Securing the electoral success of women in Malaysia Baharu

မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ တင်းမာသောအမြင်သဘောထားနှင့် ဒီမိုကရေစီလှည့်စားမှုများ - ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပြင်ဆင်ခြင်းအား နိုင်ငံရေးစွမ်းဆောင်မှုအဖြစ် အသုံးချခြင်း

Lawmakers have an opportunity to work with experts in civil society and academia to make politics less dependent on financial sponsors.

Ann Ang discusses the historical context, origins and identity of the Straits Chinese.

Social media companies have more control than the government of Indonesia in limiting the freedom of expression of its citizens. To what extent will they control the political discourse in Indonesia?

Bipartisanship and problems of representation in Indonesian politics.

Road building is good for the economy overall but does little to solve the congestion that plagues Indonesia’s major provinces.

Women are central to grassroots campaigning, but what counts as "women's issues" is still hopelessly limited.

Progress for pro-women policy requires being honest about the social and political barriers activists face.

There’s little reason not to expect a comfortable win for Jokowi, but difficulties in predicting legislative election results remain.

Nien Yuan Cheng continues her commentary on how Singapore artists are responding to the Bicentennial.

Leaders’ roles as entrepreneurs of identity can help create inclusive campaigns.

Though Austronesians operated in networks of oceanic trading that stretched from Asia to the Mediterranean for thousands of years, both the term and cultural grouping are little known.

Does the change in Malaysian government provide hope for some of the world’s most diverse forests and wildlife?

By drawing stricter boundaries between what is ‘Islamic’ and ‘un-Islamic’, and between who is ‘Malay’ and ‘non-Malay’, the anxiety about 'Malay unity' is addressed in a post-May 9 Malaysia.

Barisan Nasional was in power for 60 years. How does an electoral authoritarian regime get defeated, and will similar regimes in the region follow?

A mini-review of the Art Gallery of New South Wales' recent exhibition of Philippine art.

Survey data suggest Dutertismo isn't necessarily out of line with popular values.

How does one channel an intimate politics of caring without reinforcing the practices of patronage and clientelism?

The international community needs to take seriously the scepticism of many Cambodians about its intentions.

CPP organisational and informational dominance over its rivals has been palpable.

A discussion on how Australia, ASEAN, and the world might support democracy and human rights in Cambodia.

Exploring possible paths to justice for crimes against the Rohingya.

New Books in Southeast Asian Studies talks to Peter Zinoman.

Ben Dunant reviews "North Korea and Myanmar: Divergent Paths", which paints Myanmar and North Korea regimes less as outposts of tyranny and more as rational actors.