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The politics of honorary degrees

Last week Aung San Suu Kyi told an audience at the ANU she often wondered why universities confer honorary degrees on politicians

The rule of law and Malaysia’s middle income trap

If Malaysia wants to turn its vision of high income status into a reality, reform of the rule of law should be on the agenda.

November rain for democracy in Thailand

What next? Benjamin Zawacki argues there is almost no conceivable way Thailand emerges as strong as it was last month

A tale of two cities, again?

Phakin Nimmannorrawong examines some perennial disagreements in the construction of Thai political life

Who can stop the Thaksin system?

Nicholas Farrelly asks readers to imagine, for a minute, that you were tasked with coming up with a plan to stop Thaksin

A Burmese skater posing with his board at Nanat Taw Bridge in Yangon. Photo by Ye Aung Thu/ AFP.

Rolling with the times?

Jacqueline Menager writes about why Burma's youth may not be ready for momentous change

Thailand’s elite coup culture

Nicholas Farrelly reflects on a long history of coups and asks whether what we're seeing today is a re-run of 2010, or 2008, or 2006 or....

Who’s who in Thailand’s anti-government forces?

Aim Sinpeng argues that motley alliances know to put their differences aside for a common goal

Time to vote Democrat!

Andrew Walker points out the benefits of a vote for the Democrats!

JOM magazine

Joyce Ng, the editor of the only Australia-based Malaysian magazine, explains what motivated this venture

Assault on Nick Nostitz

Pictures of a photo-journalist being assaulted are an ugly reminder of the violence in Thai politics

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo from Wikimedia commons.

Burma’s next president

Aung San Suu Kyi could become Burma's next president, says former Australian Ambassador Trevor Wilson