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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.

Strikes, violence and modernity

Tim Frewer examines the tension between labour and coercive power in Cambodia today

What is to be done in Thailand?

Thaksin's lawyer Robert Amsterdam argues that coups should be a thing of the country's past

Top honour for Professor Des Ball

New Mandala contributor Professor Des Ball will this week be conferred with the Australian National University's Baume Award

Taking a stance

ANU PhD student Pasoot Lasuka offers a compelling analysis of the different groups opposing Thailand's amnesty bill

Show us your theories

In Thai politics there is plenty of push-and-shove on the streets, and among analysts. So what do you think is happening?

Seeds of Thai democracy

Cod Satrusayang is back with his take on brinksmanship and political conflict

The end of the Red Shirts?

Thorn Pitidol argues that Thailand's idealist pro-democratic voices are likely to face an even higher degree of marginalisation

Maid to order in Singapore

Singapore’s use of women from poorer, neighbouring nations as ‘domestic help’ reveals a dark stain at the heart of the country’s material wealth.