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Tough year for human rights in Southeast Asia

2016 was not a good year for the region's civil liberties, writes Bridget Welsh.

Race to the bottom

The fate of minority rights in ASEAN.

Treasure Island meets Lord of the Flies: rediscovering the Batavia shipwreck

Visiting the site of Australia's most famous shipwreck

Another year over

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly marks the end of 2016.

The criminalisation of LGBT people in Indonesia

How sensationalism is driving the campaign against LGBT rights.

No peace without women

Female participation in Myanmar’s peace process.

Inching toward Orwell

Information warfare being waged in Thailand.

Bolstering injustice

Wiranto worsens West Papua’s prospects.

The high cost of criticism

Why Cambodia is ramping up its anti-UN rhetoric.

Engaging young learners in rural Myanmar

How inspiration and creativity is vital for Myanmar's education system.

Sulphur and sacrifice: Indonesia’s Yadnya Kasada Festival

Mount Bromo shows its darker side at this haunting Hindu festival.

A new chapter, but the same old story

New Thai Privy Council points to more of the same.