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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

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.