240th INTG Meeting – A talk by Dr. Heike Löschmann Brief resume for Heike Löschmann Dr. Heike Löschmann is director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF), Thailand and South East Asia Regional Office. Date of Birth: 22 November 1962 Education – PhD in Southeast Asian Studies, including Pali and Buddhist studies, politics and international relations, … Read more
232nd INTG Meeting – A talk by Laurie Maund All throughout South and Southeast Asia, Buddhist monks, novices and nuns are responding to the call for their help in managing the impacts of HIV/AIDS on their communities and congregations. By analyzing HIV and its impacts in the framework of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism … Read more
231st INTG Meeting – A talk by Dr. Geoffrey Redmond M.D. Minutes of the meeting are not available. This introduction to the talk is taken from a paper Dr. Redmond presented at the XIIth Conference of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Bangkok: 8-13 December 2002. Buddhism, like other religions, must now respond to challenges … Read more
228st INTG Meeting – A talk and presentation by Steven C.H. van de Ven, MSc. The speaker: Steven van de Ven, a retired Dutch physicist, worked at Philips Research Laboratories from 1958 to 1966. During this period he completed studies at the Technical University of Eindhoven with a Master’s degree in physics. From 1966 to … Read more
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
211th INTG Meeting – A talk by Dr. Vincent J. Del Casino The summary for this meeting is based on an abstract from a paper Dr. Del Casino delivered at the 7th International Conference on Thai Studies, Amsterdam, July 1999 Abstract: In the 1990s HIV/AIDS has become one of the most important socio-economic issues facing … 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
148th INTG Meeting – A talk by Dan Reid The minutes for this meeting are based on a handout compiled by Dan Reid which is partly a copy of his column in the Bangkok Post dated May 4th 1997 along with other related material. Received a good many responses from readers re my item last week that ‘Why We … Read more
