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Moving away from the consociational model

Greg Lopez suggests that it's time to stop relying on the elites to find solutions to Malaysia's problems

Storming the DSI building

Nick Nostitz provides an account of the invasion of the DSI office on 23 December 2013

Time for a bhikkhuni sangha?

Unrecognized and unacknowledged, women monks are at the forefront in dealing with Thailand's social problems

New Mandala’s top posts in 2013

Elections, prime-ministers, princes, riots and penises - New Mandala had it all in 2013. Here are our most popular stories for the year.

Non-government actors advancing democracy in Malaysia

Danielle May argues the closeness of the 2013 election indicates an underlying shift in political attitudes

Malaysian elections, malapportionment, and redelineation

If the next redelineation exercise does not address malapportionment, it may be the end of reconciliation efforts

Who divides Malaysia?

The condemnation of UMNO is increasingly becoming mainstream. Does this signal a change of what the international community thinks of UMNO?

New Mandala’s Christmas elves

Who will feature in New Mandala's annual dancing elves?

Interview with a Palestinian refugee in Thailand

Ian Hollingworth recently interviewed a Palestinian refugee to shed more light on a tragic situation

Hate speech and free speech in Malaysia

Hate speech is unacceptable and should not be part of free speech, and should be restricted in Malaysia, argues Dr. Mohd Azizuddin.

Another big weekend for Thailand

As the crowds gather once again, New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly considers the election of 23 December 2007

Beyond bigotry: Unravelling ethnic violence in Rakhine

Max Beauchamp analyses ongoing conflict between Buddhists and Muslims in western Myanmar