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Malaysia after Hudud: Prospects for democracy and moderation

An interesting event discussing the implementation of Hudud in Malaysia.

America needs Thai style democracy

Occasional New Mandala contributor Nuat Namman calls on foreign commentators to take a less simplistic approach to American democracy

Burma and the Kipling mystique

Andrew Selth analyses the influence of the bard of the British Empire, Rudyard Kipling

A hopeful moment for civil society in Myanmar

Andrew Morgan looks closely at the changing landscape for civil society in the years after direct military rule

Singapore after Lee Kuan Yew

Will there be poetry or pragmatism now the CEO of Singapore Inc is gone?

Social media machinations in Vietnam

Huong Le Thu suggests that in Vietnam the Communist Party has recognized how social media can be a very efficient tool

Kokang 2015: Unknown unknowns

Eisel Mazard reflects on the limited global appetite for understanding obscure wars in distant places

Thailand’s social media battleground

Robert Talcoth argues that in Thailand social media has the potential of becoming another tool of oppression

Fascist assemblages in Cambodia and Myanmar

Tim Frewer examines the rise of extreme Buddhism and ethno-nationalism across the Southeast Asian region

Saw John Bwe Lah’s funeral

Funeral of 103 year old Saw John Bwe Lah offers Gerard McCarthy a glimpse into a central Myanmar Karen community

Assess Lee Kuan Yew? Which one?

Michael Barr draws our attention to key issues in the Lee Kuan Yew era

Lee Kuan Yew’s political legacy – a matter of trust

Bridget Welsh reflects on the political legacy of Lee Kuan Yew.