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Succession and legitimacy: Vajiralongkorn and T├┤n Duc Thang

David Camroux compares Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and T├┤n Duc Thang

Coins collected for Australian after comments on aid to Indonesia made by PM Tony Abbott.

Australia-Indonesia: the view from Jakarta

Pierre Marthinus on Canberra's clear lack of intellectual and cultural competence.

Najib’s taxing problem: The politics of Malaysia’s GST

Najib Razak should be careful, reminds Bridget Welsh, as excessive taxation has thrice led to rebellion in Malaysia.

The power of redemption

Can Jokowi recover from Australian and international outrage?

Small victory, systemic problems

Angie Ngoc Tran examines the causes and consequences of a recent strike of over 90,000 Vietnamese workers for social insurance justice.

Myanmar President Thein Sein leaves after delivering the opening address at this month's ASEAN summit. Photo by AFP.

Change you can depend on

In his Myanmar Times column this week, Nicholas Farrelly considers Myanmar's ever-shifting picture of reform

Shot through the heart

The case of drug offenders on death row shows that a lack of compassion in Indonesia and Australia wins the day (and ends lives).

Dealing in death: Indonesia’s drug executions

Insight on drugs, the death penalty and the execution of foreigners in Indonesia

Myruan Sukumaran (right), self portrait and portrait of fellow Australian death-row inmate, Andrew Chan. Image by Ben Quilty.

Indonesia: the quality of justice

When it comes to drugs, it's death for foreigners and leniency for locals, writes Hamish McDonald.

Surviving Thingyan

Matt Carney explores the hazards of thingyan in Yangon.

Fair pay for Myanmar’s civil servants

In his Myanmar Times column this week, Nicholas Farrelly analyses pay-rates for Myanmar officials

Pol-la-muang: The making of superior Thais

A new social class, with high morals, lavish salaries, and anti-majoritarian missions, will probably do Thailand more harm than good