On August 25 and 26 2026, Elisabeth Peyroux, CNRS Research Director, Associate Researcher at IRASEC and Visiting Senior Research Fellow à l’Asia Research Institute (ARI) de la National University of Singapore (NUS) participated in the workshop “Singapore and the Infrastructural Imagination : Locating the City-State In and Of the World,” organized by the Urban Institute at the Singapore Management University (SMU). She presented a paper entitled “AI as Critical Infrastructure in Singapore : Revisiting the Urban Infrastructure Debates.”

Éric DAUDÉ with Alexandre Cebeillac, Kanchana Nakhapakorn & Richard E. Paul, just published an article of the last issue of the International Journal of Health Geographics (Volume 25, article number 40, 2026) : Mapping urban Aedes aegypti breeding containers : landscape-driven analysis in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Jérémy IANNI
IRASEC, Bangkok
July 2026, 18 p.
French Text

This paper analyzes savings practices and attitudes within a community living in extreme poverty that has taken up residence in the North Cemetery in Manila, Philippines.

On 9 and 10 July, the inaugural symposium of the International Research Network (IRN), funded by the CNRS, “Rethinking Urban Planning and Transitions under Resource Scarcity : Indo-Pacific Cities within Planetary Limits” (RUPTuRS, 2026–2030), was held in Bangkok.

Artistically coordinated by Kyar Pauk, a leading figure in Myanmar’s contemporary cultural scene now living in exile, and introduced by Chloé Baills (Ph.D. candidate, EHESS), Rebel Art : Myanmar Artists Respond to Repression explores contemporary artistic expression and resistance in Myanmar following the military coup of February 1, 2021. The works of twenty-two photographers, painters, illustrators, and poets each offer a personal perspective on the experience of the Spring Revolution.

L’IRASEC accueille chaque année trois stagiaires pour une durée de quatre mois à Bangkok (Thaïlande). Ce stage à plein temps offre aux étudiants l’opportunité de travailler dans un laboratoire de recherche en sciences humaines et sociales sur le sud-est asiatique contemporain. Les périodes de stages sont : janvier-avril, mai-août et septembre-décembre.

La date limite pour l’envoi des dossiers de candidature au stage 4 janvier au 30 avril 2027 est le 15 septembre 2026, mais nous invitons les candidats à postuler dès à présent.

On June 11 and 12, 2026, the French Embassy in Thailand organized a Franco-Thai seminar on combating child sexual abuse, as part of the third annual Franco-Thai Law and Justice Week and the 170th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. While tragic incidents in France have recently reignited public outrage and underscored the urgent need for action to protect children, this meeting—organized by the Liaison Magistrate’s Office and the Internal Security Service—brought (...)

Christine CABASSET et Éric FRÉCON, chercheurs associés à l’IRASEC, ont chacun publié un article pour le dossier du dernier numéro de la Revue internationale et stratégique, consacré aux logiques de domination, aux dynamiques de contestation et aux trajectoires qui façonnent l’avenir de cet espace stratégique majeur.

Lire l’article de Christine CABASSET : Les populations frontalières d’Asie du Sud-Est, variables d’ajustement des États ?

Lire l’article d’Éric FRÉCON : Singapour : la Smart Nation, entre performance économique, contrôle social et vulnérabilités numériques

26 June 2026, 5:30pm–7pm (Vietnam Time, UTC +7)
Hosted by EFEO at Ho Chi Minh City
113 Hai Bà Trưng, Bến Nghé, D. 1

This presentation introduces Vịt Đực — a Vietnamese language satirical newspaper published from July 1938 to July 1939.

8-9 June 2026, Law Faculty, Thammasat University, Bangkok

Marking the 170th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Thailand, Thammasat University, in collaboration with the liaison magistrate service at the French Embassy, hosted a Legal Symposium on "Legal Perspectives and Influences" in Bangkok on June 9–10, 2026, bringing together academics, judges, institutions, and experts from both countries.