The outgoing president transformed the relationship between government and civil society in his decade in power
Ethnonationalism and Myanmar’s future
Framing the war in Myanmar as a ‘fight for democracy’ obscures the crisis of the nation-state at the conflict’s heart
INDONESIA
INDONESIA ARCHIVESREVIEWS & NEWS
Jim Scott in memoriam, Southeast Asian studies in perpetuum
“The field of Southeast Asian studies has come to resemble the region as he saw and celebrated it, warts and all”
Review: “On the Shadow Tracks”
“This is a book with a whole lot of heart for Myanmar and her people.”
Review: “Thai Diplomacy”
Edited interviews with Tej Bunnag provide "unvarnished insights" and "nuanced history" for students of Thai foreign policy.
MYANMAR
MYANMAR ARCHIVESOTHER COUNTRIES
OUR ARCHIVEPopulation loss in Portuguese Timor during WW2 revisited
A new archival find suggests that Japanese occupation was more devastating than previously thought
20 years after Tak Bai, impunity trumps justice
Authorities continue to slow-pedal judicial processes in the face of community demands for accountability
Reclaiming Phnom Penh’s streets for citizens
On the promise of “spontaneous tactical urbanism” to renew Cambodia’s capital
ARTSEA
The land moves west
Artists at the Makassar Biennale grapple with the social and environmental consequences of land reclamation.
Carl Josef Kleingrothe: capturing the colonial life of Deli, Sumatra
A look at the life of the photographer whose work captivated European audiences' looking for images of the 'exotic' Indies.
Memories of Burma’s art scene in the 1970s
Andrew Selth recalls an era of flourishing artistic expression amid heavy-handed censorship.