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Kyoto University's Pavin Chachavalpongpun interviews Joe Gordon, an American who was imprisoned for lèse majesté

Many Malaysians are willing to move beyond the politics of fear into a brave new world, but will they be looked after?

Andrew Walker writes about the contested history of the last king of Phrae, and what this might mean for royal power in contemporary Thailand.

Audio recordings are now available from the Myanmar Update Conference held at the ANU in March 2013

Examining the allure of martial symbolism, anthropologist Nicholas Herriman argues for a more entangled view of the state in Southeast Asia.

The current issue of Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia deals with the sensitive, yet significant, topic of monarchies in the region

Nicholas Farrelly writes that national flags are often considered sacred and thus eternal. But they can change.

The Malaysian electoral authoritarian regime has hardened in its attitude and actions toward media freedom in various “waves” since reformasi.

Cod Satrusayang is right. There is a natural fit between Thai culture and royalty. Thai culture needs its king. So why only one?

Bangkok-based writer Cod Satrusayang makes an argument for retaining Southeast Asia's most famous monarchy.

One hopes that many of the important ideals expressed will be able to take shape under such a secular-Islamic or Islamic-secular state.

Since modern borders were first established in the Mekong region, opportunists like Naw Kham have used them to pursue their own economic and political agendas.