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Malaysia, Singapore (and Brunei) at the AAS

Malaysia and Singapore in action at the Association of Asian Studies Conference.

Akanat “six degrees” Promphan

Akanat Promphan's extraordinary academic record reflects the deep status insecurity that drives the yellow side in Thai politics

Welcome to Indonesia Votes

Telling the story of Indonesia's election year, New Mandala style.

Daulat – the ancient and the modern

Is there something more to the position of the traditional Malay ruler than his modern constitutional position?

Democratisation by elections and protracted transition

Elections are the means for greater democratisation in Malaysia, yet it is leading to greater polarisation.

Daulat, kedaulatan, sovereignty and constitutionalism

Clive Kessler presents his original analysis of daulat, kedaulatan, sovereignty and modern constitutionalism in Malaysia.

Asia Pacific Week 2014

Asia Pacific Week 2014 will explore the theme of GlobaliseAsian from 23 June – 27 June 2014 at the ANU. Applications open on 10 March 2014.

Malaysia in 2014 – A perspective from Thailand

Insurgencies in southern Thailand complicates Malaysia-Thai relations.

Looks good on paper: Education reform in Burma

Rosalie Metro brings a critical perspective to the fragility of Burmese education materials in an analysis that has major policy implications

Malaysia’s “Devarajas”

Clive Kessler revisits the origins of 'daulat' and 'devaraja' and how Malaysia's 'new royalists" are re-imposing these concepts.

Banning The Rocket

Gennie Gebhart reflects on the Lao government's ban on The Rocket.

Malaysia in 2014 – a perspective from Singapore

Malaysia and Singapore's ‘special relations’ are important but can never be taken for granted advises Bilveer Singh.