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On the rise of banker and investor technocrats in Indonesia

An ethnography of rural electrification in Laos

Enshrining spiritual, political and economic powers in Southern Laos

On “Memory Complex”, a new exhibition in Bangkok

Social media offers an ersatz form of accountability

Southeast Asian studies has lost one of its most compelling voices

The destruction of centuries past should focus the region on preparing for Indonesia’s next mega-eruption.

Indigenous lands, livelihoods and unique ecosystems are at threat

What happened when global markets arrived in two seaweed-fishing villages

Why are millions of Indonesian workers taking up methamphetamine?

Voters are remaking political contestation while rewarding old names

Leveraging the Marcos Sr legacy to advance her political standing—even at her brother’s expense?