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A royal intervention?

Could Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn play a role in dealing with Thailand's latest round of political crisis?

Condemning the assault on Nick Nostitz

ANU Special Professor Des Ball lends his voice to the chorus of outrage about the assault on Nick Nostitz

What does Suthep really want?

Thammasat University lecturer Thorn Pitidol has a ringside seat for the ongoing protests in the Ratchadamnern area of Bangkok

Myanmar’s academic ambitions

ANU postdoctoral fellow Pyone Myat Thu argues that education is the key to unlocking the country’s vast potential

Yesterday, tomorrow, Thailand

Nicholas Farrelly writes about the cowardly attack on long-time contributor Nick Nostitz and Thailand's uncertain future

Say what, cakap apa?

Alison Abraham wonders what can be done to address racism in Australia and Malaysia, and how much of this boils down to individual action.

Uprooting the Thaksin regime

Patrick Tibke hopes that the Red Shirt movement will be galvanized by Yingluck's gross betrayal of their interests

Politicians, commoners, and kings

Some fascinating insights into Thai politics and history in three new books featured by the National Library of Australia.

The professor and the secular

Ahmad Fuad Rahmat provides a critique of one of Malaysia's greatest thinkers, Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas

Update – East Malaysia rising seminar

Dr. Arnold Puyok discusses recent developments in Sabah and Sarawak.

We’ve seen your theories…

...and can announce that New Mandala's inaugural Thai political theory competition was a very close run thing

Malaysian media – watchdog or running dog?

Tessa Houghton reports on "Watching the Watchdog" project which monitored and analysed the Malaysian media at the 13th general election.