Articles by New Mandala

Meet a legendary policeman who trained in martial arts and the occult...

Literati and politicians have constructed a virtual Shan state that lives on in popular media, rock music, and Buddhist ritual.

Adele Webb offers a spirited defence of what she calls 'democratic ambivalence': the mixed feelings many Filipinos harbour about their own hybrid political system.

Despite best efforts to fashion Cambodia into a model liberal democracy, Hun Sen and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have eliminated all opposition.

ထိုးစစ်များအတွင်း အစုလိုက်အပြုံလိုက် သတ်ဖြတ်ခြင်းများအပါအဝင် လက်နက်မဲ့ အရပ်သားများကို ပစ်မှတ်ထားသတ်ဖြတ်ခြင်းနှင့် ထိခိုက်ဒဏ်ရာရစေခြင်းများကို ကျွန်ုပ်တို့ ရှုတ်ချသည်။

We deplore the targeted killing and maiming of unarmed civilians, including via massacres during recent military offensives launched in many parts of the country.

New Mandala invites submissions on the most pressing environmental justice issues in the Southeast Asia.

What alternative designs have researchers implemented to manage the limitations of the "new normal"?

The book begins with a provocative question: why did the communist-led resistance against French colonial rule in Vietnam fail in the south?

In this webinar recording, meet extraordinary individuals sharing their experiences in mental health in Indonesia.

Speakers will examine the extent to which Indonesian women have achieved equality in a broad array of political, economic and social fields

In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast Kenneth Bo Nielsen is joined by Olle Törnquist to discuss the main results and arguments in what he calls his endbook.