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A spicy debate about curry is putting Singapore’s multicultural credentials under the grill, writes Yuta Sugarno.

Racism and bigotry are crutches or shields for the journey towards European type progress for the Malays, and ultimately Malay dignity.

Acclaimed photojournalist Nick Nostitz reports from the weekend's "pretty disastrous" Pitak Siam rally in central Bangkok.

The Pitak Siam rallies have failed in terms of leadership, numbers and coordination among the various groups.

There is an urgent need for a critical debate on mass tourism in Myanmar, particularly the viability and frailty of the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Policy.

Hot-shot journalist Thomas Kean gets reactions from Naypyidaw about President Obama's recent visit to Myanmar.

Keith Barney examines comments on the Theun-Hinboun Dam by environmental consultant Murray Watson, who disappeared in Somalia in 2008.

Inevitably there are questions from the vantage of 2012 -- 80 years after the 1932 revolution -- about what any future Thai coup might look like.

A former American diplomat in Cambodia and Myanmar reflects on the trickiness of Obama's visit.

Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit will be exploring gender and sexuality through a discussion of their translation of an epic poem.

New Mandala readers may be interested in next week’s annual conference of the Research School of Asia and the Pacific.