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See you in court

Under the open list system, claims of legislative candidates 'stealing' votes from party colleagues during the counting process.

Persona non grata no more?

Hamish McDonald tests the notion that a Prabowo presidency might not be that bad after all.

Thailand’s forgotten key

Constitutional scholar Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang asks if Thailand can escape from its vicious cycle of political instability.

Seven questions for Thailand’s military

Robert Dayley asks some hard questions of General Prayuth and Thailand's other new leaders

So what is Jokowi’s message?

Yen Tzu-Chien observes Jokowi in action at an event in Jakarta, and hears about the 'mental revolution'.

Days of future past in Thailand

Perhaps things in Thailand could have turned out very differently, as this journey into the past, and future, suggests.

Bargaining with the PAP

Any bargain between society and PAP on the 'social contract' is likely to be heavily biased towards the PAP.

Belief in One God

Can the presidential candidates tackle rising religious intolerance when in office? Not when prime perpetrator is the state itself, argues A'an Suryana.

Video: Andrew Walker on latest Thai coup

In this video, Thailand politics expert and New Mandala co-founder Andrew Walker dissects the country's latest military coup.

Freaky Friday

The Hendropriyono pot calls the Prabowo kettle black, Jokowi goes to Papua and Gerindra gets Happy.

Making Peace with the Enemy

Why do victims of human rights abuses support for Prabowo’s candidacy for President?

Songsuda Yodmani and the 2014 coup

Pavin Chachavalpongpun takes aim at a press conference that sought to legitimise Thailand's recent coup