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Kong Le went from soldiering to politics, only to discover that he was no politician; being a patriot was not enough to save his country from itself.

Marc Saxer examines an important aspect of Thailand's rolling political strife

Yangon-based writer Matt Schissler meditates on the complexities of inter-religious conflict resolution in Myanmar

Mark Inkey interviews Sunai Julapongsatorn, a leader of the pro-government mobilisation underway across parts of Thailand

With bare-knuckle politics once again becoming part of mainstream politics, the next 2 years promise to be exciting

Writer and analyst Chris Baker offers his brief take on anti-government protests in Bangkok

Pavin Chachavalpongpun writes that Princess Chulabhorn's social media support for the anti-government forces suggests a sense of royal desperation.

Phakin Nimmannorrawong argues that Thailand is still struggling with elementary questions about its political future.

Academics in Thailand try to find a way out of Thailand's most dangerous political situation in decades.

What is happening in Malaysia is a process of forced nationalisation -- a rigid monolithic monoculture nationalism with religion its most powerful weapon.

Andrew Walker shows that the Thaksin era has seen substantial reductions in absolute poverty, but little progress on the challenge of inequality.

Andrew Walker shows that strong economic growth since 2001 underpins the political success of Thaksin and his allies