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Bringing democracy to Myanmar

Trevor Wilson looks at the factors and actors behind the nation's historic transition.

Confronting a violent past

Saskia Wieringa on ending sexual violence in Indonesia.

Remembering Depayin and other tragedies

Nicholas Farrelly reflects on the 13th anniversary of the attack on Aung San Suu Kyi's convoy.

Mak Yong in May: Sembah Guru

Julia Mayer recounts watching the ancient North Malaysian dance-theatre known as Mak Yong.

Questions about international conferences in Thailand in 2017

Thongchai Winichakul asks important questions about upcoming academic events.

The cost of castration in Indonesia

Is Indonesia's new castration policy ethical?

A parasite in democracy

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Muhammad Beni Saputra discuss the implications of Indonesia's mainstream media being controlled by oligarchs.

Pakatan Harapan electrocutes itself

Manjit Bhatia writes on why the Sarawak poll results mean the death of Malaysia's opposition coalition.

Gazing over the horizon

Nicholas Farrelly suggests that Myanmar’s biggest changes are probably still to come.

The TPP and Vietnamese workers

Angie Tran explores what the the US/Vietnam Labor Side Agreement means for workers' rights in Vietnam.

Colonial Burma, history and phillumeny

Andrew Selth discusses how matchbox labels provide a glimpse into the culture of colonial Burma.