The plastipelago

A close look at the blocking of Pita’s appointment shows how conservatives are happy to cut legal corners to thwart reformist politics.

Student activists who energised pro-democracy protests are busily translating and disseminating anti-authoritarian books.

Edited interviews with Tej Bunnag provide "unvarnished insights" and "nuanced history" for students of Thai foreign policy.

A look at the life of the photographer whose work captivated European audiences' looking for images of the 'exotic' Indies.

Andrew Selth recalls an era of flourishing artistic expression amid heavy-handed censorship.

There is a strong case for supporting the study of Indonesian history and cultures in Australian universities.

Retired police and military officers find easy paths into politics thanks to parties' perceptions of them as vote magnets.

There is a strong case for supporting the study of Indonesian history and cultures in Australian universities.

Prabowo’s analogy likening the nation to a football team puts a new spin on old arguments that there’s no place for opposition in Indonesian politics.

Jakarta’s recovery of legal powers over mining have robbed local politicians of the ability to respond to public demands to address the sector’s social costs.

Pragmatic political interests lie behind the promotion of ‘moderate’ Islam in both countries.

Palm oil companies can act with impunity because of corporate–state collusion and a lack of organised resistance.

Edited interviews with Tej Bunnag provide "unvarnished insights" and "nuanced history" for students of Thai foreign policy.

A recent exhibition showcased Myanmar artists' responses to the coup and resistance to it.

A look back on New Mandala's greatest hits of 2022 as the site takes a summer hiatus.

After six decades of federation, it’s time to bring minorities back into the vision of what, and who, the Malaysian national project is about.

Economic redistribution should start from giving workers bargaining power long denied to them.

The UMNO era is over, but its political economy model and the social conflicts it created still set the terms of the new politics.

Andrew Selth recalls an era of flourishing artistic expression amid heavy-handed censorship.

New analysis shows how a surge of online resistance in the countryside faded amid fear and self-censorship.

Six years on from the siege, post-conflict reconstruction efforts need to consider the role of spaces and images in building peace.