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20 years of New Mandala

Editors reflect on the site's role and thank those who had a hand in bringing it to this special milestone

At the coalface of military indoctrination: the Thai ROTC

Propaganda versus apathy, defiance

The Nadiem trial and Indonesia’s “rubber” anti-corruption laws

Loose definitions aid questionable prosecutions

The Timorese women’s movement continues the struggle

Confronting patriarchs, donors, and generational divides

Buying, boycotting, and the politics of modernity

Nationalism and consumer culture in colonial Southeast Asia

Vicente L. Rafael (1956–2026) in memoriam

John Sidel honours his contributions to the study of Southeast Asia

City of renewal

Notes from the temporary Singapore Art Museum

Buyer beware: fakes, forgeries and fraudsters in Myanmar

A thriving market in counterfeit art and gems

Returned, but not home: Teuku Umar’s Qur’an

On the unfinished business of restitution

Indonesia’s new state capitalism shrinks its future

Statism isn't synonymous with developmentalism