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Nicholas Farrelly argues that if Thein Sein really wants to earn the world's applause then some well-timed domestic travel should be a priority.

A strike by foreign workers in Singapore has implications for democracy, suggests Elvin Ong.

Nate Thayer, the final journalist to interview Pol Pot before his death in 1998, offers a glimpse into his conversations with former Khmer Rouge leaders.

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.