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Des Ball and Colum Graham report on recent North Korean arrivals in northern Thailand, and help to explain the role of Thai security forces

With great powers, comes great responsibility. Can the now clearly and explicitly dominant UMNO exercise good judgement?

In recent months there have been signs of stress on the Cambodian political machinery, argues Tim Frewer.

The real campaign all along was about the Malay votes on the peninsula.

With renewed anti-government protests in Thailand, Nick Nostitz presents a thorough photo-essay.

Scholars in Australia write to Foreign Minister Bob Carr calling for further action on missing Lao activist Sombath Somphone.

Sabah and Sarawak are too important to ignore now in Malaysian politics.

Matt Schissler reflects on recent violence in Myanmar and the changing nature of political discussions

Nicholas Farrelly strikes a cautiously optimistic note after news of a new truce in northern Myanmar

In this extract, Associate Professor Sarah Turner from McGill University in Canada introduces a new book about doing research in socialist Asia

One must never fail to notice the clear pattern of authoritarian rule that runs all the way back to the founding years of the nation.

Marcus Mietzner and Nicholas Farrelly have co-edited a journal special issue looking at military rule and democratisation