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As their travel documents expire Myanmar migrants risk becoming undocumented and excluded from legal protections by shortcomings in both Myanmar and Thai migration policies.

The success of Translator Gator illustrates a gap between current policy making and rapidly changing technologies.

Just as there is no simple correlation between democracy and good governance, we can no longer draw a straight line between authoritarianism and weak governance.

In Malaysia, government social spending is on the decline while policy debates on critical issues such as UBI remain suspended.

Duncan McCargo and Anyarat Chattharakul have analysed the stunning rise and fall of this party in their co-authored book.

Buddhist nationalism, allegiances to the people and anti-Islamic sentiment complicate monks' attitudes.

Large COVID outbreaks in prisons are only a part of a bigger problem in terms of the state overlooking the welfare of prisoners.

Perceived religious prohibition, vaccine coercion, anti-Chinese sentiment and reliance on alternative health and hygiene practices are contributing to low vaccination acceptance.

Patronage politics, like those predominant in South Kalimantan, are a crucial factor exacerbating climate disasters, and governments rely heavily on inadequate technological solutions to mitigate floods.

Anti-union discrimination supported by the state, fragmentation of Thai enterprises, and a paternalistic regime all contribute to low levels of unionisation.

Legislative change and consumer consciousness are key to protecting gig-workers from digital exploitation.

After two decades of enormous social change on global and local scales, what role will art and artists play in Indonesia’s future?