254th INTG Meeting – A talk and presentation by Michael Vickery What was Champa? Champa no longer exists as a separate entity. There was an officially recognized Champa (recognized at the time by China, Vietnam and Cambodia) under that name along parts of the coast of what is now central and southern Vietnam from at least the 7th century … Read more
230st INTG Meeting – A talk by Jacques Leider The following is the full text of Jacques Leider’s talk: The Geographical Setting and the Population Starting on Bangladesh’s eastern border, Arakan covers the stretch of land which runs south to Cap Negrais where we reach Lower Burma. Arakan’s heartland is the fertile plains of the … Read more
223rd INTG Meeting – A Talk by Carool Kersten The Full Text of Carool’s Talk Introduction The intention of this talk is to provide an impression of the ventures of the Dutch East India Company in Phnom Penh during the years 1635 until 1644, and the first recorded European expedition sent by the Dutch trading … Read more
220th INTG Meeting – A slide presentation and talk by Robert M. Boer Summary of Robert’s Talk and Presentation Your Convenor writes: Robert showed 94 slide images of the Railways of Thailand to illustrate this talk; alas far too many for me to be able to describe each one in detail in this summary. You … 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
214th INTG Meeting – A panel discussion with Andrew Forbes, John Butt, and Dean Henderson The panel noted the need for Al-Qaeda and its chief theoretician, to be hunted down in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11th 2001. By extension, the Taliban authorities in also deserved to be overthrown for their part in … 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
108th INTG Meeting – A talk by Ron Renard Summary of the Talk In the early Southeast Asian world there were basically two classes of people: the Tai who lived in cities and towns (and considered themselves civilized) and the Kha who lived in the forest (and were considered by the Tai to be uncivilized). … Read more
