Read more
184th INTG Meeting – A talk by Bruce Kekule Your convenor writes: There were no minutes taken at the meeting so I have used information from Bruce’s website which, apart from a sprinkling of anecdotes, covers all of what he talked about. I can’t reproduce the slides, unfortunately, you had to be there. To see some … Read more
183rd INTG Meeting – A Presentation of the PhD field research in Mae Hong Son by Oliver Puginier Contact: oliver.puginier@t-online.de Abstract In the last decades, in the highlands of northern Thailand, natural resource conflicts and inconsistent policies have increasingly affected sustainable development. One of the major conflicts is exemplified by the promotion of forest protection vis-à-vis the … Read more
180th INTG Meeting – A talk by LeeRay Costa Your convenor writes: As no summary was written at the time, and LeeRay’s notes for her talk have long since disappeared, this summary for the talk is based on an essay LeeRay wrote in 2008 which covers all of the same material from her 1999 talk … Read more
