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An urban development program has supported a boom in commercial property construction and displaced poor urban communities, sparking an upsurge in resistance

Spirits and forests are disappearing as a new, consumerist way of relating to the land literally gains ground.

The current restricted environment for CSOs, especially those advocating on human rights and accountability, is almost certain to continue in post-2020 Myanmar.

Incumbents at the local level can be an obstacle to the political plans of wealthy and well-connected players, even in uncontested elections.

The rising wave of peaceful protests in Thailand has reached a critical juncture where the state’s response will determine whether another event of mass bloodshed is written into Thai history.

Findings give direction for advocacy groups to strategise change-making programs.

Three cases illustrate that the role of private providers and communal works, or a combination of the two, are the norm among poor, rural communities

Pro-democracy groups have taken to the streets in the past, only to see agents provocateurs and royalist reactionaries mobilised to generate confrontation and violence.

The kitchen has become a centre of social solidarity from which women are making invaluable contributions to the COVID-response.

Monarchy network data revealed through Yoshinori Nishizaki’s research explains one of the pivotal moments in modern Thai history, writes Craig Reynolds.

A new report analyses debates around social cohesion and a failed proposal for a National Harmony Commission in Malaysia in light of Pakatan Harapan's collapse

On the unusual context for the drafting of the Constitution of Myanmar, and its impact on present-day politics.